Developer Contracts in Preston

Developer
Lancashire > Preston

As of 1 May 2025, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Developer daily rate in Preston.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 17 15 22
Rank change year-on-year -2 +7 -5
Contract jobs requiring a Developer 1 1 1
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Preston 1.45% 1.82% 1.27%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.54% 2.94% 1.49%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 1 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - £375 -
Lancashire median daily rate £535 £715 £520
% change year-on-year -25.14% +37.50% +19.54%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
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 65 34 67
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 94.20% 61.82% 84.81%
Number of daily rates quoted 42 20 24
10th Percentile £350 £241 £306
25th Percentile £412 £359 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £528 £525 £453
Median % change year-on-year +0.48% +16.02% +14.93%
75th Percentile £574 £743 £562
90th Percentile £630 £976 £816
Lancashire median daily rate £530 £500 £525
% change year-on-year +6.00% -4.76% +10.53%
Number of hourly rates quoted 10 12 33
10th Percentile £23.77 - £24.32
25th Percentile £26.88 £11.77 £28.70
Median hourly rate £28.75 £40.25 £40.59
Median % change year-on-year -28.57% -0.84% +2.18%
75th Percentile £30.63 £46.18 £49.40
90th Percentile £32.71 £47.82 £55.79
Lancashire median hourly rate £28.75 £42.91 £41.37
% change year-on-year -33.00% +3.72% +16.13%

Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in Preston

Job postings that featured Developer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Preston.

Job vacancy trend for Developer in Preston

Developer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Preston

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

Daily rate trend for Developer in Preston

Developer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Preston

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

Hourly rate trend for Developer in Preston

Developer Skill Set
Top 8 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Preston

For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, Developer contract job roles required 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 featuring Developer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Data Cleansing
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Data Quality
1 1 (100.00%) Blue Prism
1 1 (100.00%) Robotic Process Automation
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills

Developer Skill Set
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:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Data Cleansing
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Robotic Process Automation
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) Data Quality
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Blue Prism