Annual Salary
£35,000 to £69,000
Average UK salary in 2023 was £34,963
(source Office for National Statistics)
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Pharmacists give advice on the use and supply of medicines and medical appliances.
Average UK salary in 2023 was £34,963
(source Office for National Statistics)
You could work: evenings / weekends / bank holidays; on a rota
There will be
3.8% more Pharmacist jobs in 2027.
As a pharmacist you could:
You could work in an NHS or private hospital, at a GP practice, at a university, at a store or at a research facility.
You can get into this job through a university course.
To become a pharmacist, you'll need to complete a master's of pharmacy (MPharm) degree, approved by the General Pharmaceutical Council which takes 4 years.
You'll then need to complete the pharmacist foundation training scheme which takes 1 year.
If you do not have the qualifications to get onto a master's of pharmacy degree, you could do a pharmacy foundation degree which takes 2 years.
You could then take a job as a pharmacy assistant or pharmacy technician and apply to join the master's degree in its second year.
You'll usually need:
You'll need to:
You can find out more about becoming a pharmacist from Health Careers and the Royal Pharmaceutical Society.
With experience you could:progress to team manager, regional or national manager or become a pharmacy consultant; work in a GP practice, health centre or set up your own community pharmacy business; work as a pharmacist in the Royal Air Force, Royal Navy or Army; move into teaching, scientific journalism or publishing; do a postgraduate qualification in a subject like toxicology or pharmacology and move into research
You can find more information about developing your career in pharmacy from the Royal Pharmaceutical Society.
You'll find more on pharmacy careers and training from Health Careers and the Royal Pharmaceutical Society.
You'll need: