Life Sciences
London > Central London
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Life Science in contract job vacancies advertised in Central London. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Life Science over the 6 months to 1 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 1 Jun 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 133 | 173 | 188 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +40 | +15 | -21 |
| Contract jobs citing Life Science | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Central London | 0.17% | 0.027% | 0.13% |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category | 0.54% | 0.076% | 0.38% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £427 |
| 25th Percentile | £743 | £228 | £485 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £755 | £235 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +221.28% | -57.27% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £768 | £243 | £563 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £579 |
| London median daily rate | £575 | £506 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | +13.58% | -7.95% | -6.14% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £57.50 |
| Median hourly rate | - | - | £60.00 |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £62.50 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| London median hourly rate | £37.50 | £62.50 | £62.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -40.00% | - | +43.68% |
All Generic Skills
Central London
Life Science is in the General and Transferable Skills category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in Central London with a requirement for generic IT skills.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills | 744 | 1,321 | 1,572 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Central London | 31.06% | 35.62% | 35.14% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 511 | 901 | 1,145 |
| 10th Percentile | £265 | £313 | £400 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £475 | £488 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £563 | £625 | £575 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -10.00% | +8.70% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £688 | £738 | £700 |
| 90th Percentile | £838 | £838 | £808 |
| London median daily rate | £575 | £600 | £600 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.17% | - | +9.09% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 7 | 18 | 28 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.75 | £19.14 | £18.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £14.38 | £35.00 | £32.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £23.00 | £37.42 | £46.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -38.53% | -19.54% | +132.50% |
| 75th Percentile | £25.50 | £80.00 | £59.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £36.30 | £88.30 | £65.28 |
| London median hourly rate | £27.00 | £34.81 | £42.26 |
| % change year-on-year | -22.44% | -17.63% | +23.60% |
Life Science
Job Vacancy Trend in Central London
Job postings citing Life Science as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Central London.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Central London
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Life Science in Central London.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Central London
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Life Science in Central London.
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Contract Job Locations in Central London
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Life Science within the Central London region over the 6 months to 1 June 2024. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.
| Location | Rank Change on Same Period Last Year |
Matching Contract IT Job Ads |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of London | +48 | 4 | £755 | +221.28% | 14 |
| Life Science London |
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Central London 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: