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 9 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
9 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 252 312 346
Rank change year-on-year +60 +34 +8
Contract jobs citing Pharmaceutical 344 374 533
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 0.92% 0.79% 0.76%
As % of the General category 1.61% 1.34% 1.32%
Number of daily rates quoted 209 254 387
10th Percentile £363 £283 £346
25th Percentile £425 £411 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £501 £525
Median % change year-on-year +4.74% -4.52% +5.00%
75th Percentile £588 £625 £625
90th Percentile £675 £688 £713
UK median daily rate £525 £503 £525
% change year-on-year +4.48% -4.29% +5.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 38 14 22
10th Percentile £19.49 £15.90 £24.00
25th Percentile £20.75 £22.13 £26.50
Median hourly rate £33.83 £30.00 £49.00
Median % change year-on-year +12.77% -38.78% +22.50%
75th Percentile £58.75 £63.56 £60.31
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 21,317 27,822 40,494
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 57.31% 59.11% 57.38%
Number of daily rates quoted 13,647 19,590 28,455
10th Percentile £281 £313 £325
25th Percentile £413 £450 £438
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £533 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year -3.09% - +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 1,826 910 1,290
10th Percentile £12.88 £13.41 £12.50
25th Percentile £15.50 £17.50 £15.00
Median hourly rate £31.50 £30.65 £21.99
Median % change year-on-year +2.78% +39.40% +4.44%
75th Percentile £52.50 £60.00 £47.50
90th Percentile £67.50 £70.00 £60.00
UK median hourly rate £30.12 £32.00 £22.50
% change year-on-year -5.88% +42.22% +6.89%

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 9 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 9 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 9 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 +80 98 £595 +13.33% 215
North of England +57 97 £500 - 185
North West +42 84 £500 +8.11% 118
East of England +7 82 £500 +5.26% 114
South East -2 27 £501 +7.17% 160
Yorkshire +9 11 £550 - 49
South West +20 9 - - 63
Midlands +21 5 £338 -31.12% 87
West Midlands +12 5 £338 -31.12% 43
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 (3.49%) SharePoint
2 11 (3.20%) SAS
3 8 (2.33%) Confluence
4 6 (1.74%) Apache Airflow
4 6 (1.74%) Apache Spark
5 5 (1.45%) Apache
6 4 (1.16%) Microsoft Exchange
7 1 (0.29%) CMS
7 1 (0.29%) IBM HTTP Server
Applications
1 18 (5.23%) Microsoft Excel
2 14 (4.07%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 7 (2.03%) Microsoft Office
4 4 (1.16%) Sketch
5 3 (0.87%) Adobe Illustrator
5 3 (0.87%) InDesign
5 3 (0.87%) Photoshop
6 2 (0.58%) MS Visio
7 1 (0.29%) Chatbot
7 1 (0.29%) Microsoft Project
7 1 (0.29%) Spreadsheet
7 1 (0.29%) SPSS
Business Applications
1 56 (16.28%) SAP S/4HANA
2 10 (2.91%) SAP MDG
3 7 (2.03%) SAP EWM
4 5 (1.45%) SAP SD
5 4 (1.16%) Oracle EBS
5 4 (1.16%) SAP QM
5 4 (1.16%) TrackWise
6 3 (0.87%) SAP MDM
7 2 (0.58%) SAP BPC
7 2 (0.58%) SAP EHS
7 2 (0.58%) SAP ERP
8 1 (0.29%) Relativity
