Pharmaceutical (Pharma)
Bedfordshire > Luton
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Pharmaceutical in contract job vacancies in Luton. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Pharmaceutical over the 6 months leading up to 25 February 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 25 Feb 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 16 | 2 | 1 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -14 | -1 | +12 |
| Contract jobs citing Pharmaceutical | 17 | 42 | 98 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Luton | 9.88% | 49.41% | 49.25% |
| As % of the General category | 14.53% | 55.26% | 56.32% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 15 | 32 | 88 |
| 10th Percentile | £350 | - | £500 |
| 25th Percentile | £500 | £500 | £512 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £600 | £600 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +14.29% | +16.67% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £691 | £560 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £700 | £600 |
| Bedfordshire median daily rate | £600 | £600 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +14.29% | +16.67% |
All General Skills
Luton
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 Luton.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for general skills | 117 | 76 | 174 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Luton | 68.02% | 89.41% | 87.44% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 69 | 46 | 125 |
| 10th Percentile | £343 | - | £400 |
| 25th Percentile | £428 | £500 | £500 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £513 | £600 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -14.58% | +14.29% | +2.44% |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £700 | £550 |
| 90th Percentile | £650 | - | £600 |
| Bedfordshire median daily rate | £533 | £600 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | -11.25% | +14.29% | +5.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 18 | 8 | 19 |
| 10th Percentile | £60.00 | £20.26 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £62.50 | £35.63 | £15.39 |
| Median hourly rate | £68.21 | £70.00 | £15.79 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.56% | +343.32% | -72.30% |
| 75th Percentile | £80.00 | £83.88 | £21.75 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £89.35 | - |
| Bedfordshire median hourly rate | £68.21 | £36.14 | £19.51 |
| % change year-on-year | +88.74% | +85.29% | -64.31% |
Pharmaceutical
Job Vacancy Trend in Luton
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Pharmaceutical relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Luton.
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Daily Rate Trend in Luton
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Luton citing Pharmaceutical.
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Daily Rate Histogram in Luton
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Pharmaceutical in Luton over the 6 months to 25 February 2026.
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Hourly Rate Trend in Luton
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Luton citing Pharmaceutical.
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Luton 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: