Biostatistics (Biometry)
UK

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs requiring Biostatistics skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 25 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
25 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 755 648 -
Rank change year-on-year -107 - -
Permanent jobs citing Biostatistics 9 41 0
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.009% 0.083% -
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.012% 0.093% -
Number of salaries quoted 6 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £80,000 - -
UK excluding London median annual salary - - -

All Process & Methodology Skills
UK

Biostatistics 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.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 74,263 44,137 73,415
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 73.70% 89.84% 81.67%
Number of salaries quoted 51,228 24,998 49,763
10th Percentile £30,500 £28,750 £30,000
25th Percentile £41,250 £37,500 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% - -8.33%
75th Percentile £78,750 £76,250 £73,750
90th Percentile £100,000 £97,500 £93,750
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +10.00% - -9.09%

Biostatistics
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Biostatistics relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

Biostatistics job vacancy trend in the UK

Biostatistics
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Biostatistics.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Biostatistics

Biostatistics
Top 4 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Biostatistics within the UK over the 6 months to 25 July 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
England -109 9 £80,000 - 4
London - 6 £80,000 - 3
UK excluding London -112 3 - - 1
South East - 3 - -

Biostatistics
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities 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:

Application Platforms
1 3 (33.33%) SAS
General
1 5 (55.56%) Pharmaceutical
2 3 (33.33%) Analytical Skills
2 3 (33.33%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 9 (100.00%) Senior
2 6 (66.67%) Data Scientist
2 6 (66.67%) Senior Data Scientist
3 3 (33.33%) Programmer
3 3 (33.33%) Senior Programmer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (33.33%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 3 (33.33%) Data Structures
2 2 (22.22%) Life Science
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (66.67%) Data Science
2 4 (44.44%) AI
3 3 (33.33%) Computer Science
3 3 (33.33%) Data Analysis
3 3 (33.33%) Data Management
3 3 (33.33%) Exploratory Analysis
3 3 (33.33%) Hematology
3 3 (33.33%) Immunology
3 3 (33.33%) Mathematics
3 3 (33.33%) Matrix Organization
3 3 (33.33%) Process Improvement
3 3 (33.33%) Statistical Analysis
3 3 (33.33%) Statistics
3 3 (33.33%) Validation
4 2 (22.22%) Statistical Modelling
Programming Languages
1 3 (33.33%) SAS Macro
Qualifications
1 3 (33.33%) Degree
1 3 (33.33%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (33.33%) Accessibility
1 3 (33.33%) CDISC