Pharmaceutical (Pharma)
UK

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Pharmaceutical in permanent job vacancies. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Pharmaceutical over the 6 months to 29 November 2023 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
29 Nov 2023
Same period 2022 Same period 2021
Rank 402 309 214
Rank change year-on-year -93 -95 +311
Permanent jobs citing Pharmaceutical 364 1,472 2,315
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.67% 1.17% 1.79%
As % of the General category 1.02% 1.71% 2.99%
Number of salaries quoted 193 444 373
10th Percentile £36,250 £33,125 £35,000
25th Percentile £42,500 £47,500 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £61,750 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -2.83% +12.27% -
75th Percentile £80,000 £76,563 £71,500
90th Percentile £95,000 £97,125 £87,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £45,000 £50,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -10.00% -4.76% +5.00%

All General Skills
UK

Pharmaceutical is in the General Skills category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a requirement for common skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 35,601 86,161 77,362
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 65.80% 68.47% 59.94%
Number of salaries quoted 24,969 49,279 47,539
10th Percentile £30,750 £32,500 £31,500
25th Percentile £42,500 £45,000 £42,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year - +4.35% +4.55%
75th Percentile £80,000 £82,500 £78,750
90th Percentile £100,000 £100,000 £97,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £49,000
% change year-on-year -4.76% +7.14% +3.16%

Pharmaceutical
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Pharmaceutical in the UK

Pharmaceutical
Salary Trend

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

Salary trend for Pharmaceutical in the UK

Pharmaceutical
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Pharmaceutical over the 6 months to 29 November 2023.

Salary histogram for Pharmaceutical in the UK

Pharmaceutical
Top 17 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Pharmaceutical within the UK over the 6 months to 29 November 2023. 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 -61 330 £62,500 - 954
UK excluding London -73 234 £45,000 -10.00% 705
Work from Home +42 204 £60,000 -11.11% 289
South East +53 122 £45,000 -28.00% 182
London +15 101 £80,000 +18.52% 324
North of England 0 45 £40,000 - 193
East of England -24 28 £45,000 -21.74% 161
North West +70 23 £37,500 -10.18% 120
Yorkshire -11 18 £45,000 +63.64% 56
Midlands +67 11 £53,750 +38.71% 68
Northern Ireland +21 11 £42,500 +18.06% 17
East Midlands +12 10 £57,500 +64.29% 41
South West +42 9 £45,000 -22.08% 46
Wales +13 5 £50,000 +9.29% 17
North East - 4 £40,000 - 25
Scotland +54 3 £50,000 - 46
West Midlands +94 1 £50,000 +33.33% 27

Pharmaceutical
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:

