The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Pharmaceutical in contract job vacancies in Glasgow. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Pharmaceutical over the 6 months leading up to 2 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 Glasgow.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills
552
485
616
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Glasgow
69.17%
55.30%
67.77%
Number of daily rates quoted
362
327
471
10th Percentile
£308
£213
£325
25th Percentile
£399
£363
£413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£465
£475
£479
Median % change year-on-year
-2.21%
-0.84%
+6.44%
75th Percentile
£550
£588
£600
90th Percentile
£600
£694
£723
Scotland median daily rate
£463
£475
£475
% change year-on-year
-2.53%
-
+3.83%
Number of hourly rates quoted
6
21
12
10th Percentile
£16.75
£11.50
£13.26
25th Percentile
£19.63
£15.42
£17.31
Median hourly rate
£23.17
£18.00
£41.37
Median % change year-on-year
+28.69%
-56.48%
+63.66%
75th Percentile
£55.69
£33.75
£59.20
90th Percentile
£74.10
£75.00
£65.96
Scotland median hourly rate
£22.44
£18.27
£18.50
% change year-on-year
+22.81%
-1.24%
-28.85%
Pharmaceutical Job Vacancy Trend in Glasgow
Job postings citing Pharmaceutical as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Glasgow.
Pharmaceutical Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Glasgow
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Pharmaceutical in Glasgow.
Pharmaceutical Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Glasgow
For the 6 months to 2 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 Glasgow region with a requirement for Pharmaceutical.
Pharmaceutical Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Glasgow 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:
