Pharmaceutical (Pharma)
East of England > Essex
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Pharmaceutical in contract job vacancies in Essex. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Pharmaceutical over the 6 months leading up to 14 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 14 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 31 | 34 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | +3 | +24 |
| Contract jobs citing Pharmaceutical | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Essex | - | 0.47% | 1.61% |
| As % of the General category | - | 0.90% | 2.88% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £344 |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £372 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | £400 | £438 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -8.57% | - |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £497 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £521 |
| East of England median daily rate | £550 | £514 | £450 |
| % change year-on-year | +7.06% | +14.17% | -12.83% |
All General Skills
Essex
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 Essex.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills | 55 | 111 | 139 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Essex | 63.22% | 52.36% | 56.05% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 30 | 63 | 93 |
| 10th Percentile | £181 | £250 | £207 |
| 25th Percentile | £316 | £319 | £272 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £400 | £425 | £478 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.88% | -10.99% | -3.54% |
| 75th Percentile | £464 | £588 | £552 |
| 90th Percentile | £501 | £635 | £622 |
| East of England median daily rate | £500 | £475 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.26% | -5.00% | +8.11% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 13 | 13 | 9 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £10.42 | £20.79 |
| 25th Percentile | £13.25 | £16.25 | £22.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £21.00 | £35.65 | £44.53 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -41.09% | -19.94% | +107.12% |
| 75th Percentile | £35.00 | £64.25 | £62.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £42.61 | £83.25 | £76.61 |
| East of England median hourly rate | £30.78 | £38.12 | £21.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -19.25% | +81.52% | +44.83% |
Pharmaceutical
Job Vacancy Trend in Essex
Job postings citing Pharmaceutical as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Essex.
Pharmaceutical
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Essex
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Pharmaceutical in Essex.
Pharmaceutical
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Essex
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Pharmaceutical in Essex.