Pharmaceutical Contract Job Trends in Cheshire

Pharmaceutical (Pharma)
North West > Cheshire

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Pharmaceutical in contract job vacancies in Cheshire. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Pharmaceutical over the 6 months leading up to 31 July 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
31 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 72 29 18
Rank change year-on-year -43 -11 -4
Contract jobs citing Pharmaceutical 2 40 38
As % of all contract jobs in Cheshire 0.26% 6.73% 7.93%
As % of the General category 0.44% 9.73% 12.18%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 31 24
10th Percentile - £485 £433
25th Percentile - £500 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £550 £513
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +7.32% +9.33%
75th Percentile - £688 £585
90th Percentile - £700 -
North West median daily rate £475 £580 £513
% change year-on-year -18.10% +13.17% +7.89%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 2
Median hourly rate - - £17.72
North West median hourly rate £14.00 £16.38 £20.11
% change year-on-year -14.53% -18.55% -9.68%

All General Skills
Cheshire

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 general skills in Cheshire.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for general skills 452 411 312
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Cheshire 57.87% 69.19% 65.14%
Number of daily rates quoted 263 289 211
10th Percentile £314 £313 £319
25th Percentile £408 £363 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £492 £450 £500
Median % change year-on-year +9.33% -10.00% -
75th Percentile £578 £561 £575
90th Percentile £638 £678 £675
North West median daily rate £490 £469 £500
% change year-on-year +4.48% -6.20% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 40 25 9
10th Percentile £16.01 £12.82 £17.53
25th Percentile £28.75 £26.50 £17.72
Median hourly rate £36.00 £32.50 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year +10.77% -7.14% +14.60%
75th Percentile £85.00 £48.75 -
90th Percentile £86.15 £62.00 -
North West median hourly rate £35.82 £28.75 £26.26
% change year-on-year +24.59% +9.48% +4.94%

Pharmaceutical
Job Vacancy Trend in Cheshire

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Pharmaceutical relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Cheshire.

Pharmaceutical job vacancy trend in Cheshire

Pharmaceutical
Daily Rate Trend in Cheshire

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Cheshire citing Pharmaceutical.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Cheshire citing Pharmaceutical

Pharmaceutical
Hourly Rate Trend in Cheshire

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Cheshire citing Pharmaceutical.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Cheshire citing Pharmaceutical

Pharmaceutical
Contract Job Locations in Cheshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Pharmaceutical within the Cheshire region over the 6 months to 31 July 2026. 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
Macclesfield -9 1 £500 -9.09% 2
Pharmaceutical
North West

Pharmaceutical
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cheshire 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:

Applications
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 1 (50.00%) SAP S/4HANA
General
1 1 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (50.00%) Manufacturing
1 1 (50.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (50.00%) Analyst
1 1 (50.00%) Consultant
1 1 (50.00%) Process Analyst
1 1 (50.00%) Process Mapping Analyst
1 1 (50.00%) SAP Analyst
1 1 (50.00%) SAP Consultant
Miscellaneous
1 1 (50.00%) Analytical Mindset
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) ERP
2 1 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 1 (50.00%) Data Analysis
2 1 (50.00%) Impact Assessments
2 1 (50.00%) Lean Six Sigma
2 1 (50.00%) Process Improvement
2 1 (50.00%) Six Sigma
2 1 (50.00%) Validation
2 1 (50.00%) Workshop Facilitation
Vendors
1 2 (100.00%) SAP