Life Science Job Trends in Newport

Life Sciences
South Wales > Newport

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Life Science in permanent job vacancies in Newport. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Life Science over the 6 months leading up to 26 August 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
26 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 44 - 22
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing Life Science 1 0 1
As % of all permanent jobs in Newport 0.26% - 0.71%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 1.09% - 7.14%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £41,750 - £55,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £43,500 - £60,000
75th Percentile £45,250 - £65,000
90th Percentile - - -
South Wales median annual salary £43,500 - £65,766

All Generic Skills
Newport

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 Newport.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 92 32 14
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Newport 23.77% 28.57% 10.00%
Number of salaries quoted 53 15 10
10th Percentile £41,250 £47,000 £28,500
25th Percentile £50,468 £50,000 £40,625
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £58,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.98% +17.00% -23.98%
75th Percentile £80,000 £67,140 £61,250
90th Percentile £90,000 £70,600 £107,500
South Wales median annual salary £55,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year +4.76% +5.00% -

Life Science
Job Vacancy Trend in Newport

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

Life Science job vacancy trend in Newport

Life Science
Salary Trend in Newport

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Newport citing Life Science.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Newport citing Life Science

Life Science
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Newport 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%) Field Engineer
1 1 (100.00%) Field Service Engineer
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Service