LIMS Job Trends in Scotland

Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS)
UK > Scotland

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

6 months to
19 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank - - 160
Rank change year-on-year - - +74
Permanent jobs citing LIMS 0 0 1
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland - - 0.038%
As % of the Miscellaneous category - - 0.10%
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - - -
UK median annual salary £31,000 £54,000 £51,250
% change year-on-year -42.59% +5.37% +2.50%

All Generic Skills
Scotland

LIMS 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 750 1,575 974
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland 29.49% 36.90% 36.53%
Number of salaries quoted 275 518 721
10th Percentile £25,000 £35,000 £32,893
25th Percentile £31,750 £45,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £53,500 £55,000 £58,000
Median % change year-on-year -2.73% -5.17% +5.45%
75th Percentile £71,250 £72,137 £72,500
90th Percentile £89,000 £85,000 £84,056
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year -8.33% -4.00% -

LIMS
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

Job postings citing LIMS as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Scotland.

Job vacancy trend for LIMS in Scotland

LIMS
Salary Trend in Scotland

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Scotland citing LIMS.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Scotland citing LIMS