As the industry matures these variances should even out into a more stable employment market and at last we should see a new generation of scientists satisfied with both their job and their salary.
While providing definitive industry salary levels is always difficult, the following figures give an indication of the current levels of remuneration amongst candidates spoken to by TMP Melville Craig's Scientific team over the past few months.
MSc graduate/Lab Technician- £10,500- £16,000
PhD - c£18,000
Study Director -(supervising two lab techs)- £14,000 - £19,000
Lab Supervisor- £19,500 - £25,000
Senior Scientist- £26,000 - £negotiable
QC/QA Tech-£13,000 - £18,000
Quality Manager- £25,000- £32,000
Regulatory Affairs Officer- £26,000- £30,000
Regulatory Affairs Manager- £27,000 - £37,000(varies)
Production/Engineering Manager-£27,000- £35,000
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