Chemistry Job Trends in the North of England

Chemistry
England > North of England

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the North of England requiring Chemistry skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 15 October 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 66 301 274
Rank change year-on-year +235 -27 +86
Permanent jobs citing Chemistry 402 13 28
As % of all permanent jobs in the North of England 4.26% 0.10% 0.34%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.86% 0.12% 0.36%
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 9
10th Percentile £57,875 - -
25th Percentile £58,438 - £52,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £61,250 - £54,250
Median % change year-on-year - - -32.19%
75th Percentile £63,438 - £56,375
90th Percentile £63,625 - £57,625
England median annual salary £30,000 £51,242 £54,250
% change year-on-year -41.45% -5.54% +17.93%

All Process and Methodology Skills
North of England

Chemistry 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 8,277 10,412 7,791
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 87.78% 80.12% 95.06%
Number of salaries quoted 4,093 5,075 5,924
10th Percentile £26,250 £30,350 £30,750
25th Percentile £32,500 £40,000 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,720 £51,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.47% -7.27% +4.76%
75th Percentile £65,000 £65,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £82,500
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,800
% change year-on-year -8.33% -1.32% +1.33%

Chemistry
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

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

Chemistry job vacancy trend in the North of England

Chemistry
Salary Trend in the North of England

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

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

Chemistry
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 Chemistry within the North of England region over the 6 months to 15 October 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
Yorkshire +137 175 - - 28
North West +109 128 £61,250 - 22
North East +73 99 - - 8
Chemistry
England

Chemistry
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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (0.25%) CMS
1 1 (0.25%) Headless CMS
Applications
1 326 (81.09%) Chatbot
Business Applications
1 2 (0.50%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 1 (0.25%) Dynamics 365
General
1 334 (83.08%) Analytical Skills
2 74 (18.41%) Manufacturing
3 54 (13.43%) Finance
3 54 (13.43%) Marketing
4 13 (3.23%) Retail
5 7 (1.74%) Social Skills
6 6 (1.49%) Agriculture
Job Titles
1 339 (84.33%) Trainer
2 54 (13.43%) Development Manager
2 54 (13.43%) Product Development Manager
2 54 (13.43%) Product Manager
3 25 (6.22%) Lecturer
4 16 (3.98%) Research Scientist
5 6 (1.49%) Coordinator
6 5 (1.24%) Developer
7 1 (0.25%) Front-End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
7 1 (0.25%) Lead
7 1 (0.25%) Shopify Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (0.50%) React
2 1 (0.25%) CSS
2 1 (0.25%) GraphQL
2 1 (0.25%) HTML
2 1 (0.25%) Jest
2 1 (0.25%) Tailwind CSS
Miscellaneous
1 54 (13.43%) FMCG
2 13 (3.23%) Robotics
3 6 (1.49%) Management Information System
4 1 (0.25%) Driving Licence
4 1 (0.25%) Life Science
Processes & Methodologies
1 339 (84.33%) AI
2 326 (81.09%) Conversational UI
3 54 (13.43%) Commercialisation
3 54 (13.43%) Community of Practice
3 54 (13.43%) Continuous Improvement
3 54 (13.43%) Decision-Making
3 54 (13.43%) Project Delivery
3 54 (13.43%) Project Management
4 14 (3.48%) Problem-Solving
5 13 (3.23%) Biochemistry
5 13 (3.23%) Data Privacy
5 13 (3.23%) Generative AI
5 13 (3.23%) LLM
5 13 (3.23%) Machine Learning
5 13 (3.23%) Red Team
6 6 (1.49%) Business Continuity
6 6 (1.49%) Cost Reduction
6 6 (1.49%) Economics
6 6 (1.49%) Physics
7 3 (0.75%) Content Development
Programming Languages
1 1 (0.25%) JavaScript
1 1 (0.25%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 393 (97.76%) Degree
2 326 (81.09%) Master's Degree
2 326 (81.09%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (1.49%) NEBOSH
Vendors
1 326 (81.09%) PayPal
2 13 (3.23%) Adobe
2 13 (3.23%) Databricks
2 13 (3.23%) Google
3 1 (0.25%) Microsoft