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 11 May 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 332 358 409
Rank change year-on-year +26 +51 +49
Permanent jobs citing Life Science 64 60 167
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.35% 0.41% 0.51%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 1.02% 0.93% 1.42%
Number of salaries quoted 53 23 47
10th Percentile £34,000 £35,500 £37,500
25th Percentile £41,250 £47,500 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £57,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% +9.52% -22.51%
75th Percentile £73,750 £77,500 £65,383
90th Percentile £90,500 £105,500 £80,000
UK median annual salary £72,500 £61,250 £47,500
% change year-on-year +18.37% +28.95% -25.18%

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 6,275 6,475 11,775
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 34.03% 44.30% 36.19%
Number of salaries quoted 3,992 3,701 9,290
10th Percentile £34,000 £33,000 £32,500
25th Percentile £45,000 £46,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £62,500 £59,513
Median % change year-on-year - +5.02% -8.44%
75th Percentile £82,500 £88,750 £78,750
90th Percentile £100,000 £122,500 £101,375
UK median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year - +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 11 May 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 (1.56%) Apache Spark
1 1 (1.56%) SharePoint
Applications
1 5 (7.81%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (1.56%) Chatbot
2 1 (1.56%) Microsoft Project
2 1 (1.56%) Trello
Business Applications
1 5 (7.81%) SAP ERP
2 3 (4.69%) SAP S/4HANA
3 1 (1.56%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 10 (15.63%) Azure
2 9 (14.06%) AWS
2 9 (14.06%) SaaS
3 6 (9.38%) Power Platform
4 5 (7.81%) GCP
5 3 (4.69%) GitHub
5 3 (4.69%) Microsoft 365
6 2 (3.13%) Dynamics 365
7 1 (1.56%) Azure Data Factory
7 1 (1.56%) Microsoft Copilot
7 1 (1.56%) Smartsheet
Communications & Networking
1 2 (3.13%) Firewall
1 2 (3.13%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (9.38%) Big Data
2 5 (7.81%) Power BI
2 5 (7.81%) Power Query
3 3 (4.69%) MongoDB
3 3 (4.69%) NoSQL
Development Applications
1 5 (7.81%) JIRA
2 1 (1.56%) Git
General
1 14 (21.88%) Finance
1 14 (21.88%) Pharmaceutical
2 13 (20.31%) Manufacturing
3 7 (10.94%) Aerospace
3 7 (10.94%) Automotive
3 7 (10.94%) Social Skills
4 6 (9.38%) Analytical Skills
5 5 (7.81%) Aeronautics
6 4 (6.25%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 3 (4.69%) Arabic Language
7 3 (4.69%) Dutch Language
7 3 (4.69%) French Language
7 3 (4.69%) German Language
7 3 (4.69%) Italian Language
7 3 (4.69%) Japanese Language
7 3 (4.69%) Mandarin Language
7 3 (4.69%) Polish Language
7 3 (4.69%) Portuguese Language
7 3 (4.69%) Spanish Language
8 2 (3.13%) Law
Job Titles
1 16 (25.00%) Consultant
2 12 (18.75%) Recruitment Consultant
3 11 (17.19%) Senior
4 6 (9.38%) Senior Consultant
4 6 (9.38%) Senior Recruitment Consultant
5 5 (7.81%) Business Development Manager
5 5 (7.81%) Business Manager
5 5 (7.81%) Development Manager
6 4 (6.25%) Account Executive
6 4 (6.25%) Artificial Intelligence Engineer
6 4 (6.25%) Business Consultant
6 4 (6.25%) Business Development Consultant
6 4 (6.25%) Development Consultant
6 4 (6.25%) Innovation Consultant
7 3 (4.69%) Analyst
7 3 (4.69%) Business Development Executive
7 3 (4.69%) Project Manager
7 3 (4.69%) Senior Software Engineer
7 3 (4.69%) Software Engineer
7 3 (4.69%) Systems Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (6.25%) LangChain
1 4 (6.25%) LlamaIndex
2 3 (4.69%) EDI
2 3 (4.69%) Flask
3 2 (3.13%) TensorFlow
4 1 (1.56%) Keras
4 1 (1.56%) NumPy
4 1 (1.56%) Pandas
4 1 (1.56%) PyTorch
4 1 (1.56%) scikit-learn
Miscellaneous
1 5 (7.81%) AI Agents
2 4 (6.25%) Distributed Systems
3 3 (4.69%) Data Centre
3 3 (4.69%) Private Cloud
3 3 (4.69%) Self-Motivation
4 2 (3.13%) Analytical Mindset
4 2 (3.13%) Enterprise Software
4 2 (3.13%) Linux Command Line
4 2 (3.13%) Pharmacovigilance
5 1 (1.56%) 3D Graphics
5 1 (1.56%) Algorithms
5 1 (1.56%) BYOD
5 1 (1.56%) Cloud Native
5 1 (1.56%) Genomics
5 1 (1.56%) Learning Management System
5 1 (1.56%) Management Information System
5 1 (1.56%) Mobile App
5 1 (1.56%) NHS
5 1 (1.56%) Product Ownership
5 1 (1.56%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 3 (4.69%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 23 (35.94%) Business Development
2 11 (17.19%) Agile
2 11 (17.19%) Decision-Making
2 11 (17.19%) ERP
3 10 (15.63%) Mentoring
4 9 (14.06%) AI
4 9 (14.06%) Data Governance
4 9 (14.06%) Project Management
5 8 (12.50%) Customer Service
5 8 (12.50%) Problem-Solving
5 8 (12.50%) Software Engineering
6 7 (10.94%) Project Delivery
7 6 (9.38%) Machine Learning
8 5 (7.81%) CI/CD
8 5 (7.81%) Data Pipeline
8 5 (7.81%) Event-Driven
8 5 (7.81%) Event-Driven Architecture
8 5 (7.81%) Presales
8 5 (7.81%) Regulatory Compliance
8 5 (7.81%) Strategic Thinking
Programming Languages
1 14 (21.88%) Python
2 5 (7.81%) SQL
3 3 (4.69%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 7 (10.94%) Degree
2 1 (1.56%) Computer Science Degree
2 1 (1.56%) Master's Degree
2 1 (1.56%) Microsoft Certification
2 1 (1.56%) PhD
2 1 (1.56%) PMI Certification
2 1 (1.56%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (12.50%) PMO
2 4 (6.25%) GDPR
2 4 (6.25%) GxP
3 3 (4.69%) Accessibility
3 3 (4.69%) Data Quality
4 2 (3.13%) Cyber Essentials
4 2 (3.13%) HIPAA
4 2 (3.13%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 2 (3.13%) QA
5 1 (1.56%) P3O
5 1 (1.56%) SLA
System Software
1 4 (6.25%) Docker
2 1 (1.56%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 1 (1.56%) Jamf Pro
Vendors
1 9 (14.06%) SAP
2 5 (7.81%) Microsoft
3 1 (1.56%) Apple
3 1 (1.56%) Cognizant
3 1 (1.56%) Google
3 1 (1.56%) OpenAI