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Top Companies
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Top 10 Comoanies
When examining both UK and EU data on the top 10 companies within the Life Sciences sector, GSK stands out for its continued decline. In the UK, GSK is one of only three companies in the top 10 to see a decrease in vacancies in 2024, with a 13.2% drop in 2023 and a further 20.5% year-to-date. This trend is mirrored in the EU, where GSK experienced an 18.0% decline, making it one of just two companies to continue trending downwards. In contrast, Syneos Health in the UK reversed its previous decline, transforming a 22.8% drop in 2023 into a 96.2% increase year-to- date, securing its position at the top of the UK list with peak vacancies of 451. In the EU, AstraZeneca leads with a 41.4% increase in 2023 and a further 2.4% year-to-date. Other notable companies in the UK that have managed to increase vacancies in 2024 include Ipsen, with an 86.7% rise, and Cytiva, which recorded the largest increase at 140.0%. Within the EU, Eurofins remains the leading CRO in terms of recruitment activity, with 614 vacancies so far this year, which if recruitment continues at this pace, will be an increase of 17.9% on last year. Meanwhile, GSK has had the sharpest decline out of the top ten, with vacancies falling by 18% so far this year. Could this slowdown in activity be linked to the transaction between themselves and Novartis, to sell their oncology products whilst buying their vaccines division? Finally, looking towards the UK elections, it raises questions about the potential impact on trade and economic policies. Could the Windsor Framework be enhanced as a result of a Labour Government, to result in more frictionless trade? For companies in the sector, they will hope this to be the case.
Professional Vacancies, Life Sciences, UK, 2022-24 *Est
Organization
YoY%
2023 2024*
Sector
96.2%
Syneos Health
230
CRO
451
2.5%
AstraZeneca
323
Pharma
331
-20.5%
GSK
317
Pharma
252
-12.3%
IQVIA
219
CRO
192
56.0%
Johnson & Johnson
80
Pharma
125
62.3%
Merck
71
Pharma
115
-14.3%
Abbott
126
Pharma
108
86.7%
Ipsen
54
Pharma
101
140.0%
Cytiva
38
Biotech
91
0.0%
Almac
84
CRO
84
Top 10 Companies
by Profession, Professional Vacancies, Life Sciences, EU, 2022-24 *Est
Organization
YoY%
Sector
2023 2024*
AstraZeneca
2.4%
Pharma
1476
1512
Eurofins
1192.6%
CRO
1250
1474
Novo Nordisk
4.8%
Pharma
1248
1308
Syneos Health
12.3%
CRO
906
1018
IQVIA
8.7%
CRO
850
924
Johnson & Johnson
148.0%
Pharma
950
821
Merck
25.3%
Pharma
634
794
Roche
-5.2%
Pharma
737
698
Abbott
16.3%
Pharma
545
634
GSK
-18.0%
Pharma
679
557
Source: Vacancysoft Analytics
Fig. 07
2024* - Estimation
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