The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Preston requiring .NET skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited .NET over the 6 months leading up to 14 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
.NET falls under the Software Libraries and Frameworks category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills in Preston.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills
19
5
12
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Preston
24.36%
8.20%
12.37%
Number of daily rates quoted
11
3
2
10th Percentile
£400
£423
£213
25th Percentile
£418
£456
£231
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£447
£525
£275
Median % change year-on-year
-14.86%
+90.91%
-36.78%
75th Percentile
£475
£594
£331
90th Percentile
£625
£628
£358
Lancashire median daily rate
£450
£426
£638
% change year-on-year
+5.57%
-33.14%
+35.64%
Number of hourly rates quoted
0
0
10
10th Percentile
-
-
£37.73
25th Percentile
-
-
£39.82
Median hourly rate
-
-
£46.03
Median % change year-on-year
-
-
+52.17%
75th Percentile
-
-
£46.18
90th Percentile
-
-
-
Lancashire median hourly rate
-
£46.18
£46.18
% change year-on-year
-
-
+33.86%
.NET Job Vacancy Trend in Preston
Job postings citing .NET as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Preston.
.NET Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Preston
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing .NET in Preston.
.NET Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Preston
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing .NET in Preston.
.NET Top 10 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Preston
For the 6 months to 14 August 2025, contractor job vacancies citing .NET 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 Preston region with a requirement for .NET.
.NET Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Preston 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:
