LIMS Job Trends in the South West

Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS)
England > South West

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term LIMS in permanent job vacancies in the South West. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited LIMS over the 6 months leading up to 2 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
2 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 176 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing LIMS 3 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in the South West 0.064% - -
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.22% - -
Number of salaries quoted 3 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £25,353 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £25,768 - -
75th Percentile £26,183 - -
90th Percentile - - -
England median annual salary £31,000 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -48.33% +4.35% +15.00%

All Generic Skills
South West

LIMS 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 West.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 1,348 1,708 1,649
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 28.88% 31.76% 38.07%
Number of salaries quoted 850 906 1,241
10th Percentile £27,363 £25,254 £30,000
25th Percentile £31,250 £34,553 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.00% -9.09% +7.84%
75th Percentile £57,500 £65,000 £71,250
90th Percentile £75,000 £82,500 £85,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year -8.33% -4.00% -3.85%

LIMS
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

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

LIMS job vacancy trend in the South West

LIMS
Salary Trend in the South West

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South West citing LIMS.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South West citing LIMS

LIMS
Job Locations in the South West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing LIMS within the South West region over the 6 months to 2 December 2025. 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
Somerset - 3 £25,768 - 1
LIMS
England

LIMS
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South West 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:

General
1 3 (100.00%) Law
1 3 (100.00%) Legal
1 3 (100.00%) Organisational Skills
1 3 (100.00%) Presentation Skills
1 3 (100.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 3 (100.00%) 1st Line Support
1 3 (100.00%) 1st Line Support Technician
1 3 (100.00%) IT Assistant
1 3 (100.00%) IT Support
1 3 (100.00%) IT Support Assistant
1 3 (100.00%) IT Support Technician
1 3 (100.00%) IT Technician
1 3 (100.00%) Support Assistant
1 3 (100.00%) Support Technician
Miscellaneous
1 3 (100.00%) Management Information System
1 3 (100.00%) NHS
1 3 (100.00%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Collaborative Working
1 3 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 3 (100.00%) Information Management
1 3 (100.00%) Mathematics
Qualifications
1 3 (100.00%) ECDL
Vendors
1 3 (100.00%) Microsoft