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

Principal Clinical Scientist

City of Edinburgh

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What if your expertise in clinical trial design and regulatory-grade data interpretation could directly shape how AI reasons about biomedical…

Remote Science & Pharmaceutical Contract
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Data Scientist

Sheffield

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We have one open position of Data Scientist with one of our client based in Sheffield, UK . This is a Contract and Hybrid role.

Hybrid IT & Technology Contract
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Data Scientist

Ringway

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

IT & Technology Contract
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Senior Applied AI Scientist

London

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Intent HQ redefines customer understanding for the agentic era, enabling enterprises to influence customer decisions at the moments that determine…

Hybrid IT & Technology
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Laboratory Technician

Exeter

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To actively participate in the day-to-day activities of the diagnostic laboratory operation ensuring all tests are carried out to the highest…

Science & Pharmaceutical
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Laboratory Technician

Plymouth

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To actively participate in the day-to-day activities of the diagnostic laboratory operation ensuring all tests are carried out to the highest…

Science & Pharmaceutical
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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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