– In terms of activity so far this year, should it continue, we expect volumes to increase, with the forecast being for vacancy growth of 21.5% compared to 2018.
– Within the EU 27 specifically, we see that within the top 10 countries, the biggest increase in activity was seen in Italy, up by 100% since 2018, thereby overtaking Belgium and France.
– However the biggest year on year increase amongst the top ten countries has been in the Netherlands, where since 2018 recruiting activity has exploded by 200%.
– Business Analysts remain the most heavily recruited role, however, year on year activity grew only by 8.9%.
– The UK holds the majority of vacancies with 27% of the total.
– Roche remain the biggest recruiter with year on year activity up by 23.3%.
– Scientific vacancies have grown by 17% year on year within Life Sciences with growth within the Clinical Research Organisations alone up 44.7%.
– The largest area of vacancies in Cambridge was in R&D, accounting for 33% of vacancies
– Within Oxford, Clinical roles have actually increased by 46.9%, making it the fastest growing year on year.
The area within Clinical with the largest growth within the Pharmaceuticals companies was for Clinical Operations, with activity up 53%, followed up Clinical Data Management, up 48%.
Key trends emerging include:
August
2018 was a peak month for vacancies across the
EU27, with volumes reaching the highest point since February.
Vacancies for Quality Control remain the biggest area of hiring within QA roles, with volumes up 30% on last year.
Overall, 20% of all posted vacancies are located in Germany, which means it remains the largest market in European pharmaceuticals with activity up 7% year on year.
