Pharmaceutical Jobs

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 have cited Pharmaceutical over the 6 months to 5 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
5 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 302 395 263
Rank change year-on-year +93 -132 +6
Permanent jobs citing Pharmaceutical 969 775 2,713
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.91% 0.83% 1.59%
As % of the General category 1.57% 1.23% 2.44%
Number of salaries quoted 349 374 424
10th Percentile £31,000 £40,250 £37,500
25th Percentile £39,197 £47,500 £48,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £64,201 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -22.12% +7.00% +14.29%
75th Percentile £69,625 £78,750 £75,000
90th Percentile £85,250 £93,375 £87,125
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £58,750 £53,250
% change year-on-year -14.89% +10.33% +6.50%

All General Skills
UK

Pharmaceutical is in the General Skills category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a requirement for common skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 61,643 63,246 110,983
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 57.90% 67.72% 65.20%
Number of salaries quoted 40,366 35,139 51,945
10th Percentile £27,500 £32,350 £32,500
25th Percentile £36,250 £42,874 £42,526
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.50% - +9.09%
75th Percentile £71,250 £81,250 £80,000
90th Percentile £92,500 £102,500 £97,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £47,500 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -9.52% +5.00% +5.26%

Pharmaceutical
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Pharmaceutical in the UK

Pharmaceutical
Salary Trend

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

Salary trend for Pharmaceutical in the UK

Pharmaceutical
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Pharmaceutical over the 6 months to 5 June 2024.

Salary histogram for Pharmaceutical in the UK

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 5 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 +89 895 £50,000 -23.08% 797
UK excluding London +95 712 £50,000 -14.89% 635
Work from Home +37 282 £52,500 -16.00% 215
London +59 235 £60,000 -11.11% 191
South East +44 223 £47,500 -24.00% 151
North of England +86 175 £42,500 -14.14% 185
Midlands +54 110 £60,000 +14.29% 93
Yorkshire +78 88 £40,000 -36.00% 53
North West +50 80 £50,000 +1.01% 114
East of England -59 78 £50,000 +11.11% 107
East Midlands +22 74 £51,250 -33.87% 47
South West +26 67 £47,500 -13.64% 62
West Midlands +8 36 £60,000 +14.29% 46
Northern Ireland +37 27 £50,000 +1.52% 2
Scotland -61 26 £65,000 - 29
North East - 7 £55,000 - 18
Wales +4 6 £49,571 +20.17% 24

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:

Application Platforms
1 25 (2.58%) Skype for Business
2 21 (2.17%) SharePoint
3 14 (1.44%) SAS
4 13 (1.34%) Documentum
5 12 (1.24%) Microsoft Exchange
6 6 (0.62%) WinCC
7 5 (0.52%) CMS
7 5 (0.52%) Confluence
8 1 (0.10%) Apache Spark
8 1 (0.10%) Tomcat
Applications
1 100 (10.32%) Microsoft Excel
2 67 (6.91%) Microsoft Office
3 44 (4.54%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 15 (1.55%) MS Visio
5 11 (1.14%) Microsoft Project
6 3 (0.31%) Spreadsheet
7 2 (0.21%) Adobe Illustrator
7 2 (0.21%) AutoCAD
7 2 (0.21%) Photoshop
7 2 (0.21%) SPSS
7 2 (0.21%) Stata
Business Applications
1 16 (1.65%) TrackWise
2 15 (1.55%) SAP S/4HANA
3 6 (0.62%) Dynamics CRM
4 5 (0.52%) SAP CO
4 5 (0.52%) SAP FI
4 5 (0.52%) SAP FI/CO
4 5 (0.52%) SAP IBP
4 5 (0.52%) SAP PLM
5 4 (0.41%) Infor CloudSuite Industrial (formerly SyteLine)
5 4 (0.41%) SAP BPC
5 4 (0.41%) SAP Oil and Gas
5 4 (0.41%) SAP PP
6 3 (0.31%) Q-Pulse
6 3 (0.31%) SAP SCM
7 2 (0.21%) Misys Midas
7 2 (0.21%) SAP ERP
8 1 (0.10%) Oracle ERP
8 1 (0.10%) Salesforce CRM
8 1 (0.10%) SAP Business One
8 1 (0.10%) SAP MDG
Cloud Services
1 75 (7.74%) Azure
2 69 (7.12%) Microsoft 365
3 61 (6.30%) Power Platform
4 32 (3.30%) SaaS
5 23 (2.37%) AWS
6 21 (2.17%) PowerApps
7 14 (1.44%) Azure DevOps
8 13 (1.34%) Power Automate
9 11 (1.14%) OneDrive
9 11 (1.14%) ShareGate
10 10 (1.03%) Azure Synapse Analytics
10 10 (1.03%) Google Analytics
10 10 (1.03%) Google Tag Manager
11 8 (0.83%) Azure Data Factory
11 8 (0.83%) Cloud Computing
11 8 (0.83%) GCP
12 6 (0.62%) GitHub
12 6 (0.62%) PaaS
13 5 (0.52%) BigCommerce
14 4 (0.41%) Storyblok
Communications & Networking
1 25 (2.58%) Cisco IOS
1 25 (2.58%) Skype
1 25 (2.58%) Telepresence
2 12 (1.24%) Firewall
3 11 (1.14%) Ethernet
3 11 (1.14%) Network Security
4 7 (0.72%) Intranet
5 6 (0.62%) Internet
6 5 (0.52%) RS-232
6 5 (0.52%) TCP/IP
6 5 (0.52%) Wireless
7 4 (0.41%) Bluetooth
7 4 (0.41%) DHCP
7 4 (0.41%) DNS
7 4 (0.41%) Profibus
8 3 (0.31%) LAN
8 3 (0.31%) SAN
8 3 (0.31%) VSAN
9 2 (0.21%) VPN
9 2 (0.21%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 54 (5.57%) Power BI
2 32 (3.30%) SQL Server
3 21 (2.17%) Tableau
4 18 (1.86%) Relational Database
5 13 (1.34%) Big Data
5 13 (1.34%) Metadata
6 11 (1.14%) Data Lake
6 11 (1.14%) Data Warehouse
6 11 (1.14%) MySQL
7 9 (0.93%) SAP HANA
7 9 (0.93%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 8 (0.83%) Microsoft Analysis Services
8 8 (0.83%) SQL Server Analysis Services
9 7 (0.72%) BigQuery
9 7 (0.72%) Looker
10 5 (0.52%) Base SAS
10 5 (0.52%) SAP BW
11 4 (0.41%) GIS
11 4 (0.41%) PostgreSQL
11 4 (0.41%) SQLite
Development Applications
1 18 (1.86%) Git
2 16 (1.65%) JIRA
3 9 (0.93%) Postman
4 8 (0.83%) Jenkins
5 7 (0.72%) Subversion
6 6 (0.62%) MSTest
6 6 (0.62%) NUnit
7 5 (0.52%) JMeter
7 5 (0.52%) Newman
7 5 (0.52%) REST Assured
7 5 (0.52%) Selenium
8 4 (0.41%) gulp
8 4 (0.41%) Katalon Studio
8 4 (0.41%) Zephyr
9 3 (0.31%) GitLab
9 3 (0.31%) Visual Studio
10 2 (0.21%) Sonatype Nexus
11 1 (0.10%) Bitbucket
11 1 (0.10%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
11 1 (0.10%) Tricentis qTest
General
1 381 (39.32%) Social Skills
2 332 (34.26%) Manufacturing
3 204 (21.05%) Analytical Skills
4 173 (17.85%) Finance
5 92 (9.49%) Marketing
6 83 (8.57%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 77 (7.95%) Automotive
8 64 (6.60%) Retail
9 57 (5.88%) Law
10 48 (4.95%) Legal
11 45 (4.64%) Telecoms
12 33 (3.41%) Aerospace
13 28 (2.89%) Presentation Skills
14 25 (2.58%) Electronics
15 22 (2.27%) Influencing Skills
16 19 (1.96%) Organisational Skills
17 15 (1.55%) Health Technology
18 11 (1.14%) Aviation
18 11 (1.14%) Banking
19 10 (1.03%) French Language
Job Titles
1 177 (18.27%) Senior
2 121 (12.49%) Analyst
3 82 (8.46%) Lead
4 73 (7.53%) Project Manager
5 65 (6.71%) Senior Data Warehouse Specialist
6 59 (6.09%) QA Manager
6 59 (6.09%) QA Specialist
7 42 (4.33%) Software Engineer
8 36 (3.72%) Senior Manager
9 33 (3.41%) IT Manager
10 32 (3.30%) Support Engineer
11 26 (2.68%) Developer
12 25 (2.58%) Technical Leader
13 21 (2.17%) Data Scientist
13 21 (2.17%) Senior Data Scientist
14 19 (1.96%) Architect
14 19 (1.96%) Associate Director
14 19 (1.96%) Senior Analyst
15 18 (1.86%) QA Officer
15 18 (1.86%) Systems Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 23 (2.37%) .NET
2 12 (1.24%) .NET Framework
3 10 (1.03%) Node.js
4 8 (0.83%) Django
4 8 (0.83%) REST
4 8 (0.83%) XML
5 7 (0.72%) Vue
5 7 (0.72%) Web Services
6 6 (0.62%) .NET Core
6 6 (0.62%) Blazor
6 6 (0.62%) Entity Framework
6 6 (0.62%) Flask
6 6 (0.62%) React
7 5 (0.52%) HTML
7 5 (0.52%) RESTful
7 5 (0.52%) SAP TM
7 5 (0.52%) Swagger
8 4 (0.41%) CSS
8 4 (0.41%) SAML
8 4 (0.41%) XSLT
Miscellaneous
1 162 (16.72%) Life Science
2 127 (13.11%) Management Information System
3 66 (6.81%) NHS
4 60 (6.19%) Biopharmaceutical
5 46 (4.75%) Algorithms
6 31 (3.20%) Self-Motivation
7 25 (2.58%) Video Conferencing
8 23 (2.37%) FMCG
9 18 (1.86%) LIMS
10 17 (1.75%) Virtual Team
11 16 (1.65%) Driving Licence
12 15 (1.55%) Operational Technology
13 14 (1.44%) Analytical Mindset
14 13 (1.34%) Client/Server
14 13 (1.34%) Pharmacovigilance
15 11 (1.14%) Data Protection Act
16 10 (1.03%) Renewable Energy
16 10 (1.03%) SCADA
17 8 (0.83%) Enterprise Software
17 8 (0.83%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 53 (5.47%) Windows
2 28 (2.89%) Windows 10
3 25 (2.58%) Windows 7
4 14 (1.44%) Linux
4 14 (1.44%) Windows Server
5 4 (0.41%) Embedded Linux
5 4 (0.41%) FreeRTOS
6 1 (0.10%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 223 (23.01%) QMS
2 147 (15.17%) Validation
3 133 (13.73%) Biotechnology
4 128 (13.21%) Problem-Solving
5 123 (12.69%) Mentoring
6 113 (11.66%) CAPA
7 104 (10.73%) Project Management
8 87 (8.98%) Quality Management
9 83 (8.57%) Continuous Improvement
10 80 (8.26%) Coaching
11 73 (7.53%) Line Management
12 72 (7.43%) Business Intelligence
13 71 (7.33%) Business Development
13 71 (7.33%) Supplier Management
14 68 (7.02%) Project Delivery
15 65 (6.71%) Analytics
16 63 (6.50%) Process Improvement
16 63 (6.50%) Software Engineering
17 60 (6.19%) DevOps
18 58 (5.99%) Agile
Programming Languages
1 73 (7.53%) SQL
2 45 (4.64%) Python
3 39 (4.02%) C#
4 27 (2.79%) R
5 18 (1.86%) C
6 11 (1.14%) JavaScript
6 11 (1.14%) T-SQL
7 9 (0.93%) TypeScript
8 7 (0.72%) Java
9 5 (0.52%) Embedded C
9 5 (0.52%) PowerShell
10 4 (0.41%) Bash
10 4 (0.41%) Groovy
11 3 (0.31%) JSX
11 3 (0.31%) PL/SQL
12 2 (0.21%) PHP
12 2 (0.21%) SAS Macro
12 2 (0.21%) VB
13 1 (0.10%) Embedded C++
13 1 (0.10%) VBA
Qualifications
1 424 (43.76%) Degree
2 103 (10.63%) Master's Degree
3 53 (5.47%) PhD
4 43 (4.44%) MBA
5 27 (2.79%) DBS Check
6 25 (2.58%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
7 24 (2.48%) CIPD
8 17 (1.75%) Security Cleared
9 13 (1.34%) Computer Science Degree
9 13 (1.34%) Numerate Degree
10 12 (1.24%) NVQ Level 3
11 11 (1.14%) Azure Certification
11 11 (1.14%) ITIL Certification
11 11 (1.14%) SC Cleared
12 10 (1.03%) CFA
12 10 (1.03%) CIMA
13 9 (0.93%) Microsoft Certification
14 5 (0.52%) CISSP
14 5 (0.52%) PMI Certification
14 5 (0.52%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 309 (31.89%) QA
2 248 (25.59%) GMP
3 69 (7.12%) Good Clinical Practice
4 40 (4.13%) GLP
5 36 (3.72%) GxP
6 26 (2.68%) GDPR
7 20 (2.06%) ISO 9001
8 17 (1.75%) ISO 13485
8 17 (1.75%) ISO/IEC 17025
9 16 (1.65%) CDISC
9 16 (1.65%) Data Quality
10 14 (1.44%) Sarbanes-Oxley
11 11 (1.14%) ISO/IEC 27001
12 10 (1.03%) 21 CFR Part 11
12 10 (1.03%) GAMP
13 5 (0.52%) SLA
14 4 (0.41%) COSHH
14 4 (0.41%) IEC 62304
14 4 (0.41%) PMO
15 3 (0.31%) NIST
System Software
1 23 (2.37%) Active Directory
2 14 (1.44%) VMware Infrastructure
3 10 (1.03%) Docker
4 5 (0.52%) Hyper-V
5 4 (0.41%) VMware Server
6 3 (0.31%) VMware ESXi
7 2 (0.21%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 22 (2.27%) Terraform
2 16 (1.65%) SCOM
3 7 (0.72%) Ansible
3 7 (0.72%) QRadar
4 6 (0.62%) Kubernetes
5 4 (0.41%) Functional Safety
6 3 (0.31%) Failover Clustering
6 3 (0.31%) FortiGate
6 3 (0.31%) Progress Chef
6 3 (0.31%) SCCM
6 3 (0.31%) Wonderware InTouch
7 2 (0.21%) Microsoft Intune
8 1 (0.10%) Active Directory Federation Services
8 1 (0.10%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
8 1 (0.10%) Computer Incident Response Team
8 1 (0.10%) DatAdvantage
8 1 (0.10%) Puppet
8 1 (0.10%) Stealthwatch
8 1 (0.10%) Symantec Endpoint Protection
8 1 (0.10%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 174 (17.96%) Microsoft
2 53 (5.47%) SAP
3 40 (4.13%) Google
4 33 (3.41%) Cisco
5 25 (2.58%) Apple
5 25 (2.58%) Polycom
6 18 (1.86%) VMware
7 11 (1.14%) Databricks
7 11 (1.14%) Nintex
7 11 (1.14%) Salesforce
8 9 (0.93%) Siemens
9 8 (0.83%) QAD
9 8 (0.83%) Rockwell
10 7 (0.72%) AVEVA
10 7 (0.72%) IBM
11 6 (0.62%) Splunk
12 5 (0.52%) Oracle
12 5 (0.52%) ServiceNow
13 4 (0.41%) HP
13 4 (0.41%) SYSPRO