Pharmaceuticals

£104,286

Chief executives and senior officials

Highest average annual salary in Pharmaceuticals
Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings 2019

£40,671

Chemical scientists

Lowest average annual salary in Pharmaceuticals
Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings 2019

30,017

Natural and social science professionals n.e.c.

Most employed occupation in Pharmaceuticals
Working Futures 2024

51 hours

Electrical engineers

Most average weekly hours in Pharmaceuticals
Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings 2019

#	Occupation	Average Annual Salary 2019
1	Chief executives and senior officials	£104,286
2	Marketing and sales directors	£82,907
3	Functional managers and directors n.e.c.	£66,743
4	Production managers and directors in manufacturing	£61,529
5	Purchasing managers and directors	£57,879
6	Human resource managers and directors	£57,357
7	Electrical engineers	£52,143
8	Production and process engineers	£44,843
9	Natural and social science professionals n.e.c.	£43,800
10	Biological scientists and biochemists	£42,236

#	Occupation	Numbers employed 2024
1	Natural and social science professionals n.e.c.	30,017
2	Chief executives and senior officials	7,269
3	Marketing and sales directors	5,302
4	Human resource managers and directors	3,025
5	Functional managers and directors n.e.c.	2,908
6	Biological scientists and biochemists	2,787
7	Electrical engineers	2,092
8	Production managers and directors in manufacturing	2,078
9	Production and process engineers	1,951
10	Chemical scientists	1,921

#	Occupation	Average weekly hours 2019
1	Electrical engineers	51
2	Marketing and sales directors	48
3	Production managers and directors in manufacturing	45
4	Functional managers and directors n.e.c.	44
5	Chief executives and senior officials	43
6	Human resource managers and directors	42
7	Chemical scientists	40
8	Purchasing managers and directors	39
9	Biological scientists and biochemists	38
10	Production and process engineers	37

Pay, employment and hours in Pharmaceuticals