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 16 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 16 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 250 | 336 | 370 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +86 | +34 | -16 |
| Contract jobs citing Pharmaceutical | 418 | 401 | 621 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.98% | 0.70% | 0.71% |
| As % of the General category | 1.69% | 1.20% | 1.26% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 258 | 257 | 420 |
| 10th Percentile | £363 | £281 | £350 |
| 25th Percentile | £463 | £400 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £498 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.53% | -5.24% | +5.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £603 | £625 | £625 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £688 | £700 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £450 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | +11.11% | -5.26% | -5.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 39 | 9 | 19 |
| 10th Percentile | £17.72 | £14.57 | £30.90 |
| 25th Percentile | £20.75 | £30.00 | £47.38 |
| Median hourly rate | £37.50 | £42.00 | £49.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -10.71% | -14.29% | +8.89% |
| 75th Percentile | £60.00 | £65.00 | £59.88 |
| 90th Percentile | £61.56 | - | £70.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £40.00 | £28.61 | £49.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +39.84% | -41.62% | +15.29% |
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 | 24,698 | 33,384 | 49,391 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 58.04% | 58.60% | 56.47% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 15,587 | 23,140 | 34,251 |
| 10th Percentile | £275 | £313 | £321 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £441 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £550 | £538 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.55% | +2.33% | +7.50% |
| 75th Percentile | £650 | £675 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £775 | £775 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +5.26% | +9.49% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,923 | 1,018 | 1,412 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.75 | £13.41 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £15.44 | £17.73 | £15.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £30.00 | £32.60 | £22.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -7.96% | +44.87% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £52.64 | £61.25 | £47.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £66.74 | £72.64 | £60.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £28.25 | £29.00 | £19.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.59% | +52.63% | -4.45% |
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 16 May 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 16 May 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 16 May 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 | +96 | 370 | £525 | +5.26% | 742 |
| UK excluding London | +83 | 222 | £500 | +11.11% | 594 |
| Work from Home | +71 | 150 | £550 | +4.76% | 194 |
| London | +103 | 100 | £600 | +15.16% | 167 |
| North of England | +65 | 99 | £510 | +6.25% | 175 |
| East of England | +33 | 98 | £514 | +14.17% | 107 |
| North West | +63 | 88 | £510 | +13.33% | 103 |
| South East | -13 | 27 | £516 | +14.56% | 123 |
| South West | +19 | 10 | - | - | 73 |
| Yorkshire | +10 | 9 | £550 | - | 58 |
| Midlands | +27 | 5 | £338 | -28.95% | 88 |
| West Midlands | +26 | 5 | £338 | -28.95% | 47 |
| Scotland | +33 | 1 | £400 | - | 28 |
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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