Senior Contract Job Trends in Blackburn

Senior
Lancashire > Blackburn

The median Senior daily rate in Blackburn is £450, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 4 August 2026.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
4 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 2 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Senior 6 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Blackburn 31.58% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 33.33% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £425 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 - -
75th Percentile £475 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Lancashire median daily rate £625 £158 £575
% change year-on-year +296.83% -72.61% -14.81%
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £30.75 - -
Median hourly rate £31.50 - -
75th Percentile £32.25 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Lancashire median hourly rate £45.56 £52.26 £42.91
% change year-on-year -12.82% +21.78% -26.00%

All Contract IT Job Roles
Blackburn

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Blackburn. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in Blackburn with a recognized job title 18 10 7
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 94.74% 100.00% 100.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 3 2
10th Percentile £335 £453 £521
25th Percentile £369 £456 £534
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £475 £563
Median % change year-on-year -5.26% -15.56% +50.00%
75th Percentile £475 £506 £584
90th Percentile - £518 £594
Lancashire median daily rate £600 £475 £484
% change year-on-year +26.32% -1.86% -7.81%
Number of hourly rates quoted 12 1 5
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £26.90 £22.75 -
Median hourly rate £29.01 £24.50 £18.00
Median % change year-on-year +18.41% +36.11% -
75th Percentile £32.25 £26.25 -
90th Percentile - - -
Lancashire median hourly rate £46.18 £37.29 £40.33
% change year-on-year +23.84% -7.53% -5.12%

Senior
Job Vacancy Trend in Blackburn

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Senior' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Blackburn.

Senior job vacancy trend in Blackburn

Senior
Daily Rate Trend in Blackburn

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Senior job vacancies in Blackburn.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Senior job vacancies in Blackburn

Senior
Hourly Rate Trend in Blackburn

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Senior job vacancies in Blackburn.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Senior job vacancies in Blackburn

Senior Skill Set
Top 4 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Blackburn

For the 6 months to 4 August 2026, Senior contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Blackburn region featuring Senior in the job title.

1 2 (33.33%) Azure
1 2 (33.33%) Data Governance
1 2 (33.33%) Data Warehouse
1 2 (33.33%) Microsoft

Senior Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Blackburn 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:

Cloud Services
1 2 (33.33%) Azure
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (33.33%) Data Warehouse
General
1 4 (66.67%) Aerospace
1 4 (66.67%) Manufacturing
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (33.33%) Data Governance
Vendors
1 2 (33.33%) Microsoft