Life Science Job Trends in Southampton

Life Sciences
Hampshire > Southampton

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Life Science in permanent job vacancies in Southampton. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Life Science over the 6 months leading up to 29 August 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
29 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 51 36 -
Rank change year-on-year -15 - -
Permanent jobs citing Life Science 13 5 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Southampton 1.48% 1.21% -
As % of the Miscellaneous category 5.70% 5.05% -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £70,750 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £73,500 - -
75th Percentile £76,250 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Hampshire median annual salary £37,500 - -

All Generic Skills
Southampton

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 Southampton.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 228 99 267
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Southampton 25.97% 23.97% 30.72%
Number of salaries quoted 174 47 187
10th Percentile £33,050 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £36,500 £41,250 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £52,500 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +14.29% +10.53% -20.83%
75th Percentile £75,938 £65,000 £62,500
90th Percentile £98,375 £69,000 £68,350
Hampshire median annual salary £55,000 £53,625 £55,000
% change year-on-year +2.56% -2.50% -

Life Science
Job Vacancy Trend in Southampton

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Life Science relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Southampton.

Life Science job vacancy trend in Southampton

Life Science
Salary Trend in Southampton

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Southampton citing Life Science.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Southampton citing Life Science

Life Science
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Southampton 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 13 (100.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
1 13 (100.00%) Law
1 13 (100.00%) Legal
1 13 (100.00%) Manufacturing
1 13 (100.00%) Public Sector
Processes & Methodologies
1 13 (100.00%) AI
1 13 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 13 (100.00%) Data Protection
1 13 (100.00%) Digital Transformation Programme
1 13 (100.00%) Generative AI
1 13 (100.00%) Risk Management
1 13 (100.00%) Software Licensing