Border Gateway Protocol (BGP)
Lancashire > Preston
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Preston requiring BGP skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 24 October 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 24 Oct 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 17 | - | 20 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract jobs citing BGP | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Preston | 4.76% | - | 1.16% |
| As % of the Communications & Networking category | 21.05% | - | 100.00% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £363 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | - | £375 |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £388 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| Lancashire median daily rate | £550 | - | £375 |
All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
Preston
BGP falls under the Communications and Computer Networking category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring communications or computer networking skills in Preston.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills | 19 | 2 | 1 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Preston | 22.62% | 4.26% | 1.16% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 16 | 1 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | £296 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £528 | £513 | £363 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | £525 | £375 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.76% | +40.00% | +38.89% |
| 75th Percentile | £682 | £538 | £388 |
| 90th Percentile | £694 | - | - |
| Lancashire median daily rate | £550 | £488 | £375 |
| % change year-on-year | +12.82% | +30.00% | -25.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | £47.58 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £56.05 | - | - |
| Median hourly rate | £70.16 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £72.21 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | £73.44 | - | - |
| Lancashire median hourly rate | £74.26 | £49.00 | £47.83 |
| % change year-on-year | +51.55% | +2.45% | +96.27% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Preston
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing BGP relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Preston.
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Daily Rate Trend in Preston
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Preston citing BGP.
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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: