Biotechnology Jobs in Scotland

Biotechnology (Biotech)
UK > Scotland

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Scotland requiring Biotechnology skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Biotechnology 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 273 202 231
Rank change year-on-year -71 +29 -53
Permanent jobs citing Biotechnology 9 13 35
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland 0.13% 0.30% 0.55%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.15% 0.32% 0.61%
Number of salaries quoted 3 5 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £65,000 -
Median % change year-on-year -30.77% - -
UK median annual salary £57,500 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +4.55% -8.33% -14.29%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Scotland

Biotechnology falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Scotland.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 6,115 4,054 5,784
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland 89.41% 94.68% 91.27%
Number of salaries quoted 2,571 2,031 2,895
10th Percentile £28,250 £32,000 £31,250
25th Percentile £40,000 £41,750 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.70% +4.55% +12.24%
75th Percentile £65,000 £72,500 £70,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £85,000 £83,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,899 £60,000
% change year-on-year -9.69% +1.50% +9.09%

Biotechnology
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

Job postings citing Biotechnology as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Scotland.

Job vacancy trend for Biotechnology in Scotland

Biotechnology
Salary Trend in Scotland

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Biotechnology in Scotland.

Salary trend for Biotechnology in Scotland

Biotechnology
Job Locations in Scotland

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Biotechnology within the Scotland 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Stirling - 3 - -
Lanarkshire - 3 £45,000 -
East Lothian - 2 - -
Edinburgh - 1 - -
Biotechnology
UK

Biotechnology
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland 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 3 (33.33%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 2 (22.22%) Figma
1 2 (22.22%) Power Platform
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (22.22%) Power BI
1 2 (22.22%) Tableau
General
1 5 (55.56%) Pharmaceutical
1 5 (55.56%) Social Skills
2 2 (22.22%) Finance
2 2 (22.22%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 2 (22.22%) Legal
2 2 (22.22%) Manufacturing
2 2 (22.22%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 3 (33.33%) Computer Systems Validation Specialist
1 3 (33.33%) Coordinator
1 3 (33.33%) Data Coordinator
1 3 (33.33%) Validation Specialist
2 2 (22.22%) Designer
3 1 (11.11%) Applications Specialist
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (22.22%) D3.js
Miscellaneous
1 6 (66.67%) Life Science
2 3 (33.33%) Onboarding
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (33.33%) Data Interpretation
1 3 (33.33%) Data Management
1 3 (33.33%) Mathematics
1 3 (33.33%) Validation
2 2 (22.22%) Agile
2 2 (22.22%) Business Intelligence
2 2 (22.22%) Data Analysis
2 2 (22.22%) Data Visualisation
2 2 (22.22%) Innovative Thinking
2 2 (22.22%) User Experience
2 2 (22.22%) User Research
2 2 (22.22%) UX Design
2 2 (22.22%) Visualisation
2 2 (22.22%) Wireframes
3 1 (11.11%) Analytics
3 1 (11.11%) Biomedicine
3 1 (11.11%) Statistical Analysis
Qualifications
1 4 (44.44%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (33.33%) GLP
1 3 (33.33%) QA
2 1 (11.11%) GMP
Vendors
1 5 (55.56%) Microsoft
2 2 (22.22%) Charles River