Metadata
Lancashire > Preston
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Preston requiring Metadata skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 13 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 13 Mar 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | - | 10 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract jobs citing Metadata | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Preston | - | - | 12.50% |
| As % of the Database & Business Intelligence category | - | - | 61.54% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | - | - |
| Lancashire median daily rate | - | - | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £37.63 |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £41.90 |
| Median hourly rate | - | - | £46.18 |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| Lancashire median hourly rate | - | - | £46.18 |
All Database & BI Skills
Preston
Metadata falls under the Databases and Business Intelligence category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring database or business intelligence skills in Preston.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for database or business intelligence skills | 7 | 1 | 13 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Preston | 8.05% | 1.49% | 20.31% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 10th Percentile | £269 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £334 | - | £350 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £460 | £500 | £363 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -8.00% | +37.93% | -18.77% |
| 75th Percentile | £579 | - | £453 |
| 90th Percentile | £640 | - | £571 |
| Lancashire median daily rate | £388 | £500 | £588 |
| % change year-on-year | -22.50% | -14.89% | +17.50% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £34.74 |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £37.63 |
| Median hourly rate | - | - | £46.18 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | +2.44% |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| Lancashire median hourly rate | £66.75 | £24.59 | £46.18 |
| % change year-on-year | +171.51% | -46.76% | +2.44% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Preston
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Metadata relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Preston.
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Daily Rate Trend in Preston
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Preston citing Metadata.
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Hourly Rate Trend in Preston
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Preston citing Metadata.
