National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
Lancashire > Preston
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Preston requiring NIST skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 1 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 1 Jun 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 9 | - | 17 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract jobs citing NIST | 8 | 0 | 2 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Preston | 8.51% | - | 2.86% |
| As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category | 61.54% | - | 20.00% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 7 | 0 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | £525 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £631 | - | £963 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £775 | - | £975 |
| 75th Percentile | £900 | - | £988 |
| 90th Percentile | £920 | - | - |
| Lancashire median daily rate | £838 | £575 | £975 |
| % change year-on-year | +45.65% | -41.03% | +40.79% |
All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
Preston
NIST falls under the Quality Assurance and Compliance category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring quality assurance or compliance skills in Preston.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills | 13 | 12 | 10 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Preston | 13.83% | 17.14% | 14.29% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 10 | 4 | 6 |
| 10th Percentile | £523 | - | £343 |
| 25th Percentile | £553 | - | £542 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £773 | £447 | £593 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +72.82% | -24.61% | +63.56% |
| 75th Percentile | £878 | £468 | £889 |
| 90th Percentile | £905 | £505 | £988 |
| Lancashire median daily rate | £725 | £450 | £593 |
| % change year-on-year | +61.11% | -24.10% | +18.58% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Median hourly rate | £30.49 | - | £11.77 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | -72.31% |
| Lancashire median hourly rate | £52.78 | £13.50 | £11.77 |
| % change year-on-year | +290.93% | +14.70% | -72.31% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Preston
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing NIST 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 NIST.
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Daily Rate Histogram in Preston
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing NIST in Preston over the 6 months to 1 June 2026.
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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: