Biological scientists salary in London
Full-time average annual pay in London
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2025 · high suppression
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Skilled Worker visa minimum
£40,300
Employment patterns
- 86% of Biological scientists work full-time
- 14% are self-employed
- 92% of employees have permanent contracts
How Biological scientists pay varies by region
London is the highest-paying region for biological scientists at £52,244 — 19% above the UK median. North East is lowest at £26,820.
UK median £43,781
| Region | Median payUK median £43,781 | Median | Mean | vs UK median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| London (current region) | £52,244 | £52,244 | £59,379 | +19% |
| Yorkshire and the Humber | £51,693 | £51,693 | £52,435 | +18% |
| South West | £41,582 | £41,582 | £43,712 | -5% |
| South East | £38,948 | £38,948 | Value unavailable | -11% |
| North West | £38,811 | £38,811 | £41,391 | -11% |
| Scotland | £35,975 | £35,975 | £36,358 | -18% |
| West Midlands | £35,616 | £35,616 | £36,927 | -19% |
| Wales | £33,576 | £33,576 | £39,971 | -23% |
| East of England | £32,891 | £32,891 | £34,549 | -25% |
| East Midlands | £31,096 | £31,096 | £31,805 | -29% |
| North East | £26,820 | £26,820 | £29,735 | -39% |
| Region | Median | vs UK |
|---|---|---|
| London (current region) £52,244 | £52,244Mean £59,379 | +19% |
| Yorkshire and the Humber £51,693 | £51,693Mean £52,435 | +18% |
| South West £41,582 | £41,582Mean £43,712 | -5% |
| South East £38,948 | £38,948 | -11% |
| North West £38,811 | £38,811Mean £41,391 | -11% |
| Scotland £35,975 | £35,975Mean £36,358 | -18% |
| West Midlands £35,616 | £35,616Mean £36,927 | -19% |
| Wales £33,576 | £33,576Mean £39,971 | -23% |
| East of England £32,891 | £32,891Mean £34,549 | -25% |
| East Midlands £31,096 | £31,096Mean £31,805 | -29% |
| North East £26,820 | £26,820Mean £29,735 | -39% |
Sorted highest median to lowest. The vertical line marks the UK median (£43,781); ‘Vs UK median’ compares each region’s median to it. Suppressed values mean ONS withheld this figure because the sample was too small to publish.
How biological scientists pay in London has changed over time
Median annual pay for biological scientists in London by year, shown against the UK-wide median (Source: ONS ASHE). The shaded band is the UK-wide 25th–75th percentile range — ONS does not publish percentile ranges at region level.
London median
UK median
▪ UK-wide 25th–75th percentile range
Pre-2021 figures mapped from SOC 2010 via ONS concordance table
How the figures are sourced
Data sources: Official UK earnings data (2025 provisional)(opens in new tab)
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