Life Science Contracts in the Thames Valley

Life Sciences
South East > Thames Valley

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Life Science in contract job vacancies in the Thames Valley. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Life Science over the 6 months leading up to 13 June 2024, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 114 102 146
Rank change year-on-year -12 +44 -77
Contract jobs citing Life Science 23 45 27
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 0.86% 1.56% 0.76%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 2.97% 4.81% 2.51%
Number of daily rates quoted 8 13 7
10th Percentile £267 - £445
25th Percentile £391 £200 £475
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £425 £515 £500
Median % change year-on-year -17.48% +3.00% -
75th Percentile £458 £550 £531
90th Percentile £521 £650 £575
South East median daily rate £425 £515 £500
% change year-on-year -17.48% +3.00% +51.52%
Number of hourly rates quoted 12 2 1
10th Percentile £22.58 £24.59 -
25th Percentile £41.25 £29.97 £60.75
Median hourly rate £42.50 £39.88 £61.50
Median % change year-on-year +6.58% -35.16% -
75th Percentile £61.63 £50.72 £62.25
90th Percentile £62.00 £56.66 -
South East median hourly rate £42.00 £15.21 £61.50
% change year-on-year +176.13% -75.27% -

All Generic Skills
Thames Valley

Life Science falls under the General and Transferable Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring generic IT skills in the Thames Valley.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 775 935 1,077
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 28.90% 32.50% 30.25%
Number of daily rates quoted 457 619 680
10th Percentile £205 £303 £226
25th Percentile £313 £400 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £513 £500
Median % change year-on-year -2.44% +2.50% +11.11%
75th Percentile £600 £623 £588
90th Percentile £650 £700 £664
South East median daily rate £500 £501 £500
% change year-on-year -0.10% +0.10% +8.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 61 24 33
10th Percentile £11.79 £18.08 £16.12
25th Percentile £20.50 £18.50 £17.50
Median hourly rate £28.00 £60.88 £20.00
Median % change year-on-year -54.00% +204.38% -42.03%
75th Percentile £59.57 £73.69 £29.00
90th Percentile £65.00 £77.93 £67.47
South East median hourly rate £54.00 £54.37 £21.50
% change year-on-year -0.68% +152.88% -40.45%

Life Science
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

Job postings citing Life Science as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the Thames Valley.

Job vacancy trend for Life Science in the Thames Valley

Life Science
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the Thames Valley

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Life Science in the Thames Valley.

Daily rate trend for Life Science in the Thames Valley

Life Science
Daily Rate Histogram in the Thames Valley

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Life Science in the Thames Valley over the 6 months to 13 June 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Life Science in the Thames Valley

Life Science
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the Thames Valley

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Life Science in the Thames Valley.

Hourly rate trend for Life Science in the Thames Valley

Life Science
Hourly Rate Histogram in the Thames Valley

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Life Science in the Thames Valley over the 6 months to 13 June 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Life Science in the Thames Valley

Life Science
Contract Job Locations in the Thames Valley

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 Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 13 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
Berkshire -32 19 £425 -17.48% 8
Oxfordshire +3 4 £400 +100.00% 7
Life Science
South East

Life Science
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Thames Valley 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:

Applications
1 4 (17.39%) Microsoft Excel
1 4 (17.39%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 3 (13.04%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 7 (30.43%) Smartsheet
2 4 (17.39%) SuccessFactors
3 3 (13.04%) Veeva
4 1 (4.35%) AWS
4 1 (4.35%) GCP
4 1 (4.35%) Power Platform
4 1 (4.35%) SaaS
4 1 (4.35%) Virtual Private Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 1 (4.35%) Firewall
1 1 (4.35%) LAN
1 1 (4.35%) Network Security
1 1 (4.35%) VPN
1 1 (4.35%) WAN
1 1 (4.35%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (4.35%) Data Lake
1 1 (4.35%) EDMS
1 1 (4.35%) Metadata
1 1 (4.35%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 1 (4.35%) Git
1 1 (4.35%) JIRA
1 1 (4.35%) LabVIEW
General
1 8 (34.78%) Manufacturing
1 8 (34.78%) Social Skills
2 4 (17.39%) Automotive
2 4 (17.39%) Legal
2 4 (17.39%) Pharmaceutical
3 3 (13.04%) Analytical Skills
4 2 (8.70%) Marketing
5 1 (4.35%) Aerospace
5 1 (4.35%) Finance
5 1 (4.35%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 9 (39.13%) Project Manager
2 8 (34.78%) HR Manager
3 3 (13.04%) Business Manager
3 3 (13.04%) Business Process Manager
3 3 (13.04%) Business Process Project Manager
3 3 (13.04%) Business Project Manager
3 3 (13.04%) Process Manager
3 3 (13.04%) Test Manager
4 2 (8.70%) Analyst
4 2 (8.70%) Information Analyst
4 2 (8.70%) Microsoft Engineer
4 2 (8.70%) Systems Engineer
5 1 (4.35%) Analytics Manager
5 1 (4.35%) Data Analytics Manager
5 1 (4.35%) Lead
5 1 (4.35%) Project Coordinator
5 1 (4.35%) Senior
5 1 (4.35%) Technical Writer
5 1 (4.35%) Workday Manager
5 1 (4.35%) Workday Project Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (13.04%) Web Services
2 2 (8.70%) Smart Contracts
Miscellaneous
1 8 (34.78%) Renewable Energy
2 3 (13.04%) Management Information System
3 2 (8.70%) NHS
4 1 (4.35%) Mobile App
4 1 (4.35%) Pharmacovigilance
Operating Systems
1 2 (8.70%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (30.43%) Project Management
2 6 (26.09%) Agile
2 6 (26.09%) Continuous Improvement
2 6 (26.09%) Problem-Solving
3 5 (21.74%) Change Management
3 5 (21.74%) Data Protection
4 4 (17.39%) Analytics
4 4 (17.39%) BPR
5 3 (13.04%) Budget Management
5 3 (13.04%) Data-Driven Decision Making
5 3 (13.04%) Decision-Making
5 3 (13.04%) Matrix Organization
5 3 (13.04%) Software Testing
5 3 (13.04%) Test Automation
5 3 (13.04%) Test Management
5 3 (13.04%) Test Strategy
5 3 (13.04%) Workflow
6 2 (8.70%) Computer Science
6 2 (8.70%) Process Improvement
6 2 (8.70%) System Testing
Qualifications
1 11 (47.83%) Degree
2 5 (21.74%) Master's Degree
3 3 (13.04%) ISTQB
4 2 (8.70%) Computer Science Degree
5 1 (4.35%) CCNA
5 1 (4.35%) CCNP
5 1 (4.35%) Cisco Certification
5 1 (4.35%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (13.04%) HL7
2 1 (4.35%) GDPR
Systems Management
1 1 (4.35%) FortiGate
Vendors
1 6 (26.09%) Microsoft
2 4 (17.39%) Workday
3 1 (4.35%) Cisco
3 1 (4.35%) Fortinet
3 1 (4.35%) Palo Alto