The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Preston requiring Power Platform skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Power Platform over the 6 months leading up to 23 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
Power Platform falls under the Cloud Services category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring cloud computing skills in Preston.
DemandTrendContract vacancies with a requirement for cloud computing skills
34
31
16
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Preston
43.59%
58.49%
18.39%
Number of daily rates quoted
26
16
4
10th Percentile
£395
£506
£121
25th Percentile
£416
£563
£223
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£532
£615
£315
Median % change year-on-year
-13.43%
+95.08%
+20.00%
75th Percentile
£629
£669
£438
90th Percentile
£659
£763
£550
Lancashire median daily rate
£525
£575
£550
% change year-on-year
-8.70%
+4.55%
-2.65%
Number of hourly rates quoted
6
10
10
10th Percentile
£26.88
-
£36.11
25th Percentile
£29.61
-
£46.16
Median hourly rate
£40.83
£16.06
£46.18
Median % change year-on-year
+154.20%
-65.22%
+140.49%
75th Percentile
£46.36
-
£50.55
90th Percentile
£47.12
£17.25
£53.33
Lancashire median hourly rate
£41.06
£16.06
£46.18
% change year-on-year
+155.67%
-65.22%
+139.96%
Power Platform Job Vacancy Trend in Preston
Job postings citing Power Platform as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Preston.
Power Platform Daily Rate Trend in Preston
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Preston citing Power Platform.
Power Platform Hourly Rate Trend in Preston
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Preston citing Power Platform.
Power Platform Top 13 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Preston
For the 6 months to 23 August 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Power Platform 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 Power Platform.
Power Platform 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:
