Life Science Job Trends in Oxford

Life Sciences
Oxfordshire > Oxford

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Life Science in permanent job vacancies in Oxford. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Life Science over the 6 months leading up to 19 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
19 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank - 38 -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing Life Science 0 5 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Oxford - 1.85% -
As % of the Miscellaneous category - 4.27% -
Number of salaries quoted 0 2 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - £70,000 -
Oxfordshire median annual salary £67,500 £52,500 -
% change year-on-year +28.57% - -

All Generic Skills
Oxford

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 Oxford.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 92 117 78
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Oxford 36.22% 43.17% 32.77%
Number of salaries quoted 67 56 72
10th Percentile £24,500 £43,750 £36,250
25th Percentile £32,000 £52,000 £42,188
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £62,500 £56,470
Median % change year-on-year -36.00% +10.68% +32.87%
75th Percentile £65,000 £71,875 £76,188
90th Percentile £70,000 £95,000 £94,250
Oxfordshire median annual salary £43,750 £55,000 £55,220
% change year-on-year -20.45% -0.40% +29.93%

Life Science
Job Vacancy Trend in Oxford

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

Life Science job vacancy trend in Oxford

Life Science
Salary Trend in Oxford

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Oxford citing Life Science.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Oxford citing Life Science