Life Science Job Trends in Salford

Life Sciences
Manchester > Salford

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Life Science in permanent job vacancies in Salford. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Life Science over the 6 months leading up to 27 August 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
27 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 25 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing Life Science 7 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Salford 2.19% - -
As % of the Miscellaneous category 9.72% - -
Number of salaries quoted 7 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £76,250 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £82,500 - -
75th Percentile £88,750 - -
90th Percentile £91,250 - -
Manchester median annual salary £67,500 £43,750 £70,000
% change year-on-year +54.29% -37.50% +22.81%

All Generic Skills
Salford

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 Salford.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 72 12 78
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Salford 22.50% 16.90% 51.66%
Number of salaries quoted 57 6 38
10th Percentile - £36,875 £22,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £44,688 £26,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £56,250 £35,000
Median % change year-on-year -2.22% +60.71% -41.67%
75th Percentile £75,000 £65,313 £53,866
90th Percentile £88,750 £70,879 £76,250
Manchester median annual salary £60,000 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +20.00% -9.09% -8.33%

Life Science
Salary Histogram in Salford

Salary distribution for jobs citing Life Science in Salford over the 6 months to 27 August 2026.

Salary histogram for Life Science in Salford