Chemistry Job Trends in the South East

Chemistry
England > South East

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the South East requiring Chemistry skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 14 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 224 297 249
Rank change year-on-year +73 -48 +84
Permanent jobs citing Chemistry 46 9 46
As % of all permanent jobs in the South East 0.44% 0.10% 0.52%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.55% 0.11% 0.59%
Number of salaries quoted 2 4 34
10th Percentile £54,000 - £35,125
25th Percentile £60,000 £50,022 £41,563
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £51,242 £54,000
Median % change year-on-year +36.61% -5.11% +78.78%
75th Percentile £80,000 £52,462 £69,688
90th Percentile £86,000 - £74,625
England median annual salary £39,500 £51,242 £54,250
% change year-on-year -22.91% -5.54% +18.58%

All Process & Methodology Skills
South East

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 requiring process or methodology skills in the South East.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 8,324 7,915 7,772
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 80.21% 88.16% 88.29%
Number of salaries quoted 4,975 3,773 5,421
10th Percentile £27,750 £33,000 £30,000
25th Percentile £34,250 £45,000 £38,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £58,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -14.53% +11.43% -4.55%
75th Percentile £65,000 £75,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £85,000 £80,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -4.00%

Chemistry
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

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

Chemistry job vacancy trend in the South East

Chemistry
Salary Trend in the South East

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing Chemistry.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing Chemistry

Chemistry
Salary Histogram in the South East

Salary distribution for jobs citing Chemistry in the South East over the 6 months to 14 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Chemistry in the South East

Chemistry
Job Locations in the South East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Chemistry within the South East region over the 6 months to 14 January 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
Thames Valley +44 38 £70,000 +36.61% 3
Berkshire - 19 - -
Buckinghamshire - 15 - - 1
Hampshire - 8 - - 1
Oxfordshire +18 4 £70,000 +36.61% 2
Chemistry
England

Chemistry
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South East by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Applications
1 44 (95.65%) Chatbot
General
1 43 (93.48%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (2.17%) Agriculture
Job Titles
1 44 (95.65%) Trainer
2 1 (2.17%) Head of IT
2 1 (2.17%) Research Scientist
2 1 (2.17%) Software Engineer
Processes & Methodologies
1 44 (95.65%) AI
1 44 (95.65%) Conversational UI
2 3 (6.52%) Physics
3 2 (4.35%) Biology
4 1 (2.17%) Data Acquisition
4 1 (2.17%) Economics
4 1 (2.17%) Software Engineering
Qualifications
1 44 (95.65%) Degree
1 44 (95.65%) Master's Degree
1 44 (95.65%) PhD
Vendors
1 44 (95.65%) PayPal