The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Pharmaceutical in contract job vacancies in Manchester. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Pharmaceutical over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
6 months to 1 May 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
71
93
104
Rank change year-on-year
+22
+11
+34
Contract jobs citing Pharmaceutical
8
3
14
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Manchester
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 Manchester.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills
524
731
928
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Manchester
56.59%
48.19%
49.02%
Number of daily rates quoted
339
477
647
10th Percentile
£250
£313
£304
25th Percentile
£375
£388
£404
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£470
£500
£500
Median % change year-on-year
-6.00%
-
+2.83%
75th Percentile
£558
£588
£588
90th Percentile
£676
£675
£659
North West median daily rate
£475
£500
£500
% change year-on-year
-5.00%
-
+5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted
40
62
39
10th Percentile
-
£12.27
£14.52
25th Percentile
£13.00
£13.31
£19.63
Median hourly rate
£19.77
£21.73
£25.00
Median % change year-on-year
-9.02%
-13.10%
+38.89%
75th Percentile
£40.31
£31.50
£37.30
90th Percentile
£72.75
£59.75
£45.05
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 Manchester
Job postings citing Pharmaceutical as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Manchester.
Pharmaceutical Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Manchester
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Pharmaceutical in Manchester.
Pharmaceutical Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Manchester
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Pharmaceutical in Manchester.
Pharmaceutical Hourly Rate Histogram in Manchester
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Pharmaceutical in Manchester over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.
Pharmaceutical Top 22 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Manchester
For the 6 months to 1 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 Manchester region with a requirement for Pharmaceutical.
Pharmaceutical Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Manchester 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:
