LIMS Job Trends in the North of England

Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS)
England > North of England

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term LIMS in permanent job vacancies in the North of England. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited LIMS over the 6 months leading up to 11 April 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank - 246 371
Rank change year-on-year - +125 +48
Permanent jobs citing LIMS 0 2 7
As % of all permanent jobs in the North of England - 0.031% 0.043%
As % of the Miscellaneous category - 0.090% 0.14%
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 6
10th Percentile - - £45,000
25th Percentile - - £49,375
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - - £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - - +22.22%
75th Percentile - - -
90th Percentile - - -
England median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year -12.50% +33.33% -

All Generic Skills
North of England

LIMS 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 the North of England.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 4,976 2,217 5,052
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 30.10% 34.38% 31.24%
Number of salaries quoted 2,233 1,357 3,855
10th Percentile £28,000 £29,250 £27,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £40,000 £35,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,130 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -0.70% +5.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £70,000 £72,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £92,000 £87,500 £82,500
England median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year - +9.09% -15.38%

LIMS
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

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

LIMS job vacancy trend in the North of England

LIMS
Salary Trend in the North of England

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

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