Automation Developer Contract Job Trends in Preston

Automation Developer
Lancashire > Preston

As of 6 December 2025, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Automation Developer daily rate in Preston.

 6 months to
6 Dec 2025		 Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 18 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring an Automation Developer 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Preston 1.06% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 1.14% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
Lancashire median daily rate - - -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Preston

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Preston. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in Preston with a recognized job title 88 36 65
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.62% 97.30% 98.48%
Number of daily rates quoted 57 13 22
10th Percentile £146 £200 £328
25th Percentile £400 £250 £375
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £350 £425
Median % change year-on-year +42.86% -17.65% +25.00%
75th Percentile £576 £538 £498
90th Percentile £679 £583 £500
Lancashire median daily rate £498 £475 £575
% change year-on-year +4.74% -17.39% +9.52%
Number of hourly rates quoted 19 8 39
10th Percentile £41.16 £21.20 £20.52
25th Percentile £41.94 £24.48 £20.97
Median hourly rate £45.46 £28.41 £46.18
Median % change year-on-year +60.01% -38.48% +15.33%
75th Percentile £72.21 £44.63 £50.88
90th Percentile £75.79 £67.70 £74.37
Lancashire median hourly rate £45.46 £37.00 £46.18
% change year-on-year +22.86% -19.88% +15.39%

Automation Developer Skill Set
Top 10 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Preston

For the 6 months to 6 December 2025, Automation Developer contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Preston region featuring Automation Developer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Automation Anywhere
1 1 (100.00%) Change Management
1 1 (100.00%) Intelligent Automation
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Office
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) QA
1 1 (100.00%) Workflow

Automation Developer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Preston 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 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Office
General
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Change Management
1 1 (100.00%) Intelligent Automation
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Workflow
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) QA
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Automation Anywhere
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
13 Automation Developer jobs Nationwide