Life Science Job Trends in Newcastle upon Tyne

Life Sciences
Tyne and Wear > Newcastle upon Tyne

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Life Science in permanent job vacancies in Newcastle upon Tyne. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Life Science over the 6 months leading up to 3 October 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
3 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 55 53 43
Rank change year-on-year -2 -10 +30
Permanent jobs citing Life Science 1 12 1
As % of all permanent jobs in Newcastle upon Tyne 0.20% 1.54% 0.31%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.73% 6.45% 0.91%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £38,750 - £55,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 - £61,500
Median % change year-on-year - - +36.67%
75th Percentile £46,250 - £67,250
90th Percentile - - -
Tyne and Wear median annual salary £42,500 - £61,500
% change year-on-year - - +36.67%

All Generic Skills
Newcastle upon Tyne

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 Newcastle upon Tyne.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 137 186 110
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Newcastle upon Tyne 27.62% 23.82% 33.85%
Number of salaries quoted 65 79 92
10th Percentile £29,850 £31,250 £37,963
25th Percentile £45,000 £35,875 £47,629
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £50,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% -16.67% +9.09%
75th Percentile £70,000 £70,000 £70,250
90th Percentile £96,000 £100,000 £85,000
Tyne and Wear median annual salary £47,500 £50,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -5.00% -16.67% +14.29%

Life Science
Job Vacancy Trend in Newcastle upon Tyne

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

Life Science job vacancy trend in Newcastle upon Tyne

Life Science
Salary Trend in Newcastle upon Tyne

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Newcastle upon Tyne citing Life Science.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Newcastle upon Tyne citing Life Science

Life Science
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Newcastle upon Tyne 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) SaaS
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Consultant
1 1 (100.00%) Recruitment Consultant
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Business Development
1 1 (100.00%) Lead Generation