The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Preston requiring knowledge or experience of IBM products and/or services. It includes a benchmarking guide to contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited IBM over the 6 months leading up to 25 October 2025, 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 the International Business Machines Corporation.
IBM 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
54
37
43
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Preston
62.79%
78.72%
50.00%
Number of daily rates quoted
41
16
13
10th Percentile
£258
£431
£356
25th Percentile
£400
£541
£363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£539
£575
£425
Median % change year-on-year
-6.26%
+35.29%
+88.89%
75th Percentile
£610
£617
£475
90th Percentile
£680
£630
£487
Lancashire median daily rate
£535
£567
£600
% change year-on-year
-5.73%
-5.50%
+13.21%
Number of hourly rates quoted
7
4
26
10th Percentile
£23.32
£18.43
£20.43
25th Percentile
£30.68
£22.85
£20.58
Median hourly rate
£47.12
£31.15
£44.19
Median % change year-on-year
+51.27%
-29.51%
+16.90%
75th Percentile
£58.64
£44.79
£46.18
90th Percentile
£71.80
£58.82
£76.19
Lancashire median hourly rate
£63.40
£40.33
£46.18
% change year-on-year
+57.22%
-12.68%
+59.68%
IBM Job Vacancy Trend in Preston
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing IBM relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Preston.
IBM Daily Rate Trend in Preston
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Preston citing IBM.
IBM Hourly Rate Trend in Preston
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Preston citing IBM.
IBM Top 13 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Preston
For the 6 months to 25 October 2025, contractor job vacancies citing IBM also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Preston region with a requirement for IBM.
IBM 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:
