The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Pharmaceutical in contract job vacancies in Birmingham. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Pharmaceutical over the 6 months leading up to 2 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
6 months to 2 May 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
53
-
76
Rank change year-on-year
-
-
+16
Contract jobs citing Pharmaceutical
2
0
4
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Birmingham
Pharmaceutical falls under the General Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring common skills in Birmingham.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills
339
406
532
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Birmingham
64.82%
52.59%
58.91%
Number of daily rates quoted
237
278
361
10th Percentile
£163
£244
£263
25th Percentile
£375
£375
£400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£500
£457
£513
Median % change year-on-year
+9.53%
-10.93%
+10.81%
75th Percentile
£600
£575
£638
90th Percentile
£700
£688
£700
West Midlands median daily rate
£475
£513
£510
% change year-on-year
-7.32%
+0.49%
+7.37%
Number of hourly rates quoted
23
33
28
10th Percentile
-
£11.80
£11.00
25th Percentile
£14.00
£13.89
£12.50
Median hourly rate
£14.70
£24.65
£17.39
Median % change year-on-year
-40.37%
+41.73%
+0.83%
75th Percentile
£26.04
£48.75
£29.12
90th Percentile
£48.14
£56.25
£74.75
West Midlands median hourly rate
£18.07
£19.30
£17.85
% change year-on-year
-6.37%
+8.10%
+5.00%
Pharmaceutical Job Vacancy Trend in Birmingham
Job postings citing Pharmaceutical as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Birmingham.
Pharmaceutical Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Birmingham
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Pharmaceutical in Birmingham.
Pharmaceutical Top 12 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Birmingham
For the 6 months to 2 May 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Pharmaceutical also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Birmingham region with a requirement for Pharmaceutical.
Pharmaceutical Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Birmingham 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:
