Chemistry Jobs in the UK excluding London

Chemistry
UK > UK excluding London

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London requiring Chemistry skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Chemistry over the 6 months leading up to 13 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 273 597 631
Rank change year-on-year +324 +34 +39
Permanent jobs citing Chemistry 388 164 125
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 0.99% 0.23% 0.21%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.07% 0.28% 0.22%
Number of salaries quoted 6 82 19
10th Percentile - £25,825 £38,591
25th Percentile £29,000 £41,250 £43,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £30,000 £52,500 £45,750
Median % change year-on-year -42.86% +14.75% +1.67%
75th Percentile £96,813 £68,750 £48,375
90th Percentile £118,750 £73,750 £60,000
UK median annual salary £50,000 £53,000 £45,750
% change year-on-year -5.66% +15.85% -8.50%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK excluding London

Chemistry falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in the UK excluding London.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 36,412 59,622 57,514
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 92.96% 83.97% 95.61%
Number of salaries quoted 18,008 41,236 29,662
10th Percentile £27,000 £27,250 £30,500
25th Percentile £37,574 £36,250 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,365 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.73% -9.09% +4.76%
75th Percentile £66,000 £65,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £78,750 £77,500 £82,500
UK median annual salary £57,500 £55,000 £61,000
% change year-on-year +4.55% -9.84% +1.67%

Chemistry
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Job postings citing Chemistry as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Job vacancy trend for Chemistry in the UK excluding London

Chemistry
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Chemistry in the UK excluding London.

Salary trend for Chemistry in the UK excluding London

Chemistry
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Chemistry in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 13 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Chemistry in the UK excluding London

Chemistry
Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Chemistry within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 13 May 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
Midlands +201 219 £30,000 -24.53% 21
West Midlands +170 147 £30,000 +39.53% 15
North of England +143 102 - - 38
East Midlands +63 72 - - 6
North West +54 50 - - 15
Yorkshire - 41 - - 18
South East +54 28 - - 32
South West +120 13 - - 7
East of England +29 12 £112,500 +257.14% 26
North East +54 11 - - 5
Scotland +130 10 - - 13
Wales - 3 - - 2
Northern Ireland - 1 - -
Chemistry
UK

Chemistry
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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:

Applications
1 150 (38.66%) Chatbot
2 1 (0.26%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (0.26%) Pipeline Pilot
Cloud Services
1 2 (0.52%) AWS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (0.26%) KNIME
General
1 194 (50.00%) Law
2 159 (40.98%) Analytical Skills
3 24 (6.19%) Electronics
4 13 (3.35%) Manufacturing
5 12 (3.09%) Pharmaceutical
6 9 (2.32%) Social Skills
7 8 (2.06%) Agriculture
8 7 (1.80%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 3 (0.77%) Banking
10 2 (0.52%) Legal
11 1 (0.26%) Aerospace
Job Titles
1 190 (48.97%) Principal Engineer
1 190 (48.97%) Principal Systems Engineer
2 150 (38.66%) Trainer
3 36 (9.28%) Systems Engineer
4 28 (7.22%) Senior
5 12 (3.09%) Research Scientist
6 7 (1.80%) QA Manager
6 7 (1.80%) Quality Manager
7 6 (1.55%) Lecturer
8 4 (1.03%) Analyst
8 4 (1.03%) Data Analyst
8 4 (1.03%) Support Analyst
9 3 (0.77%) Developer
9 3 (0.77%) QA Specialist
9 3 (0.77%) Senior Data Warehouse Specialist
10 2 (0.52%) Consultant
10 2 (0.52%) Management Consultant
10 2 (0.52%) Principal Consultant
10 2 (0.52%) Technologist
11 1 (0.26%) Technical Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (0.52%) CSS
1 2 (0.52%) HTML
Miscellaneous
1 4 (1.03%) Biopharmaceutical
2 2 (0.52%) LIMS
3 1 (0.26%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 227 (58.51%) Physics
2 218 (56.19%) Mathematics
3 214 (55.15%) Systems Engineering
4 190 (48.97%) Collaborative Working
4 190 (48.97%) Logistics
4 190 (48.97%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
5 155 (39.95%) Artificial Intelligence
6 150 (38.66%) Conversational UI
7 31 (7.99%) Change Management
8 28 (7.22%) Validation
9 24 (6.19%) Monte Carlo Method
10 14 (3.61%) Continuous Improvement
11 12 (3.09%) Economics
12 11 (2.84%) Problem-Solving
13 10 (2.58%) Biochemistry
14 7 (1.80%) Biology
14 7 (1.80%) CAPA
14 7 (1.80%) Process Improvement
15 5 (1.29%) Biotechnology
15 5 (1.29%) Tech Ops
Programming Languages
1 4 (1.03%) C#
1 4 (1.03%) SQL
2 3 (0.77%) Python
3 2 (0.52%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 385 (99.23%) Degree
2 185 (47.68%) BPSS Clearance
3 152 (39.18%) PhD
4 150 (38.66%) Master's Degree
5 24 (6.19%) Numerate Degree
6 1 (0.26%) DBS Check
6 1 (0.26%) Six Sigma Green Belt
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 11 (2.84%) GMP
1 11 (2.84%) QA
2 7 (1.80%) GLP
3 3 (0.77%) GxP
4 2 (0.52%) Accessibility
System Software
1 2 (0.52%) Docker
Systems Management
1 2 (0.52%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 150 (38.66%) PayPal
2 11 (2.84%) Google
3 7 (1.80%) SAP
4 2 (0.52%) Oracle
5 1 (0.26%) Microsoft