Back Office
Lancashire > Preston
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Back Office in contract job vacancies in Preston. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Back Office over the 6 months leading up to 20 November 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 20 Nov 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | - | 17 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract jobs citing Back Office | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Preston | - | - | 2.70% |
| As % of the General category | - | - | 4.35% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | - | £53 |
| Lancashire median daily rate | - | - | £53 |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Median hourly rate | - | - | £52.00 |
| Lancashire median hourly rate | - | - | £52.00 |
All General Skills
Preston
Back Office falls under the General Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring common skills in Preston.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills | 44 | 25 | 46 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Preston | 48.35% | 73.53% | 62.16% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 32 | 8 | 17 |
| 10th Percentile | £251 | £178 | £294 |
| 25th Percentile | £391 | £200 | £363 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £455 | £325 | £425 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +40.00% | -23.53% | +6.25% |
| 75th Percentile | £550 | £550 | £550 |
| 90th Percentile | £618 | £591 | £627 |
| Lancashire median daily rate | £455 | £450 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | +1.11% | -18.18% | +4.27% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 7 | 5 | 25 |
| 10th Percentile | £40.38 | £24.09 | £18.13 |
| 25th Percentile | £43.70 | £37.00 | £37.55 |
| Median hourly rate | £47.12 | £51.25 | £48.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -8.06% | +5.67% | +67.47% |
| 75th Percentile | £58.64 | £67.50 | £55.15 |
| 90th Percentile | £71.80 | £67.91 | £76.55 |
| Lancashire median hourly rate | £45.46 | £40.33 | £46.18 |
| % change year-on-year | +12.73% | -12.68% | +59.46% |
Back Office
Job Vacancy Trend in Preston
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Back Office relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Preston.
Back Office
Daily Rate Trend in Preston
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Preston citing Back Office.
