Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS)
England > North West
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term LIMS in permanent job vacancies in the North West. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited LIMS over the 6 months leading up to 12 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 12 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 209 | 194 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | -15 | +102 |
| Permanent jobs citing LIMS | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the North West | - | 0.020% | 0.022% |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category | - | 0.064% | 0.066% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | - | £60,000 | - |
| England median annual salary | £31,000 | £60,000 | £50,165 |
| % change year-on-year | -48.33% | +19.61% | +11.48% |
All Generic Skills
North West
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 West.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills | 2,789 | 1,557 | 1,514 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West | 44.24% | 30.86% | 33.64% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 923 | 783 | 1,130 |
| 10th Percentile | £27,000 | £31,250 | £31,740 |
| 25th Percentile | £35,000 | £40,000 | £40,988 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £50,000 | £51,500 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.91% | -6.36% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £65,000 | £65,000 | £70,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £80,000 | £78,750 | £85,000 |
| 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 West
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing LIMS relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the North West.
LIMS
Salary Trend in the North West
Salary distribution trend for jobs in the North West citing LIMS.
