REQUIREMENT
Chemistry and Applied 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, 0.5% mentioned it.
Occupations that mention it most
| Occupation | Share of its adverts | All adverts |
|---|---|---|
| Chemical scientists | 67.1% | 0.5% |
| Other researchers, unspecified discipline | 20.8% | 0.5% |
| Dancers and choreographers | 20.5% | 0.5% |
| Natural and social science professionals n.e.c. | 19.6% | 0.5% |
| Laboratory technicians | 19.1% | 0.5% |
| Physical scientists | 11.5% | 0.5% |
| Biological scientists | 11.0% | 0.5% |
| Quality control and planning engineers | 8.5% | 0.5% |
| Science, engineering and production technicians n.e.c. | 8.4% | 0.5% |
| Librarians | 8.3% | 0.5% |
| Chemical and related process operatives | 7.9% | 0.5% |
| Secondary education teaching professionals | 7.4% | 0.5% |
| Production and process engineers | 6.3% | 0.5% |
| Biochemists and biomedical scientists | 5.7% | 0.5% |
| Environment professionals | 5.1% | 0.5% |
| Floorers and wall tilers | 5.1% | 0.5% |
| Industrial cleaning process occupations | 4.7% | 0.5% |
| Water and sewerage plant operatives | 4.5% | 0.5% |
| Business and related research professionals | 4.4% | 0.5% |
| Quality assurance technicians | 4.0% | 0.5% |
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.