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 19 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
19 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 352 365 284
Rank change year-on-year +13 -81 +11
Permanent jobs citing Pharmaceutical 803 985 2,164
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.83% 0.92% 1.41%
As % of the General category 1.38% 1.34% 2.24%
Number of salaries quoted 324 406 398
10th Percentile £31,250 £39,750 £37,500
25th Percentile £39,148 £47,625 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £65,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -19.23% +13.04% +4.55%
75th Percentile £70,000 £79,688 £75,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £95,000 £85,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £60,000 £53,500
% change year-on-year -16.67% +12.15% +7.00%

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 58,263 73,377 96,762
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 59.94% 68.89% 63.20%
Number of salaries quoted 39,453 39,313 51,241
10th Percentile £27,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £36,250 £43,750 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.50% - +9.09%
75th Percentile £72,500 £82,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £92,500 £102,500 £97,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £47,500 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -9.52% +5.00% +5.26%

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 19 April 2024.

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 19 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
England +35 745 £52,500 -19.23% 605
UK excluding London +24 576 £50,000 -16.67% 512
Work from Home +32 224 £52,500 -16.00% 217
London +47 211 £62,500 -3.85% 126
South East +9 167 £47,500 -24.00% 116
North of England +49 143 £40,000 -36.00% 171
Midlands +32 92 £60,000 +9.09% 67
East of England -15 77 £50,000 -10.71% 71
North West +54 70 £43,000 -24.89% 98
Yorkshire +52 67 £40,000 -36.00% 58
East Midlands -1 61 £48,750 -37.10% 35
South West +37 48 £47,500 +7.95% 46
West Midlands +36 31 £60,000 +14.29% 31
Northern Ireland +21 22 £50,000 +25.00% 8
Scotland -55 22 £60,000 -7.69% 43
North East - 6 £55,000 - 21
Wales +5 5 - - 6

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 25 (3.11%) Skype for Business
2 17 (2.12%) SharePoint
3 16 (1.99%) SAS
4 12 (1.49%) Microsoft Exchange
5 5 (0.62%) WinCC
6 4 (0.50%) Confluence
6 4 (0.50%) Documentum
6 4 (0.50%) NServiceBus
7 3 (0.37%) CMS
8 1 (0.12%) Apache
8 1 (0.12%) Apache Spark
8 1 (0.12%) IIS
8 1 (0.12%) Tomcat
8 1 (0.12%) WebSphere
Applications
1 75 (9.34%) Microsoft Excel
2 65 (8.09%) Microsoft Office
