The first part of the table below looks at the prevalence of the term Pharmaceutical in IT jobs advertised across the UK. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Pharmaceutical over the 3 months to 22 May 2012 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second part of the table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all terms in our General category.

Pharmaceutical (Pharma)
Location
3 months to
22 May 2012
Same period 2011Same period 2010
Rank408439372
Rank change year-on-year
Up+31Down-67
Matching permanent IT job ads604515460
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the UK0.501 %0.420 %0.482 %
As % of the General category1.113 %0.868 %0.988 %
Number of salaries quoted484369359
Average salary£45,000£45,000£45,000
90% of jobs offered a salary of more than£27,500£30,000£30,000
10% of jobs offered a salary of more than£70,000£75,000£77,500
UK excluding London average salary£41,500£42,500£43,000
% change year-on-year
-2.35 %-1.16 %
IT Job Market, General CategoryAll General Category
UK
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
General category
542715931346540
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the UK45.01 %48.37 %48.74 %
Number of salaries quoted456244848337646
Average salary£50,000£52,500£52,500
Average salary % change year-on-year
-4.76 %-
90% of jobs offered a salary of more than£30,000£30,000£30,000
10% of jobs offered a salary of more than£80,000£85,000£85,000
UK excluding London average salary£42,500£41,000£40,000
% change year-on-year
+3.65 %+2.50 %

Pharmaceutical
Demand Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing Pharmaceutical within the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the General category.

Pharmaceutical Demand Trend

Pharmaceutical
Salary Trend

The chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Pharmaceutical within the UK.

Pharmaceutical Salary Trend

Pharmaceutical
Salary Histogram

The chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Pharmaceutical over the 3 months to 22 May 2012 within the UK.

Pharmaceutical Salary Histogram

Pharmaceutical
Top 30 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Pharmaceutical within the UK over the 3 months to 22 May 2012. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

LocationRank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
EnglandUp+24573£45,000-
LondonUp+25260£47,500-13.63 %
South EastDown-39180£45,000-10.00 %
East of EnglandUp+2952£41,000+17.14 %
SurreyDown-4241£40,000-8.57 %
West SussexUp+3935£41,500-7.77 %
BrentfordUp+834£70,000+34.61 %
City of LondonUp+1525£47,500-15.55 %
HampshireNo change024£62,500+92.30 %
BerkshireDown-6724£50,000-2.91 %
East MidlandsUp+923£32,500-27.77 %
HorshamNew entry-22£40,000-
BasingstokeNew entry-22£62,500-
OxfordshireUp+1121£28,000+12.00 %
North WestDown-1821£45,500+26.38 %
NottinghamshireUp+2218£32,500-27.77 %
MiddlesexUp+2018£40,000-20.00 %
NottinghamUp+1618£32,500-27.77 %
UxbridgeNew entry-18£50,000-
OxfordUp+2616£32,500-56.66 %
CambridgeshireDown-716£30,000-14.28 %
CambridgeUp+515£30,000-14.28 %
BuckinghamshireUp+1014£70,000+64.70 %
EssexDown-414£57,500+76.92 %
Milton KeynesUp+1812£70,000+64.70 %
YorkshireDown-1512£45,000+32.35 %
WalesNo change011£42,500+54.54 %
ManchesterDown-411£52,500+59.09 %
West MidlandsDown-1411£35,000-9.38 %
West YorkshireDown-1110£42,500+25.00 %

Pharmaceutical
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 22 May 2012, IT jobs within the UK citing Pharmaceutical also mentioned the following IT skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled that cited Pharmaceutical.

1322 (25.82 %)Finance
2313 (25.10 %)Degree
3279 (22.37 %)SAP
4247 (19.81 %)Manufacturing
5231 (18.52 %)SQL
6207 (16.60 %).NET
7181 (14.51 %)Oracle
8177 (14.19 %)ERP
9159 (12.75 %)C#
10154 (12.35 %)Project Management
11148 (11.87 %)SQL Server
12134 (10.75 %)Java
13132 (10.59 %)Retail
14122 (9.783 %)Telecoms
15121 (9.703 %)Banking
16119 (9.543 %)Life Science
17118 (9.463 %)Microsoft
18115 (9.222 %)Data Warehouse
19112 (8.982 %)XML
20109 (8.741 %)MS Excel
21107 (8.581 %)Windows
22101 (8.099 %)Validation
22101 (8.099 %)Marketing
2394 (7.538 %)OO
2491 (7.298 %)HTML
2590 (7.217 %)SAS
2687 (6.977 %)JavaScript
2786 (6.897 %)Business Intelligence
2786 (6.897 %)Business Development
2883 (6.656 %)CRM

