The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Preston with a requirement for Open Source skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Open Source over the 6 months to 19 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
Open Source is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in Preston with a requirement for process or methodology skills.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills
51
76
93
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Preston
91.07%
98.70%
90.29%
Number of daily rates quoted
16
27
46
10th Percentile
£356
£300
£169
25th Percentile
£459
£363
£222
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£571
£438
£436
Median % change year-on-year
+30.62%
+0.43%
-5.30%
75th Percentile
£743
£534
£487
90th Percentile
£981
£783
£578
Lancashire median daily rate
£538
£525
£475
% change year-on-year
+2.38%
+10.53%
+18.75%
Number of hourly rates quoted
33
38
40
10th Percentile
£12.63
£23.41
£13.48
25th Percentile
-
£28.85
£18.35
Median hourly rate
£16.06
£42.33
£39.73
Median % change year-on-year
-62.06%
+6.55%
+82.64%
75th Percentile
£28.00
£49.52
£44.03
90th Percentile
£46.18
£54.32
£63.25
Lancashire median hourly rate
£25.60
£42.50
£39.50
% change year-on-year
-39.76%
+7.59%
+12.86%
Open Source Job Vacancy Trend in Preston
Job postings citing Open Source as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Preston.
Open Source Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Preston
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Open Source in Preston.
Open Source Top 21 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Preston
For the 6 months to 19 April 2024, contractor job vacancies citing Open Source also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Preston region with a requirement for Open Source.
Open Source Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Preston 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:
