Documentation Skills
Lancashire > Preston
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 21 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to 21 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
12 |
16 |
15 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+4 |
-1 |
- |
| Contract jobs citing Documentation Skills |
6 |
1 |
2 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Preston |
6.98% |
1.92% |
3.57% |
| As % of the General category |
13.33% |
2.70% |
4.88% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
6 |
0 |
2 |
| 10th Percentile |
£630 |
- |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
£703 |
- |
£463 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£798 |
- |
£475 |
| 75th Percentile |
£884 |
- |
£488 |
| 90th Percentile |
£900 |
- |
- |
| Lancashire median daily rate |
£770 |
- |
£338 |
| % change year-on-year |
- |
- |
-32.50% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| Median hourly rate |
- |
£63.79 |
- |
| Lancashire median hourly rate |
- |
£63.79 |
- |
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 general skills in Preston.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for general skills |
45 |
37 |
41 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Preston |
52.33% |
71.15% |
73.21% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
29 |
18 |
15 |
| 10th Percentile |
£258 |
£313 |
£216 |
| 25th Percentile |
£453 |
£419 |
£295 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£550 |
£538 |
£375 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+2.33% |
+43.33% |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£678 |
£623 |
£463 |
| 90th Percentile |
£784 |
£726 |
£540 |
| Lancashire median daily rate |
£539 |
£521 |
£525 |
| % change year-on-year |
+3.41% |
-0.71% |
-4.55% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
8 |
5 |
24 |
| 10th Percentile |
£34.57 |
£19.20 |
£16.21 |
| 25th Percentile |
£40.54 |
£24.76 |
£37.63 |
| Median hourly rate |
£41.94 |
£30.40 |
£46.18 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+37.96% |
-34.17% |
+9.07% |
| 75th Percentile |
£42.82 |
£37.00 |
£52.79 |
| 90th Percentile |
£54.10 |
£55.71 |
£76.91 |
| Lancashire median hourly rate |
£45.46 |
£37.00 |
£46.18 |
| % change year-on-year |
+22.86% |
-19.88% |
+9.07% |
Documentation Skills
Job Vacancy Trend in Preston
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Documentation Skills relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Preston.
Documentation Skills
Daily Rate Trend in Preston
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Preston citing Documentation Skills.
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Daily Rate Histogram in Preston
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Documentation Skills in Preston over the 6 months to 21 January 2026.
Documentation Skills
Hourly Rate Trend in Preston
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Preston citing Documentation Skills.
Documentation Skills
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Preston by Category
The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category: