Laboratory Scientist / Technician jobs in the UK

Live laboratory scientist / technician roles plus reconciled 2026 salary data by region.

9610 live laboratory scientist / technician roles

AI/Data Scientist

London

£70,000–£120,000

MAGIC AI is an elegant in-home health coach that utilises computer vision, connected weights, and cameras to provide personalised training sessions…

Hybrid IT & Technology
3 days ago Apply on WhatJobs
ODI

Senior Research Fellow

London

£58,000–£75,000

Profile Senior Research Fellows are specialists with a substantial record of research and policy development, advisory work and public affairs.

Remote Science & Pharmaceutical
3 days ago Apply on WhatJobs

Data Scientist

Manchester

£65,000–£90,000

We are recruiting for a Data Scientist to join a technology-focused delivery environment, supporting the development, evaluation and implementation…

IT & Technology
3 days ago Apply on WhatJobs

Data Scientist

London

£50,000–£84,000

1+ years of applied end-to-end industry experience, including internships working with complex datasets, including curation, querying, aggregation…

Hybrid IT & Technology
3 days ago Apply on WhatJobs

Applied ML Engineer/Scientist

London

See advert for pay

Boltz is a public benefit company building the next generation of AI-powered molecular modeling tools to make biology programmable and accelerate…

Remote IT & Technology Permanent
3 days ago Apply on WhatJobs

Data Scientist

Newcastle upon Tyne

Between £38,000 - £57,000

Serving our customers, communities, and planet a little better every day.

Hybrid IT & Technology Part-time
3 days ago Apply on WhatJobs
UBS

Data Scientist, Investment Bank

London

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Do you want to turn strategic opportunities into secure, scalable solutions with measurable business impact?We’re looking for a Data Scientist to…

IT & Technology
3 days ago Apply on WhatJobs

Laboratory Scientist / Technician salary by region (2026)

RegionSalary range (median)
South East (indicative)
4 live adverts
£30,000 – £60,000 (midpoint £53,500)
Midlands (indicative)
4 live adverts
£19,855 – £75,000 (midpoint £44,100)
London (indicative)
no live adverts yet: baseline range
£32,000 – £55,000 (midpoint £43,500)
North West (indicative)
4 live adverts
£27,000 – £55,000 (midpoint £41,000)
East of England (indicative)
5 live adverts
£27,000 – £55,000 (midpoint £40,000)
Scotland (indicative)
no live adverts yet: baseline range
£28,000 – £46,000 (midpoint £37,000)
Yorkshire (indicative)
2 live adverts
£26,000 – £44,000 (midpoint £35,250)
South West (indicative)
6 live adverts
£24,100 – £44,038 (midpoint £31,040)

Methodology: medians reconcile live advertised UK salaries for this role and region; 25th–75th percentiles are shown only where at least 5 live salaried listings back them. They are measured or omitted, never interpolated. Rows marked indicative are anchored to our curated 2026 baseline ranges until enough live data accrues. Listings advertising an implausible annual figure (a mislabelled hourly or daily rate) are excluded rather than converted, because converting one means guessing the hours behind it.

Market view. Lab technicians and assistants anchor the bottom of the band, analysts and scientists the middle, and senior and principal scientists the top (£50,000–£75,000). Pharma and biotech pay most; universities and NHS labs are graded to published scales. A PhD moves a scientist up a band; postdocs are typically £37,000–£45,000.
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FAQs

What does a lab technician earn?

Typically £24,000–£32,000; analysts and scientists £30,000–£50,000; senior scientists £50,000+.

Do I need a degree?

Technician roles accept A-levels or a BTEC; analyst and scientist roles expect a science degree, and research roles usually a PhD.

What do employers check?

Right to work, references and often a practical assessment; GMP experience for pharma QC.

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