Pharmaceutical Contract Job Trends in Oxfordshire

Pharmaceutical (Pharma)
South East > Oxfordshire

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Pharmaceutical in contract job vacancies in Oxfordshire. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Pharmaceutical over the 6 months leading up to 11 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank - - 27
Rank change year-on-year - - +9
Contract jobs citing Pharmaceutical 0 0 1
As % of all contract jobs in Oxfordshire - - 0.58%
As % of the General category - - 1.04%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
South East median daily rate £565 £213 £500
% change year-on-year +165.76% -57.50% +11.11%

All General Skills
Oxfordshire

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 Oxfordshire.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for general skills 96 51 96
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Oxfordshire 55.81% 56.04% 55.49%
Number of daily rates quoted 56 28 64
10th Percentile £216 £179 £150
25th Percentile £309 £372 £255
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £431 £475 £400
Median % change year-on-year -9.21% +18.75% -15.79%
75th Percentile £538 £547 £514
90th Percentile £588 £674 £575
South East median daily rate £481 £500 £500
% change year-on-year -3.88% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 19 5 11
10th Percentile £15.54 - £16.25
25th Percentile £17.31 £23.50 £25.13
Median hourly rate £22.27 £25.99 £26.00
Median % change year-on-year -14.33% -0.04% +4.00%
75th Percentile £27.50 £47.50 £32.32
90th Percentile £89.63 £59.50 £48.75
South East median hourly rate £21.02 £39.93 £49.07
% change year-on-year -47.35% -18.63% +39.19%

Pharmaceutical
Job Vacancy Trend in Oxfordshire

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Pharmaceutical relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Oxfordshire.

Pharmaceutical job vacancy trend in Oxfordshire

Pharmaceutical
Daily Rate Trend in Oxfordshire

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Oxfordshire citing Pharmaceutical.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Oxfordshire citing Pharmaceutical

Pharmaceutical
Hourly Rate Trend in Oxfordshire

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Oxfordshire citing Pharmaceutical.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Oxfordshire citing Pharmaceutical