Biopharmaceutical Jobs in England

Biopharmaceutical
UK > England

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Biopharmaceutical in permanent job vacancies in England. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Biopharmaceutical over the 6 months leading up to 31 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
31 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 649 771 841
Rank change year-on-year +122 +70 -14
Permanent jobs citing Biopharmaceutical 30 79 64
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.061% 0.088% 0.075%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.16% 0.26% 0.17%
Number of salaries quoted 4 14 11
10th Percentile - - £36,250
25th Percentile £40,000 £36,250 £49,625
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £41,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.76% -25.45% +5.77%
75th Percentile £50,000 £57,000 £64,375
90th Percentile - £87,500 £68,750
UK median annual salary £40,000 £41,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -2.44% -25.45% +5.77%

All Generic Skills
England

Biopharmaceutical falls under the General and Transferable Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring generic IT skills in England.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 18,639 30,336 37,575
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 37.80% 33.77% 44.12%
Number of salaries quoted 8,618 20,935 20,403
10th Percentile £30,940 £28,000 £36,000
25th Percentile £42,000 £38,000 £46,686
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% -15.38% +4.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £75,000 £87,500
90th Percentile £110,000 £100,000 £110,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% -15.38% +4.00%

Biopharmaceutical
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings citing Biopharmaceutical as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for Biopharmaceutical in England

Biopharmaceutical
Salary Trend in England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Biopharmaceutical in England.

Salary trend for Biopharmaceutical in England

Biopharmaceutical
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Biopharmaceutical within the England region over the 6 months to 31 May 2025. 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
South East +35 13 - - 16
East of England - 8 - - 10
North of England +38 6 £45,000 +20.00% 9
North West +2 6 £45,000 +20.00% 4
South West +106 1 - - 1
London +96 1 - - 32
East Midlands - 1 - - 5
Midlands - 1 - - 5
Biopharmaceutical
UK

Biopharmaceutical
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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 4 (13.33%) SAS
Business Applications
1 1 (3.33%) TrackWise
Cloud Services
1 2 (6.67%) Azure
1 2 (6.67%) Azure Sentinel
1 2 (6.67%) Entra ID
1 2 (6.67%) GitHub
1 2 (6.67%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (3.33%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 5 (16.67%) Modbus
2 4 (13.33%) MQTT
3 3 (10.00%) Ethernet
4 2 (6.67%) Firewall
4 2 (6.67%) LAN
4 2 (6.67%) VLAN
4 2 (6.67%) VPN
4 2 (6.67%) WAN
4 2 (6.67%) Wi-Fi
Development Applications
1 2 (6.67%) Jenkins
1 2 (6.67%) JIRA
1 2 (6.67%) JMeter
1 2 (6.67%) Robot Framework
2 1 (3.33%) Git
General
1 26 (86.67%) Pharmaceutical
2 15 (50.00%) Manufacturing
3 6 (20.00%) Analytical Skills
4 5 (16.67%) Law
5 4 (13.33%) Social Skills
6 3 (10.00%) Banking
7 2 (6.67%) Digital Health
7 2 (6.67%) Health Technology
7 2 (6.67%) Legal
Job Titles
1 8 (26.67%) Lead
2 6 (20.00%) Analyst
3 5 (16.67%) Senior
3 5 (16.67%) Test Engineer
4 4 (13.33%) IT Analyst
4 4 (13.33%) IT Support
4 4 (13.33%) IT Support Analyst
4 4 (13.33%) Programmer
4 4 (13.33%) SAS Programmer
4 4 (13.33%) Support Analyst
5 3 (10.00%) Automation Engineer
5 3 (10.00%) QA Specialist
5 3 (10.00%) Senior Data Warehouse Specialist
6 2 (6.67%) Cybersecurity Analyst
6 2 (6.67%) Security Analyst
6 2 (6.67%) Senior Systems Engineer
6 2 (6.67%) Software Test Engineer
6 2 (6.67%) Systems Engineer
7 1 (3.33%) Automation Test Lead
7 1 (3.33%) Senior Automation Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (6.67%) .NET
1 2 (6.67%) CSS
1 2 (6.67%) Playwright
2 1 (3.33%) Node-RED
2 1 (3.33%) scikit-learn
Miscellaneous
1 7 (23.33%) Renewable Energy
2 5 (16.67%) Operational Technology
2 5 (16.67%) SCADA
3 4 (13.33%) Industry 4.0
3 4 (13.33%) IoT
3 4 (13.33%) iPad
3 4 (13.33%) iPhone
4 3 (10.00%) Data Centre
4 3 (10.00%) Management Information System
5 2 (6.67%) Cyber Threat
5 2 (6.67%) Security Posture
6 1 (3.33%) Algorithms
6 1 (3.33%) Life Science
Operating Systems
1 6 (20.00%) Windows
2 4 (13.33%) Apple iOS
3 2 (6.67%) Windows 10
3 2 (6.67%) Windows Server
3 2 (6.67%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 9 (30.00%) Validation
2 8 (26.67%) Immunology
3 7 (23.33%) Cybersecurity
4 5 (16.67%) Asset Management
4 5 (16.67%) Continuous Improvement
4 5 (16.67%) Network Design
4 5 (16.67%) Neuroscience
4 5 (16.67%) Risk Assessment
4 5 (16.67%) System Testing
5 4 (13.33%) Artificial Intelligence
5 4 (13.33%) Biotechnology
5 4 (13.33%) Chemistry
5 4 (13.33%) Internal Audit
5 4 (13.33%) Machine Learning
5 4 (13.33%) Mentoring
5 4 (13.33%) Proactive Maintenance
5 4 (13.33%) Project Delivery
5 4 (13.33%) Prototyping
5 4 (13.33%) Regulatory Compliance
5 4 (13.33%) Statistical Analysis
Programming Languages
1 4 (13.33%) R
2 3 (10.00%) Python
3 2 (6.67%) C#
3 2 (6.67%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 11 (36.67%) DBS Check
2 9 (30.00%) Degree
3 4 (13.33%) Chartered Engineer
3 4 (13.33%) HNC
3 4 (13.33%) HND
4 3 (10.00%) ISTQB
4 3 (10.00%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
5 1 (3.33%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (20.00%) GxP
1 6 (20.00%) QA
2 5 (16.67%) GMP
3 4 (13.33%) SLA
4 2 (6.67%) GDPR
4 2 (6.67%) ISO 9001
4 2 (6.67%) NIST
4 2 (6.67%) Sarbanes-Oxley
5 1 (3.33%) GLP
5 1 (3.33%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 1 (3.33%) SOC 2
System Software
1 3 (10.00%) VMware ESXi
1 3 (10.00%) VMware Infrastructure
2 2 (6.67%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 5 (16.67%) Functional Safety
2 2 (6.67%) Microsoft Intune
2 2 (6.67%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 4 (13.33%) AVEVA
1 4 (13.33%) Rockwell
1 4 (13.33%) Siemens
2 3 (10.00%) VMware
3 2 (6.67%) Microsoft
4 1 (3.33%) Salesforce
4 1 (3.33%) SAP