Life Science Jobs in Merseyside

Life Sciences
North West > Merseyside

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Life Science in permanent job vacancies in Merseyside. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Life Science over the 6 months leading up to 31 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
31 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 52 - 100
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing Life Science 7 0 2
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Merseyside 1.55% - 0.20%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 3.66% - 0.53%
Number of salaries quoted 3 0 2
10th Percentile - - £61,500
25th Percentile £24,750 - £69,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £25,500 - £86,500
75th Percentile £26,250 - £104,250
90th Percentile - - £113,100
North West median annual salary £55,750 £52,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year +6.19% -12.50% +33.33%

All Generic Skills
Merseyside

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 Merseyside.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 191 373 380
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Merseyside 42.35% 27.13% 37.25%
Number of salaries quoted 76 270 107
10th Percentile £28,000 £26,250 £32,000
25th Percentile £31,250 £35,313 £39,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £45,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -11.11% -10.00% +3.09%
75th Percentile £67,500 £63,038 £70,000
90th Percentile £79,375 £90,000 £71,250
North West median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +10.00% -9.09% +4.76%

Life Science
Job Vacancy Trend in Merseyside

Job postings citing Life Science as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Merseyside.

Job vacancy trend for Life Science in Merseyside

Life Science
Salary Trend in Merseyside

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Life Science in Merseyside.

Salary trend for Life Science in Merseyside

Life Science
Job Locations in Merseyside

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Life Science within the Merseyside region over the 6 months to 31 May 2025. 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
Liverpool - 7 £25,500 - 5
Life Science
North West

Life Science
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Merseyside by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 4 (57.14%) SharePoint
Applications
1 4 (57.14%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 7 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
General
1 4 (57.14%) Analytical Skills
1 4 (57.14%) Organisational Skills
1 4 (57.14%) Social Skills
2 3 (42.86%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 4 (57.14%) Lead
2 3 (42.86%) Analyst
2 3 (42.86%) IT Analyst
2 3 (42.86%) IT Support
2 3 (42.86%) IT Support Analyst
2 3 (42.86%) Support Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 2 (28.57%) Onboarding
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (57.14%) Project Management
2 3 (42.86%) ITIL
3 2 (28.57%) Community of Practice
3 2 (28.57%) Digital Strategy
3 2 (28.57%) Mentoring
3 2 (28.57%) Project Delivery
Qualifications
1 3 (42.86%) Degree
Vendors
1 7 (100.00%) Microsoft