The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Documentation Skills in contract job vacancies in Preston. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Documentation Skills over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
Documentation Skills falls under the General Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring common skills in Preston.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills
45
47
29
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Preston
65.22%
85.45%
36.71%
Number of daily rates quoted
26
14
18
10th Percentile
£395
£274
-
25th Percentile
£425
£375
£363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£538
£513
£469
Median % change year-on-year
+4.88%
+9.33%
+37.87%
75th Percentile
£630
£748
£703
90th Percentile
£688
£924
£850
Lancashire median daily rate
£525
£519
£550
% change year-on-year
+1.20%
-5.68%
+13.29%
Number of hourly rates quoted
10
32
9
10th Percentile
£23.77
£12.20
£35.33
25th Percentile
£26.88
-
£41.50
Median hourly rate
£28.75
£16.06
£49.57
Median % change year-on-year
+79.02%
-67.60%
+22.27%
75th Percentile
£30.63
£19.05
£53.35
90th Percentile
£44.98
£46.18
£58.46
Lancashire median hourly rate
£28.75
£16.06
£47.79
% change year-on-year
+79.02%
-66.39%
+17.87%
Documentation Skills Job Vacancy Trend in Preston
Job postings citing Documentation Skills as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Preston.
Documentation Skills Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Preston
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Documentation Skills in Preston.
Documentation Skills Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Preston
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Documentation Skills in Preston.
Documentation Skills Top 11 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Preston
For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Documentation Skills 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 Documentation Skills.
Documentation Skills 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:
