Pharmaceutical Job Trends in Northern Ireland

Pharmaceutical (Pharma)
UK > Northern Ireland

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

6 months to
6 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 115 39 19
Rank change year-on-year -76 -20 +30
Permanent jobs citing Pharmaceutical 13 1 34
As % of all permanent jobs in Northern Ireland 0.78% 0.31% 6.69%
As % of the General category 1.15% 0.49% 11.97%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 3
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 - £50,000
Median % change year-on-year - - +2.56%
75th Percentile - - £72,500
90th Percentile - - £86,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +10.00% - -20.00%

All General Skills
Northern Ireland

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 Northern Ireland.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 1,126 205 284
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Northern Ireland 67.34% 64.47% 55.91%
Number of salaries quoted 116 80 117
10th Percentile £26,625 £29,975 £28,500
25th Percentile £35,188 £30,938 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £44,250 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +1.69% -19.55% +10.00%
75th Percentile £70,000 £60,000 £71,250
90th Percentile £80,000 £85,250 £93,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £52,500 £57,500
% change year-on-year +4.76% -8.70% -4.17%

Pharmaceutical
Job Vacancy Trend in Northern Ireland

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

Pharmaceutical job vacancy trend in Northern Ireland

Pharmaceutical
Salary Trend in Northern Ireland

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Northern Ireland citing Pharmaceutical.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Northern Ireland citing Pharmaceutical

Pharmaceutical
Job Locations in Northern Ireland

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Pharmaceutical within the Northern Ireland region over the 6 months to 6 October 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
County Londonderry - 10 - -
County Armagh - 2 - -
Newry - 1 £40,000 - 6
County Down - 1 £40,000 - 3
Pharmaceutical
UK

Pharmaceutical
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Northern Ireland 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 (7.69%) Microsoft Office
General
1 11 (84.62%) Manufacturing
2 10 (76.92%) Finance
2 10 (76.92%) Retail
2 10 (76.92%) Social Skills
3 1 (7.69%) Aerospace
3 1 (7.69%) Analytical Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (7.69%) Field Engineer
1 1 (7.69%) Field Service Engineer
1 1 (7.69%) Lead
Operating Systems
1 1 (7.69%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (7.69%) Coaching
1 1 (7.69%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (7.69%) Lean Manufacturing
1 1 (7.69%) Logistics
1 1 (7.69%) People Management
1 1 (7.69%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (7.69%) Production Planning
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 11 (84.62%) QA
2 9 (69.23%) GMP
Vendors
1 10 (76.92%) Google
2 1 (7.69%) SAP