Data Quality
North West > Lancashire
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Lancashire requiring Data Quality skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 17 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 17 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 30 | 24 | 34 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -6 | +10 | - |
| Contract jobs citing Data Quality | 5 | 2 | 5 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Lancashire | 2.33% | 1.37% | 2.26% |
| As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category | 20.00% | 15.38% | 19.23% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | £311 | - | £358 |
| 25th Percentile | £317 | - | £361 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £331 | - | £369 |
| 75th Percentile | £342 | - | £373 |
| 90th Percentile | £347 | - | £374 |
| North West median daily rate | £466 | £413 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | +13.03% | -25.00% | +33.33% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Median hourly rate | - | - | £13.73 |
| North West median hourly rate | £32.00 | - | £20.07 |
All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
Lancashire
Data Quality falls under the Quality Assurance and Compliance category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring quality assurance or compliance skills in Lancashire.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills | 25 | 13 | 26 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Lancashire | 11.63% | 8.90% | 11.76% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 7 | 1 | 7 |
| 10th Percentile | £211 | - | £316 |
| 25th Percentile | £250 | - | £366 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £313 | £275 | £700 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +13.64% | -60.71% | +21.74% |
| 75th Percentile | £343 | - | £723 |
| 90th Percentile | £481 | - | £725 |
| North West median daily rate | £450 | £450 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -10.00% | +5.26% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 8 | 1 | 6 |
| 10th Percentile | £44.40 | - | £39.26 |
| 25th Percentile | £48.01 | - | £64.79 |
| Median hourly rate | £52.78 | £24.76 | £73.79 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +113.15% | -66.45% | +57.16% |
| 75th Percentile | £57.67 | - | £78.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £63.86 | - | £78.59 |
| North West median hourly rate | £56.25 | £23.14 | £28.30 |
| % change year-on-year | +143.14% | -18.25% | -45.50% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Lancashire
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Data Quality relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Lancashire.
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Daily Rate Trend in Lancashire
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Lancashire citing Data Quality.
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Hourly Rate Trend in Lancashire
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Lancashire citing Data Quality.
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Contract Job Locations in Lancashire
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Data Quality within the Lancashire region over the 6 months to 17 December 2025. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.
| Location | Rank Change on Same Period Last Year |
Matching Contract IT Job Ads |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Preston | - | 3 | - | - | 1 |
| Blackpool | - | 2 | £331 | - | |
| Data Quality North West |
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Lancashire 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: