Neuroscience
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for Neuroscience skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Neuroscience over the 6 months to 30 November 2023 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
30 Nov 2023
Same period 2022 Same period 2021
Rank 714 1052 1010
Rank change year-on-year +338 -42 -260
Permanent jobs citing Neuroscience 13 38 94
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.024% 0.030% 0.073%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.026% 0.031% 0.076%
Number of salaries quoted 1 3 1
10th Percentile - £25,800 -
25th Percentile £47,500 £26,250 £92,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £27,000 £95,000
Median % change year-on-year +85.19% -71.58% +46.15%
75th Percentile £52,500 £29,250 £97,500
90th Percentile - £30,600 -
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £27,000 -
% change year-on-year +85.19% - -

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

Neuroscience is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 50,664 120,987 123,563
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 94.08% 95.74% 95.44%
Number of salaries quoted 36,731 73,454 82,144
10th Percentile £32,500 £34,347 £32,500
25th Percentile £43,750 £45,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £59,500
Median % change year-on-year - +0.84% +8.18%
75th Percentile £80,000 £81,250 £77,500
90th Percentile £98,750 £100,000 £95,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,500 £53,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -0.94% +6.00% +4.17%

Neuroscience
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Neuroscience as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Neuroscience in the UK

Neuroscience
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Neuroscience.

Salary trend for Neuroscience in the UK

Neuroscience
Top 4 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Neuroscience within the UK over the 6 months to 30 November 2023. 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 +297 13 £50,000 - 10
UK excluding London +233 13 £50,000 +85.19% 7
South East +154 12 - - 2
South West - 1 £50,000 - 1

Neuroscience
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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:

Application Platforms
1 3 (23.08%) SharePoint
Applications
1 3 (23.08%) Microsoft Excel
1 3 (23.08%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (23.08%) Big Data
General
1 12 (92.31%) Pharmaceutical
2 9 (69.23%) Social Skills
3 6 (46.15%) Finance
3 6 (46.15%) Legal
4 5 (38.46%) Analytical Skills
5 4 (30.77%) Law
6 3 (23.08%) Marketing
7 2 (15.38%) Manufacturing
8 1 (7.69%) Games
8 1 (7.69%) Organisational Skills
8 1 (7.69%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 4 (30.77%) Senior
2 3 (23.08%) Analyst
2 3 (23.08%) Insight Analyst
2 3 (23.08%) QA Specialist
2 3 (23.08%) Senior Analyst
2 3 (23.08%) Senior Insight Analyst
3 1 (7.69%) Data Scientist
3 1 (7.69%) Senior Data Warehouse Specialist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (7.69%) Unity (Game Engine)
Miscellaneous
1 12 (92.31%) Biopharmaceutical
2 6 (46.15%) Life Science
3 3 (23.08%) Pharmacovigilance
4 1 (7.69%) Algorithms
4 1 (7.69%) Onboarding
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (46.15%) Analytics
2 5 (38.46%) ERP
3 4 (30.77%) Decision-Making
3 4 (30.77%) Problem-Solving
4 3 (23.08%) Analytical Modelling
4 3 (23.08%) Budgeting and Forecasting
4 3 (23.08%) Business Development
4 3 (23.08%) Business Intelligence
4 3 (23.08%) Business Strategy
4 3 (23.08%) Commercialisation
4 3 (23.08%) Continuous Improvement
4 3 (23.08%) Critical Thinking
4 3 (23.08%) Data Analysis
4 3 (23.08%) Data Strategy
4 3 (23.08%) Financial Modelling
4 3 (23.08%) Line Management
4 3 (23.08%) Market Research
4 3 (23.08%) Performance Monitoring
4 3 (23.08%) QMS
4 3 (23.08%) Tech Ops
Programming Languages
1 1 (7.69%) C#
1 1 (7.69%) Python
1 1 (7.69%) SQL
Qualifications
1 6 (46.15%) Degree
2 3 (23.08%) ACCA
3 2 (15.38%) PhD
4 1 (7.69%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (23.08%) QA
2 2 (15.38%) GMP
Vendors
1 3 (23.08%) CA
1 3 (23.08%) SAP