The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Pharmaceutical in contract job vacancies in Chester. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Pharmaceutical over the 6 months leading up to 3 May 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 Chester.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills
56
35
52
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Chester
84.85%
64.81%
60.47%
Number of daily rates quoted
14
16
25
10th Percentile
£425
£475
£288
25th Percentile
£534
£545
£350
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£625
£650
£500
Median % change year-on-year
-3.85%
+30.00%
+25.00%
75th Percentile
£725
£738
£600
90th Percentile
£738
-
£688
Cheshire median daily rate
£489
£489
£475
% change year-on-year
-
+2.95%
+5.56%
Number of hourly rates quoted
15
6
11
10th Percentile
£19.00
£29.49
£23.15
25th Percentile
£39.83
£41.25
£29.58
Median hourly rate
£50.00
£42.50
£30.54
Median % change year-on-year
+17.65%
+39.16%
+32.78%
75th Percentile
£86.00
£43.75
£35.00
90th Percentile
-
-
-
Cheshire median hourly rate
£33.40
£24.58
£30.54
% change year-on-year
+35.88%
-19.52%
+32.78%
Pharmaceutical Job Vacancy Trend in Chester
Job postings citing Pharmaceutical as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Chester.
Pharmaceutical Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Chester
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Pharmaceutical in Chester.
Pharmaceutical Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Chester
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Pharmaceutical in Chester.
Pharmaceutical Top 7 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Chester
For the 6 months to 3 May 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Pharmaceutical also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Chester region with a requirement for Pharmaceutical.
Pharmaceutical Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Chester 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:
