Pharmaceutical Jobs in the West Midlands

Pharmaceutical (Pharma)
England > West Midlands

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Pharmaceutical in permanent job vacancies in the West Midlands. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Pharmaceutical over the 6 months leading up to 31 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
31 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 195 217 246
Rank change year-on-year +22 +29 +34
Permanent jobs citing Pharmaceutical 2 36 11
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands 0.048% 0.46% 0.18%
As % of the General category 0.084% 0.82% 0.24%
Number of salaries quoted 0 17 9
10th Percentile - - £40,500
25th Percentile - £56,250 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - £60,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year - +14.29% -10.64%
75th Percentile - £63,750 £63,750
90th Percentile - £72,250 £66,750
England median annual salary £50,000 £50,000 £64,402
% change year-on-year - -22.36% +7.34%

All General Skills
West Midlands

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 in the West Midlands.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 2,395 4,416 4,507
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands 57.27% 55.95% 75.76%
Number of salaries quoted 1,040 3,045 2,211
10th Percentile £27,750 £25,750 £29,750
25th Percentile £35,000 £32,500 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £47,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +10.53% -9.52% +10.53%
75th Percentile £67,500 £62,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £77,500 £73,980 £77,500
England median annual salary £55,565 £52,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year +5.84% -12.50% -

Pharmaceutical
Job Vacancy Trend in the West Midlands

Job postings citing Pharmaceutical as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the West Midlands.

Job vacancy trend for Pharmaceutical in the West Midlands

Pharmaceutical
Salary Trend in the West Midlands

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

Salary trend for Pharmaceutical in the West Midlands

Pharmaceutical
Job Locations in the West Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Pharmaceutical within the West Midlands region over the 6 months to 31 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
Birmingham +34 2 - - 9
Pharmaceutical
England

Pharmaceutical
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the West Midlands 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:

General
1 2 (100.00%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 2 (100.00%) QA Officer
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) CAPA
1 2 (100.00%) QMS
1 2 (100.00%) Validation
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (100.00%) GMP
1 2 (100.00%) QA