Pharmaceutical Job Trends in the North of England

Pharmaceutical (Pharma)
England > North of England

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Pharmaceutical in permanent job vacancies in the North of England. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Pharmaceutical over the 6 months leading up to 21 July 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
21 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 189 217 201
Rank change year-on-year +28 -16 +100
Permanent jobs citing Pharmaceutical 156 102 186
As % of all permanent jobs in the North of England 0.74% 1.08% 1.10%
As % of the General category 1.74% 1.56% 2.05%
Number of salaries quoted 129 72 56
10th Percentile - £22,425 £27,000
25th Percentile £30,000 £23,250 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £32,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +40.63% -28.89% -9.09%
75th Percentile £60,000 £50,156 £65,000
90th Percentile £75,000 £55,000 £66,250
England median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +10.00% - -20.00%

All General Skills
North of England

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 the North of England.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 8,954 6,523 9,087
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 42.55% 69.18% 53.98%
Number of salaries quoted 5,966 2,882 6,201
10th Percentile £30,000 £25,300 £26,250
25th Percentile £36,250 £31,250 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £45,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +11.11% -5.26% -9.52%
75th Percentile £69,390 £63,750 £63,750
90th Percentile £87,500 £80,000 £76,250
England median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £54,125
% change year-on-year - +1.62% -9.79%

Pharmaceutical
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

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

Pharmaceutical job vacancy trend in the North of England

Pharmaceutical
Salary Trend in the North of England

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

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

Pharmaceutical
Salary Histogram in the North of England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Pharmaceutical in the North of England over the 6 months to 21 July 2026.

Salary histogram for Pharmaceutical in the North of England

Pharmaceutical
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 Pharmaceutical within the North of England region over the 6 months to 21 July 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
North West +38 121 £45,000 +66.67% 17
Yorkshire -15 35 £55,000 +83.33% 8
Pharmaceutical
England

Pharmaceutical
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 5 (3.21%) Microsoft Project
2 1 (0.64%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 13 (8.33%) AWS
2 4 (2.56%) SaaS
3 2 (1.28%) Azure
3 2 (1.28%) Dynamics 365
3 2 (1.28%) Veeva
4 1 (0.64%) Power Platform
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (0.64%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 1 (0.64%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 25 (16.03%) Manufacturing
2 12 (7.69%) Legal
3 8 (5.13%) Finance
4 5 (3.21%) Social Skills
5 4 (2.56%) German Language
5 4 (2.56%) Marketing
6 3 (1.92%) Analytical Skills
6 3 (1.92%) Health Technology
7 2 (1.28%) Advertising
7 2 (1.28%) Banking
7 2 (1.28%) Billing
7 2 (1.28%) Investment Banking
7 2 (1.28%) Public Sector
8 1 (0.64%) Influencing Skills
8 1 (0.64%) Organisational Skills
8 1 (0.64%) Retail
Job Titles
1 40 (25.64%) Business Development Manager
1 40 (25.64%) Business Manager
1 40 (25.64%) Development Manager
2 28 (17.95%) QA Officer
3 22 (14.10%) Analyst
4 13 (8.33%) Security Analyst
5 11 (7.05%) Account Manager
6 10 (6.41%) Senior
7 7 (4.49%) Application Security Analyst
8 6 (3.85%) Information Analyst
8 6 (3.85%) Information Security Analyst
8 6 (3.85%) QC Analyst
8 6 (3.85%) Senior Analyst
8 6 (3.85%) Senior Information Analyst
8 6 (3.85%) Senior Information Security Analyst
8 6 (3.85%) Senior Security Analyst
9 5 (3.21%) Programmer
9 5 (3.21%) Support Engineer
9 5 (3.21%) Technical Engineer
9 5 (3.21%) Technical Support Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 31 (19.87%) Life Science
2 8 (5.13%) FMCG
3 5 (3.21%) Self-Motivation
4 3 (1.92%) Robotics
5 2 (1.28%) Hedge funds
6 1 (0.64%) ASTM
6 1 (0.64%) Data Protection Act
6 1 (0.64%) Driving Licence
6 1 (0.64%) Legacy Systems
6 1 (0.64%) Management Information System
6 1 (0.64%) NHS
6 1 (0.64%) Onboarding
6 1 (0.64%) Pharmacovigilance
Operating Systems
1 1 (0.64%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 44 (28.21%) Business Development
2 23 (14.74%) Validation
3 21 (13.46%) Biotechnology
4 11 (7.05%) Mentoring
5 10 (6.41%) Decision-Making
6 9 (5.77%) Change Management
7 8 (5.13%) Quality Management
8 7 (4.49%) Application Security
8 7 (4.49%) B2B
8 7 (4.49%) B2B Sales
8 7 (4.49%) Campaign Management
8 7 (4.49%) CAPA
8 7 (4.49%) Continuous Improvement
8 7 (4.49%) Cybersecurity
8 7 (4.49%) Document Management
8 7 (4.49%) Secure Coding
8 7 (4.49%) Vulnerability Management
9 6 (3.85%) Penetration Testing
9 6 (3.85%) Project Management
9 6 (3.85%) SIEM
Programming Languages
1 3 (1.92%) PHP
2 2 (1.28%) SQL
3 1 (0.64%) C
3 1 (0.64%) C++
3 1 (0.64%) Java
3 1 (0.64%) PL/SQL
Qualifications
1 15 (9.62%) Degree
2 7 (4.49%) CISM
2 7 (4.49%) CISSP
2 7 (4.49%) Postgraduate
3 5 (3.21%) PMP
4 1 (0.64%) Computer Science Degree
4 1 (0.64%) CRISC
4 1 (0.64%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 67 (42.95%) QA
2 19 (12.18%) GMP
3 14 (8.97%) Accessibility
4 7 (4.49%) GDPR
5 6 (3.85%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 5 (3.21%) NEBOSH
7 1 (0.64%) GxP
7 1 (0.64%) PMO
Vendors
1 5 (3.21%) Allen-Bradley
1 5 (3.21%) Siemens
2 3 (1.92%) Salesforce
2 3 (1.92%) ServiceNow
3 2 (1.28%) Microsoft
3 2 (1.28%) SAP