Pharmaceutical Job Trends in Preston

Pharmaceutical (Pharma)
Lancashire > Preston

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

6 months to
18 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank - - 31
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing Pharmaceutical 0 0 4
As % of all permanent jobs in Preston - - 1.96%
As % of the General category - - 3.33%
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - - -
Lancashire median annual salary £60,000 £22,850 £62,500
% change year-on-year +162.58% -63.44% -

All General Skills
Preston

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 Preston.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 141 64 120
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Preston 54.23% 68.09% 58.82%
Number of salaries quoted 62 33 87
10th Percentile £28,500 £39,000 £25,000
25th Percentile £30,000 £47,683 £26,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £54,793 £35,000
Median % change year-on-year -27.00% +56.55% -16.86%
75th Percentile £50,000 £61,250 £51,875
90th Percentile £60,000 £70,000 £61,250
Lancashire median annual salary £48,445 £50,055 £45,000
% change year-on-year -3.22% +11.23% -3.33%

Pharmaceutical
Job Vacancy Trend in Preston

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

Pharmaceutical job vacancy trend in Preston

Pharmaceutical
Salary Trend in Preston

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Preston citing Pharmaceutical.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Preston citing Pharmaceutical