The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Lancashire requiring Microservices skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Microservices over the 6 months leading up to 27 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
6 months to 27 Aug 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
31
27
34
Rank change year-on-year
-4
+7
-8
DemandTrendContract jobs citing Microservices
2
1
9
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Lancashire
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 Lancashire.
DemandTrendContract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills
176
138
232
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Lancashire
88.89%
68.66%
87.55%
Number of daily rates quoted
84
57
132
10th Percentile
£363
£214
£356
25th Percentile
£425
£325
£413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£500
£475
£525
Median % change year-on-year
+5.26%
-9.52%
+5.00%
75th Percentile
£588
£614
£638
90th Percentile
£671
£650
£708
North West median daily rate
£450
£500
£500
% change year-on-year
-10.00%
-
-
Number of hourly rates quoted
23
27
55
10th Percentile
£15.37
£21.86
£20.58
25th Percentile
£23.04
£31.68
£29.30
Median hourly rate
£41.06
£40.33
£46.18
Median % change year-on-year
+1.82%
-12.68%
+59.24%
75th Percentile
£63.40
£45.59
£49.76
90th Percentile
£71.19
£51.35
£69.34
North West median hourly rate
£25.15
£35.36
£35.00
% change year-on-year
-28.87%
+1.03%
+60.70%
Microservices Job Vacancy Trend in Lancashire
Job postings citing Microservices as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Lancashire.
Microservices Daily Rate Trend in Lancashire
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Lancashire citing Microservices.
Microservices Hourly Rate Trend in Lancashire
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Lancashire citing Microservices.
Microservices Top 27 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Lancashire
For the 6 months to 27 August 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Microservices also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Lancashire region with a requirement for Microservices.
Microservices Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Lancashire by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category.
The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:
