The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Preston requiring Defect Tracking skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Defect Tracking over the 6 months leading up to 28 July 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
Defect Tracking 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
68
53
102
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Preston
90.67%
88.33%
99.03%
Number of daily rates quoted
42
21
35
10th Percentile
£350
£200
£293
25th Percentile
£416
£450
£359
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£488
£614
£438
Median % change year-on-year
-20.60%
+40.34%
+45.83%
75th Percentile
£600
£650
£500
90th Percentile
£655
£975
£625
Lancashire median daily rate
£517
£538
£525
% change year-on-year
-3.81%
+2.38%
+5.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted
12
26
52
10th Percentile
-
-
£20.58
25th Percentile
£26.88
-
£27.96
Median hourly rate
£34.67
£16.06
£42.50
Median % change year-on-year
+115.88%
-62.21%
+23.19%
75th Percentile
£47.12
-
£49.64
90th Percentile
£58.08
£38.00
£57.39
Lancashire median hourly rate
£40.83
£27.50
£42.50
% change year-on-year
+48.45%
-35.29%
+12.43%
Defect Tracking Job Vacancy Trend in Preston
Job postings citing Defect Tracking as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Preston.
Defect Tracking Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Preston
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Defect Tracking in Preston.
Defect Tracking Top 21 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Preston
For the 6 months to 28 July 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Defect Tracking also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Preston region with a requirement for Defect Tracking.
Defect Tracking Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Preston by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category.
The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:
