Life Science Jobs in the South East

Life Sciences
England > South East

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Life Science in permanent job vacancies in the South East. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Life Science over the 6 months leading up to 26 July 2024, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
26 Jul 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 271 287 258
Rank change year-on-year +16 -29 -6
Permanent jobs citing Life Science 83 74 284
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 0.55% 0.64% 1.29%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 1.66% 1.67% 2.95%
Number of salaries quoted 19 18 22
10th Percentile £28,498 £41,500 £20,175
25th Percentile £33,154 £46,250 £34,990
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £55,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -27.27% +22.22% +7.25%
75th Percentile £52,500 £65,754 £66,563
90th Percentile £56,250 £74,500 £200,000
England median annual salary £47,500 £55,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year -13.64% -15.38% +18.18%

All Generic Skills
South East

Life Science 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 the South East.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 5,014 4,432 9,637
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 33.22% 38.25% 43.68%
Number of salaries quoted 3,005 2,762 4,582
10th Percentile £26,500 £32,500 £31,250
25th Percentile £36,250 £41,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,690 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.22% +1.25% +4.76%
75th Percentile £65,000 £73,844 £72,500
90th Percentile £78,750 £85,000 £85,000
England median annual salary £56,124 £65,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year -13.66% +4.00% +4.17%

Life Science
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

Job postings citing Life Science as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the South East.

Job vacancy trend for Life Science in the South East

Life Science
Salary Trend in the South East

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Life Science in the South East.

Salary trend for Life Science in the South East

Life Science
Salary Histogram in the South East

Salary distribution for jobs citing Life Science in the South East over the 6 months to 26 July 2024.

Salary histogram for Life Science in the South East

Life Science
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 Life Science within the South East region over the 6 months to 26 July 2024. 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 +14 44 £40,000 -38.46% 10
Oxfordshire +2 27 £40,000 -5.88% 8
Surrey -14 17 - - 1
Berkshire -4 16 £50,000 -23.08%
West Sussex +32 12 - - 1
Kent - 10 - -
Buckinghamshire +6 1 £44,000 -20.00% 2
Life Science
England

Life Science
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 12 (14.46%) Documentum
2 6 (7.23%) OpenStack
Applications
1 15 (18.07%) Microsoft Excel
2 4 (4.82%) Microsoft Office
3 2 (2.41%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 12 (14.46%) TrackWise
Cloud Services
1 6 (7.23%) AWS
1 6 (7.23%) Azure
1 6 (7.23%) GitHub
1 6 (7.23%) IaaS
2 1 (1.20%) Power Platform
2 1 (1.20%) SaaS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (1.20%) Power BI
General
1 54 (65.06%) Social Skills
2 29 (34.94%) Pharmaceutical
3 25 (30.12%) Presentation Skills
4 22 (26.51%) Manufacturing
5 15 (18.07%) Finance
6 7 (8.43%) Marketing
7 3 (3.61%) Law
Job Titles
1 16 (19.28%) Project Manager
2 15 (18.07%) Lead
2 15 (18.07%) Project Leader
2 15 (18.07%) Senior
2 15 (18.07%) Senior Project Leader
3 13 (15.66%) Systems Manager
4 12 (14.46%) Data Integrity Manager
4 12 (14.46%) IT Manager
4 12 (14.46%) QA Manager
5 10 (12.05%) QA Specialist
5 10 (12.05%) Validation Specialist
6 7 (8.43%) Associate Director
6 7 (8.43%) Software Engineer
7 6 (7.23%) Analyst
7 6 (7.23%) Development Engineer
7 6 (7.23%) Software Development Engineer
7 6 (7.23%) Test Development Engineer
8 4 (4.82%) IT Analyst
8 4 (4.82%) IT Support
8 4 (4.82%) IT Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (1.20%) EDI
Miscellaneous
1 12 (14.46%) LIMS
2 9 (10.84%) Biopharmaceutical
3 7 (8.43%) Pharmacovigilance
4 3 (3.61%) Management Information System
5 2 (2.41%) Driving Licence
6 1 (1.20%) Device Driver
Operating Systems
1 7 (8.43%) Linux
2 1 (1.20%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 33 (39.76%) Project Management
2 29 (34.94%) Problem-Solving
3 22 (26.51%) Validation
4 21 (25.30%) Workflow
5 19 (22.89%) QMS
6 18 (21.69%) Data Analysis
7 16 (19.28%) Analytics
7 16 (19.28%) Biometrics
8 15 (18.07%) Data Entry
8 15 (18.07%) Data Science
8 15 (18.07%) Project Delivery
8 15 (18.07%) Risk Management
8 15 (18.07%) Time Management
8 15 (18.07%) Workflow Management
9 14 (16.87%) Biotechnology
10 12 (14.46%) CAPA
10 12 (14.46%) Change Control
10 12 (14.46%) Impact Assessments
11 11 (13.25%) Collaborative Working
12 10 (12.05%) Preventative Maintenance
Programming Languages
1 9 (10.84%) Python
2 6 (7.23%) Bash
2 6 (7.23%) Ruby
3 2 (2.41%) C++
4 1 (1.20%) Java
Qualifications
1 48 (57.83%) Degree
2 2 (2.41%) PMI Certification
2 2 (2.41%) PMP
3 1 (1.20%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 43 (51.81%) Good Clinical Practice
2 33 (39.76%) QA
3 13 (15.66%) GMP
4 12 (14.46%) GxP
System Software
1 1 (1.20%) Docker
Systems Management
1 1 (1.20%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 21 (25.30%) Microsoft
2 2 (2.41%) IONA