Life Science Job Trends in Leicestershire

Life Sciences
East Midlands > Leicestershire

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Life Science in permanent job vacancies in Leicestershire. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Life Science over the 6 months leading up to 22 March 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
22 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 65 - 72
Rank change year-on-year - - 0
Permanent jobs citing Life Science 1 0 4
As % of all permanent jobs in Leicestershire 0.12% - 0.51%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.48% - 1.40%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £90,000 - -
East Midlands median annual salary £107,500 - -

All Generic Skills
Leicestershire

Life Science falls under the General and Transferable Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring generic IT skills in Leicestershire.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 209 133 286
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Leicestershire 25.36% 38.55% 36.43%
Number of salaries quoted 132 66 188
10th Percentile £30,000 £28,375 £24,500
25th Percentile £39,813 £36,250 £30,938
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,500 £45,000 £39,984
Median % change year-on-year +7.78% +12.54% -5.92%
75th Percentile £65,000 £57,000 £56,563
90th Percentile £70,000 £61,250 £70,925
East Midlands median annual salary £44,250 £52,000 £42,500
% change year-on-year -14.90% +22.35% -19.05%

Life Science
Job Vacancy Trend in Leicestershire

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Life Science relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Leicestershire.

Life Science job vacancy trend in Leicestershire

Life Science
Salary Trend in Leicestershire

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Leicestershire citing Life Science.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Leicestershire citing Life Science

Life Science
Job Locations in Leicestershire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Life Science within the Leicestershire region over the 6 months to 22 March 2026. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Loughborough - 1 £90,000 -
Life Science
East Midlands

Life Science
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Leicestershire by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Business Development Manager
1 1 (100.00%) Business Manager
1 1 (100.00%) Development Manager
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Business Development