Pharmaceutical (Pharma)
Cambridgeshire > Cambridge
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Pharmaceutical in contract job vacancies in Cambridge. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Pharmaceutical over the 6 months leading up to 23 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 23 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 3 | 7 | 18 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +4 | +11 | -9 |
| Contract jobs citing Pharmaceutical | 25 | 27 | 19 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Cambridge | 20.49% | 13.92% | 6.91% |
| As % of the General category | 32.05% | 22.50% | 12.84% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 24 | 23 | 8 |
| 10th Percentile | £296 | £363 | £225 |
| 25th Percentile | £358 | £384 | £338 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £503 | £410 | £475 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +22.56% | -13.68% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £541 | £415 | £525 |
| 90th Percentile | £688 | £538 | £527 |
| Cambridgeshire median daily rate | £503 | £410 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | +22.56% | -13.68% | -5.00% |
All General Skills
Cambridge
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 Cambridge.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills | 78 | 120 | 148 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Cambridge | 63.93% | 61.86% | 53.82% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 62 | 67 | 81 |
| 10th Percentile | £296 | £218 | £173 |
| 25th Percentile | £402 | £350 | £275 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £503 | £410 | £463 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +22.56% | -11.35% | -2.63% |
| 75th Percentile | £609 | £538 | £575 |
| 90th Percentile | £688 | £575 | £650 |
| Cambridgeshire median daily rate | £450 | £425 | £450 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.88% | -5.56% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 4 | 19 | 11 |
| 10th Percentile | £15.84 | £15.50 | £16.77 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.10 | £25.00 | £17.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £38.90 | £52.50 | £17.72 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -25.90% | +196.28% | -68.91% |
| 75th Percentile | £60.00 | £63.75 | £53.75 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £66.25 | - |
| Cambridgeshire median hourly rate | £16.74 | £15.52 | £14.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +7.90% | +7.00% | - |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Cambridge
Job postings citing Pharmaceutical as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Cambridge.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Cambridge
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Pharmaceutical in Cambridge.
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Daily Rate Histogram in Cambridge
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Pharmaceutical in Cambridge over the 6 months to 23 May 2025.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Cambridge
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Pharmaceutical in Cambridge.
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cambridge 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: