GMP Job Trends in Scotland

Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP)
UK > Scotland

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Scotland requiring GMP skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 16 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 137 - 180
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing GMP 1 0 24
As % of all permanent jobs in Scotland 0.025% - 0.55%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 0.28% - 5.00%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £33,945 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £34,130 - -
75th Percentile £34,315 - -
90th Percentile - - -
UK median annual salary £45,000 £29,500 £35,000
% change year-on-year +52.54% -15.71% -36.36%

All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
Scotland

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 Scotland.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills 363 384 480
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland 9.23% 15.17% 10.99%
Number of salaries quoted 171 79 156
10th Percentile £25,000 £35,447 £27,669
25th Percentile £31,500 £51,500 £36,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £62,500 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -24.00% +31.58% -13.64%
75th Percentile £71,250 £75,900 £59,813
90th Percentile £87,500 £85,915 £68,750
UK median annual salary £57,500 £57,500 £57,000
% change year-on-year - +0.88% -5.00%

GMP
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

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

GMP job vacancy trend in Scotland

GMP
Salary Trend in Scotland

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Scotland citing GMP.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Scotland citing GMP

GMP
Job Locations in Scotland

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing GMP within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 16 September 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
West Lothian - 1 £34,130 - 2
GMP
UK

GMP
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Scotland 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 (100.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Office
General
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Manufacturing
1 1 (100.00%) Pharmaceutical
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Mindset
1 1 (100.00%) Life Science
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Mathematics
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) QA