The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Preston requiring API Development skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited API Development over the 6 months leading up to 28 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
API Development 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 Preston.
DemandTrendContract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills
72
34
85
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Preston
91.14%
79.07%
100.00%
Number of daily rates quoted
46
21
35
10th Percentile
£356
£200
£326
25th Percentile
£407
£400
£363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£465
£575
£438
Median % change year-on-year
-19.13%
+31.43%
+32.58%
75th Percentile
£630
£633
£500
90th Percentile
£675
£975
£625
Lancashire median daily rate
£500
£475
£525
% change year-on-year
+5.26%
-9.52%
+5.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted
10
6
43
10th Percentile
£23.32
£19.86
£20.58
25th Percentile
£26.88
£24.06
£25.75
Median hourly rate
£40.83
£26.65
£45.88
Median % change year-on-year
+53.19%
-41.91%
+58.21%
75th Percentile
£47.12
£45.91
£50.25
90th Percentile
£60.39
£59.69
£74.35
Lancashire median hourly rate
£44.09
£40.33
£46.18
% change year-on-year
+9.34%
-12.68%
+59.24%
API Development Job Vacancy Trend in Preston
Job postings citing API Development as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Preston.
API Development Daily Rate Trend in Preston
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Preston citing API Development.
API Development Top 16 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Preston
For the 6 months to 28 August 2025, contractor job vacancies citing API Development 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 API Development.
API Development 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:
