Pharmaceutical Jobs in the South East

Pharmaceutical (Pharma)
England > South East

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Pharmaceutical in permanent job vacancies advertised in the South East. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Pharmaceutical over the 6 months to 4 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
4 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 218 258 268
Rank change year-on-year +40 +10 -105
Permanent jobs citing Pharmaceutical 195 158 236
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 1.17% 1.06% 1.19%
As % of the General category 2.06% 1.66% 2.03%
Number of salaries quoted 39 66 75
10th Percentile £35,762 £42,500 £45,800
25th Percentile £41,875 £52,500 £52,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £62,500 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year -24.00% - +6.38%
75th Percentile £56,250 £87,500 £78,750
90th Percentile £88,000 £92,500 £86,500
England median annual salary £50,000 £65,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -23.08% +8.33% +9.09%

All General Skills
South East

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 advertised in the South East with a requirement for common skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 9,447 9,519 11,619
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 56.61% 63.78% 58.46%
Number of salaries quoted 6,045 4,593 6,554
10th Percentile £25,500 £28,500 £30,000
25th Percentile £32,500 £36,713 £40,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £52,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.52% -4.55% +10.00%
75th Percentile £62,500 £70,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £75,000 £85,000 £81,250
England median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.50% - +4.35%

Pharmaceutical
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

Job postings citing Pharmaceutical as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the South East.

Job vacancy trend for Pharmaceutical in the South East

Pharmaceutical
Salary Trend in the South East

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

Salary trend for Pharmaceutical in the South East

Pharmaceutical
Salary Histogram in the South East

Salary distribution for jobs citing Pharmaceutical in the South East over the 6 months to 4 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Pharmaceutical in the South East

Pharmaceutical
Job Locations in the South East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Pharmaceutical within the South East region over the 6 months to 4 May 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
Thames Valley +12 107 £45,000 -28.00% 67
Surrey +45 54 £47,500 -20.83% 18
Oxfordshire +22 44 £45,000 -35.71% 26
Berkshire +13 43 £50,000 -20.00% 25
Buckinghamshire -27 20 £45,000 -18.18% 16
Hampshire -10 15 £60,000 +33.33% 18
West Sussex +45 13 - - 9
Isle of Wight - 4 £42,500 - 1
Sussex - 1 - -
Kent - 1 £100,000 - 11
Pharmaceutical
England

Pharmaceutical
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East 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 18 (9.23%) SharePoint
2 13 (6.67%) Documentum
3 9 (4.62%) Microsoft Exchange
4 3 (1.54%) SAS
4 3 (1.54%) WinCC
Applications
1 41 (21.03%) Microsoft Excel
2 18 (9.23%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 16 (8.21%) Microsoft Office
4 11 (5.64%) MS Visio
5 2 (1.03%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 13 (6.67%) TrackWise
Cloud Services
1 31 (15.90%) Power Platform
2 23 (11.79%) Microsoft 365
3 19 (9.74%) Azure
3 19 (9.74%) PowerApps
4 13 (6.67%) SaaS
5 12 (6.15%) Power Automate
6 11 (5.64%) OneDrive
6 11 (5.64%) ShareGate
7 3 (1.54%) AWS
8 2 (1.03%) Entra ID
9 1 (0.51%) Adobe Analytics
9 1 (0.51%) GitHub
9 1 (0.51%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 7 (3.59%) Intranet
2 4 (2.05%) Firewall
3 3 (1.54%) Ethernet
3 3 (1.54%) LAN
3 3 (1.54%) Network Security
4 2 (1.03%) WAN
4 2 (1.03%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 24 (12.31%) Power BI
2 7 (3.59%) Tableau
3 4 (2.05%) GIS
4 2 (1.03%) SQL Server
5 1 (0.51%) Big Data
5 1 (0.51%) Data Lake
5 1 (0.51%) Data Warehouse
5 1 (0.51%) MySQL
5 1 (0.51%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 1 (0.51%) SQLite
Development Applications
1 5 (2.56%) JMeter
1 5 (2.56%) Newman
1 5 (2.56%) Postman
1 5 (2.56%) REST Assured
1 5 (2.56%) Selenium
2 1 (0.51%) Jenkins
2 1 (0.51%) JIRA
2 1 (0.51%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
General
1 105 (53.85%) Social Skills
2 79 (40.51%) Manufacturing
3 39 (20.00%) Analytical Skills
4 31 (15.90%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 27 (13.85%) Legal
6 25 (12.82%) Finance
7 16 (8.21%) Presentation Skills
8 14 (7.18%) Influencing Skills
9 12 (6.15%) Automotive
9 12 (6.15%) Telecoms
10 11 (5.64%) Aerospace
10 11 (5.64%) Electronics
11 9 (4.62%) Marketing
12 2 (1.03%) Banking
12 2 (1.03%) Law
13 1 (0.51%) Health Technology
13 1 (0.51%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 33 (16.92%) QA Manager
2 32 (16.41%) Analyst
3 17 (8.72%) Project Manager
4 16 (8.21%) Senior
5 15 (7.69%) Associate Director
5 15 (7.69%) IT Manager
6 14 (7.18%) Systems Manager
7 13 (6.67%) Data Integrity Manager
8 12 (6.15%) Business Development Manager
8 12 (6.15%) Business Manager
8 12 (6.15%) Development Manager
9 9 (4.62%) Architect
9 9 (4.62%) Business Analyst
9 9 (4.62%) Operations Analyst
9 9 (4.62%) Operations Business Analyst
10 8 (4.10%) Lead
11 7 (3.59%) Digital Architect
11 7 (3.59%) Digital Solutions Architect
11 7 (3.59%) Senior Analyst
11 7 (3.59%) Solutions Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (2.56%) Swagger
2 1 (0.51%) ATL
2 1 (0.51%) Laravel
2 1 (0.51%) Vue
2 1 (0.51%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 53 (27.18%) Management Information System
2 41 (21.03%) Biopharmaceutical
3 38 (19.49%) Life Science
4 13 (6.67%) LIMS
5 9 (4.62%) Virtual Team
6 8 (4.10%) Analytical Mindset
7 7 (3.59%) NHS
8 5 (2.56%) Self-Motivation
9 3 (1.54%) SCADA
10 2 (1.03%) Algorithms
10 2 (1.03%) Data Structures
10 2 (1.03%) Driving Licence
10 2 (1.03%) FMCG
10 2 (1.03%) Pharmacovigilance
11 1 (0.51%) Hybrid Cloud
Operating Systems
1 2 (1.03%) Windows
1 2 (1.03%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 71 (36.41%) QMS
2 55 (28.21%) Biotechnology
3 45 (23.08%) Validation
4 41 (21.03%) Problem-Solving
5 34 (17.44%) Continuous Improvement
6 31 (15.90%) Mentoring
7 27 (13.85%) Neuroscience
8 25 (12.82%) Change Control
8 25 (12.82%) Project Management
9 22 (11.28%) Business Intelligence
10 20 (10.26%) Business Development
11 18 (9.23%) Change Management
11 18 (9.23%) Coaching
11 18 (9.23%) Enterprise Architecture
12 17 (8.72%) Analytics
12 17 (8.72%) Business Case
12 17 (8.72%) CAPA
12 17 (8.72%) Contract Management
12 17 (8.72%) Creative Thinking
12 17 (8.72%) Mathematics
Programming Languages
1 16 (8.21%) SQL
2 5 (2.56%) C#
2 5 (2.56%) Python
2 5 (2.56%) R
3 1 (0.51%) JavaScript
3 1 (0.51%) PHP
3 1 (0.51%) VBA
Qualifications
1 78 (40.00%) Degree
2 26 (13.33%) Master's Degree
3 14 (7.18%) PhD
4 11 (5.64%) ITIL Certification
4 11 (5.64%) MBA
4 11 (5.64%) NVQ Level 3
5 10 (5.13%) CFA
5 10 (5.13%) CIMA
6 7 (3.59%) Azure Certification
6 7 (3.59%) Microsoft Certification
7 2 (1.03%) Numerate Degree
7 2 (1.03%) PMI Certification
7 2 (1.03%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 75 (38.46%) QA
2 62 (31.79%) GMP
3 21 (10.77%) Good Clinical Practice
4 19 (9.74%) GxP
5 12 (6.15%) Sarbanes-Oxley
6 11 (5.64%) ISO 9001
6 11 (5.64%) ISO/IEC 17025
7 4 (2.05%) Data Quality
8 3 (1.54%) SLA
9 1 (0.51%) GDPR
System Software
1 13 (6.67%) Active Directory
2 2 (1.03%) Hyper-V
2 2 (1.03%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 13 (6.67%) SCOM
2 3 (1.54%) Wonderware InTouch
3 2 (1.03%) SCCM
4 1 (0.51%) Ansible
4 1 (0.51%) Kubernetes
4 1 (0.51%) Progress Chef
4 1 (0.51%) Puppet
4 1 (0.51%) Terraform
Vendors
1 52 (26.67%) Microsoft
2 11 (5.64%) Nintex
3 6 (3.08%) SAP
4 4 (2.05%) MuleSoft
4 4 (2.05%) Salesforce
4 4 (2.05%) ServiceNow
5 3 (1.54%) AVEVA
5 3 (1.54%) Rockwell
5 3 (1.54%) Siemens
5 3 (1.54%) Wonderware
6 2 (1.03%) Acronis
6 2 (1.03%) IONA
6 2 (1.03%) VMware
6 2 (1.03%) WatchGuard
7 1 (0.51%) Adobe
7 1 (0.51%) Google
7 1 (0.51%) HP
7 1 (0.51%) MicroStrategy