The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Pharmaceutical in contract job vacancies in Bristol. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Pharmaceutical over the 6 months leading up to 20 November 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
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 Bristol.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills
462
453
556
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Bristol
58.19%
58.45%
53.46%
Number of daily rates quoted
235
233
357
10th Percentile
£250
£210
£268
25th Percentile
£395
£350
£400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£500
£450
£550
Median % change year-on-year
+11.11%
-18.18%
+10.00%
75th Percentile
£600
£590
£660
90th Percentile
£683
£716
£706
South West median daily rate
£500
£500
£550
% change year-on-year
-
-9.09%
+4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted
93
61
66
10th Percentile
£7.49
£28.00
£33.00
25th Percentile
£17.69
£48.00
£45.00
Median hourly rate
£32.50
£65.00
£62.50
Median % change year-on-year
-50.00%
+4.00%
-3.85%
75th Percentile
£63.75
£72.50
£75.00
90th Percentile
£73.75
£75.00
£80.00
South West median hourly rate
£23.58
£55.00
£53.67
% change year-on-year
-57.14%
+2.49%
-12.74%
Pharmaceutical Job Vacancy Trend in Bristol
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Pharmaceutical relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Bristol.
Pharmaceutical Daily Rate Trend in Bristol
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Bristol citing Pharmaceutical.
Pharmaceutical Hourly Rate Trend in Bristol
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Bristol citing Pharmaceutical.
Pharmaceutical Top 15 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bristol
For the 6 months to 20 November 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Pharmaceutical also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Bristol region with a requirement for Pharmaceutical.
Pharmaceutical Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bristol by Category
The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:
