Pharmaceutical Contract Job Trends in Durham

Pharmaceutical (Pharma)
North East > Durham

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Pharmaceutical in contract job vacancies in Durham. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Pharmaceutical over the 6 months leading up to 22 May 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
22 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 9 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing Pharmaceutical 3 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Durham 6.25% - -
As % of the General category 16.67% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £270 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £290 - -
75th Percentile £310 - -
90th Percentile - - -
North East median daily rate £290 - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £67.50 - -
Median hourly rate £70.00 - -
75th Percentile £72.50 - -
90th Percentile - - -
North East median hourly rate £70.00 - -

All General Skills
Durham

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 Durham.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for general skills 18 25 32
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Durham 37.50% 67.57% 50.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 19 11
10th Percentile £289 £153 -
25th Percentile £318 £240 £163
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £383 £465 £350
Median % change year-on-year -17.74% +32.86% -12.50%
75th Percentile £443 £541 £616
90th Percentile £470 £556 £700
North East median daily rate £450 £460 £525
% change year-on-year -2.17% -12.38% +5.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 11 1 10
10th Percentile £35.00 - £10.62
25th Percentile £35.63 £18.13 £11.21
Median hourly rate £70.00 £18.75 £13.45
Median % change year-on-year +273.33% +39.41% -
75th Percentile £72.50 £19.38 £20.77
90th Percentile - - £23.29
North East median hourly rate £56.25 £11.64 £17.50
% change year-on-year +383.25% -33.49% -

Pharmaceutical
Job Vacancy Trend in Durham

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

Pharmaceutical job vacancy trend in Durham

Pharmaceutical
Daily Rate Trend in Durham

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Durham citing Pharmaceutical

Pharmaceutical
Hourly Rate Trend in Durham

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

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Durham citing Pharmaceutical

Pharmaceutical
Contract Job Locations in Durham

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Pharmaceutical within the Durham region over the 6 months to 22 May 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
Hartlepool - 2 - -
Billingham - 1 £290 - 1
Pharmaceutical
North East

Pharmaceutical
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Durham 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:

Application Platforms
1 2 (66.67%) WinCC
General
1 2 (66.67%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 2 (66.67%) Software Engineer
2 1 (33.33%) 2nd Line Engineer
2 1 (33.33%) 2nd Line Support
2 1 (33.33%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
2 1 (33.33%) 2nd/3rd Line Support
2 1 (33.33%) 2nd/3rd Line Support Engineer
2 1 (33.33%) 3rd Line Engineer
2 1 (33.33%) 3rd Line Support
2 1 (33.33%) 3rd Line Support Engineer
2 1 (33.33%) Applications Engineer
2 1 (33.33%) Applications Support
2 1 (33.33%) Applications Support Engineer
2 1 (33.33%) Support Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 2 (66.67%) Robotics
2 1 (33.33%) Operational Technology
Operating Systems
1 1 (33.33%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (66.67%) Clean Code
1 2 (66.67%) Collaborative Engineering
1 2 (66.67%) Motion Control
1 2 (66.67%) Software Engineering
2 1 (33.33%) Application Packaging
2 1 (33.33%) Biotechnology
2 1 (33.33%) Incident Management
Qualifications
1 2 (66.67%) Degree
1 2 (66.67%) HNC
1 2 (66.67%) HND
System Software
1 1 (33.33%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 2 (66.67%) Rockwell
1 2 (66.67%) Siemens