Pharmaceutical Jobs

Pharmaceutical (Pharma)
UK

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Pharmaceutical in permanent job vacancies. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Pharmaceutical over the 6 months to 2 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
2 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 307 399 266
Rank change year-on-year +92 -133 +4
Permanent jobs citing Pharmaceutical 964 787 2,683
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.92% 0.83% 1.59%
As % of the General category 1.58% 1.23% 2.44%
Number of salaries quoted 348 376 425
10th Percentile £30,875 £40,125 £37,500
25th Percentile £39,197 £47,500 £48,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £64,201 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -22.12% +7.00% +14.29%
75th Percentile £68,969 £78,750 £75,000
90th Percentile £85,375 £93,125 £87,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £58,750 £53,500
% change year-on-year -14.89% +9.81% +7.00%

All General Skills
UK

Pharmaceutical is in the General Skills category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a requirement for common skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 61,146 64,155 110,151
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 58.10% 67.68% 65.14%
Number of salaries quoted 40,306 35,663 51,819
10th Percentile £27,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £36,250 £43,000 £42,521
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.50% - +9.09%
75th Percentile £71,725 £81,250 £80,000
90th Percentile £92,500 £102,500 £97,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £47,500 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -9.52% +5.00% +5.26%

Pharmaceutical
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Pharmaceutical as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Pharmaceutical in the UK

Pharmaceutical
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Pharmaceutical.

Salary trend for Pharmaceutical in the UK

Pharmaceutical
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Pharmaceutical over the 6 months to 2 June 2024.

Salary histogram for Pharmaceutical in the UK

Pharmaceutical
Top 17 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Pharmaceutical within the UK over the 6 months to 2 June 2024. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
England +110 891 £50,000 -23.08% 840
UK excluding London +84 708 £50,000 -14.89% 632
Work from Home +42 278 £52,500 -16.00% 233
London +68 236 £60,000 -11.11% 230
South East +42 221 £47,500 -24.00% 153
North of England +95 175 £42,500 -14.14% 186
Midlands +57 110 £60,000 +14.29% 88
Yorkshire +72 88 £40,000 -36.00% 51
North West +39 80 £50,000 +1.01% 116
East of England -51 76 £50,000 +11.11% 116
East Midlands +27 74 £51,250 -33.87% 46
South West +33 66 £47,500 -13.64% 61
West Midlands +15 36 £60,000 +14.29% 42
Northern Ireland +33 28 £50,000 +8.70% 4
Scotland -58 26 £65,000 - 25
North East - 7 £55,000 - 20
Wales +5 6 £49,571 +20.17% 20

