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 cited Pharmaceutical over the 6 months leading up to 12 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 12 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 401 | 325 | 382 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -76 | +57 | -108 |
| Permanent jobs citing Pharmaceutical | 352 | 897 | 882 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.64% | 0.90% | 0.87% |
| As % of the General category | 0.93% | 1.51% | 1.28% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 146 | 335 | 397 |
| 10th Percentile | £26,750 | £31,250 | £41,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £31,250 | £40,000 | £48,649 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £53,750 | £52,500 | £65,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +2.38% | -19.23% | +8.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £88,438 | £70,000 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £110,000 | £85,000 | £94,250 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £47,500 | £50,000 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.00% | -16.67% | +9.09% |
All General Skills
UK
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 common skills.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills | 37,993 | 59,332 | 68,820 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 68.91% | 59.79% | 68.21% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 18,640 | 39,684 | 37,197 |
| 10th Percentile | £27,500 | £27,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £40,000 | £36,250 | £43,162 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.76% | -12.50% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £75,000 | £72,500 | £82,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £100,000 | £92,500 | £102,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £47,500 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.26% | -9.52% | +5.00% |
Pharmaceutical
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings citing Pharmaceutical as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Pharmaceutical
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Pharmaceutical.
Pharmaceutical
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Pharmaceutical over the 6 months to 12 May 2025.
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 12 May 2025. 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 |
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| England | -107 | 322 | £55,000 | +10.00% | 742 |
| UK excluding London | -81 | 231 | £47,500 | -5.00% | 468 |
| London | +5 | 96 | £95,000 | +57.02% | 354 |
| Work from Home | -14 | 77 | £55,000 | +4.76% | 349 |
| South East | -9 | 75 | £50,000 | +5.26% | 150 |
| North of England | -19 | 73 | £30,000 | -25.00% | 92 |
| East of England | +19 | 51 | £55,000 | +10.00% | 129 |
| North West | -27 | 46 | £23,500 | -47.78% | 54 |
| Yorkshire | +10 | 18 | £30,000 | -25.00% | 25 |
| South West | +66 | 16 | £47,500 | - | 32 |
| Midlands | -27 | 10 | £47,500 | -20.83% | 47 |
| North East | +49 | 9 | £57,500 | +4.55% | 16 |
| East Midlands | -23 | 7 | £47,500 | -2.56% | 25 |
| West Midlands | +29 | 3 | £65,000 | +8.33% | 21 |
| Northern Ireland | +15 | 3 | - | - | 9 |
| Scotland | +90 | 2 | - | - | 17 |
| Wales | +37 | 1 | £65,000 | - | 17 |
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:
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