REQUIREMENT
Chemical and Material Sciences
Which UK occupations mentioned this most often in their online job adverts in 2025 so far, as a share of each occupation's own adverts.
Across all UK online job adverts in the same period, 0.1% mentioned it.
Occupations that mention it most
| Occupation | Share of its adverts | All adverts |
|---|---|---|
| IT quality and testing professionals | 30.5% | 0.1% |
| Chemical scientists | 21.6% | 0.1% |
| Other researchers, unspecified discipline | 21.5% | 0.1% |
| Natural and social science professionals n.e.c. | 17.7% | 0.1% |
| Laboratory technicians | 11.9% | 0.1% |
| Air-conditioning and refrigeration installers and repairers | 10.1% | 0.1% |
| Plastics process operatives | 9.7% | 0.1% |
| Quality control and planning engineers | 9.4% | 0.1% |
| Biochemists and biomedical scientists | 8.8% | 0.1% |
| Biological scientists | 8.1% | 0.1% |
| Business and related research professionals | 6.1% | 0.1% |
| Musicians | 5.0% | 0.1% |
| Physical scientists | 4.6% | 0.1% |
| Routine inspectors and testers | 4.6% | 0.1% |
| Human resource managers and directors | 4.5% | 0.1% |
| Librarians | 4.4% | 0.1% |
| Chemical and related process operatives | 4.3% | 0.1% |
| Social and humanities scientists | 3.6% | 0.1% |
| Production and process engineers | 3.3% | 0.1% |
| Quality assurance technicians | 2.7% | 0.1% |
The share of new online job adverts mentioning this requirement, not a count.
More about this figure
The taxonomy is Textkernel's SCO, which is not SOC. These are the share of each occupation's adverts in 2025 that mentioned this requirement. A share is not a count of jobs and not a measure of demand: an occupation can appear here because it names this requirement consistently, not because it is hiring. 2025 is not yet covered in full.