Pharmaceutical
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 22 May 2012, IT jobs within the UK citing Pharmaceutical also mentioned the following IT skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled that cited Pharmaceutical. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

IT Job Market, Application Development CategoryApplication Development
1207 (16.60 %).NET
2112 (8.982 %)XML
391 (7.298 %)HTML
475 (6.014 %)ASP.NET
565 (5.213 %)CSS
637 (2.967 %)Web Services
731 (2.486 %)WinForms
731 (2.486 %)jQuery
829 (2.326 %)J2EE
927 (2.165 %)Ruby on Rails
1020 (1.604 %)WCF
1118 (1.443 %).NET Framework
1118 (1.443 %)Ajax
1216 (1.283 %)BAPI
1315 (1.203 %)XSLT
1414 (1.123 %)STL
1513 (1.043 %)XHTML
1513 (1.043 %)Hibernate
1612 (0.962 %)Middleware
1612 (0.962 %)XML Messaging
IT Job Market, Application Platforms CategoryApplication Platforms
190 (7.217 %)SAS
277 (6.175 %)SharePoint
332 (2.566 %)Documentum
427 (2.165 %)Lotus Notes
522 (1.764 %)Apache
612 (0.962 %)MS Exchange
711 (0.882 %)BizTalk Server
711 (0.882 %)CMS
89 (0.722 %)ESB
89 (0.722 %)WebLogic
97 (0.561 %)Exchange Server 2003
106 (0.481 %)Drupal
106 (0.481 %)NetWeaver
106 (0.481 %)WordPress
115 (0.401 %)Force.com
115 (0.401 %)Umbraco
115 (0.401 %)SharePoint Server
115 (0.401 %)FormScape
124 (0.321 %)Confluence
124 (0.321 %)Exchange Server 2010
IT Job Market, Applications CategoryApplications
1109 (8.741 %)MS Excel
242 (3.368 %)MS Visio
336 (2.887 %)MS Office
415 (1.203 %)MS PowerPoint
513 (1.043 %)MS Project
611 (0.882 %)InfoPath
79 (0.722 %)Photoshop
87 (0.561 %)FrameMaker
96 (0.481 %)Acrobat
105 (0.401 %)Paint Shop Pro
114 (0.321 %)S-PLUS
114 (0.321 %)AutoCAD
123 (0.241 %)MATLAB
123 (0.241 %)Adobe Illustrator
123 (0.241 %)OmniGraffle
132 (0.160 %)Doxygen
132 (0.160 %)SPSS
141 (0.080 %)RoboHelp
141 (0.080 %)GIMP
IT Job Market, Business Applications CategoryBusiness Applications
142 (3.368 %)SAP PP
142 (3.368 %)SAP ERP
227 (2.165 %)SAP SD
324 (1.925 %)SAP QM
423 (1.844 %)Dynamics AX
518 (1.443 %)SAP R/3
617 (1.363 %)SAP MM
617 (1.363 %)SAP EHS
617 (1.363 %)SAP PLM
713 (1.043 %)Cognos Business Intelligence
713 (1.043 %)SAP FI
713 (1.043 %)SAP CO
713 (1.043 %)SAP FI/CO
811 (0.882 %)SAP MDM
811 (0.882 %)SAP CRM
99 (0.722 %)Dynamics CRM
105 (0.401 %)SAP SCM
105 (0.401 %)SyteLine
105 (0.401 %)Line 500
114 (0.321 %)SAP SRM
IT Job Market, Communications & Networking CategoryCommunications & Networking
130 (2.406 %)Firewall
226 (2.085 %)LAN
325 (2.005 %)WAN
424 (1.925 %)SAN
523 (1.844 %)TCP/IP
621 (1.684 %)Cisco ASA
719 (1.524 %)Network Security
814 (1.123 %)DHCP
99 (0.722 %)DNS
108 (0.642 %)CTI
108 (0.642 %)VLAN
117 (0.561 %)Internet
126 (0.481 %)Asterisk PBX
126 (0.481 %)HTTP
134 (0.321 %)SMTP
143 (0.241 %)VoIP
143 (0.241 %)VPN
143 (0.241 %)Cisco Nexus
143 (0.241 %)iSCSI
152 (0.160 %)Wireless
IT Job Market, Database & Business Intelligence CategoryDatabase & Business Intelligence
1148 (11.87 %)SQL Server
2115 (9.222 %)Data Warehouse
342 (3.368 %)SQL Server 2005
441 (3.288 %)ETL
441 (3.288 %)SQL Server 2008
529 (2.326 %)SQL Server Reporting Services
628 (2.245 %)Data Mining
727 (2.165 %)SQL Server Integration Services
826 (2.085 %)SQL Server Analysis Services
826 (2.085 %)OLAP
919 (1.524 %)OLTP
1017 (1.363 %)Base SAS
1017 (1.363 %)Oracle OLAP
1116 (1.283 %)MySQL
1215 (1.203 %)Oracle 8/8i
1311 (0.882 %)RDBMS
1410 (0.802 %)Oracle Reports
159 (0.722 %)Crystal Reports
168 (0.642 %)BODI
168 (0.642 %)BusinessObjects Data Services
IT Job Market, Development Applications CategoryDevelopment Applications
141 (3.288 %)Visual Studio
234 (2.727 %)Subversion
323 (1.844 %)Selenium
415 (1.203 %)QuickTest Pro
513 (1.043 %)LoadRunner
611 (0.882 %)Eclipse
611 (0.882 %)JUnit
710 (0.802 %)TortoiseSVN
88 (0.642 %)Git (software)
88 (0.642 %)Ant
97 (0.561 %)NUnit
106 (0.481 %)Rational Rose
106 (0.481 %)JIRA
115 (0.401 %)Bugzilla
124 (0.321 %)CruiseControl
124 (0.321 %)IntelliJ
133 (0.241 %)JMeter
133 (0.241 %)Atlassian Bamboo
142 (0.160 %)Talend Open Studio
142 (0.160 %)Team Foundation Server
IT Job Market, General CategoryGeneral
1322 (25.82 %)Finance
2247 (19.81 %)Manufacturing
3132 (10.59 %)Retail
4122 (9.783 %)Telecoms
5121 (9.703 %)Banking
6101 (8.099 %)Marketing
740 (3.208 %)Games
831 (2.486 %)Billing
923 (1.844 %)Law
1021 (1.684 %)Publishing
1113 (1.043 %)Retail Banking
1212 (0.962 %)Automotive
1311 (0.882 %)Aerospace
1410 (0.802 %)Advertising
159 (0.722 %)Back Office
159 (0.722 %)Electronics
159 (0.722 %)French Language
168 (0.642 %)Legal
176 (0.481 %)German Language
176 (0.481 %)Investment Banking
IT Job Market, Job Titles CategoryJob Titles
1227 (18.20 %)Developer
2198 (15.88 %)Consultant
3168 (13.47 %)Analyst
491 (7.298 %)SAP Consultant
584 (6.736 %)Architect
678 (6.255 %)Business Analyst
768 (5.453 %)Project Manager
860 (4.812 %)Senior Consultant
956 (4.491 %)Functional Consultant
1052 (4.170 %).NET Developer
1052 (4.170 %)SAP Functional Consultant
1052 (4.170 %)Senior SAP Consultant
1151 (4.090 %)Senior Functional Consultant
1250 (4.010 %)Programmer
1346 (3.689 %)Recruitment Consultant
1444 (3.528 %)C# Developer
1543 (3.448 %)Software Engineer
1640 (3.208 %)Systems Analyst
1640 (3.208 %)SAS Programmer
1736 (2.887 %)Business Manager
IT Job Market, Miscellaneous CategoryMiscellaneous
1119 (9.543 %)Life Science
270 (5.613 %)Computer Science
346 (3.689 %)FMCG
441 (3.288 %)LIMS
538 (3.047 %)Mathematics
538 (3.047 %)Digital Media
633 (2.646 %)Biotechnology
723 (1.844 %)Data Protection Act
723 (1.844 %)N-Tier
822 (1.764 %)Chemistry
921 (1.684 %)Social Media
921 (1.684 %)Applied Mathematics
921 (1.684 %)Statistics
1018 (1.443 %)iPad
1117 (1.363 %)NHS
1216 (1.283 %)Biology
1216 (1.283 %)iPhone
1314 (1.123 %)Economics
1413 (1.043 %)Hedge funds
1413 (1.043 %)Kindle
IT Job Market, Operating Systems CategoryOperating Systems
1107 (8.581 %)Windows
254 (4.330 %)UNIX
345 (3.609 %)Linux
425 (2.005 %)Windows Server 2003
523 (1.844 %)Windows XP
622 (1.764 %)Windows Server 2008
713 (1.043 %)Windows 7
713 (1.043 %)Android
88 (0.642 %)Windows 2000
97 (0.561 %)Apple iOS
106 (0.481 %)Windows 2000 Server
115 (0.401 %)Windows Vista
115 (0.401 %)Windows NT
124 (0.321 %)Mac OS
132 (0.160 %)MVS
141 (0.080 %)VMS
141 (0.080 %)Ubuntu
141 (0.080 %)CentOS
IT Job Market, Processes & Methodologies CategoryProcesses & Methodologies
1177 (14.19 %)ERP
2154 (12.35 %)Project Management
3101 (8.099 %)Validation
494 (7.538 %)OO
586 (6.897 %)Business Intelligence
586 (6.897 %)Business Development
683 (6.656 %)CRM
772 (5.774 %)Six Sigma
869 (5.533 %)Agile Software Development
962 (4.972 %)E-Commerce
1058 (4.651 %)Lean Six Sigma
1156 (4.491 %)Business Analysis
1255 (4.411 %)Data Management
1348 (3.849 %)Logistics
1446 (3.689 %)Scrum
1543 (3.448 %)UML
1642 (3.368 %)Migration
1741 (3.288 %)Multithreading
1840 (3.208 %)PRINCE2
1938 (3.047 %)Document Management
IT Job Market, Programming Languages CategoryProgramming Languages
1231 (18.52 %)SQL
2159 (12.75 %)C#
3134 (10.75 %)Java
487 (6.977 %)JavaScript
549 (3.929 %)C++
636 (2.887 %)VB
734 (2.727 %)VB.NET
831 (2.486 %)PHP
831 (2.486 %)C
930 (2.406 %)Ruby
1028 (2.245 %)T-SQL
1126 (2.085 %)PL/SQL
1224 (1.925 %)Python
1319 (1.524 %)VB6
1413 (1.043 %)Perl
1512 (0.962 %)ABAP
1611 (0.882 %)VBScript
1710 (0.802 %)Apex Code
187 (0.561 %)SAS Macro
187 (0.561 %)XPath
IT Job Market, Qualifications CategoryQualifications
1313 (25.10 %)Degree
264 (5.132 %)SAP Certification
354 (4.330 %)PhD
421 (1.684 %)ISEB
512 (0.962 %)SAS Certification
610 (0.802 %)Microsoft Certification
76 (0.481 %)PRINCE2 Certification
76 (0.481 %)Cisco Certification
85 (0.401 %)CISSP
85 (0.401 %)CCNP
85 (0.401 %)MCDBA
85 (0.401 %)PMI Certification
85 (0.401 %)CISA
85 (0.401 %)MBA
85 (0.401 %)Six Sigma Green Belt
94 (0.321 %)CIPD
94 (0.321 %)Security Cleared
94 (0.321 %)ITIL Certification
103 (0.241 %)PMP
103 (0.241 %)SC Cleared
IT Job Market, Quality Assurance & Compliance CategoryQuality Assurance & Compliance
182 (6.576 %)QA
239 (3.128 %)21 CFR Part 11
331 (2.486 %)ISO 9001
428 (2.245 %)GAMP
525 (2.005 %)GxP
620 (1.604 %)SLA
719 (1.524 %)Sarbanes-Oxley
816 (1.283 %)GCP
816 (1.283 %)CDISC
910 (0.802 %)GMP
106 (0.481 %)Data Quality
115 (0.401 %)GLP
124 (0.321 %)ISO 9000
133 (0.241 %)ISO 14001
142 (0.160 %)ISO/IEC 27001
142 (0.160 %)WAI
151 (0.080 %)COBIT
151 (0.080 %)HL7
151 (0.080 %)PCI DSS
151 (0.080 %)WCAG
IT Job Market, System Software CategorySystem Software
138 (3.047 %)Active Directory
210 (0.802 %)VMware Infrastructure
36 (0.481 %)NFS
44 (0.321 %)Terminal Services
53 (0.241 %)XenApp
62 (0.160 %)vSphere
71 (0.080 %)VMware ESXi
71 (0.080 %)VMware ESX
71 (0.080 %)VMware Workstation
IT Job Market, Systems Management CategorySystems Management
114 (1.123 %)HP Quality Center
23 (0.241 %)SCCM
32 (0.160 %)Backup Exec
32 (0.160 %)Tivoli
32 (0.160 %)Tivoli Identity Manager
32 (0.160 %)DameWare
41 (0.080 %)NetBackup
41 (0.080 %)Novell Identity Manager
41 (0.080 %)Oracle Enterprise Manager
IT Job Market, Vendors CategoryVendors
1279 (22.37 %)SAP
2181 (14.51 %)Oracle
3118 (9.463 %)Microsoft
463 (5.052 %)Cisco
540 (3.208 %)VMware
636 (2.887 %)JD Edwards
734 (2.727 %)Informatica
829 (2.326 %)Cognos
927 (2.165 %)Lotus
1023 (1.844 %)Siebel
1023 (1.844 %)IBM
1122 (1.764 %)Salesforce.com
1220 (1.604 %)CheckPoint
1318 (1.443 %)Business Objects
1414 (1.123 %)TIBCO
159 (0.722 %)Adobe
159 (0.722 %)HP
168 (0.642 %)Sage
177 (0.561 %)Sitecore
186 (0.481 %)Apple