Depending on your qualifications and chosen area to work and specialise in, different areas of research based pharmaceutical companies will offer different packages.Sales and MarketingRecent BSc graduates embarking into Sales and Marketing will normally have a starting salary between £19,000 and £23,000 packages normally for these jobs include a company car due to the large amount of travelling that is involved. Based on your sales success there are also added bonuses.

Clinical Research
Graduates entering into Clinical Research will normally have a starting salary between £18,000 and £24,000 packages for a CRA normally include a company car due to the large amount of travelling that is involved.

Research and Development
Graduates entering into Research and Development in research based pharmaceutical companies can expect to earn £19,000 and £24,000 based on the relevance of degree and knowledge.Those who have gained or are expecting postgraduate degrees starting salaries will be higher than stated above.There are also many opportunities for jobs in the area of research at universities, other academic institutes and hospitals, even though the work is of a similar nature generally they are not as well remunerated.