Pharmaceutical (Pharma)
UK > Work from Home
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Pharmaceutical in remote or hybrid contract work. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Pharmaceutical over the 6 months leading up to 21 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 21 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 199 | 208 | 223 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +9 | +15 | +75 |
| Contract jobs citing Pharmaceutical | 126 | 110 | 161 |
| As % of all contract jobs with remote/hybrid work options | 1.24% | 0.95% | 0.95% |
| As % of the General category | 1.99% | 1.56% | 1.62% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 77 | 75 | 109 |
| 10th Percentile | £376 | £350 | £354 |
| 25th Percentile | £456 | £426 | £463 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £525 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | +1.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £625 | £588 |
| 90th Percentile | £688 | £675 | £678 |
| UK median daily rate | £575 | £525 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | +9.52% | - | +3.96% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £20.35 | £17.14 |
| 25th Percentile | £92.50 | £21.25 | £17.22 |
| Median hourly rate | £95.00 | £55.25 | £60.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +71.95% | -7.92% | +42.86% |
| 75th Percentile | £97.50 | £97.50 | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| UK median hourly rate | £95.00 | £32.50 | £20.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +192.31% | +62.50% | +23.08% |
All General Skills
Work from Home
Pharmaceutical falls under the General Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with remote or hybrid options requiring common skills.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills | 6,328 | 7,055 | 9,963 |
| As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option | 62.06% | 60.95% | 58.92% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 4,059 | 4,332 | 6,716 |
| 10th Percentile | £331 | £313 | £320 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £413 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £518 | £525 | £538 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -1.43% | -2.37% | -2.23% |
| 75th Percentile | £630 | £650 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £740 | £775 | £750 |
| UK median daily rate | £500 | £525 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.76% | -4.55% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 257 | 152 | 252 |
| 10th Percentile | £15.64 | £18.50 | £17.65 |
| 25th Percentile | £20.91 | £21.88 | £24.19 |
| Median hourly rate | £41.50 | £33.52 | £46.22 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +23.81% | -27.48% | -11.96% |
| 75th Percentile | £65.00 | £60.00 | £62.03 |
| 90th Percentile | £70.00 | £75.00 | £84.36 |
| UK median hourly rate | £23.54 | £27.30 | £33.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -13.78% | -17.27% | +32.00% |
Pharmaceutical
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Pharmaceutical and offering remote or hybrid work options relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.
Pharmaceutical
Daily Rate Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Pharmaceutical.
Pharmaceutical
Daily Rate Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs
Daily rate distribution for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Pharmaceutical over the 6 months to 21 December 2025.
Pharmaceutical
Hourly Rate Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Pharmaceutical.
Pharmaceutical
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs 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:
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