Pharmaceutical Job Trends in Newcastle upon Tyne

Pharmaceutical (Pharma)
Tyne and Wear > Newcastle upon Tyne

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

6 months to
12 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank - 53 47
Rank change year-on-year - -6 -
Permanent jobs citing Pharmaceutical 0 10 6
As % of all permanent jobs in Newcastle upon Tyne - 1.87% 1.43%
As % of the General category - 2.97% 2.52%
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 3
10th Percentile - - £39,000
25th Percentile - - £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - - £55,000
75th Percentile - - -
90th Percentile - - -
Tyne and Wear median annual salary - - £55,000

All General Skills
Newcastle upon Tyne

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 Newcastle upon Tyne.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 257 337 238
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Newcastle upon Tyne 44.93% 62.87% 56.67%
Number of salaries quoted 193 125 204
10th Percentile - £29,500 £31,250
25th Percentile £28,250 £36,250 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £50,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -20.00% +5.26% -13.64%
75th Percentile £61,250 £70,000 £63,750
90th Percentile £74,750 £95,000 £75,438
Tyne and Wear median annual salary £44,500 £45,000 £47,896
% change year-on-year -1.11% -6.05% -8.77%

Pharmaceutical
Job Vacancy Trend in Newcastle upon Tyne

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

Pharmaceutical job vacancy trend in Newcastle upon Tyne

Pharmaceutical
Salary Trend in Newcastle upon Tyne

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Newcastle upon Tyne citing Pharmaceutical.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Newcastle upon Tyne citing Pharmaceutical