8 1 (0.29%) SAP CO
8 1 (0.29%) SAP CX
8 1 (0.29%) SAP FI/CO
8 1 (0.29%) SAP GTS
8 1 (0.29%) SAP Hybris
8 1 (0.29%) SAP IBP
8 1 (0.29%) SAP SCM
8 1 (0.29%) Veritas eDiscovery
Cloud Services
1 25 (7.27%) AWS
2 24 (6.98%) Power Platform
3 16 (4.65%) Azure
4 14 (4.07%) Snowflake
5 13 (3.78%) Collibra
6 9 (2.62%) Microsoft 365
7 8 (2.33%) Power Automate
8 7 (2.03%) Amazon S3
8 7 (2.03%) AWS Lambda
8 7 (2.03%) Serverless
9 6 (1.74%) Azure Data Factory
10 5 (1.45%) Amazon EC2
10 5 (1.45%) Amazon EMR
10 5 (1.45%) Amazon SQS
10 5 (1.45%) Cloud Computing
11 4 (1.16%) Azure Cosmos DB
11 4 (1.16%) Entra ID
11 4 (1.16%) Figma
11 4 (1.16%) Google Workspace
11 4 (1.16%) Veeva
Communications & Networking
1 6 (1.74%) FTP
1 6 (1.74%) LAN
1 6 (1.74%) WAN
2 3 (0.87%) Firewall
2 3 (0.87%) Internet
2 3 (0.87%) Wi-Fi
3 2 (0.58%) Cisco Firepower
3 2 (0.58%) MQTT
4 1 (0.29%) SD-WAN
4 1 (0.29%) VoIP
4 1 (0.29%) VPN
4 1 (0.29%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 24 (6.98%) Power BI
2 17 (4.94%) Data Lake
3 14 (4.07%) Metadata
4 11 (3.20%) Data Warehouse
4 11 (3.20%) SAP HANA
5 10 (2.91%) Big Data
5 10 (2.91%) SQL Server
6 7 (2.03%) EDMS
6 7 (2.03%) NoSQL
6 7 (2.03%) Qlik Sense
7 6 (1.74%) Ataccama
7 6 (1.74%) Data Mining
8 4 (1.16%) Relational Database
9 3 (0.87%) MySQL
9 3 (0.87%) Oracle Database
9 3 (0.87%) PostgreSQL
9 3 (0.87%) RDBMS
9 3 (0.87%) Tableau
10 1 (0.29%) SAP BW
10 1 (0.29%) Snowflake Schema
Development Applications
1 30 (8.72%) JIRA
2 12 (3.49%) Git
3 6 (1.74%) Eclipse
3 6 (1.74%) PyCharm
3 6 (1.74%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
4 2 (0.58%) Jenkins
5 1 (0.29%) LabVIEW
5 1 (0.29%) Visual Studio
General
1 92 (26.74%) Social Skills
2 65 (18.90%) Manufacturing
3 36 (10.47%) Finance
4 31 (9.01%) Analytical Skills
5 15 (4.36%) Organisational Skills
6 13 (3.78%) Influencing Skills
7 11 (3.20%) Marketing
8 7 (2.03%) Aerospace
8 7 (2.03%) Legal
9 6 (1.74%) Banking
9 6 (1.74%) Electronics
10 5 (1.45%) Advertising
10 5 (1.45%) Health Technology
11 3 (0.87%) Documentation Skills
11 3 (0.87%) Presentation Skills
11 3 (0.87%) Public Sector
12 2 (0.58%) Aviation
12 2 (0.58%) Back Office
12 2 (0.58%) French Language
12 2 (0.58%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 67 (19.48%) Analyst
2 39 (11.34%) Project Manager
3 38 (11.05%) Consultant
4 36 (10.47%) Senior
5 32 (9.30%) Business Analyst
6 26 (7.56%) Data Analyst
7 21 (6.10%) Developer
8 20 (5.81%) SAP Consultant
9 18 (5.23%) Architect
9 18 (5.23%) Lead
9 18 (5.23%) Senior Analyst
10 16 (4.65%) Data Manager
11 13 (3.78%) SAP Manager
12 12 (3.49%) Functional Consultant
13 11 (3.20%) Data Engineer
14 10 (2.91%) SAP S/4HANA Consultant
15 9 (2.62%) Engineering Manager
15 9 (2.62%) QA Specialist
15 9 (2.62%) Solutions Architect
16 8 (2.33%) QA Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 13 (3.78%) React
2 7 (2.03%) Web Services
3 6 (1.74%) CSS
3 6 (1.74%) HTML
3 6 (1.74%) PySpark
3 6 (1.74%) XML
4 5 (1.45%) JSON
5 3 (0.87%) AWS CDK
5 3 (0.87%) Redux
6 2 (0.58%) D3.js
6 2 (0.58%) Node.js
6 2 (0.58%) Nuxt
6 2 (0.58%) Svelte
6 2 (0.58%) SvelteKit
6 2 (0.58%) Vue
7 1 (0.29%) .NET
7 1 (0.29%) EDI
7 1 (0.29%) IDoc
7 1 (0.29%) SailPoint
7 1 (0.29%) SAP ALE
Miscellaneous
1 52 (15.12%) Life Science
2 19 (5.52%) Product Ownership
3 14 (4.07%) Biopharmaceutical
4 11 (3.20%) Data Structures
4 11 (3.20%) Management Information System
5 8 (2.33%) Onboarding
6 7 (2.03%) Reference Data
7 6 (1.74%) PMI
8 5 (1.45%) Data Centre
9 4 (1.16%) IoT
9 4 (1.16%) LIMS
9 4 (1.16%) Robotics
9 4 (1.16%) Self-Motivation
10 3 (0.87%) Algorithms
10 3 (0.87%) Animation
10 3 (0.87%) Data Protection Act
10 3 (0.87%) Digital Media
10 3 (0.87%) Genomics
10 3 (0.87%) Graphic Design
10 3 (0.87%) Operational Technology
Operating Systems
1 8 (2.33%) Windows
2 3 (0.87%) Windows 10
3 2 (0.58%) Apple iOS
3 2 (0.58%) Mac OS
4 1 (0.29%) Linux
4 1 (0.29%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 72 (20.93%) Stakeholder Management
2 50 (14.53%) Data Governance
2 50 (14.53%) Project Management
3 47 (13.66%) Agile
4 36 (10.47%) Problem-Solving
5 30 (8.72%) Data Modelling
6 27 (7.85%) ETL
7 25 (7.27%) Business Analysis
7 25 (7.27%) Data Management
8 24 (6.98%) Business Intelligence
9 23 (6.69%) Change Management
9 23 (6.69%) Visualisation
10 22 (6.40%) Analytics
10 22 (6.40%) Biotechnology
11 21 (6.10%) Data Engineering
11 21 (6.10%) Machine Learning
12 20 (5.81%) Project Delivery
12 20 (5.81%) Roadmaps
13 19 (5.52%) CI/CD
13 19 (5.52%) Decision-Making
Programming Languages
1 48 (13.95%) Python
2 33 (9.59%) SQL
3 14 (4.07%) Java
4 13 (3.78%) JavaScript
5 8 (2.33%) ABAP
6 6 (1.74%) Groovy
7 5 (1.45%) C#
8 4 (1.16%) R
9 3 (0.87%) PL/SQL
9 3 (0.87%) TypeScript
10 2 (0.58%) Shell Script
11 1 (0.29%) Bash
11 1 (0.29%) MATLAB
Qualifications
1 64 (18.60%) Degree
2 12 (3.49%) IIBA
3 10 (2.91%) PMP
4 8 (2.33%) Master's Degree
5 7 (2.03%) PMI Certification
6 5 (1.45%) Security Cleared
7 4 (1.16%) CCNA
7 4 (1.16%) Cisco Certification
7 4 (1.16%) MCSA
7 4 (1.16%) MCSE
7 4 (1.16%) Microsoft Certification
7 4 (1.16%) SC Cleared
8 3 (0.87%) PhD
9 2 (0.58%) Computer Science Degree
9 2 (0.58%) DBS Check
9 2 (0.58%) ITIL Certification
10 1 (0.29%) CISA
10 1 (0.29%) CISM
10 1 (0.29%) DV Cleared
10 1 (0.29%) SAP Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 31 (9.01%) GxP
2 29 (8.43%) QA
3 26 (7.56%) GDPR
4 20 (5.81%) Data Quality
5 18 (5.23%) Good Clinical Practice
6 11 (3.20%) GMP
7 10 (2.91%) PMO
8 4 (1.16%) SLA
9 3 (0.87%) GAMP
10 1 (0.29%) Accessibility
10 1 (0.29%) Actionable Recommendations
10 1 (0.29%) CDISC
10 1 (0.29%) NIST
10 1 (0.29%) NIST 800
10 1 (0.29%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 11 (3.20%) Active Directory
2 8 (2.33%) Docker
Systems Management
1 6 (1.74%) Kubernetes
2 3 (0.87%) HP Quality Center
2 3 (0.87%) SCCM
2 3 (0.87%) Terraform
3 2 (0.58%) Microsoft Intune
3 2 (0.58%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
Vendors
1 86 (25.00%) SAP
2 20 (5.81%) Ariba
2 20 (5.81%) Microsoft
3 14 (4.07%) Adobe
4 12 (3.49%) Oracle
5 10 (2.91%) ServiceNow
6 9 (2.62%) Google
7 8 (2.33%) Informatica
7 8 (2.33%) Salesforce
8 6 (1.74%) Alteryx
8 6 (1.74%) Dataiku
8 6 (1.74%) Trillium
9 5 (1.45%) Talend
10 3 (0.87%) Allen-Bradley
10 3 (0.87%) HP
10 3 (0.87%) Palo Alto
11 2 (0.58%) Cisco
11 2 (0.58%) Databricks
11 2 (0.58%) OpenAI
11 2 (0.58%) Workday