3 33 (4.11%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 10 (1.25%) Microsoft Project
5 9 (1.12%) MS Visio
6 3 (0.37%) Spreadsheet
7 2 (0.25%) Adobe Illustrator
7 2 (0.25%) AutoCAD
7 2 (0.25%) Photoshop
7 2 (0.25%) SPSS
7 2 (0.25%) Stata
Business Applications
1 17 (2.12%) SAP S/4HANA
2 7 (0.87%) TrackWise
3 6 (0.75%) Dynamics CRM
3 6 (0.75%) SAP IBP
3 6 (0.75%) SAP Oil and Gas
3 6 (0.75%) SAP PLM
3 6 (0.75%) SAP PP
4 5 (0.62%) SAP CO
4 5 (0.62%) SAP FI
4 5 (0.62%) SAP FI/CO
5 4 (0.50%) Infor CloudSuite Industrial (formerly SyteLine)
5 4 (0.50%) SAP BPC
6 3 (0.37%) Q-Pulse
7 2 (0.25%) Misys Midas
7 2 (0.25%) SAP SCM
8 1 (0.12%) Salesforce CRM
8 1 (0.12%) SAP Business One
8 1 (0.12%) SAP ERP
8 1 (0.12%) SAP MDG
8 1 (0.12%) SAP SD
Cloud Services
1 67 (8.34%) Azure
2 62 (7.72%) Microsoft 365
3 40 (4.98%) Power Platform
4 33 (4.11%) SaaS
5 19 (2.37%) AWS
6 17 (2.12%) Azure DevOps
7 16 (1.99%) PowerApps
8 9 (1.12%) Google Analytics
8 9 (1.12%) Google Tag Manager
9 8 (1.00%) GCP
9 8 (1.00%) Power Automate
10 7 (0.87%) OneDrive
10 7 (0.87%) PaaS
10 7 (0.87%) ShareGate
11 6 (0.75%) Azure Synapse Analytics
11 6 (0.75%) GitHub
12 5 (0.62%) Azure Data Factory
12 5 (0.62%) Cloud Computing
13 4 (0.50%) AWS CloudFormation
13 4 (0.50%) IaaS
Communications & Networking
1 25 (3.11%) Cisco IOS
1 25 (3.11%) Skype
1 25 (3.11%) Telepresence
2 10 (1.25%) Firewall
2 10 (1.25%) Network Security
3 7 (0.87%) Ethernet
3 7 (0.87%) Intranet
4 5 (0.62%) Internet
4 5 (0.62%) RS-232
4 5 (0.62%) TCP/IP
4 5 (0.62%) Wireless
5 4 (0.50%) Bluetooth
5 4 (0.50%) DHCP
5 4 (0.50%) DNS
6 3 (0.37%) LAN
6 3 (0.37%) SAN
6 3 (0.37%) VPN
6 3 (0.37%) VSAN
7 2 (0.25%) Cisco Nexus
7 2 (0.25%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 33 (4.11%) Power BI
2 28 (3.49%) SQL Server
3 11 (1.37%) MySQL
3 11 (1.37%) Relational Database
4 9 (1.12%) Big Data
4 9 (1.12%) Metadata
5 8 (1.00%) Data Warehouse
5 8 (1.00%) SAP HANA
5 8 (1.00%) Tableau
6 7 (0.87%) BigQuery
6 7 (0.87%) Data Lake
6 7 (0.87%) Looker
7 5 (0.62%) Base SAS
7 5 (0.62%) Microsoft Analysis Services
7 5 (0.62%) SQL Server Analysis Services
7 5 (0.62%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 4 (0.50%) GIS
8 4 (0.50%) SAP BW
9 3 (0.37%) PostgreSQL
9 3 (0.37%) SQLite
Development Applications
1 16 (1.99%) JIRA
2 12 (1.49%) Git
3 9 (1.12%) Postman
4 7 (0.87%) Jenkins
4 7 (0.87%) Subversion
5 5 (0.62%) JMeter
5 5 (0.62%) Newman
5 5 (0.62%) REST Assured
5 5 (0.62%) Selenium
6 4 (0.50%) Katalon Studio
6 4 (0.50%) Zephyr
7 2 (0.25%) GitLab
7 2 (0.25%) gulp
7 2 (0.25%) Sonatype Nexus
7 2 (0.25%) Visual Studio
8 1 (0.12%) Bitbucket
8 1 (0.12%) LabVIEW
8 1 (0.12%) MSTest
8 1 (0.12%) NUnit
8 1 (0.12%) Tricentis qTest
General
1 308 (38.36%) Social Skills
2 268 (33.37%) Manufacturing
