Load Balancing
North West > Lancashire
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Lancashire requiring Load Balancing skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 15 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 15 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | - | 36 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | -13 |
| Contract jobs citing Load Balancing | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Lancashire | - | - | 0.45% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | - | - | 0.50% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | - | - |
| North West median daily rate | £500 | £475 | £583 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.26% | -18.52% | -10.31% |
All Process & Methodology Skills
Lancashire
Load Balancing 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 Lancashire.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 183 | 120 | 200 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Lancashire | 82.81% | 82.76% | 90.09% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 85 | 59 | 115 |
| 10th Percentile | £169 | £297 | £375 |
| 25th Percentile | £363 | £463 | £450 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | £525 | £620 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.76% | -15.32% | +19.23% |
| 75th Percentile | £650 | £575 | £688 |
| 90th Percentile | £700 | £627 | £720 |
| North West median daily rate | £450 | £475 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.26% | -5.00% | +1.01% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 55 | 18 | 45 |
| 10th Percentile | £25.15 | £24.23 | £27.20 |
| 25th Percentile | £41.94 | £30.68 | £45.88 |
| Median hourly rate | £45.46 | £46.18 | £46.18 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -1.56% | - | +13.81% |
| 75th Percentile | £60.61 | £49.80 | £50.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £74.26 | £65.75 | £66.94 |
| North West median hourly rate | £41.86 | £30.40 | £40.25 |
| % change year-on-year | +37.68% | -24.47% | +11.81% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Lancashire
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Load Balancing 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 Load Balancing.
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Hourly Rate Trend in Lancashire
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Lancashire citing Load Balancing.
