Degree Contracts in Preston

Academic Degree
Lancashire > Preston

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Preston with a requirement for Degree qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 12 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Aug 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 18 - 13
Rank change year-on-year - - -3
Contract jobs citing Degree 3 0 14
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Preston 3.85% - 14.14%
As % of the Qualifications category 7.69% - 25.93%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 2
10th Percentile - - £292
25th Percentile - - £310
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £530 - £341
Median % change year-on-year - - -33.41%
75th Percentile - - £373
90th Percentile - - £391
Lancashire median daily rate £540 £569 £341
% change year-on-year -5.05% +66.67% -38.51%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 12
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £37.80
Median hourly rate £70.16 - £46.18
75th Percentile - - -
90th Percentile - - £52.30
Lancashire median hourly rate £76.23 £40.33 £46.18
% change year-on-year +89.03% -12.68% -32.19%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Preston

Degree falls under the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications in Preston.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 39 34 54
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Preston 50.00% 55.74% 54.55%
Number of daily rates quoted 24 10 17
10th Percentile £407 £200 £386
25th Percentile £425 £475 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £528 £563 £475
Median % change year-on-year -6.22% +18.42% +82.69%
75th Percentile £606 £631 £500
90th Percentile £662 £663 £550
Lancashire median daily rate £528 £525 £538
% change year-on-year +0.48% -2.33% +7.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 21 34
10th Percentile - - £29.30
25th Percentile £47.12 - £38.16
Median hourly rate £70.16 £16.06 £45.88
Median % change year-on-year +336.86% -65.00% -19.63%
75th Percentile - - £49.14
90th Percentile £73.54 - £53.24
Lancashire median hourly rate £70.16 £16.06 £46.00
% change year-on-year +336.86% -65.09% -22.67%

Degree
Job Vacancy Trend in Preston

Job postings citing Degree as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Preston.

Job vacancy trend for Degree in Preston

Degree
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Preston

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Degree in Preston.

Daily rate trend for Degree in Preston

Degree
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Preston

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Degree in Preston.

Hourly rate trend for Degree in Preston

Degree
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:

Applications
1 1 (33.33%) Microsoft Project
Communications & Networking
1 1 (33.33%) LAN
1 1 (33.33%) Network Security
1 1 (33.33%) WAN
Development Applications
1 3 (100.00%) JIRA
2 1 (33.33%) JIRA Agile
General
1 1 (33.33%) Aerospace
1 1 (33.33%) Avionics
1 1 (33.33%) Legal
1 1 (33.33%) Military
1 1 (33.33%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (33.33%) Head of Digital
1 1 (33.33%) Head of Networks
1 1 (33.33%) IT Manager
1 1 (33.33%) IT Project Manager
1 1 (33.33%) Project Manager
1 1 (33.33%) Systems Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 1 (33.33%) CMDB
1 1 (33.33%) Virtual Team
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (66.67%) Agile
1 2 (66.67%) Change Management
1 2 (66.67%) ITIL
1 2 (66.67%) Project Management
1 2 (66.67%) Stakeholder Management
2 1 (33.33%) Agile Project Management
2 1 (33.33%) Analytics
2 1 (33.33%) Computer Science
2 1 (33.33%) Continuous Improvement
2 1 (33.33%) Data Analytics
2 1 (33.33%) Data Privacy
2 1 (33.33%) Digital Transformation Programme
2 1 (33.33%) People Management
2 1 (33.33%) Performance Metrics
2 1 (33.33%) Product Management
2 1 (33.33%) Project Planning
2 1 (33.33%) Strategic Thinking
2 1 (33.33%) Translating Business Requirements
2 1 (33.33%) User Experience
2 1 (33.33%) UX Design
Qualifications
1 1 (33.33%) Master's Degree
1 1 (33.33%) PMI Certification
1 1 (33.33%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (66.67%) QA
2 1 (33.33%) California Consumer Privacy Act
2 1 (33.33%) GDPR
Vendors
1 1 (33.33%) Oracle
1 1 (33.33%) SAP
1 1 (33.33%) ServiceNow