GMP Job Trends in the Midlands

Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP)
England > Midlands

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the Midlands requiring GMP skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 4 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
4 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 217 234 203
Rank change year-on-year +17 -31 +125
Permanent jobs citing GMP 5 8 21
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 0.064% 0.12% 0.40%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 0.48% 0.67% 2.75%
Number of salaries quoted 5 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 - -
75th Percentile £55,000 - -
90th Percentile - - -
England median annual salary £45,000 £30,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +50.00% -50.00% +35.36%

All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
Midlands

GMP falls under the Quality Assurance and Compliance category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring quality assurance or compliance skills in the Midlands.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills 1,032 1,194 764
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 13.24% 18.23% 14.69%
Number of salaries quoted 570 496 641
10th Percentile £28,750 £28,822 £27,000
25th Percentile £31,250 £36,250 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £51,251 £51,716
Median % change year-on-year -12.20% -0.90% +3.43%
75th Percentile £62,500 £65,000 £64,750
90th Percentile £77,500 £80,000 £72,500
England median annual salary £58,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -3.33% - +4.35%

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Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

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

GMP job vacancy trend in the Midlands

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Salary Trend in the Midlands

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Midlands citing GMP.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Midlands citing GMP

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Job Locations in the Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing GMP within the Midlands region over the 6 months to 4 January 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
East Midlands +2 3 £55,000 - 3
West Midlands +25 2 £45,000 - 3
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England

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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Midlands 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 3 (60.00%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 3 (60.00%) QA Manager
1 3 (60.00%) Quality Manager
2 2 (40.00%) IT Manager
2 2 (40.00%) Systems Manager
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (60.00%) QA