Switzerland’s pharma industry registered a 25.4% drop in IT hiring activity in November 2022 when compared with the previous month, according to GlobalData’s Job Analytics database.

The industry’s overall hiring is decreased by 19.13% in November 2022 when compared with October 2022.

Out of the pharma industry’s total hiring activity, IT jobs claimed a 2.94% share in November 2022, recording a decrease of 0.13% over the last three-month average share.

Top five job classifications in Switzerland’s pharma industry’s IT recruitment activity in November 2022

Out of the total job titles, the top five roles commanded a 100% share in the overall IT recruitment activity of Switzerland’s pharma industry in November 2022.

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1) Database and Network Administrators and Architects recorded a share of 28% in November 2022, registering a 58.82% decline over the previous month.

2) Software and Web Developers, Programmers, and Testers claimed a 24% share, a decrease of 45.45% over the previous month.

3) Computer and Information Analysts held a share of 24%, registering a 53.85% decline from October 2022.

4) Miscellaneous Computer Occupations captured a share of 16%, down 42.86% over the previous month.

Top five pharma companies in Switzerland’s IT recruitment activity in November 2022

The top five companies, in terms of number of jobs as tracked by GlobalData, have accounted for a combined average decline of 7.69% share in the overall IT recruitment activity of Switzerland’s pharma industry during November 2022 over October 2022.

Octapharma posted 12 IT jobs in November 2022 and registered a drop of 40% over the previous month, followed by CSL with 5 jobs and a 400% growth. Idorsia Pharmaceutical with 4 IT jobs and Lonza Group with 2 jobs, recorded a 20% decline and a flat growth, respectively, while Pfizer recorded a flat growth with 1 job postings during November 2022.

Junior Level job postings dominate in November 2022

Junior Level jobs held a share of 80%, down by 51.22% from October 2022. Entry Level positions with a 16% share, registered a decline of 33.33% compared with the previous month.

In the third place was Mid Level job ads with a 4% share, down 75% over October 2022.