Distributed Systems
Lancashire > Preston
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Distributed Systems in contract job vacancies in Preston. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Distributed Systems over the 6 months leading up to 2 August 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
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6 months to 2 Aug 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | - | 20 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract jobs citing Distributed Systems | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Preston | - | - | 1.69% |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category | - | - | 12.50% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | - | £650 |
| Lancashire median daily rate | - | - | £650 |
All Generic Skills
Preston
Distributed Systems falls under the General and Transferable Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring generic IT skills in Preston.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills | 37 | 21 | 8 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Preston | 31.36% | 27.63% | 13.56% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 24 | 9 | 7 |
| 10th Percentile | £466 | £146 | £304 |
| 25th Percentile | £519 | £350 | £525 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £600 | £400 | £750 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +49.88% | -46.67% | +63.49% |
| 75th Percentile | £670 | £447 | £981 |
| 90th Percentile | £763 | £555 | £988 |
| Lancashire median daily rate | £575 | £463 | £650 |
| % change year-on-year | +24.32% | -28.85% | +35.14% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 5 | 10 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | £26.88 | - |
| Median hourly rate | £64.09 | £34.67 | - |
| Median % change year-on-year | +84.86% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £74.26 | £47.12 | - |
| 90th Percentile | £83.55 | £60.39 | - |
| Lancashire median hourly rate | £64.09 | £43.86 | £11.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +46.14% | +281.35% | -71.67% |
Distributed Systems
Job Vacancy Trend in Preston
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Distributed Systems relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Preston.
