Pharmaceutical Contracts in England

Pharmaceutical (Pharma)
UK > England

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Pharmaceutical in contract job vacancies advertised in England. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Pharmaceutical over the 6 months to 2 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
2 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 238 316 354
Rank change year-on-year +78 +38 -15
Contract jobs citing Pharmaceutical 354 365 537
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 0.96% 0.76% 0.76%
As % of the General category 1.67% 1.29% 1.33%
Number of daily rates quoted 217 244 384
10th Percentile £363 £281 £350
25th Percentile £425 £400 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £500 £525
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% +5.00%
75th Percentile £588 £625 £625
90th Percentile £675 £688 £711
UK median daily rate £525 £500 £525
% change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% +5.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 38 13 21
10th Percentile £19.49 £16.57 £24.00
25th Percentile £20.75 £22.53 £32.50
Median hourly rate £33.83 £30.00 £49.00
Median % change year-on-year +12.77% -38.78% +22.50%
75th Percentile £58.75 £63.75 £60.75
90th Percentile £62.34 £65.00 £70.00
UK median hourly rate £37.50 £30.00 £49.00
% change year-on-year +25.00% -38.78% +15.29%

All General Skills
England

Pharmaceutical is in the General Skills category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for common skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 21,251 28,243 40,424
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 57.55% 59.16% 57.19%
Number of daily rates quoted 13,633 19,891 28,416
10th Percentile £280 £313 £320
25th Percentile £413 £450 £438
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £535 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year -2.73% - +10.00%
75th Percentile £650 £688 £650
90th Percentile £775 £798 £763
UK median daily rate £525 £550 £540
% change year-on-year -4.55% +1.85% +8.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,819 896 1,282
10th Percentile £12.88 £13.41 £12.50
25th Percentile £15.50 £17.68 £15.00
Median hourly rate £30.50 £31.92 £21.50
Median % change year-on-year -4.45% +48.47% +2.14%
75th Percentile £52.20 £60.03 £46.23
90th Percentile £67.38 £70.00 £59.94
UK median hourly rate £30.00 £32.40 £22.50
% change year-on-year -7.41% +44.00% +4.65%

Pharmaceutical
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings citing Pharmaceutical as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for Pharmaceutical in England

Pharmaceutical
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Pharmaceutical in England.

Daily rate trend for Pharmaceutical in England

Pharmaceutical
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Pharmaceutical in England over the 6 months to 2 June 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Pharmaceutical in England

Pharmaceutical
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Pharmaceutical in England.

Hourly rate trend for Pharmaceutical in England

Pharmaceutical
Hourly Rate Histogram in England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Pharmaceutical in England over the 6 months to 2 June 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Pharmaceutical in England

Pharmaceutical
Contract Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Pharmaceutical within the England region over the 6 months to 2 June 2024. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
London +105 104 £575 +9.52% 224
North of England +59 96 £500 - 183
East of England +16 87 £500 +11.11% 116
North West +48 84 £500 +11.11% 113
South East -11 26 £501 +17.88% 154
Yorkshire +17 10 £550 - 51
South West +18 9 - - 60
Midlands +25 5 £338 -28.95% 87
West Midlands +15 5 £338 -28.95% 41
Pharmaceutical
UK

Pharmaceutical
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 12 (3.39%) SAS
1 12 (3.39%) SharePoint
2 8 (2.26%) Confluence
3 6 (1.69%) Apache Airflow
3 6 (1.69%) Apache Spark
4 5 (1.41%) Apache
5 4 (1.13%) Microsoft Exchange
6 1 (0.28%) CMS
6 1 (0.28%) IBM HTTP Server
Applications
1 21 (5.93%) Microsoft Excel
2 16 (4.52%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 9 (2.54%) Microsoft Office
4 3 (0.85%) Adobe Illustrator
4 3 (0.85%) InDesign
4 3 (0.85%) Photoshop
4 3 (0.85%) Sketch
5 2 (0.56%) MS Visio
5 2 (0.56%) SPSS
6 1 (0.28%) Chatbot
6 1 (0.28%) Microsoft Project
6 1 (0.28%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 64 (18.08%) SAP S/4HANA
2 10 (2.82%) SAP MDG
3 7 (1.98%) SAP EWM
4 5 (1.41%) SAP SD
5 4 (1.13%) Oracle EBS
5 4 (1.13%) SAP QM
5 4 (1.13%) TrackWise
6 3 (0.85%) SAP ERP
6 3 (0.85%) SAP MDM
7 2 (0.56%) SAP BPC
7 2 (0.56%) SAP EHS
8 1 (0.28%) Dynamics CRM
8 1 (0.28%) SAP CO
8 1 (0.28%) SAP FI
8 1 (0.28%) SAP FI/CO
8 1 (0.28%) SAP Hybris
8 1 (0.28%) SAP PP
8 1 (0.28%) SAP PS
8 1 (0.28%) SAP SCM
8 1 (0.28%) Veritas eDiscovery
Cloud Services
1 25 (7.06%) AWS
2 24 (6.78%) Power Platform
3 17 (4.80%) Azure
4 14 (3.95%) Snowflake
5 13 (3.67%) Collibra
6 9 (2.54%) Microsoft 365
7 8 (2.26%) Power Automate
8 7 (1.98%) Amazon S3
8 7 (1.98%) AWS Lambda
8 7 (1.98%) Serverless
9 6 (1.69%) Azure Data Factory
10 5 (1.41%) Amazon EC2
10 5 (1.41%) Amazon EMR
10 5 (1.41%) Amazon SQS
10 5 (1.41%) Cloud Computing
11 4 (1.13%) Azure Cosmos DB
11 4 (1.13%) Entra ID
11 4 (1.13%) Google Workspace
11 4 (1.13%) Veeva
11 4 (1.13%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 6 (1.69%) FTP
1 6 (1.69%) LAN
1 6 (1.69%) WAN
2 3 (0.85%) Firewall
2 3 (0.85%) Internet
2 3 (0.85%) Wi-Fi
3 2 (0.56%) Cisco Firepower
3 2 (0.56%) MQTT
4 1 (0.28%) SD-WAN
4 1 (0.28%) VoIP
4 1 (0.28%) VPN
4 1 (0.28%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 24 (6.78%) Power BI
2 17 (4.80%) Data Lake
3 14 (3.95%) Metadata
4 11 (3.11%) Data Warehouse
5 10 (2.82%) Big Data
5 10 (2.82%) SAP HANA
5 10 (2.82%) SQL Server
6 7 (1.98%) EDMS
6 7 (1.98%) NoSQL
7 6 (1.69%) Ataccama
7 6 (1.69%) Data Mining
7 6 (1.69%) Qlik Sense
8 5 (1.41%) Relational Database
9 3 (0.85%) MySQL
9 3 (0.85%) Oracle Database
9 3 (0.85%) PostgreSQL
9 3 (0.85%) RDBMS
9 3 (0.85%) Tableau
10 2 (0.56%) Data Hub
11 1 (0.28%) MS Access
Development Applications
1 29 (8.19%) JIRA
2 12 (3.39%) Git
3 6 (1.69%) Eclipse
3 6 (1.69%) PyCharm
3 6 (1.69%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
4 2 (0.56%) Jenkins
4 2 (0.56%) Visual Studio
5 1 (0.28%) LabVIEW
5 1 (0.28%) Toad
General
1 100 (28.25%) Social Skills
2 65 (18.36%) Manufacturing
3 38 (10.73%) Finance
4 32 (9.04%) Analytical Skills
5 15 (4.24%) Organisational Skills
6 13 (3.67%) Influencing Skills
7 12 (3.39%) Marketing
8 8 (2.26%) Banking
9 7 (1.98%) Aerospace
9 7 (1.98%) Legal
10 6 (1.69%) Electronics
11 5 (1.41%) Advertising
11 5 (1.41%) Health Technology
11 5 (1.41%) Presentation Skills
12 3 (0.85%) Documentation Skills
12 3 (0.85%) General Ledger
12 3 (0.85%) Public Sector
13 2 (0.56%) Back Office
13 2 (0.56%) French Language
13 2 (0.56%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 69 (19.49%) Analyst
2 39 (11.02%) Project Manager
3 36 (10.17%) Senior
4 35 (9.89%) Consultant
5 32 (9.04%) Business Analyst
6 27 (7.63%) Data Analyst
7 20 (5.65%) Developer
8 19 (5.37%) Architect
8 19 (5.37%) SAP Consultant
9 18 (5.08%) Senior Analyst
10 17 (4.80%) Lead
11 16 (4.52%) Data Manager
12 12 (3.39%) Data Engineer
12 12 (3.39%) SAP Manager
13 10 (2.82%) Solutions Architect
14 9 (2.54%) Engineering Manager
14 9 (2.54%) Functional Consultant
