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 9 April 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
9 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 342 325 399
Rank change year-on-year -17 +74 +90
Permanent jobs citing Life Science 54 83 169
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.31% 0.64% 0.53%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.90% 1.52% 1.46%
Number of salaries quoted 46 22 39
10th Percentile £33,250 £47,500 £35,800
25th Percentile £38,750 £48,750 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £46,250 £57,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -19.57% - -17.86%
75th Percentile £65,563 £77,500 £70,625
90th Percentile £80,625 £105,500 £81,250
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 6,030 5,473 11,545
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 35.01% 42.34% 36.38%
Number of salaries quoted 3,762 3,687 9,172
10th Percentile £31,250 £35,750 £32,500
25th Percentile £44,447 £47,231 £42,860
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £62,500 £59,300
Median % change year-on-year -4.00% +5.40% -8.77%
75th Percentile £82,500 £86,250 £77,500
90th Percentile £102,500 £120,000 £100,000
UK median annual salary £57,591 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -4.02% +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 9 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 (1.85%) Apache Spark
1 1 (1.85%) SharePoint
Applications
1 5 (9.26%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (1.85%) Chatbot
2 1 (1.85%) Trello
Business Applications
1 5 (9.26%) SAP ERP
2 2 (3.70%) SAP S/4HANA
3 1 (1.85%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 10 (18.52%) SaaS
2 6 (11.11%) Azure
2 6 (11.11%) Power Platform
3 4 (7.41%) AWS
4 3 (5.56%) Dynamics 365
4 3 (5.56%) GitHub
4 3 (5.56%) Microsoft 365
5 1 (1.85%) Azure Data Factory
5 1 (1.85%) GCP
5 1 (1.85%) Microsoft Copilot
Communications & Networking
1 2 (3.70%) Firewall
1 2 (3.70%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (9.26%) Big Data
1 5 (9.26%) Power BI
1 5 (9.26%) Power Query
2 3 (5.56%) MongoDB
2 3 (5.56%) NoSQL
Development Applications
1 4 (7.41%) JIRA
2 1 (1.85%) Git
General
1 13 (24.07%) Finance
2 10 (18.52%) Manufacturing
3 9 (16.67%) Pharmaceutical
4 8 (14.81%) Social Skills
5 7 (12.96%) Aerospace
5 7 (12.96%) Analytical Skills
5 7 (12.96%) Automotive
6 5 (9.26%) Aeronautics
7 4 (7.41%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 2 (3.70%) Law
8 2 (3.70%) Marketing
8 2 (3.70%) Public Sector
9 1 (1.85%) Health Technology
9 1 (1.85%) Legal
9 1 (1.85%) Organisational Skills
9 1 (1.85%) Retail
9 1 (1.85%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 16 (29.63%) Consultant
2 12 (22.22%) Recruitment Consultant
3 11 (20.37%) Senior
4 6 (11.11%) Senior Consultant
4 6 (11.11%) Senior Recruitment Consultant
5 5 (9.26%) Business Development Manager
5 5 (9.26%) Business Manager
5 5 (9.26%) Development Manager
6 4 (7.41%) Business Consultant
6 4 (7.41%) Business Development Consultant
6 4 (7.41%) Development Consultant
6 4 (7.41%) Innovation Consultant
7 3 (5.56%) Account Executive
7 3 (5.56%) IT Engineer
7 3 (5.56%) IT Support
7 3 (5.56%) IT Support Engineer
7 3 (5.56%) Lead
7 3 (5.56%) Senior Software Engineer
7 3 (5.56%) Technical Engineer
7 3 (5.56%) Technical Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (5.56%) EDI
1 3 (5.56%) Flask
2 2 (3.70%) TensorFlow
3 1 (1.85%) Keras
3 1 (1.85%) NumPy
3 1 (1.85%) Pandas
3 1 (1.85%) PyTorch
3 1 (1.85%) scikit-learn
Miscellaneous
1 3 (5.56%) Data Centre
1 3 (5.56%) Private Cloud
2 2 (3.70%) Analytical Mindset
2 2 (3.70%) Linux Command Line
3 1 (1.85%) 3D Graphics
3 1 (1.85%) AI Agents
3 1 (1.85%) Algorithms
3 1 (1.85%) BYOD
3 1 (1.85%) Cloud Native
3 1 (1.85%) Driving Licence
3 1 (1.85%) Enterprise Software
3 1 (1.85%) Genomics
3 1 (1.85%) Management Information System
3 1 (1.85%) Mobile App
3 1 (1.85%) NHS
3 1 (1.85%) Product Ownership
3 1 (1.85%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 2 (3.70%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 21 (38.89%) Business Development
2 11 (20.37%) Problem-Solving
3 10 (18.52%) ERP
3 10 (18.52%) Mentoring
4 9 (16.67%) Agile
5 8 (14.81%) Project Management
6 7 (12.96%) Data Governance
6 7 (12.96%) Software Engineering
7 6 (11.11%) Customer Service
7 6 (11.11%) Lead Generation
7 6 (11.11%) Project Delivery
7 6 (11.11%) Stakeholder Engagement
8 5 (9.26%) Business Intelligence
8 5 (9.26%) Decision-Making
8 5 (9.26%) Performance Management
8 5 (9.26%) Presales
8 5 (9.26%) Strategic Thinking
9 4 (7.41%) AI
9 4 (7.41%) Project Planning
9 4 (7.41%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 10 (18.52%) Python
2 5 (9.26%) SQL
3 3 (5.56%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 5 (9.26%) Degree
2 1 (1.85%) Microsoft Certification
2 1 (1.85%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (12.96%) PMO
2 2 (3.70%) Accessibility
2 2 (3.70%) Cyber Essentials
2 2 (3.70%) Data Quality
2 2 (3.70%) GDPR
2 2 (3.70%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 1 (1.85%) GxP
3 1 (1.85%) HIPAA
3 1 (1.85%) P3O
3 1 (1.85%) SLA
System Software
1 3 (5.56%) Docker
2 1 (1.85%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 1 (1.85%) Jamf Pro
Vendors
1 8 (14.81%) Microsoft
2 7 (12.96%) SAP
3 1 (1.85%) Apple
3 1 (1.85%) Cognizant
3 1 (1.85%) Google
3 1 (1.85%) HubSpot
3 1 (1.85%) OpenAI