Data Engineer Contract Job Trends in Preston

Data Engineer
Lancashire > Preston

As of 12 January 2026, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Data Engineer daily rate in Preston.

6 months to
12 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 17 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Data Engineer 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Preston 1.30% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 1.41% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
Lancashire median daily rate - - £500
% change year-on-year - - -28.57%

All Contract IT Job Roles
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 71 50 53
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.21% 98.04% 98.15%
Number of daily rates quoted 38 28 22
10th Percentile £79 £339 £252
25th Percentile £309 £463 £358
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £538 £425
Median % change year-on-year -7.06% +26.59% +9.68%
75th Percentile £556 £569 £500
90th Percentile £682 £639 £591
Lancashire median daily rate £478 £521 £550
% change year-on-year -8.39% -5.23% +8.64%
Number of hourly rates quoted 22 6 28
10th Percentile £39.53 £20.12 £20.58
25th Percentile - £26.17 £43.86
Median hourly rate £41.94 £30.96 £46.18
Median % change year-on-year +35.47% -32.96% +14.57%
75th Percentile £45.84 £35.63 £52.79
90th Percentile £75.63 £52.59 £75.46
Lancashire median hourly rate £45.46 £37.00 £46.18
% change year-on-year +22.86% -19.88% +13.81%

Data Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Preston

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Data Engineer' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Preston.

Data Engineer job vacancy trend in Preston

Data Engineer
Daily Rate Trend in Preston

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Data Engineer job vacancies in Preston.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Data Engineer job vacancies in Preston

Data Engineer
Hourly Rate Trend in Preston

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Data Engineer job vacancies in Preston.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Data Engineer job vacancies in Preston

Data Engineer Skill Set
Top 1 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Preston

For the 6 months to 12 January 2026, Data Engineer 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 Data Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Platform Engineering

Data Engineer 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:

Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Platform Engineering