Pharmaceutical Job Trends in London

Pharmaceutical (Pharma)
England > London

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

6 months to
12 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 314 316 294
Rank change year-on-year +2 -22 +32
Permanent jobs citing Pharmaceutical 128 77 176
As % of all permanent jobs in London 0.54% 0.63% 0.90%
As % of the General category 1.00% 0.83% 1.30%
Number of salaries quoted 72 50 40
10th Percentile £60,000 £51,875 £28,250
25th Percentile £63,688 £71,250 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £95,000 £52,000
Median % change year-on-year -21.05% +82.69% -25.71%
75th Percentile £99,063 £101,250 £69,063
90th Percentile £100,000 £110,000 £74,125
England median annual salary £55,000 £48,750 £50,000
% change year-on-year +12.82% -2.50% -20.00%

All General Skills
London

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 London.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 12,798 9,233 13,554
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London 53.77% 75.71% 69.17%
Number of salaries quoted 7,995 5,560 8,756
10th Percentile £40,000 £38,500 £38,500
25th Percentile £52,500 £52,500 £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £75,000 £75,000
75th Percentile £95,000 £100,000 £97,500
90th Percentile £115,000 £125,000 £122,500
England median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year - - -8.33%

Pharmaceutical
Job Vacancy Trend in London

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

Pharmaceutical job vacancy trend in London

Pharmaceutical
Salary Trend in London

Salary distribution trend for jobs in London citing Pharmaceutical.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in London citing Pharmaceutical

Pharmaceutical
Salary Histogram in London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Pharmaceutical in London over the 6 months to 12 August 2026.

Salary histogram for Pharmaceutical in London

Pharmaceutical
Job Locations in London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Pharmaceutical within the London region over the 6 months to 12 August 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
Central London +8 15 £100,000 +29.03% 13
West London -26 10 £60,000 -36.84% 13
South London +3 2 £62,500 -21.88% 3
Pharmaceutical
England

Pharmaceutical
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London 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:

Application Platforms
1 3 (2.34%) CMS
2 2 (1.56%) Confluence
3 1 (0.78%) Drupal
Applications
1 1 (0.78%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 8 (6.25%) NetSuite
2 7 (5.47%) Maximo
3 3 (2.34%) Dynamics CRM
3 3 (2.34%) Summit
4 2 (1.56%) SAP EWM
4 2 (1.56%) SAP MM
4 2 (1.56%) SAP S/4HANA
4 2 (1.56%) SAP WM
5 1 (0.78%) SAP MDG
Cloud Services
1 18 (14.06%) AWS
2 10 (7.81%) SaaS
3 4 (3.13%) Azure
4 3 (2.34%) AWS CloudFormation
4 3 (2.34%) Azure AKS
4 3 (2.34%) Azure DevOps
4 3 (2.34%) Cloud Computing
4 3 (2.34%) Entra ID
5 1 (0.78%) Dynamics 365
5 1 (0.78%) Figma
5 1 (0.78%) Google Analytics
5 1 (0.78%) Microsoft 365
5 1 (0.78%) Power Platform
5 1 (0.78%) Smartsheet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 15 (11.72%) MySQL
1 15 (11.72%) Relational Database
2 7 (5.47%) Db2
3 1 (0.78%) Big Data
3 1 (0.78%) Electronic Patient Records
3 1 (0.78%) Metadata
Development Applications
1 15 (11.72%) Claude Code
2 3 (2.34%) JIRA
General
1 25 (19.53%) Finance
2 13 (10.16%) Marketing
3 12 (9.38%) Analytical Skills
3 12 (9.38%) Manufacturing
3 12 (9.38%) Social Skills
4 6 (4.69%) Aerospace
5 5 (3.91%) Automotive
5 5 (3.91%) Law
6 4 (3.13%) Legal
7 3 (2.34%) Public Speaking
7 3 (2.34%) Retail
8 2 (1.56%) Banking
8 2 (1.56%) Digital Healthcare
8 2 (1.56%) Health Technology
8 2 (1.56%) Investment Banking
8 2 (1.56%) Presentation Skills
8 2 (1.56%) Public Sector
9 1 (0.78%) Danish Language
9 1 (0.78%) Games
9 1 (0.78%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 35 (27.34%) Senior
2 19 (14.84%) Business Development Manager
2 19 (14.84%) Business Manager
2 19 (14.84%) Development Manager
3 17 (13.28%) Data Centre Manager
4 15 (11.72%) Python Engineer
4 15 (11.72%) Senior Manager
5 13 (10.16%) Project Manager
6 12 (9.38%) Accountant
6 12 (9.38%) Consultant
6 12 (9.38%) Systems Accountant
7 11 (8.59%) Data Centre Project Manager
7 11 (8.59%) Senior Project Manager
8 10 (7.81%) Sales Manager
9 8 (6.25%) Data Manager
9 8 (6.25%) Data Protection Manager
9 8 (6.25%) Senior Consultant
10 7 (5.47%) Full-Stack Engineer
10 7 (5.47%) Maximo Consultant
10 7 (5.47%) Senior Maximo Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 15 (11.72%) Flask
2 12 (9.38%) SQLAlchemy
3 7 (5.47%) React
3 7 (5.47%) Web Services
4 4 (3.13%) HTML
5 3 (2.34%) AWS CDK
5 3 (2.34%) Middleware
5 3 (2.34%) OpenACC
5 3 (2.34%) OpenMP
6 1 (0.78%) EDI
6 1 (0.78%) FHIR
Miscellaneous
1 21 (16.41%) Life Science
2 17 (13.28%) Data Centre
3 15 (11.72%) FMCG
4 11 (8.59%) NHS
5 8 (6.25%) Data Protection Act
6 4 (3.13%) Biopharmaceutical
6 4 (3.13%) Onboarding
7 3 (2.34%) Blog
7 3 (2.34%) CUDA
7 3 (2.34%) Cyber Threat
7 3 (2.34%) Pharmacovigilance
7 3 (2.34%) Product Ownership
8 2 (1.56%) Analytical Mindset
8 2 (1.56%) Hedge funds
8 2 (1.56%) Learning Management System
8 2 (1.56%) LIMS
8 2 (1.56%) Management Information System
8 2 (1.56%) Robotics
8 2 (1.56%) Social Media
8 2 (1.56%) Taxonomies
Processes & Methodologies
1 22 (17.19%) Business Development
2 21 (16.41%) AI
3 20 (15.63%) Decision-Making
4 15 (11.72%) Clean Code
4 15 (11.72%) Software Engineering
5 14 (10.94%) Coaching
6 13 (10.16%) Problem-Solving
7 12 (9.38%) API Design
7 12 (9.38%) Data Modelling
8 11 (8.59%) Continuous Improvement
8 11 (8.59%) Data Protection
8 11 (8.59%) Mentoring
8 11 (8.59%) Process Improvement
9 10 (7.81%) ERP
9 10 (7.81%) Information Governance
10 9 (7.03%) Agile
10 9 (7.03%) Asset Management
10 9 (7.03%) Data Migration
10 9 (7.03%) Migration
11 8 (6.25%) Performance Management
Programming Languages
1 18 (14.06%) Python
2 7 (5.47%) Java
2 7 (5.47%) TypeScript
3 3 (2.34%) Bash
Qualifications
1 15 (11.72%) Degree
2 9 (7.03%) Security Cleared
3 8 (6.25%) ACCA
3 8 (6.25%) CIMA
3 8 (6.25%) Master's Degree
3 8 (6.25%) SC Cleared
4 7 (5.47%) DV Cleared
5 6 (4.69%) Computer Science Degree
6 4 (3.13%) MBA
7 2 (1.56%) City & Guilds
7 2 (1.56%) NVQ Level 3
8 1 (0.78%) CISSP
8 1 (0.78%) ISEB
8 1 (0.78%) PMI Certification
8 1 (0.78%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 14 (10.94%) GDPR
2 8 (6.25%) GxP
3 4 (3.13%) GMP
4 3 (2.34%) Accessibility
4 3 (2.34%) NIST
5 2 (1.56%) Cyber Essentials
5 2 (1.56%) HIPAA
5 2 (1.56%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 2 (1.56%) QA
6 1 (0.78%) Actionable Recommendations
6 1 (0.78%) DICOM
6 1 (0.78%) HL7
6 1 (0.78%) NCSC
6 1 (0.78%) PMO
System Software
1 12 (9.38%) Docker
2 3 (2.34%) Slurm Workload Manager
Systems Management
1 3 (2.34%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 7 (5.47%) IBM
2 6 (4.69%) SAP
3 5 (3.91%) Microsoft
4 2 (1.56%) Google
4 2 (1.56%) Marketo
4 2 (1.56%) Salesforce
5 1 (0.78%) CA Agile Central
5 1 (0.78%) Cognizant
5 1 (0.78%) HubSpot
5 1 (0.78%) Pardot