Job Vacancy Trend Salary Trend Salary Histogram Skill Sets
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The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with an option to work from home (WFH) and a requirement for GxP skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited GxP over the 6 months to 11 August 2022 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

GxP
UK > Work from Home
6 months to
11 Aug 2022		 Same period 2021 Same period 2020
Rank 788 633 304
Rank change year-on-year -155 -329 +43
Permanent jobs citing GxP 91 7 2
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 0.12% 0.017% 0.023%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 0.74% 0.13% 0.21%
Number of salaries quoted 7 2 1
10th Percentile £44,250 £41,175 -
25th Percentile £51,250 £49,313 £46,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £63,250 £48,500
Median % change year-on-year -5.14% +30.41% -15.65%
75th Percentile £66,875 £76,813 £50,250
90th Percentile £85,750 £84,725 -
UK median annual salary £55,000 £53,000 £42,500
% change year-on-year +3.77% +24.71% -37.04%

GxP 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 WFH option and a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills.

All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
Work from Home
Permanent vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills 12,258 5,402 941
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 16.16% 13.26% 10.66%
Number of salaries quoted 6,470 3,624 762
10th Percentile £32,500 £32,500 £31,250
25th Percentile £42,500 £41,250 £40,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £52,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.52% -4.55% -4.35%
75th Percentile £73,750 £71,250 £71,250
90th Percentile £90,000 £85,000 £82,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £54,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year +1.85% +2.86% +5.00%

GxP
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with a work from home option citing GxP as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

GxP trend for jobs with a WFH option

GxP
Salary Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average salary quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing GxP.

GxP salary trend for jobs with a WFH option

GxP
Salary Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Salary distribution for jobs with a work from home option citing GxP over the 6 months to 11 August 2022.

GxP salary histogram for jobs with a WFH option

For the 6 months to 11 August 2022, GxP job roles required the following skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent jobs with a WFH option and a requirement for GxP.

1 47 (51.65%) Social Skills
2 38 (41.76%) Management Information System
3 37 (40.66%) Life Science
3 37 (40.66%) SaaS
4 35 (38.46%) AWS
4 35 (38.46%) Degree
5 32 (35.16%) Validation
6 31 (34.07%) DevOps
7 30 (32.97%) Kubernetes
7 30 (32.97%) Agile
8 28 (30.77%) Scrum
8 28 (30.77%) AWS CloudFormation
8 28 (30.77%) Ansible
8 28 (30.77%) Load Balancing
9 27 (29.67%) SharePoint
9 27 (29.67%) Project Management
10 26 (28.57%) Risk Management
10 26 (28.57%) Computer Science
11 25 (27.47%) Process Improvement
12 24 (26.37%) Stakeholder Management
12 24 (26.37%) Documentum
12 24 (26.37%) Collaborative Working
13 23 (25.27%) Service Delivery
13 23 (25.27%) TrackWise
13 23 (25.27%) Veeva
13 23 (25.27%) Presales
14 22 (24.18%) PLM
14 22 (24.18%) SQL
15 21 (23.08%) Oracle
15 21 (23.08%) PMP

GxP
Co-occurring IT Skills with a WFH Option by Category

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

Application Platforms
1 27 (29.67%) SharePoint
2 24 (26.37%) Documentum
3 13 (14.29%) Tomcat
4 2 (2.20%) CMS
4 2 (2.20%) Confluence
Applications
1 21 (23.08%) Windchill
2 8 (8.79%) Microsoft Office
3 6 (6.59%) Microsoft Excel
4 4 (4.40%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 4 (4.40%) Microsoft Project
4 4 (4.40%) MS Visio
5 2 (2.20%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 23 (25.27%) TrackWise
Cloud Services
1 37 (40.66%) SaaS
2 35 (38.46%) AWS
3 28 (30.77%) AWS CloudFormation
4 23 (25.27%) Veeva
5 14 (15.38%) Amazon EC2
5 14 (15.38%) AWS Lambda
5 14 (15.38%) Serverless
6 13 (14.29%) Amazon Cognito
6 13 (14.29%) Amazon EKS
6 13 (14.29%) Amazon S3
6 13 (14.29%) AWS CloudTrail
7 9 (9.89%) Azure
8 8 (8.79%) Microsoft 365
9 6 (6.59%) Azure DevOps
10 4 (4.40%) Power Platform
11 3 (3.30%) OneDrive
11 3 (3.30%) ShareGate
12 2 (2.20%) Azure Active Directory
12 2 (2.20%) Cloud Computing
13 1 (1.10%) Azure Key Vault
Communications & Networking
1 18 (19.78%) Network Security
2 15 (16.48%) Firewall
3 3 (3.30%) DHCP
3 3 (3.30%) DNS
3 3 (3.30%) TCP/IP
4 2 (2.20%) Cisco ISE
4 2 (2.20%) VPN
5 1 (1.10%) HTTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 13 (14.29%) Amazon RDS
2 4 (4.40%) Data Warehouse
3 3 (3.30%) Data Hub
3 3 (3.30%) OLAP
4 1 (1.10%) Data Vault
4 1 (1.10%) EDMS
4 1 (1.10%) Enterprise Data Warehouse
4 1 (1.10%) MySQL
4 1 (1.10%) Power BI
4 1 (1.10%) SQL Server
4 1 (1.10%) SQL Server Analysis Services
4 1 (1.10%) SQL Server Integration Services
4 1 (1.10%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 8 (8.79%) Git (software)
2 4 (4.40%) JIRA
3 2 (2.20%) Atlassian Bamboo
3 2 (2.20%) Bitbucket
3 2 (2.20%) Visual Studio
3 2 (2.20%) webpack
General
1 47 (51.65%) Social Skills
2 17 (18.68%) Pharmaceutical
3 6 (6.59%) Mandarin Language
4 4 (4.40%) Organisational Skills
5 3 (3.30%) Manufacturing
6 1 (1.10%) Analytical Skills
6 1 (1.10%) Documentation Skills
6 1 (1.10%) Law
6 1 (1.10%) Legal
6 1 (1.10%) Presentation Skills
6 1 (1.10%) Publishing
6 1 (1.10%) Wearables
Job Titles
1 23 (25.27%) Project Manager
2 21 (23.08%) Senior Manager
2 21 (23.08%) Senior Project Manager
2 21 (23.08%) Senior Service Manager
3 12 (13.19%) Auditor
3 12 (13.19%) Senior Auditor
4 10 (10.99%) DevOps Engineer
5 8 (8.79%) Operations Director
6 7 (7.69%) Developer
7 4 (4.40%) Senior Developer
8 3 (3.30%) Applications Engineer
8 3 (3.30%) Architect
8 3 (3.30%) Data Architect
8 3 (3.30%) IT Engineer
8 3 (3.30%) SharePoint Engineer
9 2 (2.20%) Front End Developer (Client-Side Developer)
9 2 (2.20%) React Developer
9 2 (2.20%) Senior Front-End Developer
9 2 (2.20%) Senior Implementation Consultant
9 2 (2.20%) Senior React Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 13 (14.29%) SAML
2 10 (10.99%) .NET
2 10 (10.99%) REST
3 6 (6.59%) Web Services
4 5 (5.49%) CSS
4 5 (5.49%) HTML
4 5 (5.49%) React
4 5 (5.49%) SOAP
5 4 (4.40%) ASP.NET
5 4 (4.40%) JSON
5 4 (4.40%) RESTful
6 3 (3.30%) Microsoft Graph
7 2 (2.20%) AngularJS
7 2 (2.20%) LESS
7 2 (2.20%) MobX
7 2 (2.20%) Redux
7 2 (2.20%) Sass
7 2 (2.20%) Vue.js
7 2 (2.20%) WebSockets
7 2 (2.20%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 38 (41.76%) Management Information System
2 37 (40.66%) Life Science
3 15 (16.48%) Cloud Native
4 13 (14.29%) Data Centre
4 13 (14.29%) Linux Command Line
5 4 (4.40%) Self-Motivation
6 3 (3.30%) Pharmacovigilance
7 2 (2.20%) Client/Server
7 2 (2.20%) Enterprise Software
7 2 (2.20%) Mobile App
7 2 (2.20%) NHS
7 2 (2.20%) Social Media
8 1 (1.10%) CMDB
8 1 (1.10%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
8 1 (1.10%) e-Learning
8 1 (1.10%) Enterprise Cloud
8 1 (1.10%) Enterprise Storage
8 1 (1.10%) Learning Management System
8 1 (1.10%) LIMS
8 1 (1.10%) SCORM
Operating Systems
1 13 (14.29%) Unix
2 6 (6.59%) Windows
2 6 (6.59%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 32 (35.16%) Validation
2 31 (34.07%) DevOps
3 30 (32.97%) Agile
4 28 (30.77%) Load Balancing
4 28 (30.77%) Scrum
5 27 (29.67%) Project Management
6 26 (28.57%) Computer Science
6 26 (28.57%) Risk Management
7 25 (27.47%) Process Improvement
8 24 (26.37%) Collaborative Working
8 24 (26.37%) Stakeholder Management
9 23 (25.27%) Presales
9 23 (25.27%) Service Delivery
10 22 (24.18%) PLM
11 21 (23.08%) Critical Thinking
11 21 (23.08%) Data Collection
12 20 (21.98%) Continuous Improvement
13 18 (19.78%) Analytics
14 17 (18.68%) Information Security
14 17 (18.68%) ITIL
Programming Languages
1 22 (24.18%) SQL
2 14 (15.38%) Python
3 13 (14.29%) Java
3 13 (14.29%) Shell Script
4 8 (8.79%) PowerShell
5 7 (7.69%) C#
5 7 (7.69%) JavaScript
6 3 (3.30%) T-SQL
7 2 (2.20%) Go
8 1 (1.10%) Data Analysis Expressions (DAX)
Qualifications
1 35 (38.46%) Degree
2 21 (23.08%) PMI Certification
2 21 (23.08%) PMP
3 15 (16.48%) ITIL Certification
4 4 (4.40%) Computer Science Degree
5 2 (2.20%) MCSA
5 2 (2.20%) MCSE
5 2 (2.20%) Microsoft Certification
5 2 (2.20%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
6 1 (1.10%) CCNP
6 1 (1.10%) CISA
6 1 (1.10%) Cisco Certification
6 1 (1.10%) CISSP
6 1 (1.10%) CompTIA Security+
6 1 (1.10%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 21 (23.08%) ISO 13485
2 15 (16.48%) GDPR
3 14 (15.38%) QA
4 12 (13.19%) GLP
5 11 (12.09%) SLA
6 8 (8.79%) Good Clinical Practice
7 4 (4.40%) 21 CFR Part 11
8 2 (2.20%) ISO/IEC 27001
9 1 (1.10%) CDISC
9 1 (1.10%) GAMP
9 1 (1.10%) NIST
System Software
1 15 (16.48%) Docker
2 5 (5.49%) Active Directory
3 3 (3.30%) VMware Infrastructure
4 1 (1.10%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 30 (32.97%) Kubernetes
2 28 (30.77%) Ansible
3 13 (14.29%) Terraform
4 3 (3.30%) SCCM
4 3 (3.30%) Symantec Endpoint Protection
4 3 (3.30%) vCenter Server
4 3 (3.30%) WSUS
5 2 (2.20%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 2 (2.20%) DatAdvantage
5 2 (2.20%) QRadar
5 2 (2.20%) Stealthwatch
Vendors
1 21 (23.08%) Oracle
1 21 (23.08%) PTC
2 16 (17.58%) Microsoft
3 3 (3.30%) Nintex
3 3 (3.30%) OpenText
3 3 (3.30%) ServiceNow
3 3 (3.30%) Symantec
3 3 (3.30%) Varonis
3 3 (3.30%) VMware
4 2 (2.20%) Atlassian
4 2 (2.20%) Cisco
4 2 (2.20%) Facebook
4 2 (2.20%) Juniper
4 2 (2.20%) Qualys
5 1 (1.10%) NetApp
5 1 (1.10%) Salesforce.com
5 1 (1.10%) SAP
5 1 (1.10%) SolarWinds