Microservices Contract Job Trends in Blackpool
Microservices
Lancashire > Blackpool
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Blackpool requiring Microservices skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 18 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 18 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 21 | - | 12 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | +8 |
| Contract jobs citing Microservices | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Blackpool | 2.70% | - | 4.55% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 2.90% | - | 4.76% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £609 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £400 | - | £618 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | -8.52% |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £626 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| Lancashire median daily rate | £400 | - | £555 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | -17.74% |
All Process & Methodology Skills
Blackpool
Microservices 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 Blackpool.
| 6 months to 18 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 69 | 19 | 21 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Blackpool | 93.24% | 95.00% | 95.45% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 38 | 11 | 10 |
| 10th Percentile | £400 | £153 | £259 |
| 25th Percentile | £534 | £369 | £285 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £575 | £450 | £355 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +27.78% | +26.94% | -44.72% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £500 | £595 |
| 90th Percentile | £688 | £535 | £668 |
| Lancashire median daily rate | £550 | £475 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | +15.79% | - | -13.64% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 17 | 2 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.64 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £14.06 | - | £26.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £21.14 | £18.87 | £27.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +12.03% | -31.38% | - |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £28.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £40.00 | - | - |
| Lancashire median hourly rate | £40.00 | £46.29 | £40.33 |
| % change year-on-year | -13.59% | +14.79% | -12.68% |
Microservices Job Vacancy Trend in Blackpool
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Microservices relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Blackpool.
Microservices Daily Rate Trend in Blackpool
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Blackpool citing Microservices.
Microservices Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Blackpool by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Processes & Methodologies
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Agile | 100.0% | 2 |
| 1 | BDD | 100.0% | 2 |
| 1 | Full-Stack Development | 100.0% | 2 |
| 1 | Mentoring | 100.0% | 2 |
| 1 | Operational Stability | 100.0% | 2 |
| 1 | Software Engineering | 100.0% | 2 |
| 1 | Stakeholder Management | 100.0% | 2 |
| 1 | TDD | 100.0% | 2 |
| 1 | Test Automation | 100.0% | 2 |
| 1 | Translating Business Requirements | 100.0% | 2 |
| 1 | User Stories | 100.0% | 2 |