Biology Contracts in England

Biology
UK > England

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for Biology skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Biology over the 6 months to 3 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
3 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 546 624 775
Rank change year-on-year +78 +151 -115
Contract jobs citing Biology 5 18 4
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 0.014% 0.038% 0.006%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.016% 0.042% 0.006%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 8 1
10th Percentile - £301 -
25th Percentile - £429 £501
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - £550 £503
Median % change year-on-year - +9.45% +6.91%
75th Percentile - £597 £504
90th Percentile - £633 -
UK median daily rate - £550 £388
% change year-on-year - +41.94% -11.93%
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 0 3
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £24.00
Median hourly rate £30.16 - £27.00
75th Percentile £39.75 - £30.00
90th Percentile - - -
UK median hourly rate £30.16 - £27.00
% change year-on-year - - +62.26%

All Process and Methodology Skills
England

Biology is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 31,458 42,946 64,590
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 85.64% 89.97% 90.87%
Number of daily rates quoted 20,501 30,170 46,065
10th Percentile £300 £325 £338
25th Percentile £413 £444 £433
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £545
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +0.92% +9.00%
75th Percentile £650 £675 £650
90th Percentile £750 £769 £750
UK median daily rate £525 £550 £538
% change year-on-year -4.55% +2.33% +7.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,315 1,518 1,726
10th Percentile £12.83 £10.63 £12.50
25th Percentile £16.00 £15.66 £15.25
Median hourly rate £37.50 £37.15 £25.00
Median % change year-on-year +0.94% +48.60% +11.11%
75th Percentile £61.30 £65.00 £49.48
90th Percentile £72.50 £75.50 £65.00
UK median hourly rate £36.50 £36.00 £25.68
% change year-on-year +1.39% +40.19% +10.45%

Biology
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings citing Biology as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for Biology in England

Biology
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Biology in England.

Daily rate trend for Biology in England

Biology
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Biology in England.

Hourly rate trend for Biology in England

Biology
Contract Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Biology within the England region over the 6 months to 3 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
London +100 3 - - 32
East of England - 2 - - 24
Biology
UK

Biology
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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 3 (60.00%) SharePoint
General
1 3 (60.00%) Manufacturing
1 3 (60.00%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 5 (100.00%) Project Manager
Miscellaneous
1 3 (60.00%) Biopharmaceutical
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (100.00%) Project Management
2 3 (60.00%) Resource Allocation
2 3 (60.00%) Stakeholder Management
3 2 (40.00%) Biotechnology