Scientific & QA Jobs

Site Chemist

Reed Specialist Recruitment • Somerset, South West England

Salary

£26k – £28k

Posted

29 October 2026

Work mode

Full-time

Sponsor match

high

Skilled WorkerWorker (A rating)

Role overview

Reed Specialist Recruitment is hiring a Site Chemist in Somerset, a full-time scientific & qa role advertised as permanent. The advertised salary is £26k – £28k. Reed Specialist Recruitment 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.

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Employer: Reed Specialist Recruitment — confirmed licensed sponsor
Visa route: Skilled Worker
Advertised salary: £26k – £28k
How this salary compares: about 34% below the £42,324 median across 815 scientific & qa roles with published salaries on FindSponsorJobs
Location: Somerset, South West England · Full-time
Similar roles nearby: 1 other live scientific & qa role in Somerset — browse them
Posted: 29 October 2026
How we verify sponsors: employers are matched against the UK Home Office register of licensed sponsors — read our methodology.

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.