Chemistry Job Trends in Dorset

Chemistry
South West > Dorset

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Dorset requiring Chemistry skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 6 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
6 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 38 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing Chemistry 17 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Dorset 3.83% - -
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.63% - -
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - - -
South West median annual salary - - £49,263

All Process and Methodology Skills
Dorset

Chemistry 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 Dorset.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 367 474 334
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Dorset 82.66% 83.89% 94.62%
Number of salaries quoted 228 295 287
10th Percentile £27,468 £35,000 £33,750
25th Percentile £27,707 £42,188 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -30.00% -9.09% +10.00%
75th Percentile £56,250 £60,000 £71,250
90th Percentile £80,000 £65,000 £85,000
South West median annual salary £47,500 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -13.64% - +10.00%

Chemistry
Job Vacancy Trend in Dorset

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Chemistry relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Dorset.

Chemistry job vacancy trend in Dorset

Chemistry
Salary Trend in Dorset

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Dorset citing Chemistry.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Dorset citing Chemistry

Chemistry
Job Locations in Dorset

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Chemistry within the Dorset region over the 6 months to 6 November 2025. 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
Bournemouth - 17 - - 1
Chemistry
South West

Chemistry
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Dorset by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Applications
1 17 (100.00%) Chatbot
General
1 17 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
Job Titles
1 17 (100.00%) Trainer
Processes & Methodologies
1 17 (100.00%) AI
1 17 (100.00%) Conversational UI
Qualifications
1 17 (100.00%) Degree
1 17 (100.00%) Master's Degree
1 17 (100.00%) PhD
Vendors
1 17 (100.00%) PayPal