Scientific & QA Jobs

Laboratory Assistant

Tetra Tech • Firswood, Manchester

Salary

£28k – £28k

Posted

16 August 2026

Sponsor match

high

Skilled WorkerWorker (A rating)

Role overview

Tetra Tech is hiring a Laboratory Assistant in Firswood, a scientific & qa role. The advertised salary is £28k – £28k. Tetra Tech holds an active licence on the UK Home Office register of sponsors for the Skilled Worker route, which means it can sponsor a visa for this hire if it chooses to.

Laboratory Assistant Laboratory Assistant – Start Your Technical Career in a Manchester Laboratory Purpose and Scope of the Role Tetra Tech is looking for a Laboratory Assistant to join our Manchester laboratory team, supporting the preparation, testing and quality control activities that underpin accurate analytical results for our clients. Reporting to a Senior Chemist, you will assist with gravimetric and laboratory sample preparation, prepare reagents and solutions, calibrate equipment and …

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Employer: Tetra Tech — confirmed licensed sponsor
Visa route: Skilled Worker
Advertised salary: £28k – £28k
How this salary compares: about 29% below the £40,000 median across 984 scientific & qa roles with published salaries on FindSponsorJobs
Location: Firswood, Manchester
Posted: 16 August 2026
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About this sector

Scientific and quality assurance roles span pharmaceutical, biotech, clinical research, and laboratory sectors. The UK life sciences industry actively recruits internationally for research scientists, QA managers, regulatory affairs specialists, and clinical trial coordinators, with many employers maintaining well-established sponsor licence operations.