Task Automation Contract Job Trends in Barrow-in-Furness

Task Automation
Cumbria > Barrow-in-Furness

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Barrow-in-Furness requiring Task Automation skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 2 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
2 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 34 33 -
Rank change year-on-year -1 - -
Contract jobs citing Task Automation 1 2 0
As % of all contract jobs in Barrow-in-Furness 0.67% 1.32% -
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.75% 1.59% -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £305 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £310 - -
75th Percentile £315 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Cumbria median daily rate £310 - -

All Process & Methodology Skills
Barrow-in-Furness

Task Automation falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Barrow-in-Furness.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 134 126 161
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Barrow-in-Furness 89.93% 82.89% 97.58%
Number of daily rates quoted 114 55 110
10th Percentile £360 £373 £442
25th Percentile £424 £438 £493
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £481 £500 £545
Median % change year-on-year -3.75% -8.26% +12.14%
75th Percentile £612 £604 £670
90th Percentile £700 £638 £725
Cumbria median daily rate £481 £525 £519
% change year-on-year -8.33% +1.16% +12.22%
Number of hourly rates quoted 7 18 27
10th Percentile £28.27 £22.72 £20.21
25th Percentile - £25.26 £33.48
Median hourly rate £35.55 £35.30 £46.91
Median % change year-on-year +0.72% -24.76% -15.48%
75th Percentile £41.35 £59.57 £52.34
90th Percentile £55.28 £81.43 £75.37
Cumbria median hourly rate £35.55 £31.76 £13.00
% change year-on-year +11.93% +144.31% -76.52%

Task Automation
Job Vacancy Trend in Barrow-in-Furness

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Task Automation relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Barrow-in-Furness.

Task Automation job vacancy trend in Barrow-in-Furness

Task Automation
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Barrow-in-Furness 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Exchange
1 1 (100.00%) Skype for Business
Communications & Networking
1 1 (100.00%) Skype
General
1 1 (100.00%) Public Sector
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Desktop Engineer
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
1 1 (100.00%) Windows 10
1 1 (100.00%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Change Management
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 1 (100.00%) Disk Encryption
1 1 (100.00%) ITSM
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) PowerShell
1 1 (100.00%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
System Software
1 1 (100.00%) BitLocker
Systems Management
1 1 (100.00%) SCCM
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) ServiceNow