14 9 (2.54%) QA Specialist
15 8 (2.26%) Data Quality Analyst
15 8 (2.26%) Governance Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 12 (3.39%) React
2 7 (1.98%) Web Services
3 6 (1.69%) XML
4 5 (1.41%) CSS
4 5 (1.41%) HTML
4 5 (1.41%) JSON
4 5 (1.41%) PySpark
5 3 (0.85%) AWS CDK
6 2 (0.56%) D3.js
6 2 (0.56%) Node.js
6 2 (0.56%) Nuxt
6 2 (0.56%) Redux
6 2 (0.56%) Svelte
6 2 (0.56%) SvelteKit
6 2 (0.56%) Vue
7 1 (0.28%) .NET
7 1 (0.28%) EDI
7 1 (0.28%) IDoc
7 1 (0.28%) SailPoint
7 1 (0.28%) SAP ALE
Miscellaneous
1 51 (14.41%) Life Science
2 20 (5.65%) Product Ownership
3 13 (3.67%) Biopharmaceutical
4 12 (3.39%) Management Information System
5 10 (2.82%) Data Structures
6 7 (1.98%) Onboarding
6 7 (1.98%) Reference Data
7 6 (1.69%) PMI
8 5 (1.41%) Data Centre
9 4 (1.13%) Greenfield Project
9 4 (1.13%) IoT
9 4 (1.13%) LIMS
9 4 (1.13%) Operational Technology
9 4 (1.13%) Robotics
9 4 (1.13%) Self-Motivation
10 3 (0.85%) Algorithms
10 3 (0.85%) Animation
10 3 (0.85%) Data Protection Act
10 3 (0.85%) Genomics
10 3 (0.85%) Graphic Design
Operating Systems
1 8 (2.26%) Windows
2 3 (0.85%) Windows 10
3 2 (0.56%) Apple iOS
3 2 (0.56%) Mac OS
4 1 (0.28%) Linux
4 1 (0.28%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 71 (20.06%) Stakeholder Management
2 52 (14.69%) Data Governance
3 50 (14.12%) Project Management
4 46 (12.99%) Agile
5 37 (10.45%) Problem-Solving
6 32 (9.04%) Analytics
7 30 (8.47%) Data Modelling
8 28 (7.91%) ETL
9 25 (7.06%) Business Analysis
9 25 (7.06%) Business Intelligence
9 25 (7.06%) Data Management
10 23 (6.50%) Change Management
11 22 (6.21%) Biotechnology
11 22 (6.21%) Visualisation
12 21 (5.93%) Data Engineering
12 21 (5.93%) Machine Learning
12 21 (5.93%) Roadmaps
13 20 (5.65%) CI/CD
13 20 (5.65%) ERP
13 20 (5.65%) Project Delivery
Programming Languages
1 47 (13.28%) Python
2 35 (9.89%) SQL
3 14 (3.95%) Java
4 12 (3.39%) JavaScript
5 8 (2.26%) ABAP
6 6 (1.69%) Groovy
6 6 (1.69%) R
7 5 (1.41%) C#
8 3 (0.85%) PL/SQL
8 3 (0.85%) TypeScript
9 2 (0.56%) Shell Script
10 1 (0.28%) Bash
10 1 (0.28%) MATLAB
Qualifications
1 66 (18.64%) Degree
2 12 (3.39%) IIBA
3 10 (2.82%) PMP
4 9 (2.54%) Master's Degree
5 7 (1.98%) PMI Certification
6 5 (1.41%) Security Cleared
7 4 (1.13%) CCNA
7 4 (1.13%) Cisco Certification
7 4 (1.13%) MCSA
7 4 (1.13%) MCSE
7 4 (1.13%) Microsoft Certification
7 4 (1.13%) PhD
7 4 (1.13%) SC Cleared
8 2 (0.56%) CISA
8 2 (0.56%) CISM
8 2 (0.56%) CISSP
8 2 (0.56%) DBS Check
8 2 (0.56%) ITIL Certification
9 1 (0.28%) Computer Science Degree
9 1 (0.28%) SAP Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 32 (9.04%) GxP
2 29 (8.19%) QA
3 27 (7.63%) GDPR
4 20 (5.65%) Data Quality
5 18 (5.08%) Good Clinical Practice
6 11 (3.11%) GMP
7 10 (2.82%) PMO
8 4 (1.13%) SLA
9 3 (0.85%) GAMP
10 2 (0.56%) NIST
10 2 (0.56%) NIST 800
11 1 (0.28%) Accessibility
11 1 (0.28%) Actionable Recommendations
11 1 (0.28%) CDISC
11 1 (0.28%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 11 (3.11%) Active Directory
2 8 (2.26%) Docker
Systems Management
1 6 (1.69%) Kubernetes
2 3 (0.85%) HP Quality Center
2 3 (0.85%) SCCM
2 3 (0.85%) Terraform
3 2 (0.56%) Microsoft Intune
3 2 (0.56%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
Vendors
1 93 (26.27%) SAP
2 25 (7.06%) Ariba
3 22 (6.21%) Microsoft
4 14 (3.95%) Adobe
5 13 (3.67%) Oracle
6 10 (2.82%) ServiceNow
7 9 (2.54%) Google
8 8 (2.26%) Informatica
8 8 (2.26%) Salesforce
9 6 (1.69%) Alteryx
9 6 (1.69%) Dataiku
9 6 (1.69%) Trillium
10 5 (1.41%) Talend
11 3 (0.85%) Allen-Bradley
11 3 (0.85%) HP
11 3 (0.85%) Palo Alto
12 2 (0.56%) Cisco
12 2 (0.56%) Databricks
12 2 (0.56%) OpenAI
12 2 (0.56%) Workday