Pharmaceutical Job Trends in Staffordshire

Pharmaceutical (Pharma)
West Midlands > Staffordshire

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Pharmaceutical in permanent job vacancies in Staffordshire. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Pharmaceutical over the 6 months leading up to 30 May 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 76 - 59
Rank change year-on-year - - +1
Permanent jobs citing Pharmaceutical 2 0 29
As % of all permanent jobs in Staffordshire 0.15% - 2.64%
As % of the General category 0.29% - 4.79%
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 14
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £56,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 - £60,000
Median % change year-on-year - - +14.29%
75th Percentile - - £62,500
90th Percentile - - £63,750
West Midlands median annual salary £55,000 - £60,000
% change year-on-year - - +14.29%

All General Skills
Staffordshire

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 Staffordshire.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 699 311 606
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Staffordshire 52.09% 50.65% 55.19%
Number of salaries quoted 261 130 421
10th Percentile £29,750 £26,700 £23,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £32,500 £28,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,000 £45,000 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.44% +12.50% -7.51%
75th Percentile £60,000 £53,688 £56,500
90th Percentile £77,500 £61,519 £62,500
West Midlands median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £47,500
% change year-on-year -4.76% +10.53% -9.52%

Pharmaceutical
Job Vacancy Trend in Staffordshire

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

Pharmaceutical job vacancy trend in Staffordshire

Pharmaceutical
Salary Trend in Staffordshire

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Staffordshire citing Pharmaceutical.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Staffordshire citing Pharmaceutical

Pharmaceutical
Job Locations in Staffordshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Pharmaceutical within the Staffordshire region over the 6 months to 30 May 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
Tamworth - 2 £60,000 - 1
Pharmaceutical
West Midlands

Pharmaceutical
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Staffordshire 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:

Job Titles
1 2 (100.00%) Business Development Manager
1 2 (100.00%) Business Manager
1 2 (100.00%) Development Manager
Miscellaneous
1 2 (100.00%) FMCG
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Business Development
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (100.00%) QA