Developer
Lancashire > Preston
The median Developer daily rate in Preston is £670, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 20 September 2025.
The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 20 Sep 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 12 | 13 | 15 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +1 | +2 | 0 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Developer | 6 | 2 | 6 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Preston | 8.33% | 4.55% | 7.23% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 8.96% | 4.65% | 8.11% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 4 | 1 | 4 |
| 10th Percentile | £482 | - | £334 |
| 25th Percentile | £596 | £363 | £348 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £670 | £375 | £363 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +78.67% | +3.45% | +3.57% |
| 75th Percentile | £682 | £388 | £375 |
| 90th Percentile | £685 | - | - |
| Lancashire median daily rate | £525 | £375 | £634 |
| % change year-on-year | +40.00% | -40.83% | +33.42% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Median hourly rate | £47.12 | - | - |
| Lancashire median hourly rate | £47.12 | - | - |
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 | 67 | 43 | 74 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 93.06% | 97.73% | 89.16% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 46 | 28 | 29 |
| 10th Percentile | £293 | £200 | £316 |
| 25th Percentile | £407 | £350 | £363 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £483 | £563 | £425 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -14.09% | +32.35% | +28.79% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £627 | £500 |
| 90th Percentile | £679 | £835 | £625 |
| Lancashire median daily rate | £512 | £475 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | +7.68% | -9.52% | +5.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 9 | 6 | 38 |
| 10th Percentile | £35.09 | £19.57 | £20.58 |
| 25th Percentile | £41.94 | £24.06 | £25.41 |
| Median hourly rate | £47.12 | £31.15 | £46.03 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +51.27% | -32.33% | +15.08% |
| 75th Percentile | £70.16 | £48.16 | £54.36 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.79 | £59.69 | £74.37 |
| Lancashire median hourly rate | £47.12 | £40.33 | £46.18 |
| % change year-on-year | +16.85% | -12.68% | +18.71% |
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.
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Daily Rate Trend in Preston
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Developer job vacancies in Preston.
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Daily Rate Histogram in Preston
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Developer in Preston over the 6 months to 20 September 2025.
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Hourly Rate Trend in Preston
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Developer job vacancies in Preston.
Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Preston
For the 6 months to 20 September 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.
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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: