The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Pharmaceutical in contract job vacancies in Lancashire. 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.
6 months to 2 May 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
28
29
-
Rank change year-on-year
+1
-
-
Contract jobs citing Pharmaceutical
1
3
0
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Lancashire
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 Lancashire.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills
89
126
121
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Lancashire
50.57%
64.95%
50.42%
Number of daily rates quoted
50
54
85
10th Percentile
£330
£313
£355
25th Percentile
£425
£413
£456
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£525
£519
£550
Median % change year-on-year
+1.20%
-5.68%
+13.29%
75th Percentile
£615
£714
£675
90th Percentile
£663
£781
£733
North West median daily rate
£475
£500
£500
% change year-on-year
-5.00%
-
+5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted
15
49
9
10th Percentile
£20.65
£14.35
£34.31
25th Percentile
£23.87
-
£41.50
Median hourly rate
£28.75
£16.06
£49.57
Median % change year-on-year
+79.02%
-67.60%
+22.27%
75th Percentile
£37.01
£35.23
£53.35
90th Percentile
£51.36
£46.18
£58.46
North West median hourly rate
£28.75
£17.72
£26.00
% change year-on-year
+62.25%
-31.85%
+30.00%
Pharmaceutical Job Vacancy Trend in Lancashire
Job postings citing Pharmaceutical as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Lancashire.
Pharmaceutical Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Lancashire
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Pharmaceutical in Lancashire.
Pharmaceutical Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Lancashire
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Pharmaceutical in Lancashire.
Pharmaceutical Top 17 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Lancashire
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 Lancashire region with a requirement for Pharmaceutical.
Pharmaceutical Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Lancashire 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:
