Laboratory technicians in Crawley

Official occupation group: Laboratory techniciansSOC 3111 · Updated through Q4 2025 · Crawley

Official definition

Laboratory technicians carry out routine laboratory tests and checks and perform a variety of technical support functions requiring the application of established or prescribed procedures and techniques to assist scientists with their research, development, analysis and testing, and to verify the physical, chemical and other characteristics of materials and products.

e.g. Laboratory technician · Seed analyst · Water tester · Lab assistant · Lab technician

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Profession summary · Jobmundo analysis

Laboratory technicians demand is broadly unchanged in Crawley.

ONS recorded 6 new online adverts for laboratory technicians in Crawley in Q4 2025. That is broadly unchanged than a year earlier. Typical advertised pay in Crawley for the broader science, engineering and technology associate professionals is £32,500.

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New adverts · Crawley6Q4 2025 · 0.0% YoY
Advertised salary · Crawley£32,500ONS · 2025 · broader occupation group · 2026 figures have not been published yet.

Laboratory technicians hiring demand

New online job adverts for laboratory technicians in Crawley

New online job adverts have increased since Apr 2025.

6

Oct 2025 · Crawley

+20.0%change over period · from Apr 2025

ONS online job adverts first appearing in each period. These indicate hiring demand and are distinct from the ONS Vacancy Survey.

Median advertised salary

Annualised asking salary for science, engineering and technology associate professionals in Crawley

Advertised pay is broadly unchanged from a year earlier, before inflation.

£32,500

Jan 2025 · Crawley

0.0%vs. previous year
ONS online job adverts · Crawley · Nominal paySources & methodology ↗

ONS median middle-point asking salary from live online job adverts, annualised. This is advertised pay, not employee earnings or ASHE. ONS publishes this location series for the broader two-digit occupation group, not this specific occupation. 2026 figures have not been published yet.

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Skills in demand

Requirements reported in UK adverts for this occupation

ONS · Latest Jan 2025 · UKSources & methodology ↗

ONS UK new online job adverts. Each advert can report multiple requirements, so shares need not add up to 100%. 2026 figures have not been published yet.

Experience employers ask for

Typical minimum: 0.7 years · UK live adverts

#Minimum experienceShare of advertsView
10 years74.3%
21 years8.7%
32 years6.1%
43 years3.6%
54+ years7.3%
ONS · Latest Jun 2025 · UKSources & methodology ↗

ONS live online job adverts reporting minimum experience. Shares describe the published experience distribution.

Crawley compared with the UK

New adverts in the aligned ONS reporting period

An aligned ONS comparison is unavailable for this location.

Where hiring is strongest

New online job adverts by local authority

Where advertised pay is highest

Broader occupation group: Science, engineering and technology associate professionals

#LocationAnnual salaryView
1Na h-Eileanan Siar£57,600
2Shetland Islands£45,000
3Stevenage£42,400
4Barrow-in-Furness£40,700
5Copeland£40,700
6Isle of Wight£38,000
7London£38,000
8Isle of Anglesey£37,400
9Inverclyde£36,800
10Thurrock£36,000

ONS median annualised asking salary · 2025 · partial year. Published for the broader two-digit SOC group, not this specific occupation. 2026 figures have not been published yet.

Compare occupations in the same ONS group (SOC 311) across the UK

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1Engineering technicians

Engineering technician · Bms engineer · Test engineer — 29.3% of group adverts

3,032
2Science, engineering and production technicians n.e.c.

Science technician · DT technician · Test assistant — 25.2% of group adverts

2,613
3Quality assurance technicians

Quality assurance technician · QA technician · Qa coordinator — 14.9% of group adverts

1,549
4Laboratory techniciansYou’re viewing this

Laboratory technician · Seed analyst · Water tester — 11.0% of group adverts

1,140-0.3%
5Planning, process and production technicians

Process technician · Production planner · Maintenance planner — 7.3% of group adverts

752-12.7%
6Building and civil engineering technicians

Civil engineering technician · Stress analyst · Survey technician — 6.5% of group adverts

673
7Electrical and electronics technicians

Electrical technician · Signals officer · Craft technician — 5.8% of group adverts

603
ONS · Latest Jul 2026 · UKSources & methodology ↗

ONS UK new online job adverts. Related occupations share an official classification group. This is not a skills-match score. Year-on-year changes compare aligned published observations.

About the data

Source: Office for National Statistics. Licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Online job adverts indicate labour demand and are not the ONS Vacancy Survey. ONS does not endorse Jobmundo.

Methodology and metric definitions

New adverts and snapshot/live adverts remain separate. Advertised salary is asking salary, not employee earnings. Hiring charts offer six-month to five-year ranges. Salary charts show up to 60 published observations.