Machine Learning (ML)
Lancashire > Preston
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Preston requiring Machine Learning skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 13 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 13 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | - | 13 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract jobs citing Machine Learning | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Preston | - | - | 7.41% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | - | - | 7.69% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | - | - |
| Lancashire median daily rate | £550 | - | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Median hourly rate | - | - | £46.18 |
| Lancashire median hourly rate | - | £46.18 | £46.18 |
All Process & Methodology Skills
Preston
Machine Learning falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Preston.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 65 | 46 | 52 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Preston | 84.42% | 90.20% | 96.30% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 36 | 26 | 21 |
| 10th Percentile | £250 | £431 | £350 |
| 25th Percentile | £404 | £502 | £363 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £520 | £538 | £425 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.44% | +26.59% | +0.88% |
| 75th Percentile | £570 | £573 | £500 |
| 90th Percentile | £684 | £646 | £593 |
| Lancashire median daily rate | £478 | £525 | £610 |
| % change year-on-year | -9.05% | -13.93% | +17.31% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 20 | 5 | 28 |
| 10th Percentile | £36.56 | £27.02 | £20.58 |
| 25th Percentile | £39.53 | £30.40 | £37.75 |
| Median hourly rate | £41.94 | £31.52 | £46.18 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +33.06% | -31.75% | +14.57% |
| 75th Percentile | £45.84 | £37.00 | £52.79 |
| 90th Percentile | £68.71 | £55.71 | £75.46 |
| Lancashire median hourly rate | £45.46 | £46.18 | £46.18 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.56% | - | +13.81% |
Machine Learning
Job Vacancy Trend in Preston
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Machine Learning relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Preston.
Machine Learning
Hourly Rate Trend in Preston
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Preston citing Machine Learning.