Application Platforms
1 87 (23.90%) SAS
2 6 (1.65%) SharePoint
3 5 (1.37%) Confluence
4 4 (1.10%) NServiceBus
5 2 (0.55%) Exchange Server 2003
5 2 (0.55%) MS Exchange
5 2 (0.55%) Skype for Business
5 2 (0.55%) WinCC
6 1 (0.27%) IIS
6 1 (0.27%) MQSeries
6 1 (0.27%) Mule
Applications
1 19 (5.22%) Microsoft Excel
2 11 (3.02%) Microsoft Office
3 9 (2.47%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 5 (1.37%) Autodesk Inventor
4 5 (1.37%) SOLIDWORKS
5 1 (0.27%) Adobe Illustrator
5 1 (0.27%) Adobe XD
5 1 (0.27%) Photoshop
5 1 (0.27%) Sketch
5 1 (0.27%) Trello
Business Applications
1 13 (3.57%) Oracle EBS
2 11 (3.02%) SAP S/4HANA
3 7 (1.92%) SAP ERP
4 4 (1.10%) SAP Oil and Gas
5 3 (0.82%) SAP IBP
6 2 (0.55%) Dynamics CRM
6 2 (0.55%) SAP CO
6 2 (0.55%) SAP EWM
6 2 (0.55%) SAP FI
6 2 (0.55%) SAP FI/CO
6 2 (0.55%) SAP SD
7 1 (0.27%) SAP BPC
7 1 (0.27%) SAP GRC
7 1 (0.27%) SAP PLM
7 1 (0.27%) SAP PM
7 1 (0.27%) SAP PP
Cloud Services
1 76 (20.88%) Azure
2 37 (10.16%) AWS
3 24 (6.59%) Power Platform
4 17 (4.67%) Azure Service Fabric
5 16 (4.40%) Entra ID
6 15 (4.12%) Azure DevOps
7 13 (3.57%) AWS CodePipeline
7 13 (3.57%) GitHub
7 13 (3.57%) Sentry
8 10 (2.75%) Amazon S3
8 10 (2.75%) GitHub Actions
9 9 (2.47%) SaaS
10 8 (2.20%) Microsoft 365
11 6 (1.65%) PaaS
12 5 (1.37%) Azure Service Bus
12 5 (1.37%) IaaS
13 4 (1.10%) Azure API Management
14 3 (0.82%) Azure Cosmos DB
14 3 (0.82%) OpenShift
14 3 (0.82%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 11 (3.02%) Firewall
2 8 (2.20%) Network Security
3 7 (1.92%) TCP/IP
3 7 (1.92%) VLAN
4 6 (1.65%) DHCP
4 6 (1.65%) DNS
5 5 (1.37%) LAN
5 5 (1.37%) Remote Desktop
5 5 (1.37%) WAN
6 4 (1.10%) Internet
6 4 (1.10%) VPN
7 1 (0.27%) FTP
7 1 (0.27%) HTTP
7 1 (0.27%) HTTPS
7 1 (0.27%) SAN
7 1 (0.27%) SSH
7 1 (0.27%) Unified Communications
7 1 (0.27%) Wi-Fi
7 1 (0.27%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 83 (22.80%) Base SAS
2 66 (18.13%) Metadata
3 22 (6.04%) Power BI
4 16 (4.40%) MySQL
5 15 (4.12%) SQL Server
6 6 (1.65%) Data Warehouse
7 4 (1.10%) GIS
7 4 (1.10%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 3 (0.82%) Big Data
8 3 (0.82%) SQL Server Analysis Services
8 3 (0.82%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 2 (0.55%) Data Lake
9 2 (0.55%) Power Query
9 2 (0.55%) Relational Database
9 2 (0.55%) SAP BW
9 2 (0.55%) Tableau
10 1 (0.27%) Amazon RDS
10 1 (0.27%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
10 1 (0.27%) DynamoDB
10 1 (0.27%) Qlik Sense
Development Applications
1 16 (4.40%) JIRA
2 13 (3.57%) CircleCI
3 6 (1.65%) Git
4 5 (1.37%) Jenkins
5 3 (0.82%) Cucumber
5 3 (0.82%) Subversion
6 1 (0.27%) Axure RP
6 1 (0.27%) Mocha
6 1 (0.27%) Visual Studio
6 1 (0.27%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 106 (29.12%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 81 (22.25%) Social Skills
3 65 (17.86%) Finance
4 48 (13.19%) Manufacturing
5 35 (9.62%) Analytical Skills
6 31 (8.52%) Legal
7 26 (7.14%) Retail
8 22 (6.04%) Telecoms
9 20 (5.49%) Automotive
10 17 (4.67%) Digital Healthcare
11 15 (4.12%) Health Technology
12 13 (3.57%) Marketing
13 12 (3.30%) Public Sector
14 10 (2.75%) Law
15 9 (2.47%) Influencing Skills
16 8 (2.20%) Banking
17 6 (1.65%) Agrochemical
18 5 (1.37%) French Language
18 5 (1.37%) German Language
18 5 (1.37%) Italian Language
Job Titles
1 93 (25.55%) Senior
2 67 (18.41%) Programmer
2 67 (18.41%) Statistical Programmer
3 66 (18.13%) SAS Programmer
3 66 (18.13%) SAS Statistical Programmer
4 35 (9.62%) Senior Programmer
4 35 (9.62%) Senior SAS Programmer
4 35 (9.62%) Senior Statistical Programmer
5 31 (8.52%) Principal Statistical Programmer
6 26 (7.14%) Project Manager
7 25 (6.87%) Lead
8 21 (5.77%) Analyst
9 20 (5.49%) Developer
10 18 (4.95%) Product Owner
11 17 (4.67%) Architect
11 17 (4.67%) Digital Product Owner
12 14 (3.85%) Software Engineer
12 14 (3.85%) Technical Architect
13 13 (3.57%) Senior Architect
13 13 (3.57%) Senior Technical Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 72 (19.78%) XML
2 14 (3.85%) Node.js
