Biotechnology Job Trends in the North of England

Biotechnology (Biotech)
England > North of England

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the North of England requiring Biotechnology skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 1 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 211 263 248
Rank change year-on-year +52 -15 +105
Permanent jobs citing Biotechnology 50 23 23
As % of all permanent jobs in the North of England 0.48% 0.24% 0.31%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.58% 0.27% 0.34%
Number of salaries quoted 5 2 6
10th Percentile - - £37,270
25th Percentile £30,500 £57,500 £37,952
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £31,000 £60,000 £48,011
Median % change year-on-year -48.33% +24.97% +12.97%
75th Percentile £31,500 £62,500 £55,000
90th Percentile - - £57,500
England median annual salary £50,000 £62,500 £40,000
% change year-on-year -20.00% +56.25% -27.27%

All Process & Methodology Skills
North of England

Biotechnology falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in the North of England.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 8,617 8,495 6,771
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 82.05% 89.86% 90.58%
Number of salaries quoted 4,549 3,856 5,290
10th Percentile £27,750 £31,250 £29,726
25th Percentile £32,000 £40,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -3.85% -0.95% -1.04%
75th Percentile £66,250 £67,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £82,500 £81,250 £82,548
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -4.00%

Biotechnology
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Biotechnology relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the North of England.

Biotechnology job vacancy trend in the North of England

Biotechnology
Salary Trend in the North of England

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the North of England citing Biotechnology.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the North of England citing Biotechnology

Biotechnology
Job Locations in the North of England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Biotechnology within the North of England region over the 6 months to 1 January 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
Yorkshire +9 30 - - 1
North West +33 12 - - 2
North East +16 8 £31,000 -
Biotechnology
England

Biotechnology
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North of England 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:

Applications
1 43 (86.00%) Chatbot
General
1 7 (14.00%) Pharmaceutical
2 5 (10.00%) Manufacturing
2 5 (10.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 43 (86.00%) Trainer
2 15 (30.00%) Biologist
3 14 (28.00%) Research Scientist
4 13 (26.00%) Biostatistician
5 5 (10.00%) Analyst
5 5 (10.00%) IT Analyst
5 5 (10.00%) IT Support
5 5 (10.00%) IT Support Analyst
5 5 (10.00%) Support Analyst
6 2 (4.00%) QA Manager
Miscellaneous
1 43 (86.00%) Molecular Biology
2 5 (10.00%) LIMS
2 5 (10.00%) Onboarding
2 5 (10.00%) SCADA
Operating Systems
1 5 (10.00%) Windows
1 5 (10.00%) Windows 10
1 5 (10.00%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 43 (86.00%) AI
1 43 (86.00%) Biochemistry
1 43 (86.00%) Biology
1 43 (86.00%) Conversational UI
1 43 (86.00%) Data Interpretation
1 43 (86.00%) Experimental Design
2 13 (26.00%) Biostatistics
3 5 (10.00%) Customer Service
3 5 (10.00%) ITIL
3 5 (10.00%) Service Management
3 5 (10.00%) User Experience
3 5 (10.00%) Validation
Qualifications
1 43 (86.00%) Degree
1 43 (86.00%) Master's Degree
1 43 (86.00%) PhD
2 5 (10.00%) A+ Certification
2 5 (10.00%) CCNA
2 5 (10.00%) Cisco Certification
2 5 (10.00%) MCSA
2 5 (10.00%) Microsoft Certification
2 5 (10.00%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (10.00%) 21 CFR Part 11
1 5 (10.00%) GxP
2 2 (4.00%) QA
System Software
1 5 (10.00%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 43 (86.00%) PayPal
2 5 (10.00%) Cisco
2 5 (10.00%) Microsoft