The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Smartphone in contract job vacancies in Lancashire. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Smartphone over the 6 months leading up to 30 September 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
6 months to 30 Sep 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
29
-
-
Rank change year-on-year
-
-
-
Contract jobs citing Smartphone
1
0
0
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Lancashire
Smartphone 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
50
24
50
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Lancashire
30.67%
11.76%
19.69%
Number of daily rates quoted
31
13
26
10th Percentile
£325
£300
£245
25th Percentile
£425
£488
£416
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£530
£525
£497
Median % change year-on-year
+0.95%
+5.74%
-29.07%
75th Percentile
£588
£650
£637
90th Percentile
-
£945
£650
North West median daily rate
£450
£490
£500
% change year-on-year
-8.16%
-2.00%
+2.56%
Number of hourly rates quoted
9
1
9
10th Percentile
£38.10
-
£19.99
25th Percentile
£47.12
-
£37.55
Median hourly rate
£55.20
£46.18
£40.59
Median % change year-on-year
+19.53%
+13.77%
+27.24%
75th Percentile
£71.45
-
£45.88
90th Percentile
£81.00
-
£45.94
North West median hourly rate
£35.25
£31.75
£41.00
% change year-on-year
+11.02%
-22.56%
+88.25%
Smartphone Job Vacancy Trend in Lancashire
Job postings citing Smartphone as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Lancashire.
Smartphone Daily Rate Trend in Lancashire
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Lancashire citing Smartphone.
Smartphone Hourly Rate Trend in Lancashire
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Lancashire citing Smartphone.
Smartphone Top 9 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Lancashire
For the 6 months to 30 September 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Smartphone 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 Smartphone.
Smartphone 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:
