Pharmaceutical Job Trends in Aberdeen

Pharmaceutical (Pharma)
Scotland > Aberdeen

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Pharmaceutical in permanent job vacancies in Aberdeen. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Pharmaceutical over the 6 months leading up to 12 October 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 19 - 26
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing Pharmaceutical 2 0 4
As % of all permanent jobs in Aberdeen 0.99% - 1.63%
As % of the General category 2.86% - 3.67%
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £74,252 - £67,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,169 - £75,000
75th Percentile £76,086 - £82,500
90th Percentile - - -
Scotland median annual salary £52,000 £62,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -16.80% +25.00% -13.04%

All General Skills
Aberdeen

Pharmaceutical falls under the General Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring general skills in Aberdeen.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 70 17 109
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Aberdeen 34.48% 34.69% 44.31%
Number of salaries quoted 41 8 63
10th Percentile £34,250 - £27,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £25,375 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £29,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +52.54% -41.00% -6.98%
75th Percentile £60,000 £43,125 £60,000
90th Percentile £77,500 £55,875 £69,750
Scotland median annual salary £45,500 £33,000 £51,500
% change year-on-year +37.88% -35.92% -1.90%

Pharmaceutical
Job Vacancy Trend in Aberdeen

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Pharmaceutical relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Aberdeen.

Pharmaceutical job vacancy trend in Aberdeen

Pharmaceutical
Salary Trend in Aberdeen

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Aberdeen citing Pharmaceutical.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Aberdeen citing Pharmaceutical

Pharmaceutical
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Aberdeen by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

General
1 2 (100.00%) Law
1 2 (100.00%) Legal
1 2 (100.00%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 2 (100.00%) Cybersecurity Specialist
1 2 (100.00%) Security Specialist
Miscellaneous
1 2 (100.00%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 2 (100.00%) Forensic Analysis
1 2 (100.00%) Risk Management
1 2 (100.00%) SEO
1 2 (100.00%) Strategic Thinking
1 2 (100.00%) Technical Analysis
Systems Management
1 2 (100.00%) Functional Safety
Vendors
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft