Genomics Job Trends in Scotland

Genomics
UK > Scotland

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Genomics in permanent job vacancies in Scotland. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Genomics over the 6 months leading up to 1 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank - 144 -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing Genomics 0 5 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Scotland - 0.19% -
As % of the Miscellaneous category - 0.62% -
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - - -
UK median annual salary £77,500 £45,000 £77,500
% change year-on-year +72.22% -41.94% -3.13%

All Generic Skills
Scotland

Genomics 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 Scotland.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 760 810 1,227
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland 27.93% 30.03% 41.47%
Number of salaries quoted 344 344 637
10th Percentile £25,087 £37,500 £31,250
25th Percentile £30,000 £45,000 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £56,509 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -29.21% -5.82% +3.45%
75th Percentile £62,813 £73,849 £75,000
90th Percentile £73,200 £93,778 £96,539
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -7.69%

Genomics
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Genomics relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Scotland.

Genomics job vacancy trend in Scotland