Forcepoint
Lancashire > Preston
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Preston requiring knowledge or experience of Forcepoint products and/or services. It includes a benchmarking guide to contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Forcepoint over the 6 months leading up to 15 March 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
The figures below represent the IT contractor job market in general and are not representative of contractor rates within Forcepoint, LLC (formerly Websense).
| 6 months to 15 Mar 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 19 | - | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract jobs citing Forcepoint | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Preston | 1.12% | - | - |
| As % of the Vendors category | 2.86% | - | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £738 | - | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £775 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £813 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| Lancashire median daily rate | £775 | - | - |
All Vendors
Preston
Forcepoint falls under the Vendor Products and Services category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring knowledge or experience of all vendor products and services in Preston.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for knowledge or experience of vendor products and services | 35 | 45 | 32 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Preston | 39.33% | 67.16% | 51.61% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 18 | 23 | 4 |
| 10th Percentile | £258 | £373 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £472 | £494 | £463 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | £538 | £488 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +2.23% | +10.36% | +21.12% |
| 75th Percentile | £649 | £569 | £556 |
| 90th Percentile | £703 | £672 | £613 |
| Lancashire median daily rate | £550 | £538 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.23% | +7.60% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 4 | 8 | 27 |
| 10th Percentile | £32.24 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £34.86 | £26.88 | - |
| Median hourly rate | £55.29 | £28.75 | £16.06 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +92.31% | +79.02% | -60.43% |
| 75th Percentile | £74.26 | £33.82 | £22.03 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £50.82 | £46.18 |
| Lancashire median hourly rate | £61.57 | £28.75 | £16.06 |
| % change year-on-year | +114.16% | +79.02% | -60.43% |
Forcepoint
Job Vacancy Trend in Preston
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Forcepoint relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Preston.
Forcepoint
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:
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