Good Laboratory Practice (GLP)
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for GLP skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited GLP over the 6 months to 24 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
24 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 864 867 1109
Rank change year-on-year +3 +242 -218
Permanent jobs citing GLP 30 118 95
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.031% 0.11% 0.062%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 0.22% 0.58% 0.37%
Number of salaries quoted 10 1 4
10th Percentile £35,000 - -
25th Percentile £36,250 £42,500 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £37,500 £45,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -16.67% - +31.49%
75th Percentile £38,750 £47,500 £47,500
90th Percentile £45,000 - -
UK excluding London median annual salary £37,500 £45,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year -16.67% - +31.49%

All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
UK

GLP is in the Quality Assurance and Compliance category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills 13,486 20,357 25,637
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 13.77% 19.29% 16.65%
Number of salaries quoted 9,280 9,329 13,208
10th Percentile £27,050 £32,000 £31,250
25th Percentile £36,250 £42,500 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.70% +4.55% +4.76%
75th Percentile £70,000 £77,500 £73,750
90th Percentile £90,000 £93,750 £90,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £47,500 £50,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year -5.00% +5.26% -

GLP
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing GLP as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for GLP in the UK

GLP
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing GLP.

Salary trend for GLP in the UK

GLP
Top 13 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing GLP within the UK over the 6 months to 24 April 2024. 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
UK excluding London -67 29 £37,500 -16.67% 15
England +33 25 £37,500 -16.67% 20
Midlands +9 11 - - 1
East Midlands -11 11 - -
North of England -24 8 £37,500 - 8
North West - 6 £37,500 - 4
South East +20 4 £40,000 -11.11% 2
Wales +11 4 - - 3
Work from Home +104 2 - - 2
North East - 2 - - 1
East of England +9 1 - - 1
London - 1 - - 5
Scotland - 1 - -

GLP
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Cloud Services
1 2 (6.67%) Microsoft 365
General
1 27 (90.00%) Analytical Skills
2 23 (76.67%) Pharmaceutical
3 12 (40.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 9 (30.00%) Social Skills
5 5 (16.67%) Manufacturing
6 2 (6.67%) Electronics
6 2 (6.67%) Legal
Job Titles
1 12 (40.00%) Analyst
1 12 (40.00%) Research Analyst
2 6 (20.00%) Project Manager
3 4 (13.33%) QC Supervisor
4 2 (6.67%) Senior
5 1 (3.33%) Applications Specialist
5 1 (3.33%) QA Officer
Miscellaneous
1 13 (43.33%) Life Science
2 6 (20.00%) Biopharmaceutical
3 4 (13.33%) Management Information System
4 2 (6.67%) iPad
Processes & Methodologies
1 21 (70.00%) Validation
2 18 (60.00%) Chemistry
3 11 (36.67%) Acceptance Criteria
4 6 (20.00%) Project Management
5 5 (16.67%) Continuous Improvement
6 4 (13.33%) Line Management
6 4 (13.33%) QMS
6 4 (13.33%) Quality Management
7 2 (6.67%) Bioinformatics
7 2 (6.67%) Biotechnology
7 2 (6.67%) Immunology
8 1 (3.33%) Analytics
8 1 (3.33%) Biomedicine
8 1 (3.33%) CAPA
8 1 (3.33%) Change Control
8 1 (3.33%) Data Interpretation
8 1 (3.33%) Stakeholder Management
8 1 (3.33%) Statistical Analysis
Qualifications
1 17 (56.67%) Degree
2 2 (6.67%) Master's Degree
2 2 (6.67%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (26.67%) GMP
1 8 (26.67%) Good Clinical Practice
2 6 (20.00%) GxP
2 6 (20.00%) QA