The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Preston requiring Deployment Automation skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Deployment Automation over the 6 months leading up to 26 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
6 months to 26 Aug 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
19
-
-
Rank change year-on-year
-
-
-
DemandTrendContract jobs citing Deployment Automation
Deployment Automation 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.
DemandTrendContract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills
71
37
87
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Preston
91.03%
80.43%
100.00%
Number of daily rates quoted
46
21
35
10th Percentile
£356
£200
£326
25th Percentile
£407
£400
£363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£465
£575
£438
Median % change year-on-year
-19.13%
+31.43%
+36.72%
75th Percentile
£630
£633
£500
90th Percentile
£675
£975
£625
Lancashire median daily rate
£500
£475
£525
% change year-on-year
+5.26%
-9.52%
+5.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted
10
9
45
10th Percentile
£23.32
-
£20.58
25th Percentile
£26.88
£16.06
£25.75
Median hourly rate
£40.83
£25.30
£45.88
Median % change year-on-year
+61.36%
-44.86%
+58.21%
75th Percentile
£47.12
£28.00
£50.25
90th Percentile
£60.39
£55.00
£74.32
Lancashire median hourly rate
£44.09
£40.33
£46.18
% change year-on-year
+9.34%
-12.68%
+59.24%
Deployment Automation Job Vacancy Trend in Preston
Job postings citing Deployment Automation as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Preston.
Deployment Automation Daily Rate Trend in Preston
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Preston citing Deployment Automation.
Deployment Automation Top 21 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Preston
For the 6 months to 26 August 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Deployment Automation 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 Deployment Automation.
Deployment Automation 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:
