Pharmaceutical Jobs in Scotland

Pharmaceutical (Pharma)
UK > Scotland

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Pharmaceutical in permanent job vacancies in Scotland. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Pharmaceutical over the 6 months leading up to 12 June 2024, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 253 198 220
Rank change year-on-year -55 +22 -56
Permanent jobs citing Pharmaceutical 29 17 46
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland 0.42% 0.40% 0.73%
As % of the General category 0.62% 0.53% 1.16%
Number of salaries quoted 12 7 5
10th Percentile £57,550 £51,000 £26,450
25th Percentile £59,500 £60,000 £27,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £65,000 £40,150
Median % change year-on-year - +61.89% -15.92%
75th Percentile £71,875 £71,250 £42,725
90th Percentile £77,500 £79,000 £54,890
UK median annual salary £51,250 £62,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -18.00% +4.17% +9.09%

All General Skills
Scotland

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 Scotland.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for common skills 4,643 3,205 3,951
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland 67.89% 74.85% 62.35%
Number of salaries quoted 1,608 1,543 2,008
10th Percentile £27,500 £32,144 £31,250
25th Percentile £38,250 £41,250 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -13.04% +4.55% +10.00%
75th Percentile £65,000 £73,750 £70,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £85,000 £82,800
UK median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.50% - +9.09%

Pharmaceutical
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

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

Job vacancy trend for Pharmaceutical in Scotland

Pharmaceutical
Salary Trend in Scotland

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

Salary trend for Pharmaceutical in Scotland

Pharmaceutical
Salary Histogram in Scotland

Salary distribution for jobs citing Pharmaceutical in Scotland over the 6 months to 12 June 2024.

Salary histogram for Pharmaceutical in Scotland

Pharmaceutical
Job Locations in Scotland

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Pharmaceutical within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 12 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
Glasgow -96 11 £60,000 -7.69% 6
Edinburgh +27 7 £70,000 -17.65% 4
West Lothian - 4 £70,000 - 2
Stirling - 3 - -
East Lothian - 2 - -
Highlands - 1 £60,000 -
Pharmaceutical
UK

Pharmaceutical
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland 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:

Applications
1 6 (20.69%) Microsoft Excel
2 3 (10.34%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 3 (10.34%) Microsoft Project
Cloud Services
1 2 (6.90%) Figma
1 2 (6.90%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 3 (10.34%) Ethernet
2 1 (3.45%) Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (6.90%) Power BI
1 2 (6.90%) Tableau
General
1 10 (34.48%) Manufacturing
2 7 (24.14%) Social Skills
3 4 (13.79%) Finance
4 3 (10.34%) Analytical Skills
5 2 (6.90%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 2 (6.90%) Legal
5 2 (6.90%) Marketing
5 2 (6.90%) Retail
Job Titles
1 6 (20.69%) QA Specialist
1 6 (20.69%) Senior
1 6 (20.69%) Senior Data Warehouse Specialist
2 3 (10.34%) Analyst
2 3 (10.34%) Analytics Manager
2 3 (10.34%) Applications Engineer
2 3 (10.34%) Coordinator
2 3 (10.34%) Data Analytics Manager
2 3 (10.34%) Data Coordinator
2 3 (10.34%) Embedded Engineer
2 3 (10.34%) Embedded Software Engineer
2 3 (10.34%) Project Manager
2 3 (10.34%) Security Analyst
2 3 (10.34%) Software Engineer
3 2 (6.90%) Designer
3 2 (6.90%) IT Technician
4 1 (3.45%) Consultant
4 1 (3.45%) Security Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (10.34%) .NET
1 3 (10.34%) .NET Framework
1 3 (10.34%) WPF
2 2 (6.90%) D3.js
2 2 (6.90%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 5 (17.24%) Life Science
2 3 (10.34%) Onboarding
3 2 (6.90%) Enterprise Software
3 2 (6.90%) PACS
4 1 (3.45%) Operational Technology
4 1 (3.45%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 2 (6.90%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (20.69%) CAPA
1 6 (20.69%) Coaching
1 6 (20.69%) Line Management
1 6 (20.69%) Mentoring
1 6 (20.69%) QMS
1 6 (20.69%) Supplier Management
2 5 (17.24%) Biotechnology
3 4 (13.79%) Cybersecurity
4 3 (10.34%) Analytics
4 3 (10.34%) Continuous Improvement
4 3 (10.34%) Data Analytics
4 3 (10.34%) Data Management
4 3 (10.34%) Mathematics
4 3 (10.34%) Penetration Testing
4 3 (10.34%) Requirements Gathering
4 3 (10.34%) Roadmaps
4 3 (10.34%) Software Engineering
4 3 (10.34%) Software Testing
4 3 (10.34%) Strategic Thinking
4 3 (10.34%) Vulnerability Assessment
Programming Languages
1 3 (10.34%) C
1 3 (10.34%) C#
1 3 (10.34%) SQL
1 3 (10.34%) VBA
Qualifications
1 16 (55.17%) Degree
2 4 (13.79%) CISSP
3 3 (10.34%) CISA
3 3 (10.34%) CISM
4 1 (3.45%) CEH
4 1 (3.45%) GCFE
4 1 (3.45%) GCIA
4 1 (3.45%) GCIH
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 11 (37.93%) QA
2 9 (31.03%) GMP
3 2 (6.90%) DICOM
3 2 (6.90%) GLP
3 2 (6.90%) HIPAA
3 2 (6.90%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 2 (6.90%) NIST
Vendors
1 10 (34.48%) Microsoft
2 2 (6.90%) Charles River