2 14 (3.85%) REST
2 14 (3.85%) SOAP
3 12 (3.30%) WCF
4 11 (3.02%) .NET
5 9 (2.47%) AWS CDK
5 9 (2.47%) Next.js
6 7 (1.92%) .NET Framework
7 6 (1.65%) React
8 5 (1.37%) EDI
8 5 (1.37%) HTML
8 5 (1.37%) Vue
8 5 (1.37%) Web Services
9 4 (1.10%) .NET Core
9 4 (1.10%) ADO
9 4 (1.10%) Entity Framework
9 4 (1.10%) jQuery
9 4 (1.10%) JSON
9 4 (1.10%) Spring
Miscellaneous
1 128 (35.16%) Life Science
2 84 (23.08%) Onboarding
3 20 (5.49%) Product Ownership
4 16 (4.40%) Biopharmaceutical
5 11 (3.02%) Greenfield Project
6 7 (1.92%) Management Information System
6 7 (1.92%) Operational Technology
6 7 (1.92%) Security Posture
7 6 (1.65%) Driving Licence
7 6 (1.65%) Fat Client
7 6 (1.65%) SCADA
7 6 (1.65%) Thin Client
8 5 (1.37%) Analytical Mindset
8 5 (1.37%) FMCG
9 4 (1.10%) Culture of Ownership
9 4 (1.10%) Cyber Threat
9 4 (1.10%) Hybrid Cloud
9 4 (1.10%) Virtual Team
10 3 (0.82%) Blog
10 3 (0.82%) Enterprise Software
Operating Systems
1 25 (6.87%) Windows
2 20 (5.49%) Windows Server
3 3 (0.82%) Linux
4 2 (0.55%) VMS
4 2 (0.55%) Windows 2000 Server
5 1 (0.27%) Windows 10
5 1 (0.27%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 131 (35.99%) Problem-Solving
2 118 (32.42%) Collaborative Working
3 112 (30.77%) Biotechnology
4 97 (26.65%) Computer Science
5 95 (26.10%) Creative Thinking
6 94 (25.82%) Line Management
6 94 (25.82%) Project Management
7 87 (23.90%) Statistics
8 84 (23.08%) Mathematics
9 78 (21.43%) Decision-Making
10 53 (14.56%) Data Management
10 53 (14.56%) Time Management
11 50 (13.74%) Biostatistics
12 49 (13.46%) Immunology
13 48 (13.19%) Clinical Data Management
14 46 (12.64%) Agile
14 46 (12.64%) Roadmaps
15 33 (9.07%) Mentoring
16 26 (7.14%) Artificial Intelligence
17 25 (6.87%) Product Roadmap
Programming Languages
1 83 (22.80%) SAS Macro
2 41 (11.26%) C#
3 37 (10.16%) SQL
4 26 (7.14%) JavaScript
5 19 (5.22%) TypeScript
6 15 (4.12%) PL/SQL
6 15 (4.12%) PowerShell
7 14 (3.85%) Python
8 9 (2.47%) Java
9 7 (1.92%) Bicep
10 5 (1.37%) Data Analysis Expressions
11 3 (0.82%) VBA
12 2 (0.55%) C++
12 2 (0.55%) R
12 2 (0.55%) T-SQL
12 2 (0.55%) VB
12 2 (0.55%) VBScript
13 1 (0.27%) ABAP
13 1 (0.27%) Go
13 1 (0.27%) Scala
Qualifications
1 168 (46.15%) Degree
2 31 (8.52%) Numerate Degree
3 26 (7.14%) Master's Degree
4 18 (4.95%) MBA
5 15 (4.12%) Security Cleared
6 14 (3.85%) AWS Certification
7 12 (3.30%) CISSP
8 8 (2.20%) PhD
9 7 (1.92%) CISM
10 6 (1.65%) SC Cleared
11 5 (1.37%) Azure Certification
12 4 (1.10%) Computer Science Degree
13 3 (0.82%) ACCA
13 3 (0.82%) CISA
13 3 (0.82%) CompTIA Security+
13 3 (0.82%) CRISC
13 3 (0.82%) GSEC
13 3 (0.82%) HNC
13 3 (0.82%) HND
14 2 (0.55%) Cisco Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 84 (23.08%) CDISC
2 78 (21.43%) QA
3 10 (2.75%) Good Clinical Practice
4 7 (1.92%) GxP
5 6 (1.65%) ISO 9001
6 5 (1.37%) Data Quality
6 5 (1.37%) GMP
6 5 (1.37%) NIST
7 4 (1.10%) GRC
8 3 (0.82%) Cyber Essentials
8 3 (0.82%) ISO 13485
8 3 (0.82%) ISO/IEC 27001
9 2 (0.55%) GAMP
9 2 (0.55%) GDPR
9 2 (0.55%) GLP
9 2 (0.55%) SLA
10 1 (0.27%) Accessibility
10 1 (0.27%) HAZOP
10 1 (0.27%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 22 (6.04%) Docker
2 17 (4.67%) Active Directory
3 9 (2.47%) VMware Infrastructure
4 2 (0.55%) Hyper-V
4 2 (0.55%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 18 (4.95%) Kubernetes
2 13 (3.57%) Grafana
2 13 (3.57%) Kibana
2 13 (3.57%) Prometheus
3 9 (2.47%) SCOM
4 6 (1.65%) Terraform
5 2 (0.55%) Functional Safety
5 2 (0.55%) Wonderware InTouch
6 1 (0.27%) Ansible
6 1 (0.27%) Control-M
6 1 (0.27%) DatAdvantage
6 1 (0.27%) SCCM
6 1 (0.27%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 38 (10.44%) Microsoft
2 37 (10.16%) SAP
3 15 (4.12%) Oracle
4 13 (3.57%) VMware
5 8 (2.20%) Google
6 4 (1.10%) Cisco
6 4 (1.10%) Salesforce
7 3 (0.82%) Adobe
7 3 (0.82%) Ariba
7 3 (0.82%) CA
7 3 (0.82%) Red Hat
7 3 (0.82%) SYSPRO
8 2 (0.55%) Apple
8 2 (0.55%) AVEVA
8 2 (0.55%) Citrix
8 2 (0.55%) Informatica
8 2 (0.55%) MuleSoft
8 2 (0.55%) Rockwell
8 2 (0.55%) Siemens
8 2 (0.55%) Wonderware