Genomics Job Trends in the UK excluding London

Genomics
UK > UK excluding London

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Genomics in permanent job vacancies in the UK excluding London. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Genomics over the 6 months leading up to 1 March 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 532 525 672
Rank change year-on-year -7 +147 +110
Permanent jobs citing Genomics 2 7 8
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 0.004% 0.023% 0.015%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.014% 0.065% 0.043%
Number of salaries quoted 2 2 7
10th Percentile £69,393 £42,500 £67,500
25th Percentile £70,328 £46,250 £68,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £71,885 £52,500 £75,000
Median % change year-on-year +36.92% -30.00% +62.75%
75th Percentile £73,443 £58,750 £81,250
90th Percentile £74,377 £62,500 -
UK median annual salary £75,000 £52,500 £75,000
% change year-on-year +42.86% -30.00% -4.76%

All Generic Skills
UK excluding London

Genomics 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 UK excluding London.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 14,779 10,702 18,544
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 29.55% 35.28% 34.84%
Number of salaries quoted 6,968 4,879 13,102
10th Percentile £27,000 £30,000 £26,250
25th Percentile £32,500 £41,250 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,445 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -11.92% +10.00% -9.09%
75th Percentile £65,000 £70,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £83,750 £80,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £62,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -11.29% +12.73% -15.38%

Genomics
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Genomics relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Genomics job vacancy trend in the UK excluding London

Genomics
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing Genomics.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK excluding London citing Genomics

Genomics
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 Genomics within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 1 March 2026. 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
Wales - 1 £68,770 -
East of England - 1 £75,000 - 3
Genomics
UK

Genomics
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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:

Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (50.00%) Big Data
General
1 1 (50.00%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 1 (50.00%) Head of Delivery
1 1 (50.00%) Head of Programme Delivery
Miscellaneous
1 1 (50.00%) Life Science
1 1 (50.00%) NHS
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (50.00%) AI
1 1 (50.00%) Analytics
1 1 (50.00%) Bioinformatics
1 1 (50.00%) Predictive Analytics
1 1 (50.00%) Programme Delivery
1 1 (50.00%) Programme Management
1 1 (50.00%) Project Delivery
1 1 (50.00%) Project Management
1 1 (50.00%) Stakeholder and Relationship Management
1 1 (50.00%) Stakeholder Management