Biopharmaceutical Job Trends

Biopharmaceutical
UK

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

6 months to
11 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 772 630 722
Rank change year-on-year -142 +92 +8
Permanent jobs citing Biopharmaceutical 36 47 27
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.030% 0.095% 0.037%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.11% 0.23% 0.12%
Number of salaries quoted 1 15 4
10th Percentile - £38,000 £60,450
25th Percentile £58,750 £39,000 £74,625
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £40,000 £85,000
Median % change year-on-year +56.25% -52.94% +69.15%
75th Percentile £66,250 £70,000 £88,125
90th Percentile - - £89,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £62,500 £70,000 -
% change year-on-year -10.71% - -

All Generic Skills
UK

Biopharmaceutical falls under the General and Transferable Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring generic IT skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 31,779 20,108 23,219
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 26.89% 40.73% 32.12%
Number of salaries quoted 19,448 10,211 11,553
10th Percentile £30,750 £28,000 £32,500
25th Percentile £40,500 £36,250 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year - -8.33% -4.00%
75th Percentile £79,641 £77,500 £83,750
90th Percentile £100,000 £102,500 £110,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £51,500 £45,000 £53,000
% change year-on-year +14.44% -15.09% -3.64%

Biopharmaceutical
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Biopharmaceutical job vacancy trend in the UK

Biopharmaceutical
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Biopharmaceutical.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Biopharmaceutical

Biopharmaceutical
Top 9 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Biopharmaceutical within the UK over the 6 months to 11 October 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
England -137 36 £62,500 -10.71% 138
London -31 24 - - 55
UK excluding London -148 12 £62,500 -10.71% 86
East of England -41 9 - - 25
Midlands -53 1 - - 4
South East -58 1 - - 33
North of England -73 1 £62,500 +56.25% 12
West Midlands - 1 - - 3
North East - 1 £62,500 - 1

Biopharmaceutical
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities 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 13 (36.11%) Confluence
2 9 (25.00%) CMS
3 4 (11.11%) Drupal
Business Applications
1 15 (41.67%) Dynamics CRM
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (8.33%) Metadata
Development Applications
1 13 (36.11%) JIRA
General
1 25 (69.44%) Manufacturing
2 22 (61.11%) Pharmaceutical
3 21 (58.33%) Law
4 19 (52.78%) Marketing
5 4 (11.11%) Finance
5 4 (11.11%) Publishing
6 3 (8.33%) Digital Healthcare
6 3 (8.33%) Legal
7 2 (5.56%) Analytical Skills
7 2 (5.56%) Social Skills
8 1 (2.78%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 18 (50.00%) Senior
2 15 (41.67%) Senior Manager
3 6 (16.67%) Lead
4 5 (13.89%) Campaign Manager
4 5 (13.89%) Campaign Planning Manager
4 5 (13.89%) Senior Campaign Manager
5 4 (11.11%) Associate Director
5 4 (11.11%) Engagement Manager
5 4 (11.11%) Operations Director
5 4 (11.11%) Senior Engagement Manager
6 3 (8.33%) Development Director
6 3 (8.33%) Insight Director
6 3 (8.33%) Project Manager
6 3 (8.33%) Quality Manager
6 3 (8.33%) Systems Manager
7 2 (5.56%) Technical Engineer
8 1 (2.78%) Sales Engineer
8 1 (2.78%) Support Engineer
8 1 (2.78%) Technical Support
8 1 (2.78%) Technical Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 21 (58.33%) HTML
Miscellaneous
1 13 (36.11%) Product Ownership
2 4 (11.11%) Social Media
3 3 (8.33%) Life Science
3 3 (8.33%) Taxonomies
4 2 (5.56%) Driving Licence
Processes & Methodologies
1 30 (83.33%) Neuroscience
2 25 (69.44%) Agile
3 22 (61.11%) Continuous Improvement
4 21 (58.33%) Coaching
4 21 (58.33%) Customer Experience
5 16 (44.44%) AI
5 16 (44.44%) CRM
5 16 (44.44%) Decision-Making
5 16 (44.44%) GTM Strategy
5 16 (44.44%) Roadmaps
6 14 (38.89%) Problem-Solving
7 13 (36.11%) Acceptance Criteria
7 13 (36.11%) Backlog Prioritisation
7 13 (36.11%) Product Management
7 13 (36.11%) Product Roadmap
7 13 (36.11%) Sprint Planning
7 13 (36.11%) User Stories
7 13 (36.11%) Value Proposition
8 11 (30.56%) Analytics
9 10 (27.78%) Customer Engagement
Qualifications
1 21 (58.33%) Degree
1 21 (58.33%) Master's Degree
1 21 (58.33%) MBA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (2.78%) GMP
1 1 (2.78%) QA
Vendors
1 4 (11.11%) Salesforce