LIMS Job Trends in the UK excluding London

Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS)
UK > UK excluding London

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term LIMS in permanent job vacancies in the UK excluding London. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited LIMS 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 479 560 569
Rank change year-on-year +81 +9 +167
Permanent jobs citing LIMS 30 6 4
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 0.071% 0.017% 0.012%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.22% 0.049% 0.034%
Number of salaries quoted 10 3 2
10th Percentile £25,353 - £32,802
25th Percentile £26,640 £55,000 £38,628
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £31,000 £60,000 £50,165
Median % change year-on-year -48.33% +19.61% +25.18%
75th Percentile £31,500 £65,000 £62,332
90th Percentile £55,000 - £68,536
UK median annual salary £31,000 £60,000 £50,165
% change year-on-year -48.33% +19.61% +5.61%

All Generic Skills
UK excluding London

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 UK excluding London.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 13,649 12,311 11,930
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 32.19% 34.27% 34.57%
Number of salaries quoted 6,315 5,294 8,462
10th Percentile £26,375 £30,500 £29,000
25th Percentile £31,500 £41,250 £37,733
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -13.64% +4.76% -4.55%
75th Percentile £65,000 £68,750 £67,500
90th Percentile £78,790 £82,500 £82,543
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -7.69%

LIMS
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

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

LIMS job vacancy trend in the UK excluding London

LIMS
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

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

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

LIMS
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution for jobs citing LIMS in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 14 January 2026.

Salary histogram for LIMS in the UK excluding London

LIMS
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 LIMS within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 14 January 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
North of England +20 13 £31,000 -48.33% 9
North East - 13 £31,000 - 1
South East - 10 - - 12
South West - 3 £25,768 - 6
East of England +26 2 - - 6
Midlands +20 2 £55,000 -8.33% 7
West Midlands +19 2 £55,000 -8.33% 1
LIMS
UK

LIMS
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:

Cloud Services
1 8 (26.67%) Microsoft 365
2 3 (10.00%) Benchling
Communications & Networking
1 11 (36.67%) TCP/IP
2 8 (26.67%) DNS
2 8 (26.67%) VPN
2 8 (26.67%) Wi-Fi
3 3 (10.00%) MQTT
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (26.67%) SQL Server
General
1 8 (26.67%) Marketing
1 8 (26.67%) Pharmaceutical
1 8 (26.67%) Social Skills
2 5 (16.67%) Manufacturing
3 3 (10.00%) Law
3 3 (10.00%) Legal
3 3 (10.00%) Organisational Skills
3 3 (10.00%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 8 (26.67%) Coordinator
1 8 (26.67%) IT Support
2 7 (23.33%) Analyst
3 5 (16.67%) IT Analyst
3 5 (16.67%) IT Support Analyst
3 5 (16.67%) Support Analyst
4 3 (10.00%) 1st Line Support
4 3 (10.00%) 1st Line Support Technician
4 3 (10.00%) IT Assistant
4 3 (10.00%) IT Support Assistant
4 3 (10.00%) IT Support Technician
4 3 (10.00%) IT Technician
4 3 (10.00%) Product Owner
4 3 (10.00%) Support Assistant
4 3 (10.00%) Support Technician
5 2 (6.67%) Business Development Manager
5 2 (6.67%) Business Manager
5 2 (6.67%) Data Analyst
5 2 (6.67%) Development Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (10.00%) Middleware
1 3 (10.00%) REST
1 3 (10.00%) SOAP
Miscellaneous
1 9 (30.00%) Management Information System
2 6 (20.00%) Life Science
3 5 (16.67%) Onboarding
3 5 (16.67%) SCADA
4 3 (10.00%) Biopharmaceutical
4 3 (10.00%) NHS
4 3 (10.00%) Operational Technology
4 3 (10.00%) Product Ownership
4 3 (10.00%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 17 (56.67%) Windows
2 8 (26.67%) Linux
2 8 (26.67%) Mac OS
3 5 (16.67%) Windows 10
3 5 (16.67%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 17 (56.67%) Information Management
2 12 (40.00%) Cybersecurity
3 11 (36.67%) Biotechnology
3 11 (36.67%) Computer Science
4 8 (26.67%) Customer Service
4 8 (26.67%) Validation
5 7 (23.33%) Continuous Improvement
6 5 (16.67%) ITIL
6 5 (16.67%) Service Management
6 5 (16.67%) User Experience
7 4 (13.33%) Biomedicine
7 4 (13.33%) Data Security
7 4 (13.33%) Regulatory Compliance
8 3 (10.00%) Biochemistry
8 3 (10.00%) Collaborative Working
8 3 (10.00%) Data Pipeline
8 3 (10.00%) Digital Strategy
8 3 (10.00%) Product Vision
8 3 (10.00%) Roadmaps
8 3 (10.00%) Storage Management
Programming Languages
1 11 (36.67%) SQL
2 3 (10.00%) Python
Qualifications
1 18 (60.00%) Degree
2 8 (26.67%) HNC
2 8 (26.67%) HND
3 5 (16.67%) A+ Certification
3 5 (16.67%) CCNA
3 5 (16.67%) Cisco Certification
3 5 (16.67%) MCSA
3 5 (16.67%) Microsoft Certification
3 5 (16.67%) Network+ Certification
4 4 (13.33%) PhD
5 3 (10.00%) Computer Science Degree
5 3 (10.00%) ECDL
5 3 (10.00%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (26.67%) 21 CFR Part 11
1 8 (26.67%) GxP
2 4 (13.33%) GLP
3 3 (10.00%) QA
System Software
1 13 (43.33%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 16 (53.33%) Microsoft
2 5 (16.67%) Cisco
3 3 (10.00%) Agilent
3 3 (10.00%) LabVantage