3 166 (20.67%) Finance
4 157 (19.55%) Analytical Skills
5 77 (9.59%) Automotive
6 62 (7.72%) Marketing
7 58 (7.22%) Retail
8 50 (6.23%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 50 (6.23%) Telecoms
9 47 (5.85%) Legal
10 42 (5.23%) Law
11 33 (4.11%) Aerospace
12 23 (2.86%) Presentation Skills
13 22 (2.74%) Electronics
14 16 (1.99%) Health Technology
14 16 (1.99%) Organisational Skills
15 12 (1.49%) French Language
15 12 (1.49%) German Language
15 12 (1.49%) Influencing Skills
16 10 (1.25%) Aviation
Job Titles
1 130 (16.19%) Senior
2 87 (10.83%) Analyst
3 78 (9.71%) Lead
4 68 (8.47%) Project Manager
5 44 (5.48%) QA Manager
6 33 (4.11%) Senior Data Warehouse Specialist
7 32 (3.99%) Senior Manager
7 32 (3.99%) Support Engineer
8 28 (3.49%) QA Specialist
9 26 (3.24%) Software Engineer
10 25 (3.11%) IT Manager
10 25 (3.11%) Technical Leader
11 21 (2.62%) Business Manager
11 21 (2.62%) Developer
12 19 (2.37%) Development Manager
12 19 (2.37%) QA Leader
13 18 (2.24%) Business Development Manager
13 18 (2.24%) Data Scientist
13 18 (2.24%) Financial Analyst
14 17 (2.12%) Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 15 (1.87%) .NET
2 12 (1.49%) XML
3 10 (1.25%) Web Services
4 7 (0.87%) JSON
5 6 (0.75%) .NET Framework
5 6 (0.75%) HTML
5 6 (0.75%) SAP TM
6 5 (0.62%) Swagger
7 4 (0.50%) Gherkin
7 4 (0.50%) Node.js
7 4 (0.50%) OAuth
7 4 (0.50%) RabbitMQ
7 4 (0.50%) React
7 4 (0.50%) SAML
7 4 (0.50%) XSLT
7 4 (0.50%) Yocto
8 3 (0.37%) Django
8 3 (0.37%) Middleware
8 3 (0.37%) OpenID
8 3 (0.37%) WPF
Miscellaneous
1 116 (14.45%) Management Information System
2 114 (14.20%) Life Science
3 52 (6.48%) Biopharmaceutical
4 47 (5.85%) NHS
5 35 (4.36%) Algorithms
6 28 (3.49%) Self-Motivation
7 25 (3.11%) Video Conferencing
8 23 (2.86%) FMCG
9 16 (1.99%) Virtual Team
10 15 (1.87%) Operational Technology
11 13 (1.62%) Client/Server
12 11 (1.37%) Driving Licence
13 10 (1.25%) Renewable Energy
14 9 (1.12%) Analytical Mindset
14 9 (1.12%) SCADA
15 8 (1.00%) Data Protection Act
15 8 (1.00%) Hybrid Cloud
15 8 (1.00%) LIMS
15 8 (1.00%) Public Cloud
16 7 (0.87%) Enterprise Software
Operating Systems
1 45 (5.60%) Windows
2 28 (3.49%) Windows 10
3 25 (3.11%) Windows 7
4 15 (1.87%) Linux
5 13 (1.62%) Windows Server
6 4 (0.50%) Embedded Linux
6 4 (0.50%) FreeRTOS
7 1 (0.12%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 1 (0.12%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 161 (20.05%) QMS
2 121 (15.07%) Validation
3 105 (13.08%) Biotechnology
4 104 (12.95%) Project Management
5 97 (12.08%) Problem-Solving
6 74 (9.22%) Mentoring
7 65 (8.09%) Project Delivery
8 64 (7.97%) Continuous Improvement
9 62 (7.72%) Business Development
10 61 (7.60%) CAPA
11 60 (7.47%) Quality Management
12 55 (6.85%) DevOps
13 52 (6.48%) Agile
14 48 (5.98%) Business Intelligence
14 48 (5.98%) Coaching
14 48 (5.98%) Roadmaps
15 44 (5.48%) Analytics
15 44 (5.48%) Mathematics
16 43 (5.35%) ITIL
16 43 (5.35%) Process Improvement
Programming Languages
1 69 (8.59%) SQL
2 43 (5.35%) Python
3 34 (4.23%) C#
4 29 (3.61%) R
5 17 (2.12%) C
6 9 (1.12%) JavaScript
6 9 (1.12%) PowerShell
7 8 (1.00%) Java
7 8 (1.00%) T-SQL
8 5 (0.62%) TypeScript
9 4 (0.50%) Bash
9 4 (0.50%) Bicep
9 4 (0.50%) Embedded C
9 4 (0.50%) Groovy
9 4 (0.50%) VB
10 2 (0.25%) C++
10 2 (0.25%) JSX
10 2 (0.25%) PHP
10 2 (0.25%) PL/SQL
10 2 (0.25%) SAS Macro
Qualifications
1 337 (41.97%) Degree
2 92 (11.46%) Master's Degree
3 46 (5.73%) PhD
4 42 (5.23%) MBA
5 25 (3.11%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
6 22 (2.74%) DBS Check
7 20 (2.49%) CIPD
8 15 (1.87%) Security Cleared
9 13 (1.62%) Numerate Degree
10 11 (1.37%) NVQ Level 3
11 10 (1.25%) CFA
11 10 (1.25%) CIMA
11 10 (1.25%) Computer Science Degree
12 8 (1.00%) Microsoft Certification
13 7 (0.87%) Azure Certification
13 7 (0.87%) CISSP
13 7 (0.87%) HNC
13 7 (0.87%) ITIL Certification
13 7 (0.87%) SC Cleared
14 5 (0.62%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 233 (29.02%) QA
2 189 (23.54%) GMP
3 46 (5.73%) Good Clinical Practice
4 24 (2.99%) GxP
5 20 (2.49%) GDPR
6 19 (2.37%) GLP
6 19 (2.37%) ISO 9001
7 17 (2.12%) CDISC
7 17 (2.12%) ISO 13485
8 16 (1.99%) ISO/IEC 17025
9 13 (1.62%) Data Quality
10 12 (1.49%) Sarbanes-Oxley
11 11 (1.37%) ISO/IEC 27001
12 10 (1.25%) 21 CFR Part 11
12 10 (1.25%) GAMP
13 7 (0.87%) SLA
14 4 (0.50%) COSHH
14 4 (0.50%) IEC 62304
14 4 (0.50%) NIST
14 4 (0.50%) PMO
System Software
1 19 (2.37%) Active Directory
2 12 (1.49%) VMware Infrastructure
3 10 (1.25%) Docker
4 5 (0.62%) Hyper-V
5 4 (0.50%) VMware Server
6 3 (0.37%) VMware ESXi
7 2 (0.25%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 19 (2.37%) Terraform
2 7 (0.87%) Ansible
2 7 (0.87%) SCOM
3 6 (0.75%) Functional Safety
3 6 (0.75%) Kubernetes
3 6 (0.75%) QRadar
4 5 (0.62%) Wonderware InTouch
5 3 (0.37%) Failover Clustering
5 3 (0.37%) FortiGate
5 3 (0.37%) Progress Chef
6 2 (0.25%) Microsoft Intune
6 2 (0.25%) SCCM
7 1 (0.12%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
7 1 (0.12%) Computer Incident Response Team
7 1 (0.12%) Puppet
Vendors
1 159 (19.80%) Microsoft
2 53 (6.60%) SAP
3 35 (4.36%) Google
4 32 (3.99%) Cisco
5 25 (3.11%) Apple
5 25 (3.11%) Polycom
6 16 (1.99%) VMware
7 9 (1.12%) Salesforce
8 8 (1.00%) Databricks
8 8 (1.00%) Siemens
9 7 (0.87%) Nintex
9 7 (0.87%) Rockwell
10 6 (0.75%) AVEVA
10 6 (0.75%) IBM
10 6 (0.75%) Splunk
11 5 (0.62%) Wonderware
12 4 (0.50%) HP
12 4 (0.50%) MuleSoft
12 4 (0.50%) Oracle
12 4 (0.50%) SYSPRO