Pharmaceutical Contracts in Central London

Pharmaceutical (Pharma)
London > Central London

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Pharmaceutical in contract job vacancies in Central London. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Pharmaceutical over the 6 months leading up to 26 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
26 Aug 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 123 121 160
Rank change year-on-year -2 +39 +38
DemandTrendContract jobs citing Pharmaceutical 7 9 10
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Central London 0.35% 0.39% 0.29%
As % of the General category 0.47% 0.58% 0.46%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 1 7
10th Percentile £414 - £395
25th Percentile £416 £743 £486
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £428 £755 £535
Median % change year-on-year -43.38% +41.12% -2.73%
75th Percentile £437 £768 £672
90th Percentile £437 - £705
London median daily rate £563 £563 £550
% change year-on-year - +2.27% +8.91%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 1 0
Median hourly rate - £42.50 -
London median hourly rate - £42.50 £30.00
% change year-on-year - +41.67% -50.41%

All General Skills
Central London

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 Central London.

DemandTrendContract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 1,484 1,549 2,162
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Central London 74.50% 67.11% 62.85%
Number of daily rates quoted 985 1,026 1,519
10th Percentile £325 £350 £325
25th Percentile £419 £463 £466
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £575 £600
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% -4.17% +4.35%
75th Percentile £675 £688 £723
90th Percentile £775 £800 £825
London median daily rate £550 £575 £600
% change year-on-year -4.35% -4.17% +1.27%
Number of hourly rates quoted 30 15 13
10th Percentile £18.69 £14.80 -
25th Percentile £25.22 £22.01 £14.25
Median hourly rate £34.00 £27.00 £27.50
Median % change year-on-year +25.93% -1.82% -32.10%
75th Percentile £50.75 £52.50 £38.00
90th Percentile £63.93 £87.00 £63.46
London median hourly rate £31.49 £36.00 £34.62
% change year-on-year -12.53% +3.99% -7.68%

Pharmaceutical
Job Vacancy Trend in Central London

Job postings citing Pharmaceutical as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Central London.

Job vacancy trend for Pharmaceutical in Central London

Pharmaceutical
Daily Rate Trend in Central London

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Central London citing Pharmaceutical.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Central London citing Pharmaceutical

Pharmaceutical
Hourly Rate Trend in Central London

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Central London citing Pharmaceutical.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Central London citing Pharmaceutical

Pharmaceutical
DemandTrendContract Job Locations in Central London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Pharmaceutical within the Central London region over the 6 months to 26 August 2025. 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
DemandTrendContract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
City of London +2 7 £428 -43.38% 33
Pharmaceutical
London

Pharmaceutical
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Central London 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:

Business Applications
1 2 (28.57%) SAP MDG
1 2 (28.57%) SAP PLM
1 2 (28.57%) SAP S/4HANA
1 2 (28.57%) SAP VC
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (14.29%) Electronic Patient Records
Development Applications
1 1 (14.29%) Cypress.io
1 1 (14.29%) Selenium
General
1 3 (42.86%) Analytical Skills
2 2 (28.57%) Banking
2 2 (28.57%) Finance
2 2 (28.57%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 2 (28.57%) Manufacturing
2 2 (28.57%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 2 (28.57%) Consultant
1 2 (28.57%) IT Manager
1 2 (28.57%) SAP Consultant
1 2 (28.57%) SAP PLM Consultant
2 1 (14.29%) Analyst
2 1 (14.29%) IT Operations Manager
2 1 (14.29%) IT Support
2 1 (14.29%) IT Support Manager
2 1 (14.29%) Operations Manager
2 1 (14.29%) Project Support Manager
2 1 (14.29%) QA Engineer
2 1 (14.29%) Senior
2 1 (14.29%) Senior IT Manager
2 1 (14.29%) Senior IT Support
2 1 (14.29%) Senior Manager
2 1 (14.29%) Tester
Miscellaneous
1 2 (28.57%) FMCG
2 1 (14.29%) NHS
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (71.43%) Problem-Solving
2 4 (57.14%) Change Management
3 2 (28.57%) Computer Science
3 2 (28.57%) Document Management
3 2 (28.57%) Integration Testing
3 2 (28.57%) Performance Tuning
3 2 (28.57%) PLM
3 2 (28.57%) Process Improvement
3 2 (28.57%) Procure-to-Pay
3 2 (28.57%) Project Delivery
3 2 (28.57%) Project Management
3 2 (28.57%) Regulatory Compliance
3 2 (28.57%) Requirements Gathering
3 2 (28.57%) Stakeholder Management
3 2 (28.57%) System Integration Testing
3 2 (28.57%) Test Automation
3 2 (28.57%) Unit Testing
3 2 (28.57%) User Acceptance Testing
3 2 (28.57%) Validation
3 2 (28.57%) Workshop Facilitation
Programming Languages
1 2 (28.57%) ABAP
Qualifications
1 2 (28.57%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (28.57%) QA
2 1 (14.29%) GxP
Vendors
1 2 (28.57%) SAP
2 1 (14.29%) MEDITECH