Life Sciences
England > North of England
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Life Science in contract job vacancies in the North of England. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Life Science over the 6 months leading up to 12 June 2024, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 12 Jun 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 162 | 193 | 241 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +31 | +48 | -61 |
| Contract jobs citing Life Science | 23 | 9 | 10 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the North of England | 0.47% | 0.17% | 0.14% |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category | 1.85% | 0.55% | 0.41% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 9 | 3 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £457 | £429 |
| 25th Percentile | £115 | £511 | £434 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £160 | £600 | £463 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -73.33% | +29.73% | -7.50% |
| 75th Percentile | £525 | £642 | £484 |
| 90th Percentile | £560 | £667 | £486 |
| England median daily rate | £525 | £510 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.94% | +2.00% | +8.11% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | £26.83 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £31.44 | - | - |
| Median hourly rate | £42.50 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £43.75 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| England median hourly rate | £41.50 | £51.88 | £62.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -20.00% | -17.00% | +41.24% |
All Generic Skills
North of England
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 North of England.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills | 1,242 | 1,637 | 2,455 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the North of England | 25.63% | 30.08% | 34.52% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 732 | 1,088 | 1,868 |
| 10th Percentile | £263 | £275 | £205 |
| 25th Percentile | £400 | £410 | £355 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £495 | £513 | £480 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.41% | +6.77% | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £588 | £606 | £575 |
| 90th Percentile | £674 | £688 | £663 |
| England median daily rate | £550 | £565 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.65% | +2.73% | +10.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 150 | 81 | 94 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.15 | £9.80 | £11.40 |
| 25th Percentile | £13.00 | £10.63 | £14.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £15.14 | £16.85 | £19.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -10.16% | -11.32% | +11.76% |
| 75th Percentile | £28.23 | £33.75 | £26.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £48.75 | £65.75 | £44.03 |
| England median hourly rate | £36.50 | £22.49 | £26.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +62.33% | -15.15% | +6.00% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England
Job postings citing Life Science as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the North of England.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the North of England
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Life Science in the North of England.
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Daily Rate Histogram in the North of England
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Life Science in the North of England over the 6 months to 12 June 2024.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the North of England
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Life Science in the North of England.
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Hourly Rate Histogram in the North of England
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Life Science in the North of England over the 6 months to 12 June 2024.
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Contract Job Locations in the North of England
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 North of England region over the 6 months to 12 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North West | +29 | 23 | £160 | -73.33% | 30 |
| Life Science England |
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North of 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: