Pharmaceutical (Pharma)
West Midlands > Staffordshire
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Pharmaceutical in contract job vacancies in Staffordshire. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Pharmaceutical over the 6 months leading up to 30 May 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
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6 months to 30 May 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | - | 13 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | +13 |
| Contract jobs citing Pharmaceutical | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Staffordshire | - | - | 4.46% |
| As % of the General category | - | - | 7.81% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £331 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | - | £338 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | -33.17% |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £344 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| West Midlands median daily rate | - | £525 | £338 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +55.56% | -28.95% |
All General Skills
Staffordshire
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 Staffordshire.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for general skills | 54 | 36 | 64 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Staffordshire | 60.67% | 62.07% | 57.14% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 37 | 26 | 36 |
| 10th Percentile | £180 | £140 | £208 |
| 25th Percentile | £300 | £150 | £300 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £400 | £200 | £375 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +100.00% | -46.67% | -25.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £469 | £484 | £444 |
| 90th Percentile | £583 | £500 | £513 |
| West Midlands median daily rate | £481 | £460 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.59% | -8.00% | -4.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 6 | 11 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £12.25 | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | £12.63 | £14.71 |
| Median hourly rate | - | £19.00 | £15.90 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +19.50% | -42.18% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £29.31 | £33.93 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £34.13 | £38.75 |
| West Midlands median hourly rate | £30.27 | £22.05 | £19.30 |
| % change year-on-year | +37.28% | +14.28% | -7.99% |
Pharmaceutical
Job Vacancy Trend in Staffordshire
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Pharmaceutical relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Staffordshire.
Pharmaceutical
Daily Rate Trend in Staffordshire
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Staffordshire citing Pharmaceutical.
Pharmaceutical
Hourly Rate Trend in Staffordshire
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Staffordshire citing Pharmaceutical.
