GMP Job Trends in the North of England

Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP)
England > North of England

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the North of England requiring GMP skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 17 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
17 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 273 235 315
Rank change year-on-year -38 +80 +47
Permanent jobs citing GMP 13 18 39
As % of all permanent jobs in the North of England 0.090% 0.27% 0.26%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 1.10% 1.43% 1.89%
Number of salaries quoted 4 0 9
10th Percentile - - £25,500
25th Percentile - - £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £31,735 - £45,000
Median % change year-on-year - - +15.50%
75th Percentile - - £60,000
90th Percentile - - -
England median annual salary £31,735 £30,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +5.78% -50.00% +33.33%

All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
North of England

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 North of England.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills 1,182 1,257 2,063
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 8.22% 18.54% 13.90%
Number of salaries quoted 675 637 1,497
10th Percentile £29,000 £26,000 £26,750
25th Percentile £36,250 £35,802 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,000 £50,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +2.00% - -
75th Percentile £65,000 £65,000 £63,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £81,250 £83,750
England median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year - +9.09% -4.35%

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Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

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

GMP job vacancy trend in the North of England

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Salary Trend in the North of England

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the North of England citing GMP.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the North of England citing GMP

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Job Locations in the North of England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing GMP within the North of England region over the 6 months to 17 March 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
Yorkshire -37 8 £31,735 - 1
North West -17 5 - - 7
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England

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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North of England 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:

Applications
1 8 (61.54%) Microsoft Office
General
1 12 (92.31%) Analytical Skills
2 8 (61.54%) Social Skills
3 1 (7.69%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 13 (100.00%) Analyst
2 8 (61.54%) Continuous Improvement Analyst
2 8 (61.54%) Data Analyst
3 5 (38.46%) QC Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 8 (61.54%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (61.54%) Change Management
1 8 (61.54%) Coaching
1 8 (61.54%) Continuous Improvement
1 8 (61.54%) Data Analysis
1 8 (61.54%) Problem-Solving
2 5 (38.46%) Change Control
2 5 (38.46%) Component Testing
2 5 (38.46%) Data Interpretation
2 5 (38.46%) Risk Assessment
2 5 (38.46%) Validation
3 4 (30.77%) Root Cause Analysis
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (7.69%) Accessibility
Vendors
1 8 (61.54%) Microsoft