Hybrid/Remote Biotechnology Job Trends

Biotechnology (Biotech)
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for remote or hybrid work requiring Biotechnology skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 12 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 267 395 350
Rank change year-on-year +128 -45 +277
Permanent jobs citing Biotechnology 105 37 141
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.70% 0.23% 0.65%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.80% 0.24% 0.69%
Number of salaries quoted 6 3 14
10th Percentile - £82,000 £40,000
25th Percentile - £107,500 £42,188
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £150,000 £67,500
Median % change year-on-year -66.67% +122.22% -6.90%
75th Percentile £52,813 - £77,500
90th Percentile £60,625 - £84,375
UK median annual salary £50,000 £70,000 £42,500
% change year-on-year -28.57% +64.71% -19.05%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Work from Home

Biotechnology falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with remote or hybrid options requiring process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 13,070 15,388 20,350
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 87.44% 93.64% 93.51%
Number of salaries quoted 8,286 9,071 16,480
10th Percentile £30,000 £36,250 £36,250
25th Percentile £41,250 £46,750 £45,164
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £62,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.00% +4.17% -4.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £82,000 £79,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £100,000 £97,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -4.00%

Biotechnology
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Biotechnology and offering remote or hybrid work options relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

Biotechnology job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid jobs

Biotechnology
Salary Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Biotechnology.

Salary distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Biotechnology

Biotechnology
Salary Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Biotechnology over the 6 months to 12 January 2026.

Biotechnology salary histogram for jobs with remote/hybrid work options

Biotechnology
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs 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:

Applications
1 97 (92.38%) Chatbot
Cloud Services
1 1 (0.95%) AWS
Communications & Networking
1 1 (0.95%) RS-232
1 1 (0.95%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (0.95%) MongoDB
1 1 (0.95%) PostgreSQL
1 1 (0.95%) SAP HANA
General
1 5 (4.76%) Marketing
1 5 (4.76%) Social Skills
2 3 (2.86%) Pharmaceutical
3 1 (0.95%) Documentation Skills
3 1 (0.95%) Finance
3 1 (0.95%) Italian Language
3 1 (0.95%) Spanish Language
Job Titles
1 97 (92.38%) Trainer
2 43 (40.95%) Research Scientist
3 22 (20.95%) Biostatistician
4 17 (16.19%) Biologist
5 4 (3.81%) Consultant
6 1 (0.95%) Field Engineer
6 1 (0.95%) Field Service Engineer
6 1 (0.95%) Instructor
6 1 (0.95%) Java Engineer
6 1 (0.95%) Logistics Manager
6 1 (0.95%) Process Manager
6 1 (0.95%) Senior
6 1 (0.95%) Senior Java Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (0.95%) Spring
1 1 (0.95%) Spring Boot
Miscellaneous
1 97 (92.38%) Molecular Biology
2 1 (0.95%) Life Science
2 1 (0.95%) Robotics
2 1 (0.95%) Social Media
Processes & Methodologies
1 97 (92.38%) AI
1 97 (92.38%) Biochemistry
1 97 (92.38%) Biology
1 97 (92.38%) Conversational UI
1 97 (92.38%) Data Interpretation
1 97 (92.38%) Experimental Design
2 22 (20.95%) Biostatistics
3 4 (3.81%) B2B
3 4 (3.81%) Customer Retention
4 2 (1.90%) Analytics
5 1 (0.95%) Agile
5 1 (0.95%) CRM
5 1 (0.95%) Customer Engagement
5 1 (0.95%) Digital Marketing
5 1 (0.95%) Logistics
5 1 (0.95%) Microservices
5 1 (0.95%) Presales
5 1 (0.95%) Preventative Maintenance
5 1 (0.95%) Search Engine Marketing
5 1 (0.95%) Software Engineering
Programming Languages
1 1 (0.95%) Java
1 1 (0.95%) JavaScript
1 1 (0.95%) Python
Qualifications
1 99 (94.29%) Degree
2 98 (93.33%) Master's Degree
3 97 (92.38%) PhD
4 1 (0.95%) DBS Check
4 1 (0.95%) HNC
4 1 (0.95%) MBA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (3.81%) Accessibility
2 1 (0.95%) GxP
System Software
1 1 (0.95%) Firmware
Vendors
1 97 (92.38%) PayPal
2 1 (0.95%) SAP