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 13 October 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
487
434
486
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Glasgow
65.90%
62.90%
61.13%
Number of daily rates quoted
322
297
347
10th Percentile
£269
£210
£325
25th Percentile
£400
£350
£411
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£475
£425
£500
Median % change year-on-year
+11.76%
-15.00%
+5.26%
75th Percentile
£544
£538
£622
90th Percentile
£622
£633
£725
Scotland median daily rate
£471
£438
£475
% change year-on-year
+7.67%
-7.89%
-
Number of hourly rates quoted
11
10
11
10th Percentile
£15.09
£16.47
£10.50
25th Percentile
£17.99
£18.77
£12.06
Median hourly rate
£23.75
£19.59
£12.25
Median % change year-on-year
+21.24%
+59.92%
-67.27%
75th Percentile
£26.21
£31.91
£13.83
90th Percentile
£57.50
£42.65
£18.75
Scotland median hourly rate
£18.37
£16.92
£18.45
% change year-on-year
+8.57%
-8.29%
-1.60%
Pharmaceutical Job Vacancy Trend in Glasgow
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Pharmaceutical relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Glasgow.
Pharmaceutical Daily Rate Trend in Glasgow
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Glasgow citing Pharmaceutical.
Pharmaceutical Top 10 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Glasgow
For the 6 months to 13 October 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Pharmaceutical also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Glasgow region with a requirement for Pharmaceutical.
Pharmaceutical Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Glasgow 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:
