Neuroscience
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for Neuroscience skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Neuroscience over the 6 months to 18 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
18 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 828 941 1186
Rank change year-on-year +113 +245 -289
Permanent jobs citing Neuroscience 62 36 58
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.062% 0.036% 0.036%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.073% 0.038% 0.038%
Number of salaries quoted 4 2 2
10th Percentile £49,371 - -
25th Percentile £52,177 £65,000 £92,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £66,749 £70,000 £95,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.64% -26.32% +137.50%
75th Percentile £85,625 £75,000 £97,500
90th Percentile £89,000 - -
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 - -

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

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

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 85,135 94,784 153,905
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 85.22% 95.58% 95.76%
Number of salaries quoted 59,872 55,911 82,488
10th Percentile £29,089 £34,000 £33,635
25th Percentile £40,000 £45,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £61,180 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.10% +1.97% +9.09%
75th Percentile £72,500 £81,250 £80,000
90th Percentile £92,500 £100,000 £96,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +9.38%

Neuroscience
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Neuroscience as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Neuroscience in the UK

Neuroscience
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Neuroscience.

Salary trend for Neuroscience in the UK

Neuroscience
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Neuroscience over the 6 months to 18 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Neuroscience in the UK

Neuroscience
Top 6 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Neuroscience within the UK over the 6 months to 18 May 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
England +115 62 £66,749 -4.64% 18
UK excluding London -20 40 £50,000 - 13
South East +11 39 - - 3
Work from Home +95 24 £80,000 - 3
London +127 22 £77,500 +10.71% 6
South West - 1 £50,000 - 2

Neuroscience
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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 (11.29%) Microsoft Exchange
1 7 (11.29%) SharePoint
Applications
1 7 (11.29%) Microsoft Excel
2 2 (3.23%) Microsoft Project
3 1 (1.61%) Blender
Cloud Services
1 8 (12.90%) Azure
2 7 (11.29%) Microsoft 365
2 7 (11.29%) Power Platform
2 7 (11.29%) PowerApps
3 1 (1.61%) AWS
Communications & Networking
1 7 (11.29%) Intranet
2 1 (1.61%) Firewall
General
1 44 (70.97%) Analytical Skills
2 32 (51.61%) Pharmaceutical
3 31 (50.00%) Legal
4 26 (41.94%) Social Skills
5 24 (38.71%) Finance
6 23 (37.10%) Marketing
7 19 (30.65%) Presentation Skills
8 17 (27.42%) Retail
9 12 (19.35%) Manufacturing
10 3 (4.84%) Law
11 2 (3.23%) Humanities
11 2 (3.23%) Social Science
12 1 (1.61%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 1 (1.61%) Organisational Skills
12 1 (1.61%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 42 (67.74%) Analyst
2 17 (27.42%) Senior
3 15 (24.19%) Senior Analyst
4 11 (17.74%) Operations Analyst
5 10 (16.13%) Business Analyst
5 10 (16.13%) Operations Business Analyst
6 7 (11.29%) Architect
6 7 (11.29%) Digital Architect
6 7 (11.29%) Digital Solutions Architect
6 7 (11.29%) Functional Analyst
6 7 (11.29%) SAP Analyst
6 7 (11.29%) SAP Functional Analyst
6 7 (11.29%) Solutions Architect
7 6 (9.68%) ERP Analyst
7 6 (9.68%) ERP Business Analyst
8 5 (8.06%) Associate Director
9 4 (6.45%) Development Manager
10 3 (4.84%) Data Scientist
11 2 (3.23%) Business Manager
11 2 (3.23%) Research Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (3.23%) PyTorch
2 1 (1.61%) HTML
2 1 (1.61%) Unreal Engine
Miscellaneous
1 32 (51.61%) Biopharmaceutical
2 26 (41.94%) Life Science
3 11 (17.74%) Virtual Team
4 7 (11.29%) Analytical Mindset
4 7 (11.29%) Management Information System
5 5 (8.06%) Pharmacovigilance
6 3 (4.84%) Algorithms
7 2 (3.23%) Self-Motivation
8 1 (1.61%) CUDA
8 1 (1.61%) Social Media
8 1 (1.61%) Virtual Reality
Processes & Methodologies
1 26 (41.94%) Artificial Intelligence
2 18 (29.03%) Continuous Improvement
2 18 (29.03%) Machine Learning
3 17 (27.42%) Analytics
3 17 (27.42%) Market Surveillance
3 17 (27.42%) Problem-Solving
3 17 (27.42%) Time Management
4 15 (24.19%) Data Management
4 15 (24.19%) Project Management
4 15 (24.19%) Quantitative Analysis
5 11 (17.74%) Decision-Making
5 11 (17.74%) ERP
5 11 (17.74%) Project Delivery
5 11 (17.74%) Scenario Testing
5 11 (17.74%) Tech Ops
6 8 (12.90%) Line Management
7 7 (11.29%) Customer Service
7 7 (11.29%) Internal Audit
7 7 (11.29%) Systems Engineering
7 7 (11.29%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
Programming Languages
1 3 (4.84%) Python
2 1 (1.61%) C#
Qualifications
1 45 (72.58%) Degree
2 7 (11.29%) Azure Certification
2 7 (11.29%) Microsoft Certification
3 4 (6.45%) PhD
4 3 (4.84%) Security Cleared
5 2 (3.23%) PMI Certification
5 2 (3.23%) PMP
5 2 (3.23%) SC Cleared
6 1 (1.61%) BPSS Clearance
6 1 (1.61%) Master's Degree
6 1 (1.61%) Postgraduate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 17 (27.42%) QA
2 13 (20.97%) Sarbanes-Oxley
3 6 (9.68%) GxP
System Software
1 1 (1.61%) Docker
Systems Management
1 1 (1.61%) Kubeflow
1 1 (1.61%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 16 (25.81%) Microsoft
2 13 (20.97%) SAP
3 2 (3.23%) Salesforce