Pharmaceutical
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 25 (2.59%) Skype for Business
2 21 (2.18%) SharePoint
3 14 (1.45%) SAS
4 13 (1.35%) Documentum
5 12 (1.24%) Microsoft Exchange
6 7 (0.73%) WinCC
7 5 (0.52%) CMS
7 5 (0.52%) Confluence
8 1 (0.10%) Apache
8 1 (0.10%) Apache Spark
8 1 (0.10%) IIS
8 1 (0.10%) Tomcat
8 1 (0.10%) WebSphere
Applications
1 100 (10.37%) Microsoft Excel
2 68 (7.05%) Microsoft Office
3 44 (4.56%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 15 (1.56%) MS Visio
5 11 (1.14%) Microsoft Project
6 3 (0.31%) Spreadsheet
7 2 (0.21%) Adobe Illustrator
7 2 (0.21%) AutoCAD
7 2 (0.21%) Photoshop
7 2 (0.21%) SPSS
7 2 (0.21%) Stata
Business Applications
1 16 (1.66%) TrackWise
2 15 (1.56%) SAP S/4HANA
3 6 (0.62%) Dynamics CRM
4 5 (0.52%) SAP CO
4 5 (0.52%) SAP FI
4 5 (0.52%) SAP FI/CO
4 5 (0.52%) SAP IBP
4 5 (0.52%) SAP PLM
5 4 (0.41%) Infor CloudSuite Industrial (formerly SyteLine)
5 4 (0.41%) SAP BPC
5 4 (0.41%) SAP Oil and Gas
5 4 (0.41%) SAP PP
6 3 (0.31%) Q-Pulse
6 3 (0.31%) SAP SCM
7 2 (0.21%) Misys Midas
7 2 (0.21%) SAP ERP
8 1 (0.10%) Maximo
8 1 (0.10%) Salesforce CRM
8 1 (0.10%) SAP Business One
8 1 (0.10%) SAP MDG
Cloud Services
1 74 (7.68%) Azure
2 69 (7.16%) Microsoft 365
3 61 (6.33%) Power Platform
4 32 (3.32%) SaaS
5 23 (2.39%) AWS
6 21 (2.18%) PowerApps
7 13 (1.35%) Azure DevOps
7 13 (1.35%) Power Automate
8 11 (1.14%) OneDrive
8 11 (1.14%) ShareGate
9 10 (1.04%) Azure Synapse Analytics
9 10 (1.04%) Google Analytics
9 10 (1.04%) Google Tag Manager
10 8 (0.83%) Azure Data Factory
10 8 (0.83%) Cloud Computing
10 8 (0.83%) GCP
11 6 (0.62%) GitHub
11 6 (0.62%) PaaS
12 5 (0.52%) BigCommerce
13 4 (0.41%) Storyblok
Communications & Networking
1 25 (2.59%) Cisco IOS
1 25 (2.59%) Skype
1 25 (2.59%) Telepresence
2 13 (1.35%) Firewall
3 11 (1.14%) Ethernet
3 11 (1.14%) Network Security
4 7 (0.73%) Intranet
5 6 (0.62%) Internet
5 6 (0.62%) TCP/IP
6 5 (0.52%) RS-232
6 5 (0.52%) Wireless
7 4 (0.41%) Bluetooth
7 4 (0.41%) DHCP
7 4 (0.41%) DNS
7 4 (0.41%) Profibus
8 3 (0.31%) LAN
8 3 (0.31%) SAN
8 3 (0.31%) VPN
8 3 (0.31%) VSAN
9 2 (0.21%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 54 (5.60%) Power BI
2 32 (3.32%) SQL Server
3 21 (2.18%) Tableau
4 18 (1.87%) Relational Database
5 13 (1.35%) Big Data
5 13 (1.35%) Metadata
6 11 (1.14%) Data Lake
6 11 (1.14%) Data Warehouse
6 11 (1.14%) MySQL
7 9 (0.93%) SAP HANA
7 9 (0.93%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 8 (0.83%) Microsoft Analysis Services
8 8 (0.83%) SQL Server Analysis Services
9 7 (0.73%) BigQuery
9 7 (0.73%) Looker
10 5 (0.52%) Base SAS
10 5 (0.52%) SAP BW
11 4 (0.41%) GIS
11 4 (0.41%) PostgreSQL
11 4 (0.41%) SQLite
Development Applications
1 17 (1.76%) Git
2 16 (1.66%) JIRA
3 9 (0.93%) Postman
4 8 (0.83%) Jenkins
5 7 (0.73%) Subversion
6 5 (0.52%) JMeter
6 5 (0.52%) MSTest
6 5 (0.52%) Newman
6 5 (0.52%) NUnit
6 5 (0.52%) REST Assured
6 5 (0.52%) Selenium
7 4 (0.41%) gulp
7 4 (0.41%) Katalon Studio
7 4 (0.41%) Zephyr
