GMP Job Trends in the North West

Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP)
England > North West

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the North West requiring GMP skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 28 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
28 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 203 179 249
Rank change year-on-year -24 +70 +48
Permanent jobs citing GMP 8 10 21
As % of all permanent jobs in the North West 0.092% 0.28% 0.25%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 1.21% 1.41% 1.87%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 8
10th Percentile - - £25,500
25th Percentile £62,500 - £33,563
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 - £41,250
Median % change year-on-year - - +5.88%
75th Percentile £67,500 - £50,625
90th Percentile - - £60,000
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 West

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 West.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills 662 708 1,125
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 7.62% 19.57% 13.24%
Number of salaries quoted 405 358 820
10th Percentile £30,000 £26,425 £26,250
25th Percentile £37,500 £35,852 £33,688
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £49,500 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +1.01% +4.21% -5.00%
75th Percentile £65,000 £63,750 £65,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £81,250 £84,919
England median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £54,000
% change year-on-year - +11.11% -6.09%

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Job Vacancy Trend in the North West

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

GMP job vacancy trend in the North West

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Salary Trend in the North West

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the North West citing GMP.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the North West citing GMP

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Job Locations in the North West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing GMP within the North West region over the 6 months to 28 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
Merseyside -17 6 - -
Cheshire - 2 £65,000 - 5
GMP
England

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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North West 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 1 (12.50%) Microsoft Office
1 1 (12.50%) Microsoft Project
General
1 4 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
2 3 (37.50%) Pharmaceutical
3 2 (25.00%) Manufacturing
4 1 (12.50%) Finance
Job Titles
1 6 (75.00%) Analyst
1 6 (75.00%) QC Analyst
2 2 (25.00%) Facilities Engineer
2 2 (25.00%) Support Engineer
2 2 (25.00%) Technical Engineer
2 2 (25.00%) Technical Support
2 2 (25.00%) Technical Support Engineer
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (75.00%) Change Control
1 6 (75.00%) Component Testing
1 6 (75.00%) Data Interpretation
1 6 (75.00%) Risk Assessment
1 6 (75.00%) Validation
2 4 (50.00%) Root Cause Analysis
3 2 (25.00%) PRINCE2
3 2 (25.00%) Project Management
4 1 (12.50%) Asset Management
4 1 (12.50%) CAD
4 1 (12.50%) CAFM
4 1 (12.50%) Continuous Improvement
4 1 (12.50%) Energy Management
4 1 (12.50%) Performance Monitoring
4 1 (12.50%) Problem-Solving
4 1 (12.50%) Stakeholder Management
Qualifications
1 2 (25.00%) Degree
1 2 (25.00%) PMP
2 1 (12.50%) PMI Certification
2 1 (12.50%) RIBA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (25.00%) Accessibility
1 2 (25.00%) NEBOSH
2 1 (12.50%) QA