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 5 May 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
5 May 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
43 |
38 |
55 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
-5 |
+17 |
-18 |
| Permanent jobs citing Life Science |
4 |
2 |
11 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Oxford |
0.84% |
0.84% |
1.69% |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category |
6.25% |
1.87% |
3.90% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
4 |
0 |
4 |
| 10th Percentile |
£72,500 |
- |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
£83,750 |
- |
£37,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£90,000 |
- |
£48,750 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
- |
- |
+14.71% |
| 75th Percentile |
- |
- |
£56,250 |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| Oxfordshire median annual salary |
£80,000 |
- |
£40,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
- |
- |
+5.89% |
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 |
64 |
107 |
282 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Oxford |
13.36% |
45.15% |
43.32% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
35 |
50 |
181 |
| 10th Percentile |
£51,100 |
£43,750 |
£31,250 |
| 25th Percentile |
£65,000 |
£52,750 |
£40,875 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£67,500 |
£60,000 |
£52,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+12.50% |
+14.29% |
-5.69% |
| 75th Percentile |
£85,000 |
£76,875 |
£63,750 |
| 90th Percentile |
£90,750 |
£95,125 |
£73,750 |
| Oxfordshire median annual salary |
£50,000 |
£52,609 |
£47,500 |
| % change year-on-year |
-4.96% |
+10.76% |
-4.04% |
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.
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Salary Trend in Oxford
Salary distribution trend for jobs in Oxford citing Life Science.
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Salary Histogram in Oxford
Salary distribution for jobs citing Life Science in Oxford over the 6 months to 5 May 2026.
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Oxford 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:
