Hybrid/Remote Life Science Job Trends

Life Sciences
UK > Work from Home

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Life Science in remote or hybrid work. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Life Science over the 6 months leading up to 19 April 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
19 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 348 327 429
Rank change year-on-year -21 +102 +43
Permanent jobs citing Life Science 57 74 143
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.32% 0.56% 0.44%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.92% 1.32% 1.22%
Number of salaries quoted 48 23 43
10th Percentile £33,550 £35,500 £37,500
25th Percentile £38,750 £47,500 £43,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £56,500 £54,000
Median % change year-on-year -15.93% +4.63% -22.86%
75th Percentile £67,818 £77,500 £69,375
90th Percentile £88,625 £105,500 £81,000
UK median annual salary £72,500 £62,500 £47,500
% change year-on-year +16.00% +31.58% -26.92%

All Generic Skills
Work from Home

Life Science 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 with remote or hybrid options requiring generic IT skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 6,199 5,614 11,687
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 34.89% 42.27% 35.93%
Number of salaries quoted 3,876 3,714 9,236
10th Percentile £31,250 £35,210 £32,500
25th Percentile £45,000 £46,355 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,809 £62,500 £59,000
Median % change year-on-year -2.71% +5.93% -9.23%
75th Percentile £82,500 £87,500 £78,025
90th Percentile £102,000 £122,500 £100,000
UK median annual salary £59,720 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -0.47% +9.09% -15.38%

Life Science
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

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

Life Science job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid jobs

Life Science
Salary Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

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

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

Life Science
Salary Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Life Science over the 6 months to 19 April 2026.

Life Science salary histogram for jobs with remote/hybrid work options

Life Science
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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (1.75%) Apache Spark
1 1 (1.75%) SharePoint
Applications
1 5 (8.77%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (1.75%) Chatbot
2 1 (1.75%) Trello
Business Applications
1 5 (8.77%) SAP ERP
2 2 (3.51%) SAP S/4HANA
3 1 (1.75%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 9 (15.79%) SaaS
2 6 (10.53%) Azure
2 6 (10.53%) Power Platform
3 4 (7.02%) AWS
4 3 (5.26%) GitHub
4 3 (5.26%) Microsoft 365
5 2 (3.51%) Dynamics 365
6 1 (1.75%) Azure Data Factory
6 1 (1.75%) GCP
6 1 (1.75%) Microsoft Copilot
Communications & Networking
1 2 (3.51%) Firewall
1 2 (3.51%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (8.77%) Big Data
1 5 (8.77%) Power BI
1 5 (8.77%) Power Query
2 3 (5.26%) MongoDB
2 3 (5.26%) NoSQL
Development Applications
1 4 (7.02%) JIRA
2 1 (1.75%) Git
General
1 14 (24.56%) Finance
2 12 (21.05%) Manufacturing
3 10 (17.54%) Pharmaceutical
4 7 (12.28%) Aerospace
4 7 (12.28%) Automotive
4 7 (12.28%) Social Skills
5 6 (10.53%) Analytical Skills
6 5 (8.77%) Aeronautics
7 4 (7.02%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 2 (3.51%) Law
8 2 (3.51%) Marketing
8 2 (3.51%) Public Sector
9 1 (1.75%) Arabic Language
9 1 (1.75%) Dutch Language
9 1 (1.75%) French Language
9 1 (1.75%) German Language
9 1 (1.75%) Italian Language
9 1 (1.75%) Japanese Language
9 1 (1.75%) Mandarin Language
9 1 (1.75%) Retail
Job Titles
1 15 (26.32%) Consultant
2 11 (19.30%) Recruitment Consultant
2 11 (19.30%) Senior
3 6 (10.53%) Senior Consultant
3 6 (10.53%) Senior Recruitment Consultant
4 5 (8.77%) Business Development Manager
4 5 (8.77%) Business Manager
4 5 (8.77%) Development Manager
5 4 (7.02%) Business Consultant
5 4 (7.02%) Business Development Consultant
5 4 (7.02%) Development Consultant
5 4 (7.02%) Innovation Consultant
6 3 (5.26%) IT Engineer
6 3 (5.26%) IT Support Engineer
6 3 (5.26%) Senior Software Engineer
6 3 (5.26%) Software Engineer
6 3 (5.26%) Support Engineer
6 3 (5.26%) Technical Engineer
6 3 (5.26%) Technical Support
6 3 (5.26%) Technical Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (5.26%) EDI
1 3 (5.26%) Flask
2 2 (3.51%) TensorFlow
3 1 (1.75%) Keras
3 1 (1.75%) NumPy
3 1 (1.75%) Pandas
3 1 (1.75%) PyTorch
3 1 (1.75%) scikit-learn
Miscellaneous
1 3 (5.26%) Data Centre
1 3 (5.26%) Private Cloud
2 2 (3.51%) Analytical Mindset
2 2 (3.51%) Enterprise Software
2 2 (3.51%) Linux Command Line
3 1 (1.75%) 3D Graphics
3 1 (1.75%) AI Agents
3 1 (1.75%) Algorithms
3 1 (1.75%) BYOD
3 1 (1.75%) Cloud Native
3 1 (1.75%) Genomics
3 1 (1.75%) Management Information System
3 1 (1.75%) Mobile App
3 1 (1.75%) NHS
3 1 (1.75%) Product Ownership
3 1 (1.75%) Self-Motivation
3 1 (1.75%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 2 (3.51%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 21 (36.84%) Business Development
2 10 (17.54%) Agile
2 10 (17.54%) ERP
2 10 (17.54%) Mentoring
2 10 (17.54%) Problem-Solving
3 8 (14.04%) Project Management
4 7 (12.28%) Data Governance
4 7 (12.28%) Software Engineering
5 6 (10.53%) Customer Service
5 6 (10.53%) Project Delivery
6 5 (8.77%) AI
6 5 (8.77%) Business Intelligence
6 5 (8.77%) Decision-Making
6 5 (8.77%) Lead Generation
6 5 (8.77%) Performance Management
6 5 (8.77%) Presales
6 5 (8.77%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 5 (8.77%) Strategic Thinking
7 4 (7.02%) Project Planning
7 4 (7.02%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 10 (17.54%) Python
2 5 (8.77%) SQL
3 3 (5.26%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 5 (8.77%) Degree
2 1 (1.75%) Microsoft Certification
2 1 (1.75%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (14.04%) PMO
2 3 (5.26%) Data Quality
2 3 (5.26%) GDPR
3 2 (3.51%) Accessibility
3 2 (3.51%) Cyber Essentials
3 2 (3.51%) GxP
3 2 (3.51%) HIPAA
3 2 (3.51%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 2 (3.51%) QA
4 1 (1.75%) P3O
4 1 (1.75%) SLA
System Software
1 3 (5.26%) Docker
2 1 (1.75%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 1 (1.75%) Jamf Pro
Vendors
1 8 (14.04%) SAP
2 7 (12.28%) Microsoft
3 1 (1.75%) Apple
3 1 (1.75%) Cognizant
3 1 (1.75%) Google
3 1 (1.75%) HubSpot
3 1 (1.75%) OpenAI