Corrective and Preventive Action (CAPA)
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for CAPA skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited CAPA over the 6 months to 1 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
1 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 784 902 1173
Rank change year-on-year +118 +271 -286
Permanent jobs citing CAPA 123 45 88
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.12% 0.048% 0.052%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.14% 0.050% 0.054%
Number of salaries quoted 8 1 4
10th Percentile £29,950 - -
25th Percentile £37,375 £76,250 £44,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £44,250 £77,500 £44,500
Median % change year-on-year -42.90% +74.16% -15.24%
75th Percentile £48,750 £78,750 £45,500
90th Percentile £53,175 - -
UK excluding London median annual salary £44,250 £77,500 £45,000
% change year-on-year -42.90% +72.22% -14.29%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

CAPA is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 87,829 90,354 161,874
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 83.68% 95.46% 95.93%
Number of salaries quoted 61,251 54,292 82,971
10th Percentile £29,250 £34,000 £33,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £45,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,800 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.54% +1.33% +9.09%
75th Percentile £72,500 £81,250 £80,000
90th Percentile £92,500 £100,000 £96,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +9.38%

CAPA
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for CAPA in the UK

CAPA
Salary Trend

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

Salary trend for CAPA in the UK

CAPA
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing CAPA over the 6 months to 1 June 2024.

Salary histogram for CAPA in the UK

CAPA
Top 15 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing CAPA within the UK over the 6 months to 1 June 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 +106 113 £44,250 -42.90% 30
UK excluding London +25 102 £44,250 -42.90% 31
South East +16 32 £47,500 -38.71% 7
North of England +29 29 £25,000 - 3
South West - 26 £48,000 - 7
Work from Home +61 23 - - 10
London - 21 - - 8
North West - 13 - - 1
Yorkshire +41 11 £25,000 - 2
North East - 5 - -
Scotland - 5 - - 6
Northern Ireland - 5 - - 2
West Midlands - 4 - - 1
Midlands - 4 - - 1
East of England - 1 - - 3

CAPA
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 13 (10.57%) Documentum
2 3 (2.44%) Confluence
2 3 (2.44%) SharePoint
Applications
1 1 (0.81%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (0.81%) Microsoft Office
1 1 (0.81%) Microsoft Project
1 1 (0.81%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 13 (10.57%) TrackWise
Cloud Services
1 1 (0.81%) Veeva
Development Applications
1 3 (2.44%) JIRA
General
1 113 (91.87%) Pharmaceutical
2 92 (74.80%) Manufacturing
3 24 (19.51%) Social Skills
4 20 (16.26%) Law
5 9 (7.32%) Analytical Skills
6 1 (0.81%) Documentation Skills
6 1 (0.81%) Electronics
6 1 (0.81%) Finance
6 1 (0.81%) Influencing Skills
6 1 (0.81%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 67 (54.47%) Senior
2 57 (46.34%) QA Specialist
3 56 (45.53%) Senior Data Warehouse Specialist
4 20 (16.26%) Systems Manager
5 16 (13.01%) QA Officer
6 15 (12.20%) QA Manager
7 14 (11.38%) IT Manager
8 13 (10.57%) Data Integrity Manager
9 10 (8.13%) Lead
10 7 (5.69%) Quality Manager
10 7 (5.69%) Senior Manager
11 2 (1.63%) Validation Engineer
12 1 (0.81%) Applications Manager
12 1 (0.81%) Document Controller
12 1 (0.81%) Senior IT Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (0.81%) ATL
Miscellaneous
1 17 (13.82%) Life Science
2 13 (10.57%) LIMS
3 7 (5.69%) Biopharmaceutical
4 6 (4.88%) Pharmacovigilance
5 5 (4.07%) Analytical Mindset
6 2 (1.63%) Self-Motivation
7 1 (0.81%) Learning Management System
7 1 (0.81%) Molecular Biology
Processes & Methodologies
1 91 (73.98%) QMS
2 71 (57.72%) Supplier Management
3 64 (52.03%) Mentoring
4 56 (45.53%) Coaching
4 56 (45.53%) Line Management
5 29 (23.58%) Quality Management
6 25 (20.33%) Biotechnology
7 24 (19.51%) Change Control
8 22 (17.89%) Validation
9 15 (12.20%) Process Improvement
10 14 (11.38%) Risk Management
11 13 (10.57%) Impact Assessments
12 9 (7.32%) Clinical Data Management
12 9 (7.32%) Data Collection
12 9 (7.32%) Data Management
12 9 (7.32%) Mathematics
13 8 (6.50%) Continuous Improvement
14 6 (4.88%) Proactive Management
14 6 (4.88%) Risk Assessment
15 5 (4.07%) Decision-Making
Qualifications
1 102 (82.93%) Degree
2 9 (7.32%) Numerate Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 108 (87.80%) QA
2 92 (74.80%) GMP
3 29 (23.58%) Good Clinical Practice
4 18 (14.63%) ISO 13485
5 16 (13.01%) GxP
6 9 (7.32%) 21 CFR Part 11
6 9 (7.32%) CDISC
7 8 (6.50%) ISO 9001
8 6 (4.88%) IEC 62304
9 1 (0.81%) GAMP
9 1 (0.81%) GLP
9 1 (0.81%) Sarbanes-Oxley
Vendors
1 2 (1.63%) Microsoft
1 2 (1.63%) NCR