Data Structures
North West > Lancashire
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Data Structures in contract job vacancies in Lancashire. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Data Structures over the 6 months leading up to 3 November 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 3 Nov 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 30 | - | 36 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | 0 |
| Contract jobs citing Data Structures | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Lancashire | 1.45% | - | 1.98% |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category | 3.49% | - | 10.00% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | £464 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £466 | - | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £488 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £516 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | £521 | - | - |
| North West median daily rate | £450 | £498 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | -9.55% | -9.55% | +5.26% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Median hourly rate | £74.26 | - | £46.18 |
| North West median hourly rate | £74.26 | - | £46.18 |
All Generic Skills
Lancashire
Data Structures falls under the General and Transferable Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring generic IT skills in Lancashire.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills | 86 | 20 | 50 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Lancashire | 41.55% | 10.42% | 19.76% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 54 | 8 | 24 |
| 10th Percentile | £160 | £241 | £322 |
| 25th Percentile | £306 | £369 | £446 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £513 | £509 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +0.69% | +1.71% | -28.51% |
| 75th Percentile | £551 | £563 | £646 |
| 90th Percentile | £588 | £589 | £703 |
| North West median daily rate | £460 | £477 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.46% | -4.78% | +1.09% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 23 | 1 | 13 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £24.60 |
| 25th Percentile | £45.46 | - | £37.80 |
| Median hourly rate | £47.12 | £46.18 | £45.88 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +2.04% | +0.65% | +77.76% |
| 75th Percentile | £74.26 | - | £46.18 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| North West median hourly rate | £43.70 | £31.75 | £42.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +37.64% | -25.29% | +95.13% |
Data Structures
Job Vacancy Trend in Lancashire
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Data Structures relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Lancashire.
Data Structures
Daily Rate Trend in Lancashire
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Lancashire citing Data Structures.
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Hourly Rate Trend in Lancashire
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Lancashire citing Data Structures.
Data Structures
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 Structures within the Lancashire region over the 6 months to 3 November 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackburn | - | 2 | £488 | - | |
| Data Structures North West |
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Data Structures
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: