Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP)
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for GMP skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited GMP 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 606 911 1110
Rank change year-on-year +305 +199 -203
Permanent jobs citing GMP 321 36 151
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.31% 0.038% 0.089%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 2.34% 0.21% 0.52%
Number of salaries quoted 46 2 17
10th Percentile - £36,103 -
25th Percentile £35,000 £37,169 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £40,196 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year +11.95% -42.58% +21.74%
75th Percentile £72,500 £44,473 £71,875
90th Percentile - £46,289 £73,125
UK excluding London median annual salary £45,000 £40,196 £70,000
% change year-on-year +11.95% -42.58% +21.74%

All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
UK

GMP 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 requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills 13,735 17,400 29,080
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 13.09% 18.38% 17.23%
Number of salaries quoted 9,212 8,417 13,445
10th Percentile £26,500 £32,000 £31,250
25th Percentile £36,250 £42,500 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.70% +4.55% +4.76%
75th Percentile £70,000 £76,250 £73,750
90th Percentile £90,900 £93,750 £90,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £47,500 £50,000 £48,000
% change year-on-year -5.00% +4.17% +1.05%

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Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for GMP in the UK

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Salary Trend

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

Salary trend for GMP in the UK

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Salary Histogram

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

Salary histogram for GMP in the UK

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Top 17 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing GMP 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 +285 294 £52,500 +30.61% 126
UK excluding London +193 277 £45,000 +11.95% 119
South East +69 79 £65,000 +44.44% 24
North of England +92 78 £37,500 - 38
South West +13 44 £60,000 +69.53% 11
London - 44 £45,000 - 21
Midlands +24 43 £50,000 - 13
Yorkshire +86 42 £55,000 - 17
Work from Home - 34 £62,500 - 26
North West - 27 £37,500 - 18
West Midlands +6 23 £50,000 - 4
East Midlands -1 20 - - 9
Wales +20 13 £35,000 - 8
North East - 9 - - 6
Scotland - 9 - - 13
East of England - 6 - - 17
Northern Ireland - 5 - - 1

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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 (4.05%) Documentum
Applications
1 9 (2.80%) Microsoft Excel
1 9 (2.80%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 6 (1.87%) Microsoft Office
2 6 (1.87%) Spreadsheet
3 4 (1.25%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 13 (4.05%) TrackWise
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (1.87%) PostgreSQL
1 6 (1.87%) SQL Server
General
1 253 (78.82%) Manufacturing
2 248 (77.26%) Pharmaceutical
3 123 (38.32%) Social Skills
4 40 (12.46%) Analytical Skills
5 33 (10.28%) Finance
6 13 (4.05%) Law
7 10 (3.12%) Retail
8 9 (2.80%) Marketing
9 6 (1.87%) Billing
10 2 (0.62%) Legal
11 1 (0.31%) Advertising
11 1 (0.31%) Electronics
11 1 (0.31%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 68 (21.18%) Senior
2 60 (18.69%) Senior Data Warehouse Specialist
3 56 (17.45%) QA Specialist
4 46 (14.33%) QA Manager
5 30 (9.35%) Lead
6 23 (7.17%) QA Officer
7 20 (6.23%) Technical Leader
8 19 (5.92%) Consultant
9 15 (4.67%) Systems Manager
10 13 (4.05%) Data Integrity Manager
10 13 (4.05%) IT Manager
10 13 (4.05%) Project Manager
11 10 (3.12%) Data Consultant
12 9 (2.80%) Quality Manager
13 8 (2.49%) Quality Engineer
13 8 (2.49%) Systems Engineer
14 6 (1.87%) Administrator
14 6 (1.87%) Junior
14 6 (1.87%) Junior Consultant
14 6 (1.87%) Technical Administrator
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (0.31%) ATL
Miscellaneous
1 107 (33.33%) Management Information System
2 28 (8.72%) Life Science
3 19 (5.92%) LIMS
4 6 (1.87%) Biopharmaceutical
4 6 (1.87%) NHS
5 5 (1.56%) Analytical Mindset
6 3 (0.93%) Self-Motivation
6 3 (0.93%) Team-Oriented Environment
7 2 (0.62%) Driving Licence
8 1 (0.31%) Molecular Biology
Processes & Methodologies
1 189 (58.88%) QMS
2 92 (28.66%) CAPA
3 82 (25.55%) Mentoring
4 75 (23.36%) Coaching
5 67 (20.87%) Supplier Management
6 66 (20.56%) Validation
7 60 (18.69%) Line Management
8 32 (9.97%) Chemistry
9 28 (8.72%) Quality Management
10 21 (6.54%) Project Management
11 17 (5.30%) Biotechnology
12 16 (4.98%) Change Control
12 16 (4.98%) Project Delivery
13 13 (4.05%) Impact Assessments
14 9 (2.80%) Continuous Improvement
14 9 (2.80%) Data Cleansing
14 9 (2.80%) Regulatory Compliance
15 8 (2.49%) Conflict Resolution
15 8 (2.49%) Due Diligence
15 8 (2.49%) Logistics
Programming Languages
1 6 (1.87%) SQL
Qualifications
1 120 (37.38%) Degree
2 1 (0.31%) Computer Science Degree
2 1 (0.31%) PMP
2 1 (0.31%) PRINCE2 Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 236 (73.52%) QA
2 16 (4.98%) Good Clinical Practice
2 16 (4.98%) GxP
3 12 (3.74%) ISO 13485
4 8 (2.49%) GLP
5 6 (1.87%) GAMP
6 1 (0.31%) ISO 9001
Vendors
1 12 (3.74%) Microsoft
2 8 (2.49%) QAD
3 6 (1.87%) Advent
3 6 (1.87%) LabWare
4 2 (0.62%) BT
4 2 (0.62%) Openreach