Microscopy Job Trends in Somerset

Microscopy
South West > Somerset

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Somerset requiring Microscopy skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 17 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

	6 months to 17 Oct 2026	Same period 2025	Same period 2024
Rank	77	-	-
Rank change year-on-year	-	-	-
Permanent jobs citing Microscopy	6	0	0
As % of all permanent jobs in Somerset	0.52%	-	-
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category	0.75%	-	-
Number of salaries quoted	6	0	0
Median annual salary (50^th Percentile)	£52,000	-	-
South West median annual salary	£52,000	-	-

All Process & Methodology Skills
Somerset

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

	6 months to 17 Oct 2026	Same period 2025	Same period 2024
Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills	799	343	419
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Somerset	69.78%	80.90%	59.26%
Number of salaries quoted	519	166	201
10^th Percentile	£28,750	£26,500	£30,000
25^th Percentile	£35,000	£29,563	£38,750
Median annual salary (50^th Percentile)	£50,000	£40,678	£52,000
Median % change year-on-year	+22.92%	-21.77%	+5.05%
75^th Percentile	£60,000	£55,625	£62,500
90^th Percentile	£70,000	£73,317	£81,250
South West median annual salary	£55,000	£47,500	£55,000
% change year-on-year	+15.79%	-13.64%	-

Microscopy Job Locations in Somerset

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Microscopy within the Somerset region over the 6 months to 17 October 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	Matching Permanent IT Job Ads	Median Salary Past 6 Months	Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year	Live Jobs
Bath	-	2	£52,000	-	1
Taunton	-	2	£52,000	-
Weston-super-Mare	-	2	£52,000	-
Microscopy South West

Microscopy Top 4 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Somerset

For the 6 months to 17 October 2026, job vacancies citing Microscopy 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 with a requirement for Microscopy.

Rank	Skill	Share	Job Ads
1	Biomedicine	100.0%	6
1	Chemistry	100.0%	6
1	Customer Service	100.0%	6
1	HNC	100.0%	6

Microscopy 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	Biomedicine	100.0%	6
1	Chemistry	100.0%	6
1	Customer Service	100.0%	6