8 3 (0.31%) GitLab
8 3 (0.31%) Visual Studio
9 2 (0.21%) Sonatype Nexus
10 1 (0.10%) Bitbucket
10 1 (0.10%) LabVIEW
10 1 (0.10%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
General
1 378 (39.21%) Social Skills
2 333 (34.54%) Manufacturing
3 204 (21.16%) Analytical Skills
4 170 (17.63%) Finance
5 90 (9.34%) Marketing
6 83 (8.61%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 77 (7.99%) Automotive
8 64 (6.64%) Retail
9 55 (5.71%) Law
10 49 (5.08%) Legal
11 46 (4.77%) Telecoms
12 34 (3.53%) Aerospace
13 27 (2.80%) Presentation Skills
14 25 (2.59%) Electronics
15 21 (2.18%) Influencing Skills
16 19 (1.97%) Organisational Skills
17 15 (1.56%) Health Technology
18 11 (1.14%) Aviation
18 11 (1.14%) Banking
19 10 (1.04%) French Language
Job Titles
1 177 (18.36%) Senior
2 120 (12.45%) Analyst
3 82 (8.51%) Lead
4 72 (7.47%) Project Manager
5 65 (6.74%) Senior Data Warehouse Specialist
6 59 (6.12%) QA Manager
6 59 (6.12%) QA Specialist
7 42 (4.36%) Software Engineer
8 36 (3.73%) Senior Manager
9 33 (3.42%) IT Manager
10 32 (3.32%) Support Engineer
11 25 (2.59%) Developer
11 25 (2.59%) Technical Leader
12 21 (2.18%) Data Scientist
12 21 (2.18%) Senior Data Scientist
13 19 (1.97%) Architect
13 19 (1.97%) Associate Director
13 19 (1.97%) Senior Analyst
14 18 (1.87%) QA Officer
14 18 (1.87%) Systems Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 21 (2.18%) .NET
2 11 (1.14%) .NET Framework
3 10 (1.04%) Node.js
4 8 (0.83%) Django
4 8 (0.83%) REST
4 8 (0.83%) XML
5 7 (0.73%) Vue
5 7 (0.73%) Web Services
6 6 (0.62%) Flask
6 6 (0.62%) React
7 5 (0.52%) .NET Core
7 5 (0.52%) Blazor
7 5 (0.52%) Entity Framework
7 5 (0.52%) RESTful
7 5 (0.52%) SAP TM
7 5 (0.52%) Swagger
8 4 (0.41%) OAuth
8 4 (0.41%) SAML
8 4 (0.41%) Tailwind CSS
8 4 (0.41%) Yocto
Miscellaneous
1 162 (16.80%) Life Science
2 128 (13.28%) Management Information System
3 66 (6.85%) NHS
4 60 (6.22%) Biopharmaceutical
5 46 (4.77%) Algorithms
6 30 (3.11%) Self-Motivation
7 25 (2.59%) Video Conferencing
8 23 (2.39%) FMCG
9 18 (1.87%) LIMS
10 17 (1.76%) Virtual Team
11 16 (1.66%) Driving Licence
12 15 (1.56%) Operational Technology
13 14 (1.45%) Analytical Mindset
14 13 (1.35%) Client/Server
14 13 (1.35%) Pharmacovigilance
15 11 (1.14%) Data Protection Act
15 11 (1.14%) Renewable Energy
15 11 (1.14%) SCADA
16 8 (0.83%) Enterprise Software
16 8 (0.83%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 52 (5.39%) Windows
2 28 (2.90%) Windows 10
3 25 (2.59%) Windows 7
4 15 (1.56%) Linux
5 14 (1.45%) Windows Server
6 4 (0.41%) Embedded Linux
6 4 (0.41%) FreeRTOS
7 1 (0.10%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 1 (0.10%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 223 (23.13%) QMS
2 147 (15.25%) Validation
3 133 (13.80%) Biotechnology
4 127 (13.17%) Problem-Solving
5 123 (12.76%) Mentoring
6 113 (11.72%) CAPA
7 103 (10.68%) Project Management
8 88 (9.13%) Quality Management
9 83 (8.61%) Continuous Improvement
10 80 (8.30%) Coaching
11 73 (7.57%) Line Management
