Pharmaceutical Jobs in England

Pharmaceutical (Pharma)
UK > England

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Pharmaceutical in permanent job vacancies advertised in England. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Pharmaceutical over the 6 months to 27 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
27 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 306 354 323
Rank change year-on-year +48 -31 +15
Permanent jobs citing Pharmaceutical 780 891 1,619
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.92% 0.96% 1.24%
As % of the General category 1.55% 1.39% 1.95%
Number of salaries quoted 296 374 363
10th Percentile £29,000 £41,800 £37,500
25th Percentile £38,250 £48,750 £48,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £65,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -23.08% +13.04% +4.55%
75th Percentile £69,719 £80,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £94,625 £85,000
UK median annual salary £52,500 £65,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -19.23% +13.04% +4.55%

All General Skills
England

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 England with a requirement for common skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 50,259 64,087 82,968
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 59.26% 68.74% 63.47%
Number of salaries quoted 35,481 34,591 45,074
10th Percentile £27,445 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £36,250 £44,000 £43,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £60,249 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.86% +0.42% +4.35%
75th Percentile £72,500 £83,750 £80,000
90th Percentile £93,750 £103,750 £100,000
UK median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.50% - +9.09%

Pharmaceutical
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Job vacancy trend for Pharmaceutical in England

Pharmaceutical
Salary Trend in England

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

Salary trend for Pharmaceutical in England

Pharmaceutical
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Pharmaceutical in England over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Pharmaceutical in England

Pharmaceutical
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Pharmaceutical within the England region over the 6 months to 27 April 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
London +42 213 £60,500 -6.92% 121
South East +49 185 £47,500 -24.00% 109
North of England +63 148 £40,000 -28.57% 161
Midlands +29 98 £60,000 +9.09% 66
East of England -36 79 £50,000 -10.71% 77
Yorkshire +59 73 £40,000 -36.00% 54
North West +51 70 £43,000 -13.13% 91
East Midlands +4 67 £48,750 -37.10% 30
South West +46 50 £47,500 +18.75% 55
West Midlands +28 31 £60,000 +14.29% 37
North East - 5 £55,000 - 24
Pharmaceutical
UK

Pharmaceutical
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 25 (3.21%) Skype for Business
2 19 (2.44%) SharePoint
3 16 (2.05%) SAS
4 12 (1.54%) Microsoft Exchange
5 10 (1.28%) Documentum
6 5 (0.64%) WinCC
7 4 (0.51%) NServiceBus
8 3 (0.38%) CMS
8 3 (0.38%) Confluence
9 1 (0.13%) Apache
9 1 (0.13%) Apache Spark
9 1 (0.13%) IIS
9 1 (0.13%) Tomcat
9 1 (0.13%) WebSphere
Applications
1 77 (9.87%) Microsoft Excel
2 56 (7.18%) Microsoft Office
3 31 (3.97%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 12 (1.54%) MS Visio
5 8 (1.03%) Microsoft Project
6 3 (0.38%) Spreadsheet
7 2 (0.26%) Adobe Illustrator
7 2 (0.26%) AutoCAD
7 2 (0.26%) Photoshop
7 2 (0.26%) SPSS
7 2 (0.26%) Stata
Business Applications
1 16 (2.05%) SAP S/4HANA
2 13 (1.67%) TrackWise
3 6 (0.77%) Dynamics CRM
3 6 (0.77%) SAP IBP
3 6 (0.77%) SAP Oil and Gas
3 6 (0.77%) SAP PLM
3 6 (0.77%) SAP PP
4 5 (0.64%) SAP CO
4 5 (0.64%) SAP FI
4 5 (0.64%) SAP FI/CO
5 4 (0.51%) Infor CloudSuite Industrial (formerly SyteLine)
5 4 (0.51%) SAP BPC
6 3 (0.38%) Q-Pulse
7 2 (0.26%) Misys Midas
7 2 (0.26%) SAP SCM
8 1 (0.13%) Salesforce CRM
8 1 (0.13%) SAP Business One
8 1 (0.13%) SAP ERP
8 1 (0.13%) SAP MDG
Cloud Services
1 67 (8.59%) Azure
2 66 (8.46%) Microsoft 365
3 48 (6.15%) Power Platform
4 32 (4.10%) SaaS
5 19 (2.44%) AWS
5 19 (2.44%) PowerApps
6 17 (2.18%) Azure DevOps
7 11 (1.41%) Power Automate
8 9 (1.15%) Google Analytics
8 9 (1.15%) Google Tag Manager
8 9 (1.15%) OneDrive
8 9 (1.15%) ShareGate
9 8 (1.03%) GCP
10 7 (0.90%) PaaS
11 6 (0.77%) Azure Synapse Analytics
11 6 (0.77%) GitHub
12 5 (0.64%) Azure Data Factory
12 5 (0.64%) Cloud Computing
13 4 (0.51%) Azure Service Bus
13 4 (0.51%) BigCommerce
Communications & Networking
1 25 (3.21%) Cisco IOS
1 25 (3.21%) Skype
1 25 (3.21%) Telepresence
2 9 (1.15%) Firewall
3 8 (1.03%) Network Security
4 7 (0.90%) Intranet
5 6 (0.77%) TCP/IP
6 5 (0.64%) DHCP
6 5 (0.64%) DNS
6 5 (0.64%) RS-232
6 5 (0.64%) Wireless
7 4 (0.51%) Bluetooth
7 4 (0.51%) Ethernet
7 4 (0.51%) Internet
8 3 (0.38%) LAN
8 3 (0.38%) SAN
8 3 (0.38%) VSAN
9 2 (0.26%) VPN
9 2 (0.26%) WAN
9 2 (0.26%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 41 (5.26%) Power BI
2 29 (3.72%) SQL Server
3 14 (1.79%) Tableau
4 11 (1.41%) MySQL
4 11 (1.41%) Relational Database
5 9 (1.15%) Big Data
5 9 (1.15%) Metadata
6 8 (1.03%) Data Lake
6 8 (1.03%) Data Warehouse
6 8 (1.03%) SAP HANA
7 7 (0.90%) BigQuery
7 7 (0.90%) Looker
8 6 (0.77%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 5 (0.64%) Base SAS
9 5 (0.64%) Microsoft Analysis Services
9 5 (0.64%) SQL Server Analysis Services
10 4 (0.51%) GIS
10 4 (0.51%) SAP BW
11 3 (0.38%) PostgreSQL
11 3 (0.38%) SQLite
Development Applications
1 13 (1.67%) Git
1 13 (1.67%) JIRA
2 9 (1.15%) Postman
3 7 (0.90%) Jenkins
3 7 (0.90%) Subversion
4 5 (0.64%) JMeter
4 5 (0.64%) Newman
4 5 (0.64%) REST Assured
4 5 (0.64%) Selenium
5 4 (0.51%) Katalon Studio
5 4 (0.51%) Zephyr
6 2 (0.26%) GitLab
6 2 (0.26%) gulp
6 2 (0.26%) MSTest
6 2 (0.26%) NUnit
6 2 (0.26%) Visual Studio
7 1 (0.13%) Bitbucket
7 1 (0.13%) LabVIEW
7 1 (0.13%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
7 1 (0.13%) Tricentis qTest
General
1 315 (40.38%) Social Skills
2 256 (32.82%) Manufacturing
3 162 (20.77%) Finance
4 157 (20.13%) Analytical Skills
5 77 (9.87%) Automotive
6 71 (9.10%) Marketing
7 56 (7.18%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 50 (6.41%) Telecoms
9 45 (5.77%) Law
10 41 (5.26%) Retail
11 37 (4.74%) Legal
12 32 (4.10%) Aerospace
13 24 (3.08%) Presentation Skills
14 22 (2.82%) Electronics
15 16 (2.05%) Organisational Skills
16 15 (1.92%) Health Technology
17 12 (1.54%) French Language
17 12 (1.54%) German Language
17 12 (1.54%) Influencing Skills
18 10 (1.28%) Aviation
Job Titles
1 128 (16.41%) Senior
2 99 (12.69%) Analyst
3 67 (8.59%) Lead
4 64 (8.21%) Project Manager
5 52 (6.67%) QA Manager
6 33 (4.23%) Support Engineer
7 32 (4.10%) Senior Manager
8 31 (3.97%) IT Manager
9 30 (3.85%) Senior Data Warehouse Specialist
10 25 (3.21%) Technical Leader
11 24 (3.08%) QA Specialist
11 24 (3.08%) Software Engineer
12 21 (2.69%) Business Manager
12 21 (2.69%) Developer
13 19 (2.44%) Development Manager
14 18 (2.31%) Business Development Manager
14 18 (2.31%) Financial Analyst
15 17 (2.18%) Data Scientist
15 17 (2.18%) Senior Data Scientist
16 16 (2.05%) QA Officer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 12 (1.54%) .NET
1 12 (1.54%) XML
2 8 (1.03%) Web Services
3 7 (0.90%) JSON
4 6 (0.77%) HTML
4 6 (0.77%) SAP TM
5 5 (0.64%) Swagger
6 4 (0.51%) .NET Framework
6 4 (0.51%) Gherkin
6 4 (0.51%) Node.js
6 4 (0.51%) OAuth
6 4 (0.51%) RabbitMQ
6 4 (0.51%) React
6 4 (0.51%) SAML
6 4 (0.51%) XSLT
6 4 (0.51%) Yocto
7 3 (0.38%) Django
7 3 (0.38%) Microsoft Graph
7 3 (0.38%) Middleware
7 3 (0.38%) OpenID
Miscellaneous
1 122 (15.64%) Life Science
2 120 (15.38%) Management Information System
3 54 (6.92%) Biopharmaceutical
4 53 (6.79%) NHS
5 34 (4.36%) Algorithms
6 28 (3.59%) Self-Motivation
7 25 (3.21%) Video Conferencing
8 20 (2.56%) FMCG
9 15 (1.92%) Virtual Team
10 14 (1.79%) Operational Technology
11 13 (1.67%) Client/Server
11 13 (1.67%) LIMS
12 12 (1.54%) Driving Licence
13 10 (1.28%) Renewable Energy
14 9 (1.15%) Analytical Mindset
14 9 (1.15%) SCADA
15 8 (1.03%) Data Protection Act
15 8 (1.03%) Public Cloud
16 6 (0.77%) Hybrid Cloud
16 6 (0.77%) Security Operations Centre
Operating Systems
1 47 (6.03%) Windows
2 28 (3.59%) Windows 10
3 25 (3.21%) Windows 7
4 13 (1.67%) Linux
4 13 (1.67%) Windows Server
5 4 (0.51%) Embedded Linux
5 4 (0.51%) FreeRTOS
6 1 (0.13%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 1 (0.13%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 166 (21.28%) QMS
2 131 (16.79%) Validation
3 106 (13.59%) Biotechnology
4 98 (12.56%) Project Management
5 88 (11.28%) Problem-Solving
6 72 (9.23%) Mentoring
7 68 (8.72%) Business Development
8 64 (8.21%) Project Delivery
9 63 (8.08%) CAPA
9 63 (8.08%) Continuous Improvement
10 57 (7.31%) DevOps
11 56 (7.18%) Business Intelligence
12 52 (6.67%) Agile
12 52 (6.67%) Quality Management
13 47 (6.03%) Chemistry
14 46 (5.90%) Analytics
14 46 (5.90%) ITIL
15 45 (5.77%) Roadmaps
16 44 (5.64%) Coaching
16 44 (5.64%) Process Improvement
Programming Languages
1 68 (8.72%) SQL
2 41 (5.26%) Python
3 31 (3.97%) C#
4 29 (3.72%) R
5 14 (1.79%) C
6 10 (1.28%) PowerShell
7 9 (1.15%) JavaScript
8 8 (1.03%) T-SQL
9 7 (0.90%) Java
10 4 (0.51%) Bash
10 4 (0.51%) Bicep
10 4 (0.51%) Embedded C
10 4 (0.51%) Groovy
10 4 (0.51%) TypeScript
10 4 (0.51%) VB
11 2 (0.26%) C++
11 2 (0.26%) JSX
11 2 (0.26%) PHP
11 2 (0.26%) PL/SQL
11 2 (0.26%) SAS Macro
Qualifications
1 322 (41.28%) Degree
2 93 (11.92%) Master's Degree
3 46 (5.90%) PhD
4 42 (5.38%) MBA
5 25 (3.21%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
6 22 (2.82%) DBS Check
7 20 (2.56%) CIPD
8 14 (1.79%) Security Cleared
9 13 (1.67%) Numerate Degree
10 11 (1.41%) NVQ Level 3
11 10 (1.28%) CFA
11 10 (1.28%) CIMA
11 10 (1.28%) Computer Science Degree
12 9 (1.15%) ITIL Certification
12 9 (1.15%) Microsoft Certification
13 7 (0.90%) Azure Certification
13 7 (0.90%) HNC
14 6 (0.77%) SC Cleared
15 5 (0.64%) PMI Certification
15 5 (0.64%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 227 (29.10%) QA
2 193 (24.74%) GMP
3 52 (6.67%) Good Clinical Practice
4 30 (3.85%) GxP
5 21 (2.69%) GDPR
5 21 (2.69%) GLP
6 19 (2.44%) ISO 9001
7 17 (2.18%) CDISC
7 17 (2.18%) ISO 13485
8 16 (2.05%) ISO/IEC 17025
9 13 (1.67%) Data Quality
9 13 (1.67%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 10 (1.28%) 21 CFR Part 11
10 10 (1.28%) GAMP
11 9 (1.15%) ISO/IEC 27001
12 7 (0.90%) SLA
13 4 (0.51%) COSHH
13 4 (0.51%) IEC 62304
13 4 (0.51%) PMO
14 3 (0.38%) Accessibility
System Software
1 22 (2.82%) Active Directory
2 13 (1.67%) VMware Infrastructure
3 10 (1.28%) Docker
4 5 (0.64%) Hyper-V
5 4 (0.51%) VMware Server
6 3 (0.38%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 17 (2.18%) Terraform
2 8 (1.03%) SCOM
3 7 (0.90%) Ansible
3 7 (0.90%) QRadar
4 6 (0.77%) Functional Safety
4 6 (0.77%) Kubernetes
5 5 (0.64%) Wonderware InTouch
6 3 (0.38%) Failover Clustering
6 3 (0.38%) FortiGate
6 3 (0.38%) Progress Chef
6 3 (0.38%) SCCM
7 1 (0.13%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 1 (0.13%) DatAdvantage
7 1 (0.13%) Microsoft Intune
7 1 (0.13%) Puppet
7 1 (0.13%) Stealthwatch
7 1 (0.13%) Symantec Endpoint Protection
7 1 (0.13%) vCenter Server
7 1 (0.13%) WSUS
Vendors
1 155 (19.87%) Microsoft
2 41 (5.26%) SAP
3 30 (3.85%) Cisco
4 25 (3.21%) Apple
4 25 (3.21%) Polycom
5 22 (2.82%) Google
6 14 (1.79%) VMware
7 9 (1.15%) Nintex
7 9 (1.15%) Salesforce
8 8 (1.03%) Databricks
8 8 (1.03%) Siemens
9 7 (0.90%) Rockwell
10 6 (0.77%) AVEVA
10 6 (0.77%) IBM
10 6 (0.77%) QAD
10 6 (0.77%) Splunk
11 5 (0.64%) ServiceNow
11 5 (0.64%) Wonderware
12 4 (0.51%) MuleSoft
12 4 (0.51%) SYSPRO