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Highest Paying Science Jobs in the UK

Last 12 Month Science Jobs Summary

There have been 75,878 listed Science Jobs in the UK in the last 12 months.

Job Type	Total Jobs	Percentage of Jobs 🔽
Permanent	73,871	97.35 %
Contract (Inside IR35)	1,409	1.86 %
Contract (Outside IR35)	598	0.79 %
Contract (IR35 Not Specified)	0	0.00 %

On average, there are 1,459 new Science Jobs posted each week, or 6,323 each month.

Job Type	Weekly Jobs	Monthly Jobs 🔽
Permanent	1,420	6,155
Contract	38	167

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

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

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
February 2026	537
January 2026	731
December 2025	235
November 2025	198
October 2025	203
September 2025	436
August 2025	303
July 2025	259
June 2025	229
May 2025	413
April 2025	589
March 2025	848

The Highest Paying Science Jobs

Role Title	Total Jobs	Average Low	Average 🔽	Average High
Senior Scientist	16	£61,705.00	£67,150.00	£72,600.00
Chemical Process Engineer	1	£60,000.00	£62,500.00	£65,000.00
Regulatory Affairs Associate	15	£60,000.00	£60,000.00	£60,000.00
Regulatory Affairs	40	£55,930.00	£57,810.00	£59,690.00
Scientist	130	£51,515.00	£55,570.00	£59,625.00
Chromatography	16	£46,110.00	£51,665.00	£57,225.00
Life Science	29	£44,295.00	£51,050.00	£57,805.00
Regulatory Affairs Officer	6	£46,150.00	£49,275.00	£52,425.00
Regulatory Officer	6	£46,150.00	£49,275.00	£52,425.00
Principal Ecologist	66	£41,995.00	£46,265.00	£50,530.00
Biomedical	4	£40,000.00	£45,000.00	£50,000.00
Biomedical Engineer	11	£40,335.00	£44,085.00	£47,835.00
Development Chemist	5	£40,250.00	£42,375.00	£44,500.00
Researcher	1,504	£39,655.00	£41,970.00	£44,275.00
Chemistry	47	£34,305.00	£41,720.00	£49,135.00
Laboratory Manager	16	£39,620.00	£41,720.00	£43,830.00
Development Technologist	11	£36,600.00	£39,950.00	£43,300.00
Acoustics Consultant	142	£35,455.00	£39,515.00	£43,575.00
Physics	761	£36,800.00	£38,635.00	£40,470.00
Laboratory	294	£36,110.00	£37,790.00	£39,455.00
Senior Ecologist	210	£33,915.00	£37,465.00	£41,025.00
Ecology	761	£33,290.00	£37,145.00	£41,000.00
Specification Technologist	20	£34,625.00	£36,315.00	£38,000.00
Ecologist	658	£31,795.00	£35,955.00	£40,115.00
Food Science	5	£35,000.00	£35,665.00	£36,335.00
Research Executive	2	£32,500.00	£35,250.00	£38,000.00
Environmental Science	10	£35,165.00	£35,165.00	£35,165.00
Science Lecturer	2	£30,000.00	£35,000.00	£40,000.00
Geologist	28	£30,805.00	£33,750.00	£36,695.00
Food Technologist	15	£31,405.00	£33,205.00	£35,000.00
Chemist	79	£29,815.00	£33,100.00	£36,375.00
Legionella Risk Assessor	40	£30,520.00	£33,055.00	£35,590.00
Data & Insight Analyst	5	£32,850.00	£32,850.00	£32,850.00
Water Treatment Technician	3	£28,000.00	£31,500.00	£35,000.00
Laboratory Technician	31	£28,380.00	£29,490.00	£30,610.00
Lab Assistant	5	£29,075.00	£29,075.00	£29,075.00
Laboratory Assistant	5	£29,075.00	£29,075.00	£29,075.00