12 71 (7.37%) Business Development
12 71 (7.37%) Supplier Management
13 70 (7.26%) Business Intelligence
14 68 (7.05%) Project Delivery
15 63 (6.54%) Analytics
15 63 (6.54%) Process Improvement
16 62 (6.43%) Software Engineering
17 59 (6.12%) DevOps
18 58 (6.02%) Agile
Programming Languages
1 73 (7.57%) SQL
2 46 (4.77%) Python
3 38 (3.94%) C#
4 27 (2.80%) R
5 18 (1.87%) C
6 11 (1.14%) T-SQL
7 10 (1.04%) JavaScript
8 9 (0.93%) TypeScript
9 7 (0.73%) Java
10 5 (0.52%) Embedded C
10 5 (0.52%) PowerShell
11 4 (0.41%) Bash
11 4 (0.41%) Groovy
12 3 (0.31%) JSX
12 3 (0.31%) PL/SQL
12 3 (0.31%) VB
13 2 (0.21%) C++
13 2 (0.21%) PHP
13 2 (0.21%) SAS Macro
14 1 (0.10%) Embedded C++
Qualifications
1 423 (43.88%) Degree
2 101 (10.48%) Master's Degree
3 53 (5.50%) PhD
4 41 (4.25%) MBA
5 27 (2.80%) DBS Check
6 25 (2.59%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
7 24 (2.49%) CIPD
8 18 (1.87%) Security Cleared
9 13 (1.35%) Numerate Degree
10 12 (1.24%) Computer Science Degree
10 12 (1.24%) NVQ Level 3
11 11 (1.14%) Azure Certification
11 11 (1.14%) ITIL Certification
11 11 (1.14%) SC Cleared
12 10 (1.04%) CFA
12 10 (1.04%) CIMA
13 9 (0.93%) Microsoft Certification
14 6 (0.62%) CISSP
14 6 (0.62%) HNC
15 5 (0.52%) A+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 310 (32.16%) QA
2 248 (25.73%) GMP
3 69 (7.16%) Good Clinical Practice
4 40 (4.15%) GLP
5 36 (3.73%) GxP
6 26 (2.70%) GDPR
7 20 (2.07%) ISO 9001
8 17 (1.76%) ISO 13485
8 17 (1.76%) ISO/IEC 17025
9 16 (1.66%) CDISC
9 16 (1.66%) Data Quality
10 15 (1.56%) Sarbanes-Oxley
11 12 (1.24%) ISO/IEC 27001
12 10 (1.04%) 21 CFR Part 11
12 10 (1.04%) GAMP
13 6 (0.62%) SLA
14 4 (0.41%) COSHH
14 4 (0.41%) HIPAA
14 4 (0.41%) NIST
14 4 (0.41%) PMO
System Software
1 23 (2.39%) Active Directory
2 14 (1.45%) VMware Infrastructure
3 10 (1.04%) Docker
4 5 (0.52%) Hyper-V
5 4 (0.41%) VMware Server
6 3 (0.31%) VMware ESXi
7 2 (0.21%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 22 (2.28%) Terraform
2 16 (1.66%) SCOM
3 7 (0.73%) Ansible
3 7 (0.73%) QRadar
4 6 (0.62%) Kubernetes
5 5 (0.52%) Functional Safety
6 4 (0.41%) Wonderware InTouch
7 3 (0.31%) Failover Clustering
7 3 (0.31%) FortiGate
7 3 (0.31%) Progress Chef
7 3 (0.31%) SCCM
8 2 (0.21%) Microsoft Intune
9 1 (0.10%) Active Directory Federation Services
9 1 (0.10%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
9 1 (0.10%) Computer Incident Response Team
9 1 (0.10%) DatAdvantage
9 1 (0.10%) Puppet
9 1 (0.10%) Stealthwatch
9 1 (0.10%) Symantec Endpoint Protection
9 1 (0.10%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 174 (18.05%) Microsoft
2 54 (5.60%) SAP
3 41 (4.25%) Google
4 33 (3.42%) Cisco
5 25 (2.59%) Apple
5 25 (2.59%) Polycom
6 18 (1.87%) VMware
7 11 (1.14%) Databricks
7 11 (1.14%) Nintex
7 11 (1.14%) Salesforce
8 10 (1.04%) Siemens
9 9 (0.93%) Rockwell
10 8 (0.83%) AVEVA
10 8 (0.83%) QAD
11 7 (0.73%) IBM
12 6 (0.62%) Splunk
13 5 (0.52%) Oracle
13 5 (0.52%) ServiceNow
14 4 (0.41%) HP
14 4 (0.41%) Wonderware