Chemistry Contracts in the North of England

Chemistry
England > North of England

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the North of England requiring Chemistry skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Chemistry over the 6 months leading up to 28 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
28 Aug 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 187 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
DemandTrendContract jobs citing Chemistry 2 0 0
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the North of England 0.050% - -
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.056% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £240 - -
England median daily rate £450 £375 £450
% change year-on-year +20.00% -16.67% -16.28%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 0
Median hourly rate £30.29 - -
England median hourly rate £30.29 - -

All Process and Methodology Skills
North of England

Chemistry falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in the North of England.

DemandTrendContract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 3,558 3,525 4,520
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the North of England 89.04% 83.81% 88.52%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,282 2,100 3,034
10th Percentile £268 £312 £288
25th Percentile £375 £405 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £465 £500 £502
Median % change year-on-year -7.00% -0.35% +0.35%
75th Percentile £556 £585 £600
90th Percentile £650 £675 £688
England median daily rate £510 £525 £550
% change year-on-year -2.86% -4.55% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 209 220 203
10th Percentile £13.26 £11.07 £15.75
25th Percentile £17.44 £13.69 £17.88
Median hourly rate £22.63 £29.39 £27.98
Median % change year-on-year -22.99% +5.02% +39.90%
75th Percentile £43.39 £50.00 £46.18
90th Percentile £72.50 £68.85 £57.28
England median hourly rate £25.15 £42.50 £42.50
% change year-on-year -40.82% - +54.55%

Chemistry
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

Job postings citing Chemistry as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the North of England.

Job vacancy trend for Chemistry in the North of England

Chemistry
Daily Rate Trend in the North of England

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the North of England citing Chemistry.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the North of England citing Chemistry

Chemistry
Hourly Rate Trend in the North of England

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the North of England citing Chemistry.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the North of England citing Chemistry

Chemistry
DemandTrendContract Job Locations in the North of England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Chemistry within the North of England region over the 6 months to 28 August 2025. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
DemandTrendContract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Yorkshire - 2 £240 - 2
Chemistry
England

Chemistry
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North of England 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:

Applications
1 1 (50.00%) Chatbot
General
1 2 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (50.00%) Trainer
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (50.00%) Artificial Intelligence
1 1 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (50.00%) Conversational UI
Qualifications
1 1 (50.00%) Degree
1 1 (50.00%) Master's Degree
1 1 (50.00%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (50.00%) COSHH
Vendors
1 1 (50.00%) PayPal