Laboratory Scientist / Technician jobs in the UK

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

9149 live laboratory scientist / technician roles

Biologist, DeepMind

London

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In this role you evaluate and mitigate safety risks of frontier AI models in biology, developing evaluation frameworks and red-teaming strategies.

Science & Pharmaceutical
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Scientist II

Reading

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As Flavour Senior Scientist II, you will provide technical direction in the RSSL Food Sciences lab, ensuring complex flavour projects are executed…

Science & Pharmaceutical
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Customer Data Scientist

London

£90,000–£120,000

the company is on a mission to help companies build better products through data.

IT & Technology
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Sr. Data Scientist

London

£75,000–£95,000

Hims & Hers is the leading health and wellness platform, on a mission to help the world feel great through the power of better health.

Remote IT & Technology
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Staff Data Scientist

London

£95,000–£115,000

Hims & Hers is the leading health and wellness platform, on a mission to help the world feel great through the power of better health.

Remote IT & Technology
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Senior Data Scientist

London

£80,000–£120,000

Manage the complete model lifecycle, including data extraction, feature engineering, deployment, A/B testing, and performance monitoring

IT & Technology
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Research Scientist

Reading

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Remote Science & Pharmaceutical Permanent
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Data Scientist

London

£60,000–£120,000

This range is provided by Synergetic . Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more.

IT & Technology Permanent
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Data Scientist

Manchester

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Join a growing Data Science & Machine Learning team working on some of the most ambitious and mission-critical programmes in the Defence & Security…

IT & Technology
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Data Scientist

London

£140,000–£180,000

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IT & Technology Permanent
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Applied Scientist

London

£40,000–£55,000

We’re ASOS, the online retailer for fashion lovers all around the world. We’re ASOS, the online retailer for fashion lovers all around the world.

Science & Pharmaceutical Permanent
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Lead Data Scientist

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The Lead Data Scientist will act as a leader, coach and champion for data science, managing teams, setting direction and building organisational…

IT & Technology
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Laboratory Scientist / Technician salary by region (2026)

RegionSalary range (median)
South East (indicative)
4 live adverts
£30,000 – £60,000 (midpoint £53,500)
London (indicative)
no live adverts yet: baseline range
£32,000 – £55,000 (midpoint £43,500)
East of England (indicative)
5 live adverts
£27,000 – £55,000 (midpoint £40,000)
Midlands
6 live adverts
£37,500 – £47,400 (£37,500 · 25th–75th pct)
South West (indicative)
6 live adverts
£24,100 – £44,038 (midpoint £31,040)
North West
5 live adverts
£30,500 – £51,000 (£31,000 · 25th–75th pct)
Yorkshire (indicative)
3 live adverts
£26,000 – £44,000 (midpoint £30,500)
Scotland (indicative)
2 live adverts
£27,000 – £46,000 (midpoint £29,465)

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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