Pharmaceutical Contract Job Trends in Suffolk

Pharmaceutical (Pharma)
East of England > Suffolk

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Pharmaceutical in contract job vacancies in Suffolk. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Pharmaceutical over the 6 months leading up to 22 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
22 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank - 25 -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing Pharmaceutical 0 2 0
As % of all contract jobs in Suffolk - 1.96% -
As % of the General category - 2.82% -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
East of England median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - +16.67%

All General Skills
Suffolk

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 Suffolk.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for general skills 45 71 64
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Suffolk 48.91% 69.61% 66.67%
Number of daily rates quoted 24 32 47
10th Percentile £215 £210 £190
25th Percentile £220 £225 £255
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £425 £400 £475
Median % change year-on-year +6.25% -15.79% -20.83%
75th Percentile £556 £519 £644
90th Percentile £713 £595 £718
East of England median daily rate £478 £500 £486
% change year-on-year -4.40% +2.83% -2.75%
Number of hourly rates quoted 6 3 1
10th Percentile £14.05 - -
25th Percentile £16.36 £45.22 £13.50
Median hourly rate £21.34 £48.56 £14.00
Median % change year-on-year -56.06% +246.86% -12.50%
75th Percentile £24.38 £52.83 £14.50
90th Percentile £24.76 £53.38 -
East of England median hourly rate £18.82 £24.33 £18.50
% change year-on-year -22.65% +31.51% -7.64%

Pharmaceutical
Job Vacancy Trend in Suffolk

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

Pharmaceutical job vacancy trend in Suffolk

Pharmaceutical
Daily Rate Trend in Suffolk

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Suffolk citing Pharmaceutical

Pharmaceutical
Hourly Rate Trend in Suffolk

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

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Suffolk citing Pharmaceutical