Life Science Job Trends in Stockport

Life Sciences
Manchester > Stockport

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Life Science in permanent job vacancies in Stockport. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Life Science over the 6 months leading up to 14 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank - 13 -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing Life Science 0 8 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Stockport - 8.89% -
As % of the Miscellaneous category - 17.39% -
Number of salaries quoted 0 6 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - £65,000 -
Manchester median annual salary £54,000 £75,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -28.00% +42.86% -30.00%

All Generic Skills
Stockport

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 Stockport.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 42 46 26
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Stockport 72.41% 51.11% 33.33%
Number of salaries quoted 6 29 22
10th Percentile - - £27,000
25th Percentile £30,000 £25,000 £27,375
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £31,250 £27,500 £51,250
Median % change year-on-year +13.64% -46.34% -9.78%
75th Percentile £33,750 £63,750 £65,000
90th Percentile - £77,500 £67,500
Manchester median annual salary £56,000 £55,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year +1.82% -4.35% -

Life Science
Job Vacancy Trend in Stockport

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

Life Science job vacancy trend in Stockport

Life Science
Salary Trend in Stockport

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Stockport citing Life Science.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Stockport citing Life Science