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 31 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
31 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 250 273 275
Rank change year-on-year +23 +2 +145
Permanent jobs citing LIMS 13 3 1
As % of all permanent jobs in the North of England 0.12% 0.032% 0.013%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.32% 0.10% 0.038%
Number of salaries quoted 5 1 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £30,500 £55,000 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £31,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -48.33% - +53.85%
75th Percentile £31,500 £65,000 -
90th Percentile - - -
England median annual salary £31,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -48.33% - +41.05%

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 4,111 2,890 2,632
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 39.21% 30.43% 35.39%
Number of salaries quoted 1,594 1,326 2,018
10th Percentile £26,250 £31,250 £31,125
25th Percentile £32,500 £41,250 £40,991
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £50,055 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -0.11% -8.99% -
75th Percentile £67,500 £66,067 £70,750
90th Percentile £81,250 £80,000 £86,250
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -7.69%

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

LIMS
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 LIMS within the North of England region over the 6 months to 31 December 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
North East - 13 £31,000 -
LIMS
England

LIMS
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:

Cloud Services
1 8 (61.54%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 8 (61.54%) DNS
1 8 (61.54%) TCP/IP
1 8 (61.54%) VPN
1 8 (61.54%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (61.54%) SQL Server
General
1 8 (61.54%) Marketing
2 5 (38.46%) Manufacturing
2 5 (38.46%) Pharmaceutical
2 5 (38.46%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 8 (61.54%) Coordinator
2 5 (38.46%) Analyst
2 5 (38.46%) IT Analyst
2 5 (38.46%) IT Support
2 5 (38.46%) IT Support Analyst
2 5 (38.46%) Support Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 5 (38.46%) Onboarding
1 5 (38.46%) SCADA
Operating Systems
1 13 (100.00%) Windows
2 8 (61.54%) Linux
2 8 (61.54%) Mac OS
3 5 (38.46%) Windows 10
3 5 (38.46%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (61.54%) Computer Science
1 8 (61.54%) Cybersecurity
2 5 (38.46%) Biotechnology
2 5 (38.46%) Customer Service
2 5 (38.46%) ITIL
2 5 (38.46%) Service Management
2 5 (38.46%) User Experience
2 5 (38.46%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 8 (61.54%) SQL
Qualifications
1 8 (61.54%) Degree
1 8 (61.54%) HNC
1 8 (61.54%) HND
2 5 (38.46%) A+ Certification
2 5 (38.46%) CCNA
2 5 (38.46%) Cisco Certification
2 5 (38.46%) MCSA
2 5 (38.46%) Microsoft Certification
2 5 (38.46%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (38.46%) 21 CFR Part 11
1 5 (38.46%) GxP
System Software
1 13 (100.00%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 13 (100.00%) Microsoft
2 5 (38.46%) Cisco