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Highest Paying Science Jobs in the UK

Last 12 Month Science Jobs Summary

There have been 66,526 listed Science Jobs in the UK in the last 12 months.

Job Type	Total Jobs	Percentage of Jobs 🔽
Permanent	65,016	97.73 %
Contract (Inside IR35)	1,032	1.55 %
Contract (Outside IR35)	478	0.72 %
Contract (IR35 Not Specified)	0	0.00 %

On average, there are 1,279 new Science Jobs posted each week, or 5,544 each month.

Job Type	Weekly Jobs	Monthly Jobs 🔽
Permanent	1,249	5,418
Contract	29	125

The busiest month for new permanent Science Jobs in the UK is June, whilst the quietest month is November.

The busiest month for new contract Science Jobs is also June, and the quietest month is February.

Last 12 Month Permanent UK Science Jobs

Last 12 Month UK Contract Science Jobs

Last 12 Month Total Listed Science Jobs

Month 🔽	Listed Jobs	vs Prev Month	vs Prev 3 Months	vs Prev 6 Months	vs Prev Year
April 2024	1,555
March 2024	1,283
February 2024	1,995
January 2024	2,713
December 2023	1,622
November 2023	968
October 2023	1,470
September 2023	1,644
August 2023	1,204
July 2023	2,129
June 2023	2,898
May 2023	2,365

The Highest Paying Science Jobs

Role Title	Total Jobs	Average Low	Average 🔽	Average High
Principal Ecologist	140	£39,555.00	£56,550.00	£73,545.00
Research Scientist	34	£50,445.00	£56,075.00	£61,715.00
Data & Insight Analyst	2	£52,500.00	£55,000.00	£57,500.00
Medical Devices Specialist	26	£50,000.00	£55,000.00	£60,000.00
Biomedical Science	2	£50,950.00	£54,150.00	£57,350.00
Process Chemistry	11	£43,940.00	£52,725.00	£61,500.00
Senior Scientist	181	£46,590.00	£52,430.00	£58,265.00
Scientist	1,832	£42,620.00	£47,115.00	£51,625.00
Life Science	398	£41,570.00	£46,435.00	£51,295.00
Regulatory Affairs	216	£42,135.00	£46,285.00	£50,435.00
Metallurgist	8	£41,665.00	£45,835.00	£50,000.00
Physicist	20	£37,035.00	£45,075.00	£53,115.00
Regulatory Affairs Associate	6	£40,825.00	£44,750.00	£48,675.00
Laboratory Manager	292	£40,390.00	£43,775.00	£47,165.00
Polymer Chemistry	15	£33,170.00	£41,330.00	£49,500.00
Biomedical Scientist	51	£37,095.00	£40,330.00	£43,570.00
Regulatory Affairs Officer	21	£35,265.00	£40,275.00	£45,275.00
Biomedical	89	£36,475.00	£39,610.00	£42,740.00
Researcher	4,780	£36,615.00	£39,285.00	£41,960.00
Senior Ecologist	403	£33,585.00	£38,790.00	£43,995.00
Ecologist	1,290	£33,415.00	£37,870.00	£42,335.00
Physics	1,213	£34,085.00	£37,635.00	£41,170.00
Ecology	1,018	£33,285.00	£37,590.00	£41,895.00
Topographic Surveyor	2	£30,000.00	£37,500.00	£45,000.00
Histology	4	£36,250.00	£37,375.00	£38,500.00
Development Scientist	111	£33,155.00	£37,205.00	£41,250.00
Organic Chemist	69	£32,200.00	£37,185.00	£42,165.00
Toxicology	21	£33,995.00	£36,590.00	£39,175.00
Chemistry	1,124	£32,055.00	£36,430.00	£40,805.00
Analytical Scientist	61	£31,395.00	£36,415.00	£41,440.00
Materials Scientist	18	£31,975.00	£36,065.00	£40,165.00
Synthetic Organic Chemist	35	£31,105.00	£35,720.00	£40,340.00
Regulatory Officer	34	£33,670.00	£35,395.00	£37,120.00
Water Hygiene Risk Assessor	6	£35,250.00	£35,250.00	£35,250.00
Science Lecturer	31	£31,220.00	£35,125.00	£39,030.00
Data Researcher	6	£32,715.00	£35,090.00	£37,450.00
Biomedical Engineer	25	£31,600.00	£34,425.00	£37,250.00
Acoustics Consultant	230	£29,465.00	£33,815.00	£38,160.00
Development Chemist	123	£30,070.00	£33,720.00	£37,380.00
Environmental Science	16	£28,740.00	£33,175.00	£37,620.00
Research Associate	35	£29,625.00	£32,995.00	£36,355.00
Legionella Risk Assessor	86	£31,430.00	£32,900.00	£34,370.00
Food Technologist	64	£30,820.00	£32,840.00	£34,860.00
Chemist	1,286	£29,765.00	£32,705.00	£35,640.00
Formulation Scientist	30	£29,715.00	£32,680.00	£35,645.00
Specification Technologist	68	£30,555.00	£32,095.00	£33,640.00
Research Executive	7	£30,000.00	£31,790.00	£33,585.00
Research Assistant	26	£29,355.00	£31,210.00	£33,065.00
Food Science	35	£30,210.00	£30,815.00	£31,415.00
Development Technologist	21	£28,550.00	£30,225.00	£31,900.00
Analytical Chemist	226	£27,285.00	£30,135.00	£32,980.00
Laboratory Team Leader	35	£28,620.00	£29,730.00	£30,845.00
Laboratory	3,278	£27,425.00	£29,140.00	£30,860.00
Environmental Scientist	4	£27,325.00	£28,825.00	£30,350.00
Geologist	40	£26,285.00	£28,170.00	£30,045.00
Laboratory Technician	1,205	£23,990.00	£25,130.00	£26,270.00
Lab Assistant	75	£23,280.00	£24,080.00	£24,880.00
Science Graduate	31	£23,290.00	£23,965.00	£24,650.00
Laboratory Assistant	135	£22,140.00	£22,485.00	£22,835.00
Water Treatment Technician	8	£19,600.00	£21,365.00	£23,125.00