The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Fat Client in contract job vacancies in Lancashire. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Fat Client over the 6 months leading up to 3 November 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
Fat Client 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%
Fat Client Job Vacancy Trend in Lancashire
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Fat Client relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Lancashire.
Fat Client Daily Rate Trend in Lancashire
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Lancashire citing Fat Client.
Fat Client Hourly Rate Trend in Lancashire
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Lancashire citing Fat Client.
Fat Client Top 20 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Lancashire
For the 6 months to 3 November 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Fat Client also mentioned 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 Lancashire region with a requirement for Fat Client.
Fat Client 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:
