The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Preston with a requirement for Software Engineering skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Software Engineering over the 6 months to 23 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
Software Engineering 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
50
77
92
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Preston
90.91%
98.72%
90.20%
Number of daily rates quoted
16
27
46
10th Percentile
£356
£300
£175
25th Percentile
£459
£363
£250
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£571
£438
£438
Median % change year-on-year
+30.62%
-0.10%
-4.79%
75th Percentile
£743
£534
£488
90th Percentile
£981
£783
£578
Lancashire median daily rate
£538
£525
£477
% change year-on-year
+2.38%
+9.95%
+19.37%
Number of hourly rates quoted
32
39
39
10th Percentile
£12.20
£23.60
£14.65
25th Percentile
-
£29.00
£19.56
Median hourly rate
£16.06
£42.50
£39.73
Median % change year-on-year
-62.21%
+6.99%
+80.57%
75th Percentile
£19.05
£49.52
£44.03
90th Percentile
£46.18
£54.03
£63.78
Lancashire median hourly rate
£20.83
£42.50
£39.73
% change year-on-year
-50.99%
+6.99%
-3.11%
Software Engineering Job Vacancy Trend in Preston
Job postings citing Software Engineering as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Preston.
Software Engineering Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Preston
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Software Engineering in Preston.
Software Engineering Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Preston
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Software Engineering in Preston.
Software Engineering Top 26 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Preston
For the 6 months to 23 April 2024, contractor job vacancies citing Software Engineering 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 Software Engineering.
Software Engineering 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:
