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Pharma job market pulse, November 2026

Pharma job market pulse DACH: what the hiring data says this month

This month in eight numbers

My read this month

Job postings in Germany by occupation

Indeed Hiring Lab publishes a daily index of job postings on Indeed in Germany, by occupation. A value of 100 equals the level on 1st February 2020, so 90 means 10% fewer postings than then. The series are seasonally adjusted, 7-day averages. Latest value: 6th November 2026. Indeed’s "Pharmacy" group covers pharmacists and pharmacy technicians, most of them in community and hospital pharmacies, so it says less about the pharma industry than the first three rows.

All job postings by German state

Indeed publishes the regional series for all occupations together, not by occupation. States marked with a dot have large pharma or biotech clusters.

Official and industry data

The latest figure from each source, as its publisher states it. Most of these are monthly or quarterly, so they change less often than the Indeed series.

Germany

Switzerland

Austria

Employer moves at DACH sites in 2026

Announcements I’ve logged from public reports this year. Cuts or closures: 10; investments cut or under review: 3; investments: 8; hiring or training intakes: 1; reorganisations without announced job cuts: 1. Job figures are as reported; "worldwide" means the German, Swiss or Austrian share wasn’t given.

Why I track this

A slow job search raises one question before all others: is it me or the market? This page answers the market half with numbers, once a month, and every number links to the place it came from. I’ve worked in recruitment for 17 years, 14 of them in pharma and CRO environments, and I’d rather show the data than describe a mood.

Related: DACH pharma salary bands and Job search statistics, fact-checked.

Methodology

  • Indeed series: downloaded fresh for every monthly edition from the Indeed Hiring Lab data repository on GitHub and shown as published. Indeed covers postings on its own site, so roles advertised only on company career pages, LinkedIn or StepStone are missing unless Indeed also lists them. The 4-week and 1-year changes are my own calculation from Indeed’s published values.
  • Indeed publishes occupation and regional series for Germany. It doesn’t publish them for Switzerland or Austria, so those two countries rely on official statistics and the Adecco Group Swiss Job Market Index.
  • Official data points: the most recent release of each source at the time of the update. When a source publishes a new figure, it replaces the old one and the changelog says so.
  • Employer moves: announcements about sites in Germany, Switzerland and Austria from pharma, biotech, CDMO and MedTech companies, taken from company statements and news agencies. A company figure that wasn’t confirmed is marked as reported.
  • Interpretation: the section "My read this month" is my opinion. Everything else is data with a named source.
  • Not included: salaries (see the salary bands hub) and any data that sits behind a login or a paywall.

Changelog

  • 14th November 2026: First edition: Indeed postings for 13 occupation groups and 16 German states, 20 official and industry data points for Germany, Switzerland and Austria, 23 employer announcements from 2026.

Download, embed and cite

My compilation, the CSV file and the charts are licensed under CC BY 4.0. The Indeed series come from Indeed Hiring Lab, also under CC BY 4.0, and need that credit too. Third-party figures in the other tables belong to their publishers. Download the CSV.

Frequently asked questions

What is the pharma job market pulse DACH?

A monthly page that tracks hiring demand in pharma, biotech and MedTech in Germany, Switzerland and Austria. It combines Indeed job postings data, official labour market statistics, industry surveys and a log of employer announcements, each with its source.

Is the pharma job market in Germany getting better or worse?

On the latest Indeed data (6th November 2026), postings for scientific research and development roles changed by −7.2% on a year earlier and all postings in Germany by −9.0%. Chemical engineering moved by +0.2% and production and manufacturing by +1.3%. The monthly summary at the top of this page puts those numbers in context.

How often is this page updated?

Once a month, in the first week after the German, Swiss and Austrian labour market figures for the previous month come out, so every official number on the page is fresh at the same time. Quarterly sources change when their publishers release new numbers.

Why aren’t Switzerland and Austria in the Indeed chart?

Indeed Hiring Lab publishes occupation-level posting data for Germany but not for Switzerland or Austria. For those countries the page uses SECO, the Swiss Federal Statistical Office, the Adecco Group Swiss Job Market Index and the Austrian AMS.

Can I use the charts and data?

Yes. My compilation and charts are under CC BY 4.0, so you can reuse them with a link to this page. The Indeed series need a credit to Indeed Hiring Lab. Figures from other publishers stay theirs; cite them directly.

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