PPets Pay gap calculator
Every month you wait to qualify as a Pharmacy Technician is costing you this much
See what waiting another year is really costing you.
Your hourly rate before tax.
Employed, newly registered (NHS Band 4, entry)£14.52
Employed, with experience (NHS Band 5, top of band)£19.97
Locum pharmacy technician (typical)£22.00
My own rate£ ?
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Every month you wait is costing you about .
On , that is over a year that you are not earning while you wait for someone else to put you through the course.
The Level 3 Pharmacy Technician course with PPets is £3,500 paying in full, or £3,675 by instalments — £500 to start, then £159 a month over 20 months, with nothing added for spreading it. That introductory price ends on 31 October 2026; from 1 November it is £4,200 (£4,410 by instalments). Your price is fixed by your first payment. On your numbers, the pay rise covers the whole course in about .
- Your pay after registering depends on your employer.
- Work in London? NHS rates there are 5 to 20% higher, so add the same to both numbers.
- Locum work pays more per hour but is not guaranteed hours. Pick an employed rate to see the steadier number.
If you are already working in a UK pharmacy, the course is open to you whether or not your employer will fund it and whether or not your degree is from abroad. Book a free 15-minute call with Dan and get a straight answer on whether you can start.
Book a free 15-minute callOn these numbers there is no pay gap to calculate. If that does not sound right, change the rate above.