Preventative Maintenance Contract Job Trends in the North West

Preventative Maintenance
England > North West

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the North West requiring Preventative Maintenance skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 22 April 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
22 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 161 - 131
Rank change year-on-year - - +10
Contract jobs citing Preventative Maintenance 2 0 10
As % of all contract jobs in the North West 0.063% - 0.36%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.075% - 0.42%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 9
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £153 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £155 - £126
Median % change year-on-year - - -80.62%
75th Percentile £158 - -
90th Percentile - - -
England median daily rate £204 £325 £146
% change year-on-year -37.23% +123.37% -65.76%

All Process & Methodology Skills
North West

Preventative Maintenance 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 the North West.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 2,657 1,753 2,375
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the North West 83.47% 90.50% 86.62%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,647 1,132 1,537
10th Percentile £263 £300 £306
25th Percentile £375 £393 £406
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £465 £475 £500
Median % change year-on-year -2.11% -5.00% -
75th Percentile £575 £575 £588
90th Percentile £651 £665 £689
England median daily rate £505 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -3.81% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 241 111 244
10th Percentile £21.00 £16.25 £10.95
25th Percentile £25.38 £22.72 £13.20
Median hourly rate £51.00 £32.00 £21.00
Median % change year-on-year +59.38% +52.38% -40.00%
75th Percentile £73.75 £60.00 £45.00
90th Percentile £85.00 £83.41 £52.78
England median hourly rate £42.00 £31.64 £35.00
% change year-on-year +32.74% -9.60% -9.09%

Preventative Maintenance
Job Vacancy Trend in the North West

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Preventative Maintenance relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the North West.

Preventative Maintenance job vacancy trend in the North West

Preventative Maintenance
Daily Rate Trend in the North West

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the North West citing Preventative Maintenance.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the North West citing Preventative Maintenance

Preventative Maintenance
Hourly Rate Trend in the North West

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the North West citing Preventative Maintenance.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the North West citing Preventative Maintenance

Preventative Maintenance
Contract Job Locations in the North West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Preventative Maintenance within the North West region over the 6 months to 22 April 2026. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Manchester - 2 £155 - 4
Preventative Maintenance
England

Preventative Maintenance
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North West 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:

Applications
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft Office
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
General
1 2 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 2 (100.00%) Environmental Health
1 2 (100.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 2 (100.00%) Field Engineer
1 2 (100.00%) Field Service Engineer
1 2 (100.00%) Mobile Engineer
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Collaborative Working
1 2 (100.00%) Logistics
1 2 (100.00%) Time Management
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) Degree