Pharmaceutical Job Trends in Tyne and Wear

Pharmaceutical (Pharma)
North East > Tyne and Wear

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Pharmaceutical in permanent job vacancies in Tyne and Wear. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Pharmaceutical over the 6 months leading up to 11 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank - 68 55
Rank change year-on-year - -13 -
Permanent jobs citing Pharmaceutical 0 10 6
As % of all permanent jobs in Tyne and Wear - 1.47% 1.13%
As % of the General category - 2.17% 1.90%
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 3
10th Percentile - - £39,000
25th Percentile - - £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - - £55,000
75th Percentile - - -
90th Percentile - - -
North East median annual salary £31,000 £37,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -17.33% -31.82% -

All General Skills
Tyne and Wear

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 Tyne and Wear.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for general skills 401 461 315
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Tyne and Wear 50.63% 67.60% 59.43%
Number of salaries quoted 289 183 275
10th Percentile £28,250 £30,000 £29,600
25th Percentile £28,500 £36,250 £35,920
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £44,000 £45,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -2.22% -5.26% -9.52%
75th Percentile £60,750 £67,500 £61,875
90th Percentile £71,500 £86,000 £74,500
North East median annual salary £40,831 £50,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year -18.34% +5.26% -3.23%

Pharmaceutical
Job Vacancy Trend in Tyne and Wear

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

Pharmaceutical job vacancy trend in Tyne and Wear

Pharmaceutical
Salary Trend in Tyne and Wear

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Tyne and Wear citing Pharmaceutical.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Tyne and Wear citing Pharmaceutical