Life Science Job Trends in Northumberland

Life Sciences
North East > Northumberland

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Life Science in permanent job vacancies in Northumberland. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Life Science over the 6 months leading up to 7 October 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
7 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 16 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing Life Science 2 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Northumberland 1.47% - -
As % of the Miscellaneous category 3.51% - -
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £88,750 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £92,500 - -
75th Percentile £96,250 - -
90th Percentile - - -
North East median annual salary £67,500 £42,500 -
% change year-on-year +58.82% - -

All Generic Skills
Northumberland

Life Science 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 Northumberland.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 57 11 3
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Northumberland 41.91% 36.67% 6.25%
Number of salaries quoted 51 7 1
10th Percentile £41,250 £27,824 -
25th Percentile £62,175 £30,500 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £81,000 £31,000 £23,000
Median % change year-on-year +161.29% +34.78% -32.35%
75th Percentile £90,000 £31,500 -
90th Percentile £96,250 £33,900 -
North East median annual salary £55,000 £42,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year +29.41% -15.00% -10.95%

Life Science
Job Vacancy Trend in Northumberland

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Life Science relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Northumberland.

Life Science job vacancy trend in Northumberland

Life Science
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Northumberland 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:

General
1 2 (100.00%) Finance
1 2 (100.00%) Pharmaceutical
1 2 (100.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 2 (100.00%) Quantity Surveyor
1 2 (100.00%) Senior
1 2 (100.00%) Senior Quantity Surveyor
Miscellaneous
1 2 (100.00%) Data Centre
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Change Control
1 2 (100.00%) Commercial Awareness
1 2 (100.00%) Cost Control
1 2 (100.00%) Cost Management
1 2 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) Degree