Pharmaceutical Job Trends in the South West

Pharmaceutical (Pharma)
England > South West

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Pharmaceutical in permanent job vacancies in the South West. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Pharmaceutical over the 6 months leading up to 12 July 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 179 163 207
Rank change year-on-year -16 +44 +32
Permanent jobs citing Pharmaceutical 47 5 70
As % of all permanent jobs in the South West 0.56% 0.15% 0.72%
As % of the General category 1.29% 0.24% 1.42%
Number of salaries quoted 26 2 31
10th Percentile £32,813 £48,625 £32,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £61,563 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £86,250 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -53.62% +81.58% -19.15%
75th Percentile £54,688 £114,063 £85,000
90th Percentile £60,000 £128,875 £86,250
England median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +10.00% - -20.00%

All General Skills
South West

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 the South West.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 3,656 2,097 4,944
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South West 43.94% 63.39% 50.62%
Number of salaries quoted 2,153 1,255 3,375
10th Percentile £28,000 £26,550 £26,925
25th Percentile £35,000 £31,250 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £50,000 £48,500
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% +3.09% -4.90%
75th Percentile £65,000 £65,000 £62,200
90th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £77,500
England median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year - +4.76% -12.50%

Pharmaceutical
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

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

Pharmaceutical job vacancy trend in the South West

Pharmaceutical
Salary Trend in the South West

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South West citing Pharmaceutical.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the South West citing Pharmaceutical

Pharmaceutical
Salary Histogram in the South West

Salary distribution for jobs citing Pharmaceutical in the South West over the 6 months to 12 July 2026.

Salary histogram for Pharmaceutical in the South West

Pharmaceutical
Job Locations in the South West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Pharmaceutical within the South West region over the 6 months to 12 July 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
Bristol -11 16 £45,000 -47.83% 4
Gloucestershire -27 11 £35,000 - 7
Devon - 9 £50,000 -
Somerset - 3 £33,750 - 1
Wiltshire - 3 £60,000 - 1
Dorset - 2 £52,500 - 1
Pharmaceutical
England

Pharmaceutical
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South West 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 3 (6.38%) Microsoft Excel
1 3 (6.38%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 2 (4.26%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 3 (6.38%) Ethernet
1 3 (6.38%) RS-232
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (4.26%) MySQL
1 2 (4.26%) PostgreSQL
1 2 (4.26%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 2 (4.26%) Git
1 2 (4.26%) JIRA
General
1 5 (10.64%) Aerospace
1 5 (10.64%) Social Skills
2 3 (6.38%) Analytical Skills
2 3 (6.38%) Finance
2 3 (6.38%) Manufacturing
2 3 (6.38%) Retail
3 2 (4.26%) Automotive
3 2 (4.26%) Health Technology
3 2 (4.26%) Tech for Good
Job Titles
1 11 (23.40%) Technologist
2 8 (17.02%) Senior
2 8 (17.02%) Senior Technologist
3 7 (14.89%) Field Sales Executive
3 7 (14.89%) Sales Executive
4 4 (8.51%) Developer
5 3 (6.38%) Business Development Manager
5 3 (6.38%) Business Manager
5 3 (6.38%) Development Manager
5 3 (6.38%) Product Specialist
5 3 (6.38%) Products Support Specialist
5 3 (6.38%) Software Engineer
5 3 (6.38%) Software Validation Engineer
5 3 (6.38%) Support Specialist
5 3 (6.38%) Validation Engineer
6 2 (4.26%) Automation Engineer
6 2 (4.26%) IT Engineer
6 2 (4.26%) IT Support
6 2 (4.26%) Lead Software Developer
6 2 (4.26%) Symfony Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (6.38%) Java RMI
2 2 (4.26%) Spring
2 2 (4.26%) Symfony
Miscellaneous
1 3 (6.38%) Driving Licence
1 3 (6.38%) Management Information System
1 3 (6.38%) Self-Motivation
2 2 (4.26%) FMCG
Operating Systems
1 3 (6.38%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (17.02%) Decision-Making
2 7 (14.89%) Customer Engagement
2 7 (14.89%) Logistics
3 6 (12.77%) Problem-Solving
3 6 (12.77%) Validation
4 3 (6.38%) B2B
4 3 (6.38%) Business Development
4 3 (6.38%) Collaborative Culture
4 3 (6.38%) Continuous Improvement
4 3 (6.38%) CRM
4 3 (6.38%) Customer Experience
4 3 (6.38%) Customer Requirements
4 3 (6.38%) Knowledge Transfer
4 3 (6.38%) Migration
4 3 (6.38%) Performance Metrics
4 3 (6.38%) Product Strategy
4 3 (6.38%) QMS
4 3 (6.38%) Quality Management
4 3 (6.38%) Software Engineering
4 3 (6.38%) Strategic Planning
Programming Languages
1 2 (4.26%) Java
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (6.38%) QA
2 2 (4.26%) Good Clinical Practice
Vendors
1 5 (10.64%) Microsoft
2 3 (6.38%) Google