The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Preston requiring JMS skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited JMS over the 6 months leading up to 23 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
JMS falls under the Software Libraries and Frameworks category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills in Preston.
DemandTrendContract vacancies with a requirement for technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills
22
5
11
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Preston
28.21%
9.43%
12.64%
Number of daily rates quoted
13
3
2
10th Percentile
£402
£423
£213
25th Percentile
£425
£456
£231
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£450
£525
£275
Median % change year-on-year
-14.29%
+90.91%
-35.29%
75th Percentile
£625
£594
£331
90th Percentile
£680
£628
£358
Lancashire median daily rate
£450
£426
£641
% change year-on-year
+5.57%
-33.53%
+35.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted
0
0
9
10th Percentile
-
-
£37.71
25th Percentile
-
-
£45.88
Median hourly rate
-
-
£46.18
Median % change year-on-year
-
-
+77.62%
75th Percentile
-
-
-
90th Percentile
-
-
-
Lancashire median hourly rate
-
£46.18
£46.18
% change year-on-year
-
-
+44.76%
JMS Job Vacancy Trend in Preston
Job postings citing JMS as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Preston.
JMS Daily Rate Trend in Preston
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Preston citing JMS.
JMS Top 13 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Preston
For the 6 months to 23 August 2025, contractor job vacancies citing JMS 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 JMS.
JMS 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:
