Life Sciences
UK > Scotland
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Life Science in contract job vacancies advertised in Scotland. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Life Science over the 6 months to 28 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 28 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 158 | 181 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | +23 | -18 |
| Contract jobs citing Life Science | 0 | 6 | 3 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Scotland | - | 0.22% | 0.088% |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category | - | 0.61% | 0.25% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | £128 | £463 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | £135 | £475 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -71.58% | - |
| 75th Percentile | - | £400 | £488 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £490 | - |
| UK median daily rate | £525 | £488 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | +7.69% | -7.14% | +11.70% |
All Generic Skills
Scotland
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 Scotland with a requirement for generic IT skills.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills | 685 | 991 | 1,204 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Scotland | 32.50% | 37.01% | 35.34% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 420 | 671 | 835 |
| 10th Percentile | £200 | £225 | £294 |
| 25th Percentile | £363 | £413 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £453 | £490 | £485 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -7.55% | +1.03% | +14.12% |
| 75th Percentile | £559 | £550 | £562 |
| 90th Percentile | £651 | £650 | £638 |
| UK median daily rate | £538 | £550 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.18% | - | +10.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 36 | 26 | 25 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.78 | - | £16.38 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.19 | £10.63 | £20.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £18.07 | £12.73 | £41.95 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +41.91% | -69.65% | -6.78% |
| 75th Percentile | £26.89 | £22.39 | £52.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £59.13 | £50.74 | £56.80 |
| UK median hourly rate | £34.21 | £22.00 | £26.98 |
| % change year-on-year | +55.50% | -18.46% | +4.78% |
Life Science
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland
Job postings citing Life Science as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Scotland.
Life Science
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Scotland
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Life Science in Scotland.
Life Science
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Scotland
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Life Science in Scotland.