Life Sciences
Wales > South Wales
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Life Science in permanent job vacancies advertised in South Wales. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Life Science over the 6 months to 25 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 25 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 100 | - | 121 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | -47 |
| Permanent jobs citing Life Science | 6 | 0 | 7 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in South Wales | 0.39% | - | 0.46% |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category | 1.37% | - | 1.01% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | £51,743 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £55,000 | - | - |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £65,766 | - | £46,588 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | +22.20% |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| Wales median annual salary | £65,766 | - | £41,412 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | +8.62% |
All Generic Skills
South Wales
Life Science is in the General and Transferable Skills category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in South Wales with a requirement for generic IT skills.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills | 438 | 457 | 693 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in South Wales | 28.74% | 39.40% | 45.32% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 235 | 230 | 294 |
| 10th Percentile | £26,913 | £30,617 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £35,127 | £37,500 | £39,813 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £46,604 | £50,786 | £52,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -8.24% | -3.26% | +30.66% |
| 75th Percentile | £59,875 | £68,687 | £67,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £70,000 | £77,500 | £80,000 |
| Wales median annual salary | £44,886 | £45,000 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -0.25% | -14.29% | +31.25% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in South Wales
Job postings citing Life Science as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in South Wales.
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Salary Trend in South Wales
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Life Science in South Wales.
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Salary Histogram in South Wales
Salary distribution for jobs citing Life Science in South Wales over the 6 months to 25 May 2024.
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Job Locations in South Wales
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 Wales region over the 6 months to 25 May 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cardiff | - | 4 | £65,766 | - | 2 |
| Newport | - | 1 | £60,000 | - | |
| Glamorgan | - | 1 | - | - | 3 |
| Life Science Wales |
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in South Wales 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: