Salary Survey

Results from the C+D Salary Survey give an annual snapshot of what it's currently like to work in UK community pharmacy, covering topics including pay, conditions, workplace stress and burnout.

Coverage from the Salary Survey has revealed everything from the average locum rate and how this varies around the country, to what it's really like to work at the biggest pharmacy chains in the UK. Does your experience of working in community pharmacy tally with that of your peers? Take a look at the stories below to find out more.

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'Undervalued and underappreciated' is also undeserved and unfair

 

Not to put you off your upcoming Easter Eggs, but here are some thoughts after reading through my first C+D Salary Survey.

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What is life really like working at the sector’s biggest employers?

 
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See how pharmacy workers at the largest multiples fared in terms of pay rises, bonuses, work-life balance, stress levels and workload during 2023, according to data from the C+D Salary Survey


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Cuts, overdrafts and closures: Business becoming ‘impossible’ for contractors

 
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Pharmacy contractors have been left struggling to “make ends meet” with the majority reporting a drop in profitability and their own take-home pay last year, C+D’s annual Salary Survey has revealed.

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Gender pay gap between female and male non-manager pharmacists hits £4K

 

Male non-manager pharmacists earned over £4,000 more than their female colleagues on average in 2023, data from the C+D Salary Survey has revealed.

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‘Soul destroying’: C+D survey reveals contractors in crisis mode

 
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Pharmacy owners are crushed by work as C+D’s annual Salary Survey reveals that more than four in ten contractors want out of the profession

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Average salary of non-manager pharmacists sees dramatic uplift

 

The average salary for non-manager community pharmacists has dramatically increased after seeing a dip in 2021, new C+D data has revealed.


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What was the average UK pharmacist branch manager salary in 2023?

 

The average community pharmacy branch manager salary across the UK was around £52,000 in 2023, according to data from the annual C+D Salary Survey.

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At a glance: How do locum rates vary across Great Britain?

 
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Use C+D's interactive chart to compare locum pharmacists' average hourly rate across Great Britain over the last four years 

Who is to blame for 2023’s diminishing locum returns?

 
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Employers? Government? Industry associations? Where does the culpability lie for the first drop in locum rates in seven years?

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Revealed: The average locum pharmacist pay rate in 2023

 
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The locum pay rate bubble has finally burst after six years of continual increases, data from the 2023 annual C+D Salary Survey has revealed.