Pharmaceutical (Pharma)
UK
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Pharmaceutical in contract job vacancies. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Pharmaceutical over the 6 months to 27 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 27 Apr 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 249 | 343 | 385 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +94 | +42 | -46 |
| Contract jobs citing Pharmaceutical | 430 | 435 | 600 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.99% | 0.73% | 0.68% |
| As % of the General category | 1.71% | 1.24% | 1.21% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 261 | 274 | 400 |
| 10th Percentile | £363 | £283 | £350 |
| 25th Percentile | £463 | £400 | £410 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £500 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.00% | -4.76% | +5.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £619 | £623 | £625 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £675 | £688 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £501 | £450 | £458 |
| % change year-on-year | +11.33% | -1.64% | -8.50% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 36 | 12 | 20 |
| 10th Percentile | £17.72 | £10.88 | £31.88 |
| 25th Percentile | £20.75 | £13.13 | £47.56 |
| Median hourly rate | £30.16 | £36.00 | £49.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -16.22% | -26.53% | +8.89% |
| 75th Percentile | £60.00 | £65.00 | £58.81 |
| 90th Percentile | £63.91 | - | £61.68 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £28.50 | £12.00 | £49.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +137.50% | -75.51% | +8.89% |
All General Skills
UK
Pharmaceutical is in the General Skills category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with a requirement for common skills.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills | 25,217 | 34,983 | 49,764 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 58.24% | 58.49% | 56.02% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 15,921 | 24,245 | 34,457 |
| 10th Percentile | £270 | £313 | £319 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £440 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £550 | £533 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.55% | +3.29% | +7.58% |
| 75th Percentile | £650 | £675 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £763 | £775 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £496 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -0.90% | +5.26% | +11.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,927 | 1,077 | 1,444 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.78 | £13.46 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £15.48 | £18.13 | £14.75 |
| Median hourly rate | £29.00 | £35.00 | £21.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -17.14% | +62.79% | -4.44% |
| 75th Percentile | £51.75 | £61.25 | £46.13 |
| 90th Percentile | £65.00 | £72.50 | £58.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £27.51 | £30.54 | £18.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -9.93% | +65.08% | -7.50% |
Pharmaceutical
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings citing Pharmaceutical as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Pharmaceutical
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Pharmaceutical.
Pharmaceutical
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Pharmaceutical over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.
Pharmaceutical
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Pharmaceutical.
Pharmaceutical
Hourly Rate Histogram
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Pharmaceutical over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.
Pharmaceutical
Top 13 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Pharmaceutical within the UK over the 6 months to 27 April 2024. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.
| Location | Rank Change on Same Period Last Year |
Matching Contract IT Job Ads |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | +101 | 382 | £525 | +5.00% | 598 |
| UK excluding London | +87 | 219 | £501 | +11.33% | 507 |
| Work from Home | +71 | 159 | £550 | +4.76% | 212 |
| London | +95 | 109 | £600 | +14.29% | 121 |
| East of England | +37 | 97 | £525 | +16.67% | 77 |
| North of England | +68 | 94 | £510 | +4.62% | 161 |
| North West | +51 | 86 | £510 | +12.09% | 91 |
| South East | -4 | 26 | £650 | +44.44% | 109 |
| South West | +31 | 10 | - | - | 55 |
| West Midlands | +30 | 6 | £338 | -28.95% | 37 |
| Midlands | +22 | 6 | £338 | -28.95% | 66 |
| Yorkshire | +16 | 6 | £525 | -4.55% | 54 |
| Scotland | +34 | 4 | £425 | - | 36 |
Pharmaceutical
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:
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