Business Case Contract Job Trends in Preston

Business Cases
Lancashire > Preston

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Preston requiring Business Case skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 27 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
27 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 29 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing Business Case 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Preston 0.57% - -
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.70% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £425 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 - -
75th Percentile £475 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Lancashire median daily rate £450 - -

All Process & Methodology Skills
Preston

Business Case 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.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 143 71 35
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Preston 81.25% 91.03% 79.55%
Number of daily rates quoted 94 46 21
10th Percentile £310 £356 £200
25th Percentile £447 £407 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £465 £575
Median % change year-on-year +18.28% -19.13% +31.43%
75th Percentile £638 £630 £633
90th Percentile £705 £675 £975
Lancashire median daily rate £550 £500 £475
% change year-on-year +10.00% +5.26% -9.52%
Number of hourly rates quoted 20 10 7
10th Percentile £37.25 £23.32 £16.06
25th Percentile £60.00 £26.88 £19.86
Median hourly rate £69.50 £40.83 £25.30
Median % change year-on-year +70.24% +61.36% -44.86%
75th Percentile £74.50 £47.12 £39.94
90th Percentile £80.00 £60.39 £58.13
Lancashire median hourly rate £61.57 £41.06 £40.33
% change year-on-year +49.95% +1.82% -12.68%

Business Case
Job Vacancy Trend in Preston

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Business Case relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Preston.

Business Case job vacancy trend in Preston

Business Case
Daily Rate Trend in Preston

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Preston citing Business Case.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Preston citing Business Case

Business Case
Hourly Rate Trend in Preston

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Preston citing Business Case.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Preston citing Business Case

Business Case
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:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Documentation Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Manufacturing
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Analyst
1 1 (100.00%) Business Analyst
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Business Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Requirements Gathering
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 1 (100.00%) Workshop Facilitation
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared