Pharmaceutical Job Trends in Northamptonshire

Pharmaceutical (Pharma)
East Midlands > Northamptonshire

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Pharmaceutical in permanent job vacancies in Northamptonshire. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Pharmaceutical over the 6 months leading up to 18 May 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 54 - 71
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing Pharmaceutical 4 0 2
As % of all permanent jobs in Northamptonshire 0.50% - 0.27%
As % of the General category 1.25% - 0.47%
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile £60,125 - -
25th Percentile £60,313 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £61,250 - -
75th Percentile £62,813 - -
90th Percentile £63,375 - -
East Midlands median annual salary £50,000 £47,500 £57,500
% change year-on-year +5.26% -17.39% -25.81%

All General Skills
Northamptonshire

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 Northamptonshire.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 320 437 422
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Northamptonshire 39.90% 79.74% 57.57%
Number of salaries quoted 158 147 302
10th Percentile £28,000 £26,250 £24,500
25th Percentile £30,688 £30,188 £26,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,250 £47,683 £37,500
Median % change year-on-year +7.48% +27.15% -31.82%
75th Percentile £62,500 £67,500 £52,500
90th Percentile £77,500 £71,750 £65,000
East Midlands median annual salary £45,000 £42,500 £42,500
% change year-on-year +5.88% - -15.00%

Pharmaceutical
Job Vacancy Trend in Northamptonshire

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

Pharmaceutical job vacancy trend in Northamptonshire

Pharmaceutical
Salary Trend in Northamptonshire

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Northamptonshire citing Pharmaceutical.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Northamptonshire citing Pharmaceutical

Pharmaceutical
Job Locations in Northamptonshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Pharmaceutical within the Northamptonshire region over the 6 months to 18 May 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
Northampton - 2 £61,250 - 2
Wellingborough - 2 - -
Pharmaceutical
East Midlands

Pharmaceutical
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Northamptonshire 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:

Business Applications
1 2 (50.00%) Misys Midas
General
1 3 (75.00%) Social Skills
2 2 (50.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 2 (50.00%) Retail
3 1 (25.00%) Automotive
3 1 (25.00%) Finance
3 1 (25.00%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 2 (50.00%) Analyst
1 2 (50.00%) Business Development Manager
1 2 (50.00%) Business Manager
1 2 (50.00%) Development Manager
1 2 (50.00%) IT Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 1 (25.00%) FMCG
1 1 (25.00%) Onboarding
1 1 (25.00%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (50.00%) Business Development
1 2 (50.00%) Defect Tracking
1 2 (50.00%) Logistics
1 2 (50.00%) SDLC
1 2 (50.00%) Software Testing
1 2 (50.00%) Test Management
2 1 (25.00%) B2B
2 1 (25.00%) B2B Sales
2 1 (25.00%) Client Onboarding
2 1 (25.00%) CRM
2 1 (25.00%) Customer Acquisition
2 1 (25.00%) Lead Generation
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (25.00%) QA