Life Science Jobs with Hybrid/Remote/WFH Options

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 10 July 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
10 Jul 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 429 403 405
Rank change year-on-year -26 +2 +64
Permanent jobs citing Life Science 44 178 224
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 0.21% 0.53% 0.63%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.52% 1.54% 1.62%
Number of salaries quoted 24 54 77
10th Percentile £32,500 £37,500 £42,000
25th Percentile £34,000 £46,250 £48,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £47,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +31.58% -17.39% +4.55%
75th Percentile £79,063 £61,875 £75,000
90th Percentile £103,100 £77,375 £77,500
UK median annual salary £57,500 £47,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +21.05% -13.64% -

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 8,433 11,529 13,796
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 40.21% 34.57% 38.77%
Number of salaries quoted 3,872 8,571 10,643
10th Percentile £31,250 £32,500 £39,294
25th Percentile £45,000 £43,750 £48,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £60,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year +8.33% -7.69% -
75th Percentile £85,000 £82,500 £85,000
90th Percentile £121,250 £111,250 £107,500
UK median annual salary £57,665 £55,000 £64,179
% change year-on-year +4.85% -14.30% +2.69%

Life Science
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with remote working options citing Life Science as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Life Science trend for jobs with Hybrid/Remote/WFH options

Life Science
Salary Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average salary quoted in job vacancies with remote working options citing Life Science.

Life Science salary trend for jobs with a WFH option

Life Science
Salary Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Salary distribution for jobs with remote working options citing Life Science over the 6 months to 10 July 2025.

Life Science salary histogram for jobs with a WFH option

Life Science
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options 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 7 (15.91%) SharePoint
2 2 (4.55%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 8 (18.18%) Microsoft Excel
2 4 (9.09%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 3 (6.82%) Unit4 Business World
2 2 (4.55%) SAP EWM
2 2 (4.55%) SAP Oil and Gas
3 1 (2.27%) Dynamics CRM
3 1 (2.27%) SAP APO
3 1 (2.27%) SAP IBP
3 1 (2.27%) SAP S/4HANA
3 1 (2.27%) SAP SCM
3 1 (2.27%) SAP SD
Cloud Services
1 6 (13.64%) Azure
1 6 (13.64%) SaaS
2 5 (11.36%) AWS
2 5 (11.36%) Microsoft 365
3 1 (2.27%) Azure Monitor
3 1 (2.27%) Azure Service Bus
3 1 (2.27%) Entra ID
Communications & Networking
1 1 (2.27%) DHCP
1 1 (2.27%) DNS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (2.27%) PostgreSQL
1 1 (2.27%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 3 (6.82%) JIRA
General
1 20 (45.45%) Social Skills
2 12 (27.27%) Analytical Skills
3 9 (20.45%) Marketing
3 9 (20.45%) Pharmaceutical
4 7 (15.91%) Finance
4 7 (15.91%) Organisational Skills
5 6 (13.64%) Manufacturing
6 5 (11.36%) Law
7 3 (6.82%) Banking
7 3 (6.82%) Retail
8 2 (4.55%) French Language
8 2 (4.55%) German Language
8 2 (4.55%) Legal
8 2 (4.55%) Publishing
9 1 (2.27%) Billing
9 1 (2.27%) Electronics
9 1 (2.27%) Health Technology
9 1 (2.27%) Presentation Skills
9 1 (2.27%) Tech for Good
9 1 (2.27%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 9 (20.45%) Consultant
2 6 (13.64%) Lead
3 5 (11.36%) Digital Product Manager
3 5 (11.36%) Recruitment Consultant
4 3 (6.82%) Accountant
4 3 (6.82%) ERP Specialist
4 3 (6.82%) ERP Support
4 3 (6.82%) Product Manager
4 3 (6.82%) Project Manager
4 3 (6.82%) Senior
4 3 (6.82%) Support Specialist
5 2 (4.55%) Account Executive
5 2 (4.55%) Automation Engineer
5 2 (4.55%) Business Manager
5 2 (4.55%) Digital Account Manager
5 2 (4.55%) Field Engineer
5 2 (4.55%) Functional Consultant
5 2 (4.55%) SAP Consultant
5 2 (4.55%) SAP EWM Consultant
5 2 (4.55%) SAP Functional Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (2.27%) .NET
1 1 (2.27%) ARM Templates
1 1 (2.27%) Bootstrap
1 1 (2.27%) Django
1 1 (2.27%) EDI
1 1 (2.27%) IDoc
1 1 (2.27%) jQuery
1 1 (2.27%) PySpark
1 1 (2.27%) React
1 1 (2.27%) RESTful
1 1 (2.27%) SAP Fiori
1 1 (2.27%) Servlets
1 1 (2.27%) Spring
Miscellaneous
1 4 (9.09%) Onboarding
2 3 (6.82%) Product Ownership
3 2 (4.55%) Pharmacovigilance
3 2 (4.55%) Renewable Energy
3 2 (4.55%) Self-Motivation
3 2 (4.55%) Social Media
4 1 (2.27%) Analogue Electronics
4 1 (2.27%) FPGA
4 1 (2.27%) Hybrid Cloud
4 1 (2.27%) PMI
4 1 (2.27%) VHDL
Processes & Methodologies
1 15 (34.09%) Project Management
2 9 (20.45%) Continuous Improvement
2 9 (20.45%) Problem-Solving
3 8 (18.18%) Decision-Making
4 7 (15.91%) Agile
4 7 (15.91%) Mentoring
5 6 (13.64%) Business Development
5 6 (13.64%) Computer Science
5 6 (13.64%) CRM
6 5 (11.36%) Biotechnology
6 5 (11.36%) Collaborative Culture
6 5 (11.36%) Project Delivery
6 5 (11.36%) Roadmaps
7 4 (9.09%) Analytics
7 4 (9.09%) ERP
7 4 (9.09%) User Experience
8 3 (6.82%) Change Management
8 3 (6.82%) Data Modelling
8 3 (6.82%) GAP Analysis
8 3 (6.82%) Software Engineering
Programming Languages
1 4 (9.09%) Python
2 2 (4.55%) PowerShell
2 2 (4.55%) SQL
3 1 (2.27%) Bicep
3 1 (2.27%) C
3 1 (2.27%) Java
3 1 (2.27%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 15 (34.09%) Degree
2 5 (11.36%) Computer Science Degree
3 4 (9.09%) Master's Degree
4 3 (6.82%) ACCA
5 1 (2.27%) Azure Certification
5 1 (2.27%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (6.82%) Accessibility
1 3 (6.82%) GAAP
1 3 (6.82%) GDPR
1 3 (6.82%) GMP
2 2 (4.55%) 21 CFR Part 11
2 2 (4.55%) GxP
2 2 (4.55%) IEC 62304
2 2 (4.55%) ISO 13485
2 2 (4.55%) QA
3 1 (2.27%) Actionable Recommendations
3 1 (2.27%) Data Quality
3 1 (2.27%) HIPAA
System Software
1 1 (2.27%) Active Directory
1 1 (2.27%) Docker
1 1 (2.27%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 1 (2.27%) Kubernetes
1 1 (2.27%) Microsoft Intune
1 1 (2.27%) Single Sign-On
1 1 (2.27%) Terraform
Vendors
1 9 (20.45%) Microsoft
2 7 (15.91%) Salesforce
3 4 (9.09%) SAP
4 3 (6.82%) Google
5 2 (4.55%) HubSpot