IT Administrator Contract Job Trends in Preston

IT Administrator
Lancashire > Preston

The median IT Administrator daily rate in Preston is £630, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 14 January 2026.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

 6 months to
14 Jan 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 16 16 -
Rank change year-on-year 0 - -
Contract jobs requiring an IT Administrator 2 1 0
As % of all contract jobs in Preston 2.35% 1.96% -
As % of the Job Titles category 2.53% 2.00% -
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile £590 - -
25th Percentile £605 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £630 - -
75th Percentile £655 - -
90th Percentile £670 - -
Lancashire median daily rate £630 - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 1 0
Median hourly rate - £16.81 -
Lancashire median hourly rate - £16.81 -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Preston

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Preston. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in Preston with a recognized job title 79 50 52
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.94% 98.04% 98.11%
Number of daily rates quoted 44 28 22
10th Percentile £132 £339 £252
25th Percentile £384 £463 £358
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £538 £425
Median % change year-on-year +2.23% +26.59% +9.68%
75th Percentile £679 £569 £500
90th Percentile £700 £639 £591
Lancashire median daily rate £550 £525 £550
% change year-on-year +4.76% -4.55% +6.80%
Number of hourly rates quoted 22 6 27
10th Percentile £39.53 £20.12 £21.43
25th Percentile - £26.17 £41.84
Median hourly rate £41.94 £30.96 £46.18
Median % change year-on-year +35.47% -32.96% +14.57%
75th Percentile £45.84 £35.63 £53.58
90th Percentile £75.63 £52.59 £75.83
Lancashire median hourly rate £45.46 £37.00 £46.18
% change year-on-year +22.86% -19.88% +13.81%

IT Administrator
Job Vacancy Trend in Preston

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'IT Administrator' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Preston.

IT Administrator job vacancy trend in Preston

IT Administrator Skill Set
Top 5 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Preston

For the 6 months to 14 January 2026, IT Administrator contract job roles required 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 featuring IT Administrator in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) DV Cleared
1 2 (100.00%) ITSM
1 2 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 2 (100.00%) Service Management
1 2 (100.00%) Windows

IT Administrator Skill Set
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:

General
1 2 (100.00%) Documentation Skills
Operating Systems
1 2 (100.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) ITSM
1 2 (100.00%) Service Management
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) DV Cleared
1 2 (100.00%) Security Cleared
IT Administrator jobs