Pharmaceutical Jobs in Scotland

Pharmaceutical (Pharma)
UK > Scotland

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Pharmaceutical in permanent job vacancies advertised in Scotland. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Pharmaceutical over the 6 months to 28 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
28 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 260 205 196
Rank change year-on-year -55 -9 -34
Permanent jobs citing Pharmaceutical 22 17 41
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland 0.33% 0.36% 0.72%
As % of the General category 0.45% 0.48% 1.17%
Number of salaries quoted 13 5 2
10th Percentile £57,600 £47,750 £25,925
25th Percentile - £57,500 £26,188
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £65,000 £28,250
Median % change year-on-year -7.69% +130.09% -47.69%
75th Percentile £70,000 £67,500 £31,188
90th Percentile £77,500 £72,000 £31,975
UK median annual salary £52,500 £65,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -19.23% +13.04% +4.55%

All General Skills
Scotland

Pharmaceutical is in the General Skills category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in Scotland with a requirement for common skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 4,846 3,539 3,508
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland 72.15% 75.17% 61.32%
Number of salaries quoted 1,558 1,694 1,924
10th Percentile £27,500 £33,750 £30,000
25th Percentile £38,750 £41,250 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £58,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -10.26% +11.43% +5.00%
75th Percentile £67,500 £75,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £82,548 £86,400 £80,000
UK median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.50% - +9.09%

Pharmaceutical
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

Job postings citing Pharmaceutical as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Scotland.

Job vacancy trend for Pharmaceutical in Scotland

Pharmaceutical
Salary Trend in Scotland

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Pharmaceutical in Scotland.

Salary trend for Pharmaceutical in Scotland

Pharmaceutical
Salary Histogram in Scotland

Salary distribution for jobs citing Pharmaceutical in Scotland over the 6 months to 28 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Pharmaceutical in Scotland

Pharmaceutical
Job Locations in Scotland

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Pharmaceutical within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 28 April 2024. 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
Edinburgh +40 7 £70,000 - 3
Glasgow -110 5 £60,000 -4.00% 5
Stirling - 4 - -
West Lothian - 4 £70,000 - 5
Highlands - 1 £60,000 -
Pharmaceutical
UK

Pharmaceutical
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Applications
1 7 (31.82%) Microsoft Excel
2 3 (13.64%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 3 (13.64%) Microsoft Project
Cloud Services
1 1 (4.55%) AWS
Communications & Networking
1 3 (13.64%) Ethernet
2 1 (4.55%) Network Security
General
1 6 (27.27%) Social Skills
2 4 (18.18%) Manufacturing
3 2 (9.09%) Finance
3 2 (9.09%) Retail
4 1 (4.55%) Inclusion and Diversity
Job Titles
1 4 (18.18%) Coordinator
1 4 (18.18%) Data Coordinator
2 3 (13.64%) Analyst
2 3 (13.64%) Applications Engineer
2 3 (13.64%) Embedded Engineer
2 3 (13.64%) Embedded Software Engineer
2 3 (13.64%) Project Manager
2 3 (13.64%) Security Analyst
2 3 (13.64%) Software Engineer
3 2 (9.09%) IT Technician
3 2 (9.09%) QA Specialist
3 2 (9.09%) Senior
3 2 (9.09%) Senior Data Warehouse Specialist
4 1 (4.55%) Consultant
4 1 (4.55%) Data Scientist
4 1 (4.55%) Security Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (13.64%) .NET
1 3 (13.64%) .NET Framework
1 3 (13.64%) WPF
2 2 (9.09%) Web Services
3 1 (4.55%) NumPy
3 1 (4.55%) Pandas
3 1 (4.55%) PyTorch
3 1 (4.55%) scikit-learn
Miscellaneous
1 5 (22.73%) Life Science
2 4 (18.18%) Onboarding
3 2 (9.09%) Enterprise Software
3 2 (9.09%) PACS
4 1 (4.55%) Algorithms
4 1 (4.55%) Operational Technology
4 1 (4.55%) Robotics
4 1 (4.55%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 2 (9.09%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (22.73%) Biotechnology
2 4 (18.18%) Cybersecurity
2 4 (18.18%) Data Management
2 4 (18.18%) Mathematics
3 3 (13.64%) Penetration Testing
3 3 (13.64%) Project Management
3 3 (13.64%) Roadmaps
3 3 (13.64%) Software Engineering
3 3 (13.64%) Software Testing
3 3 (13.64%) Vulnerability Assessment
4 2 (9.09%) CAPA
4 2 (9.09%) Coaching
4 2 (9.09%) Line Management
4 2 (9.09%) Mentoring
4 2 (9.09%) Product Roadmap
4 2 (9.09%) QMS
4 2 (9.09%) Software Deployment
4 2 (9.09%) Supplier Management
5 1 (4.55%) Machine Learning
5 1 (4.55%) Network Architecture
Programming Languages
1 3 (13.64%) C
1 3 (13.64%) C#
2 1 (4.55%) Python
2 1 (4.55%) SQL
Qualifications
1 11 (50.00%) Degree
2 4 (18.18%) CISSP
3 3 (13.64%) CISA
3 3 (13.64%) CISM
4 1 (4.55%) CEH
4 1 (4.55%) GCFE
4 1 (4.55%) GCIA
4 1 (4.55%) GCIH
4 1 (4.55%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (22.73%) GMP
2 2 (9.09%) DICOM
2 2 (9.09%) HIPAA
2 2 (9.09%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 2 (9.09%) NIST
2 2 (9.09%) QA
Vendors
1 9 (40.91%) Microsoft