Pharmaceutical Job Trends in the Thames Valley

Pharmaceutical (Pharma)
South East > Thames Valley

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Pharmaceutical in permanent job vacancies in the Thames Valley. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Pharmaceutical over the 6 months leading up to 7 August 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
7 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 109 180 97
Rank change year-on-year +71 -83 +37
Permanent jobs citing Pharmaceutical 82 18 118
As % of all permanent jobs in the Thames Valley 1.24% 0.50% 2.26%
As % of the General category 2.84% 0.68% 4.63%
Number of salaries quoted 31 13 13
10th Percentile - £35,250 £28,498
25th Percentile £45,000 £40,000 £28,808
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £55,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -13.64% +22.22% -28.00%
75th Percentile £70,000 £60,000 £55,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £72,000 £61,400
South East median annual salary £46,250 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -7.50% - -20.00%

All General Skills
Thames Valley

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 Thames Valley.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 2,892 2,651 2,548
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 43.73% 73.72% 48.71%
Number of salaries quoted 1,898 962 1,341
10th Percentile £29,000 £26,500 £29,000
25th Percentile £36,250 £33,250 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,750 £50,000 £48,925
Median % change year-on-year +3.50% +2.20% -6.81%
75th Percentile £68,750 £67,500 £62,500
90th Percentile £87,500 £82,375 £77,500
South East median annual salary £50,000 £47,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +6.38% -6.00% -4.76%

Pharmaceutical
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

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

Pharmaceutical job vacancy trend in the Thames Valley

Pharmaceutical
Salary Trend in the Thames Valley

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Thames Valley citing Pharmaceutical.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Thames Valley citing Pharmaceutical

Pharmaceutical
Salary Histogram in the Thames Valley

Salary distribution for jobs citing Pharmaceutical in the Thames Valley over the 6 months to 7 August 2026.

Salary histogram for Pharmaceutical in the Thames Valley

Pharmaceutical
Job Locations in the Thames Valley

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Pharmaceutical within the Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 7 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
Berkshire +68 69 £45,000 -10.00% 15
Buckinghamshire -4 10 £47,500 -5.00% 3
Oxfordshire -17 3 £90,000 +44.00% 12
Pharmaceutical
South East

Pharmaceutical
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Thames Valley 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:

Application Platforms
1 3 (3.66%) SAS
2 1 (1.22%) SharePoint
Applications
1 11 (13.41%) Microsoft Project
2 2 (2.44%) AutoCAD
2 2 (2.44%) EPLAN
3 1 (1.22%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 6 (7.32%) SAP GTS
Cloud Services
1 2 (2.44%) Veeva
2 1 (1.22%) Google Ads
2 1 (1.22%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (1.22%) Power Automate
2 1 (1.22%) Power Platform
2 1 (1.22%) PowerApps
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (1.22%) Power BI
1 1 (1.22%) Semantic Layer
General
1 43 (52.44%) Social Skills
2 27 (32.93%) Influencing Skills
3 9 (10.98%) Analytical Skills
4 4 (4.88%) Legal
5 3 (3.66%) Publishing
6 2 (2.44%) Games
6 2 (2.44%) Organisational Skills
7 1 (1.22%) Advertising
7 1 (1.22%) Law
7 1 (1.22%) Marketing
7 1 (1.22%) Retail
Job Titles
1 19 (23.17%) Development Manager
2 17 (20.73%) Senior
3 10 (12.20%) Development Project Manager
3 10 (12.20%) Project Manager
3 10 (12.20%) Senior Development Manager
3 10 (12.20%) Senior Manager
3 10 (12.20%) Senior Project Manager
3 10 (12.20%) Software Engineer
4 9 (10.98%) Architect
4 9 (10.98%) Business Development Manager
4 9 (10.98%) Business Manager
4 9 (10.98%) Data Architect
5 7 (8.54%) Lead
6 6 (7.32%) Compliance Manager
7 4 (4.88%) Consultant
7 4 (4.88%) QA Specialist
7 4 (4.88%) Sales Consultant
7 4 (4.88%) Senior Consultant
7 4 (4.88%) Senior Sales Consultant
8 3 (3.66%) QA Leader
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (3.66%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 19 (23.17%) Life Science
2 17 (20.73%) Pharmacovigilance
3 13 (15.85%) Cloud Native
4 5 (6.10%) Self-Motivation
5 4 (4.88%) Data Centre
5 4 (4.88%) Management Information System
6 3 (3.66%) Data Structures
6 3 (3.66%) Driving Licence
6 3 (3.66%) SCADA
7 2 (2.44%) Onboarding
Processes & Methodologies
1 29 (35.37%) Roadmaps
2 25 (30.49%) Hematology
2 25 (30.49%) Immunology
3 23 (28.05%) Biotechnology
4 19 (23.17%) Continuous Improvement
5 18 (21.95%) Computer Science
6 17 (20.73%) CAPA
6 17 (20.73%) Customer Service
7 14 (17.07%) Budgeting and Resource Allocation
7 14 (17.07%) Change Management
7 14 (17.07%) Resource Allocation
8 13 (15.85%) Business Strategy
8 13 (15.85%) TOGAF
9 11 (13.41%) Project Management
10 10 (12.20%) Agile
10 10 (12.20%) Decision-Making
10 10 (12.20%) Risk Management
10 10 (12.20%) Software Engineering
11 9 (10.98%) Data Strategy
11 9 (10.98%) Regulatory Compliance
Programming Languages
1 3 (3.66%) SAS Macro
Qualifications
1 55 (67.07%) Degree
2 16 (19.51%) Master's Degree
3 15 (18.29%) Computer Science Degree
4 10 (12.20%) PMI Certification
4 10 (12.20%) PMP
5 3 (3.66%) HNC
5 3 (3.66%) HND
5 3 (3.66%) Postgraduate
6 2 (2.44%) NVQ Level 3
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 47 (57.32%) Accessibility
2 21 (25.61%) QA
3 16 (19.51%) GxP
4 14 (17.07%) Good Clinical Practice
5 3 (3.66%) CDISC
6 2 (2.44%) GDPR
Vendors
1 12 (14.63%) Microsoft
2 6 (7.32%) SAP
3 3 (3.66%) Allen-Bradley
3 3 (3.66%) Siemens
3 3 (3.66%) Wonderware