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 3 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 3 Aug 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 27 | 18 | 17 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -9 | -1 | +36 |
| Contract jobs citing Pharmaceutical | 43 | 35 | 38 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Cheshire | 7.13% | 7.40% | 8.48% |
| As % of the General category | 10.26% | 11.22% | 13.52% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 32 | 23 | 25 |
| 10th Percentile | £477 | £453 | £303 |
| 25th Percentile | £500 | £469 | £400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | £525 | £463 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.76% | +13.51% | +37.04% |
| 75th Percentile | £688 | £585 | £550 |
| 90th Percentile | £700 | - | £665 |
| North West median daily rate | £580 | £525 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | +10.48% | +10.53% | +11.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £17.28 |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £17.50 |
| Median hourly rate | - | - | £22.00 |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £22.53 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| North West median hourly rate | £16.38 | £44.21 | £22.27 |
| % change year-on-year | -62.95% | +98.56% | -10.94% |
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 common skills in Cheshire.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills | 419 | 312 | 281 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Cheshire | 69.49% | 65.96% | 62.72% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 293 | 212 | 166 |
| 10th Percentile | £313 | £321 | £248 |
| 25th Percentile | £363 | £413 | £381 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £450 | £500 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -10.00% | - | +11.11% |
| 75th Percentile | £561 | £575 | £586 |
| 90th Percentile | £685 | £675 | £639 |
| North West median daily rate | £470 | £500 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.00% | - | +5.26% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 25 | 6 | 33 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.82 | £25.50 | £14.40 |
| 25th Percentile | £26.50 | - | £22.53 |
| Median hourly rate | £32.50 | £35.00 | £30.54 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -7.14% | +14.60% | +56.62% |
| 75th Percentile | £48.75 | - | £35.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £62.00 | - | £35.75 |
| North West median hourly rate | £28.75 | £28.50 | £27.35 |
| % change year-on-year | +0.88% | +4.20% | +18.91% |
Pharmaceutical
Job Vacancy Trend in Cheshire
Job postings citing Pharmaceutical as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Cheshire.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Cheshire
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Pharmaceutical in Cheshire.
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Daily Rate Histogram in Cheshire
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Pharmaceutical in Cheshire over the 6 months to 3 August 2025.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Cheshire
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Pharmaceutical in Cheshire.
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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 3 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 Contract IT Job Ads |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Macclesfield | 0 | 35 | £550 | +4.76% | 1 |
| Pharmaceutical North West |
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cheshire 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: