The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Preston requiring Creative Thinking skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 15 October 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
Creative Thinking 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
65
40
85
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Preston
92.86%
83.33%
100.00%
Number of daily rates quoted
44
19
36
10th Percentile
£311
£200
£303
25th Percentile
£405
£381
£363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£478
£567
£425
Median % change year-on-year
-15.78%
+33.41%
+25.00%
75th Percentile
£644
£607
£500
90th Percentile
£680
£628
£625
Lancashire median daily rate
£475
£475
£550
% change year-on-year
-
-13.64%
+6.80%
Number of hourly rates quoted
10
6
42
10th Percentile
£23.32
£24.48
£20.58
25th Percentile
£39.01
£28.23
£25.41
Median hourly rate
£44.53
£44.13
£46.18
Median % change year-on-year
+0.92%
-4.45%
+18.71%
75th Percentile
£56.26
£63.59
£51.88
90th Percentile
£70.72
£67.84
£74.36
Lancashire median hourly rate
£47.12
£40.33
£46.18
% change year-on-year
+16.85%
-12.68%
+22.17%
Creative Thinking Job Vacancy Trend in Preston
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Creative Thinking relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Preston.
Creative Thinking Daily Rate Trend in Preston
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Preston citing Creative Thinking.
Creative Thinking Hourly Rate Trend in Preston
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Preston citing Creative Thinking.
Creative Thinking Top 26 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Preston
For the 6 months to 15 October 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Creative Thinking also mentioned 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 with a requirement for Creative Thinking.
Creative Thinking 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:
