Chemistry Job Trends in Somerset

Chemistry
South West > Somerset

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Somerset citing Chemistry skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 8 November 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

	6 months to 8 Nov 2026	Same period 2025	Same period 2024
Rank	69	34	-
Rank change year-on-year	-35	-	-
Permanent jobs citing Chemistry	12	24	0
As % of all permanent jobs in Somerset	1.06%	5.06%	-
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category	1.51%	6.37%	-
Number of salaries quoted	11	0	0
Median annual salary (50^th Percentile)	£52,000	-	-
South West median annual salary	£52,000	-	-

All Process & Methodology Skills
Somerset

Chemistry falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies citing process or methodology skills in Somerset.

	6 months to 8 Nov 2026	Same period 2025	Same period 2024
Permanent vacancies citing process or methodology skills	797	377	398
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Somerset	70.10%	79.54%	58.96%
Number of salaries quoted	509	199	178
10^th Percentile	£28,750	£26,500	£30,875
25^th Percentile	£35,000	£29,875	£37,630
Median annual salary (50^th Percentile)	£50,000	£40,000	£52,100
Median % change year-on-year	+25.00%	-23.22%	+9.68%
75^th Percentile	£60,000	£56,250	£62,500
90^th Percentile	£70,000	£74,000	£81,250
South West median annual salary	£55,000	£47,500	£55,000
% change year-on-year	+15.79%	-13.64%	-

Chemistry Job Vacancy Trend in Somerset

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

Chemistry Salary Trend in Somerset

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Somerset citing Chemistry.

Chemistry Job Locations in Somerset

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Chemistry within the Somerset region over the 6 months to 8 November 2026. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location	Rank Change on Same Period Last Year	Job Ads Past 6 Months	Median Salary Past 6 Months	Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year	Live Jobs
Bath	-	4	£52,000	-
Taunton	-	4	£52,000	-	1
Weston-super-Mare	-	3	£52,000	-
Minehead	-	1	-	-
Chemistry South West

Chemistry Top 8 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Somerset

For the 6 months to 8 November 2026, job vacancies citing Chemistry also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Somerset region citing Chemistry.

Rank	Skill	Share	Job Ads
1	Customer Service	91.7%	11
2	Biomedicine	83.3%	10
2	HNC	83.3%	10
2	Microscopy	83.3%	10
5	Biology	8.3%	1
5	DBS Check	8.3%	1
5	Physics	8.3%	1
5	Problem-Solving	8.3%	1

Chemistry Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Somerset by Category

The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.

Processes & Methodologies

Rank	Skill	Share	Job Ads
1	Customer Service	91.7%	11
2	Biomedicine	83.3%	10
2	Microscopy	83.3%	10
4	Biology	8.3%	1
4	Physics	8.3%	1
4	Problem-Solving	8.3%	1