Pharmaceutical Job Trends in the East of England

Pharmaceutical (Pharma)
England > East of England

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Pharmaceutical in permanent job vacancies in the East of England. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Pharmaceutical over the 6 months leading up to 10 May 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
10 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 156 124 141
Rank change year-on-year -32 +17 -37
Permanent jobs citing Pharmaceutical 25 51 77
As % of all permanent jobs in the East of England 0.40% 1.70% 1.26%
As % of the General category 0.86% 2.49% 2.26%
Number of salaries quoted 18 23 52
10th Percentile £30,000 £31,250 £29,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £35,625 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +10.00% -4.76%
75th Percentile £70,000 - £73,125
90th Percentile - £71,000 £85,000
England median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year +9.09% +4.76% -19.23%

All General Skills
East of England

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 the East of England.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 2,903 2,052 3,400
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the East of England 45.91% 68.38% 55.56%
Number of salaries quoted 1,552 916 2,458
10th Percentile £28,000 £26,250 £25,809
25th Percentile £31,900 £32,750 £31,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £50,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% +11.11% -16.67%
75th Percentile £65,000 £62,500 £61,250
90th Percentile £85,000 £77,500 £73,400
England median annual salary £55,000 £57,670 £52,500
% change year-on-year -4.63% +9.85% -12.50%

Pharmaceutical
Job Vacancy Trend in the East of England

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

Pharmaceutical job vacancy trend in the East of England

Pharmaceutical
Salary Trend in the East of England

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the East of England citing Pharmaceutical.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the East of England citing Pharmaceutical

Pharmaceutical
Salary Histogram in the East of England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Pharmaceutical in the East of England over the 6 months to 10 May 2026.

Salary histogram for Pharmaceutical in the East of England

Pharmaceutical
Job Locations in the East of England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Pharmaceutical within the East of England region over the 6 months to 10 May 2026. 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
Hertfordshire -9 21 £58,750 +80.77% 13
Essex -32 2 £50,000 +11.11% 1
Suffolk - 2 £50,000 - 1
Pharmaceutical
England

Pharmaceutical
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the East of England 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:

Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (4.00%) BusinessObjects
1 1 (4.00%) Tableau
General
1 12 (48.00%) Manufacturing
2 5 (20.00%) Documentation Skills
2 5 (20.00%) Electronics
3 1 (4.00%) Automotive
3 1 (4.00%) Banking
3 1 (4.00%) Publishing
3 1 (4.00%) Retail
3 1 (4.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 6 (24.00%) Account Manager
1 6 (24.00%) QA Officer
2 5 (20.00%) Development Engineer
2 5 (20.00%) Integration Engineer
2 5 (20.00%) Systems Engineer
2 5 (20.00%) Systems Integration Engineer
3 2 (8.00%) Automation Technician
3 2 (8.00%) Software Engineer
3 2 (8.00%) Technical Trainer
3 2 (8.00%) Trainer
4 1 (4.00%) Administrator
4 1 (4.00%) QA Manager
4 1 (4.00%) Tableau Administrator
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (4.00%) .NET
Miscellaneous
1 6 (24.00%) Data Centre
1 6 (24.00%) Life Science
2 1 (4.00%) FMCG
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (20.00%) AI
1 5 (20.00%) Biotechnology
1 5 (20.00%) CAD
1 5 (20.00%) Physics
1 5 (20.00%) Problem-Solving
1 5 (20.00%) Prototyping
1 5 (20.00%) Smart Manufacturing
1 5 (20.00%) Technical Analysis
2 3 (12.00%) QMS
3 2 (8.00%) Quality Management
3 2 (8.00%) Software Engineering
4 1 (4.00%) Business Intelligence
4 1 (4.00%) Collaborative Working
4 1 (4.00%) Logistics
Programming Languages
1 5 (20.00%) C#
1 5 (20.00%) C++
1 5 (20.00%) Python
2 1 (4.00%) SQL
Qualifications
1 5 (20.00%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (28.00%) QA
Vendors
1 1 (4.00%) SAP