The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Lancashire requiring Skype skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Skype over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
6 months to 1 May 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
28
-
-
Rank change year-on-year
-
-
-
Contract jobs citing Skype
1
0
0
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Lancashire
Skype falls under the Communications and Computer Networking category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring communications or computer networking skills in Lancashire.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills
24
8
25
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Lancashire
13.71%
4.10%
10.33%
Number of daily rates quoted
11
3
18
10th Percentile
-
-
£140
25th Percentile
£153
-
£205
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£350
£200
£425
Median % change year-on-year
+75.00%
-52.94%
-15.00%
75th Percentile
£500
£323
£536
90th Percentile
£538
£396
£683
North West median daily rate
£450
£490
£500
% change year-on-year
-8.16%
-2.00%
+11.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted
3
4
4
10th Percentile
£20.00
£32.14
£45.60
25th Percentile
£21.12
£40.97
£49.80
Median hourly rate
£24.59
£45.88
£52.13
Median % change year-on-year
-46.41%
-11.99%
+31.23%
75th Percentile
£25.47
-
-
90th Percentile
£25.90
-
-
North West median hourly rate
£24.59
£26.75
£31.25
% change year-on-year
-8.09%
-14.40%
+68.92%
Skype Job Vacancy Trend in Lancashire
Job postings citing Skype as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Lancashire.
Skype Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Lancashire
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Skype in Lancashire.
Skype Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Lancashire
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Skype in Lancashire.
Skype Top 14 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Lancashire
For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Skype 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 Skype.
Skype 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:
