GMP Job Trends in the South East

Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP)
England > South East

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the South East requiring GMP skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 9 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
9 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 298 283 313
Rank change year-on-year -15 +30 +13
Permanent jobs citing GMP 28 2 23
As % of all permanent jobs in the South East 0.17% 0.023% 0.17%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 1.50% 0.15% 1.35%
Number of salaries quoted 6 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 - -
75th Percentile - - -
90th Percentile £43,750 - -
England median annual salary £40,000 £27,500 £42,500
% change year-on-year +45.45% -35.29% +5.73%

All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
South East

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 the South East.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills 1,865 1,374 1,701
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 11.05% 15.72% 12.36%
Number of salaries quoted 1,289 736 1,108
10th Percentile £31,000 £28,500 £24,500
25th Percentile £41,250 £38,750 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £55,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +15.79% -5.94%
75th Percentile £70,000 £70,600 £63,750
90th Percentile £83,750 £83,750 £78,512
England median annual salary £57,500 £56,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +1.77% +2.73% -8.33%

GMP
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

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

GMP job vacancy trend in the South East

GMP
Salary Trend in the South East

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing GMP.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing GMP

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Job Locations in the South East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing GMP within the South East region over the 6 months to 9 August 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
Kent - 9 £40,000 - 5
Berkshire - 8 - -
Thames Valley - 8 - - 2
Surrey -18 5 - - 2
Hampshire -37 3 - - 2
West Sussex - 3 £45,000 -
GMP
England

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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South East 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 (3.57%) Microsoft Office
General
1 15 (53.57%) Social Skills
2 14 (50.00%) Manufacturing
2 14 (50.00%) Pharmaceutical
3 9 (32.14%) Analytical Skills
4 8 (28.57%) Influencing Skills
4 8 (28.57%) Legal
5 5 (17.86%) Marketing
5 5 (17.86%) Organisational Skills
6 1 (3.57%) Automotive
6 1 (3.57%) Retail
Job Titles
1 11 (39.29%) QA Officer
2 8 (28.57%) Lead
2 8 (28.57%) QA Leader
3 5 (17.86%) QA Manager
3 5 (17.86%) Quality Manager
3 5 (17.86%) Senior
3 5 (17.86%) Senior Manager
3 5 (17.86%) Senior QA Manager
3 5 (17.86%) Senior Quality Manager
4 2 (7.14%) Technical Writer
5 1 (3.57%) QC Manager
Miscellaneous
1 5 (17.86%) Life Science
2 1 (3.57%) FMCG
2 1 (3.57%) LIMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 15 (53.57%) Continuous Improvement
2 13 (46.43%) CAPA
3 9 (32.14%) Change Control
3 9 (32.14%) Problem-Solving
3 9 (32.14%) QMS
4 8 (28.57%) Due Diligence
4 8 (28.57%) FMEA
4 8 (28.57%) Risk Management
4 8 (28.57%) Risk Register
5 6 (21.43%) Chemistry
5 6 (21.43%) Coaching
6 5 (17.86%) Biology
6 5 (17.86%) Performance Monitoring
7 4 (14.29%) Root Cause Analysis
8 3 (10.71%) Actionable Insight
8 3 (10.71%) Quality Management
8 3 (10.71%) Storyboarding
9 1 (3.57%) Preventative Maintenance
9 1 (3.57%) Regulatory Compliance
9 1 (3.57%) Validation
Qualifications
1 13 (46.43%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 24 (85.71%) QA
2 8 (28.57%) 21 CFR Part 11
2 8 (28.57%) Accessibility
2 8 (28.57%) GLP
2 8 (28.57%) Good Clinical Practice
2 8 (28.57%) GxP
Vendors
1 1 (3.57%) Microsoft
1 1 (3.57%) SAP