Pharmaceutical Contract Job Trends in Stevenage

Pharmaceutical (Pharma)
Hertfordshire > Stevenage

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Pharmaceutical in contract job vacancies in Stevenage. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Pharmaceutical over the 6 months leading up to 19 March 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
19 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 36 26 42
Rank change year-on-year -10 +16 0
Contract jobs citing Pharmaceutical 9 3 9
As % of all contract jobs in Stevenage 2.52% 2.26% 2.56%
As % of the General category 4.76% 3.80% 3.96%
Number of daily rates quoted 7 0 4
10th Percentile £408 - £466
25th Percentile £413 - £472
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £454 - £500
Median % change year-on-year - - +53.85%
75th Percentile £488 - £525
90th Percentile - - -
Hertfordshire median daily rate £441 - £488
% change year-on-year - - +2.63%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 5
Median hourly rate - - £60.00
Hertfordshire median hourly rate - - £60.00
% change year-on-year - - +42.86%

All General Skills
Stevenage

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 Stevenage.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for general skills 189 79 227
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Stevenage 52.94% 59.40% 64.49%
Number of daily rates quoted 71 13 16
10th Percentile £313 £390 £300
25th Percentile £425 £500 £350
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £492 £550 £425
Median % change year-on-year -10.55% +29.41% +6.25%
75th Percentile £625 £625 £525
90th Percentile £738 - £650
Hertfordshire median daily rate £500 £550 £425
% change year-on-year -9.09% +29.41% -19.05%
Number of hourly rates quoted 85 44 155
10th Percentile £28.37 £42.38 -
25th Percentile £53.53 £60.00 £38.12
Median hourly rate £65.00 £66.75 £50.00
Median % change year-on-year -2.62% +33.50% -20.63%
75th Percentile £70.00 £75.00 £65.00
90th Percentile £77.00 £81.01 -
Hertfordshire median hourly rate £20.09 £65.00 £50.00
% change year-on-year -69.09% +30.00% -16.67%

Pharmaceutical
Job Vacancy Trend in Stevenage

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

Pharmaceutical job vacancy trend in Stevenage

Pharmaceutical
Daily Rate Trend in Stevenage

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Stevenage citing Pharmaceutical

Pharmaceutical
Hourly Rate Trend in Stevenage

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

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Stevenage citing Pharmaceutical

Pharmaceutical
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Stevenage 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (11.11%) Mendix
Development Applications
1 2 (22.22%) JIRA
General
1 4 (44.44%) Analytical Skills
1 4 (44.44%) Manufacturing
2 3 (33.33%) Social Skills
3 2 (22.22%) Presentation Skills
4 1 (11.11%) Public Sector
4 1 (11.11%) Wearables
Job Titles
1 4 (44.44%) Designer
2 3 (33.33%) Product Designer
3 2 (22.22%) Product Owner
4 1 (11.11%) Developer
4 1 (11.11%) LIMS Manager
4 1 (11.11%) LIMS Project Manager
4 1 (11.11%) Project Manager
4 1 (11.11%) Senior
4 1 (11.11%) Senior Designer
4 1 (11.11%) Senior Product Designer
4 1 (11.11%) UI Designer
4 1 (11.11%) UI/UX Designer
4 1 (11.11%) UX Designer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (11.11%) CSS
1 1 (11.11%) REST
1 1 (11.11%) SOAP
Miscellaneous
1 2 (22.22%) Data Structures
1 2 (22.22%) Life Science
1 2 (22.22%) Product Ownership
2 1 (11.11%) Analytical Mindset
2 1 (11.11%) LIMS
2 1 (11.11%) Social Media
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (88.89%) Agile
2 5 (55.56%) Scrum
2 5 (55.56%) User Experience
2 5 (55.56%) User Stories
2 5 (55.56%) Validation
3 4 (44.44%) Problem-Solving
3 4 (44.44%) Roadmaps
3 4 (44.44%) User Research
3 4 (44.44%) Wireframes
4 3 (33.33%) Business Analysis
4 3 (33.33%) Data Analysis
4 3 (33.33%) Data Mapping
4 3 (33.33%) Data Migration
4 3 (33.33%) Data Modelling
4 3 (33.33%) Ideation Sessions
4 3 (33.33%) Journey Map
4 3 (33.33%) Migration
4 3 (33.33%) Sprint Planning
5 2 (22.22%) Kanban
5 2 (22.22%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 1 (11.11%) Java
1 1 (11.11%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 1 (11.11%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (44.44%) GxP
2 2 (22.22%) 21 CFR Part 11
2 2 (22.22%) GMP
2 2 (22.22%) QA
Vendors
1 1 (11.11%) Microsoft
1 1 (11.11%) SAP