Project Delivery Contract Job Trends in Preston

Project Delivery
Lancashire > Preston

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Preston requiring Project Delivery skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 7 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
7 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 17 19 20
Rank change year-on-year +2 +1 +6
Contract jobs citing Project Delivery 6 2 1
As % of all contract jobs in Preston 5.13% 2.56% 1.67%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 6.12% 2.82% 1.89%
Number of daily rates quoted 5 0 1
10th Percentile £575 - -
25th Percentile £613 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £625 - £450
Median % change year-on-year - - -10.00%
75th Percentile £638 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Lancashire median daily rate £506 - £531
% change year-on-year - - -3.41%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 1 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £56.75 - -
Median hourly rate £61.50 £70.16 -
Median % change year-on-year -12.34% - -
75th Percentile £66.25 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Lancashire median hourly rate £55.50 £70.16 £27.50
% change year-on-year -20.90% +155.13% -

All Process & Methodology Skills
Preston

Project Delivery 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 98 71 53
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Preston 83.76% 91.03% 88.33%
Number of daily rates quoted 52 45 21
10th Percentile £230 £290 £200
25th Percentile £494 £405 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £625 £475 £614
Median % change year-on-year +31.58% -22.64% +40.34%
75th Percentile £677 £600 £650
90th Percentile £794 £665 £975
Lancashire median daily rate £575 £488 £513
% change year-on-year +17.95% -4.88% -2.38%
Number of hourly rates quoted 18 12 25
10th Percentile £37.25 - -
25th Percentile £60.00 £26.88 -
Median hourly rate £69.00 £34.67 £16.06
Median % change year-on-year +99.02% +115.88% -62.43%
75th Percentile £71.50 £47.12 -
90th Percentile £80.00 £58.08 £27.58
Lancashire median hourly rate £64.09 £40.83 £25.45
% change year-on-year +56.99% +60.41% -44.53%

Project Delivery
Job Vacancy Trend in Preston

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Project Delivery relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Preston.

Project Delivery job vacancy trend in Preston

Project Delivery
Daily Rate Trend in Preston

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Preston citing Project Delivery.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Preston citing Project Delivery

Project Delivery
Hourly Rate Trend in Preston

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Preston citing Project Delivery.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Preston citing Project Delivery

Project Delivery
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:

Cloud Services
1 4 (66.67%) SuccessFactors
General
1 4 (66.67%) Presentation Skills
2 1 (16.67%) Legal
Job Titles
1 4 (66.67%) Consultant
2 3 (50.00%) Senior
2 3 (50.00%) Senior Consultant
3 2 (33.33%) Project Manager
3 2 (33.33%) SAP Consultant
3 2 (33.33%) Senior SAP Consultant
4 1 (16.67%) Analyst
4 1 (16.67%) Business Analyst
4 1 (16.67%) Performance Consultant
4 1 (16.67%) Project Analyst
4 1 (16.67%) Recruitment Consultant
4 1 (16.67%) Senior Performance Consultant
4 1 (16.67%) Senior Recruitment Consultant
Miscellaneous
1 1 (16.67%) Learning Management System
1 1 (16.67%) Operational Technology
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
2 4 (66.67%) Business Development
2 4 (66.67%) Coaching
2 4 (66.67%) Mentoring
2 4 (66.67%) Presales
3 1 (16.67%) Business Analysis
3 1 (16.67%) Cyber Assurance
3 1 (16.67%) Cyber Resilience
3 1 (16.67%) Data Protection
3 1 (16.67%) Impact Assessments
3 1 (16.67%) Performance Management
3 1 (16.67%) Process Improvement
3 1 (16.67%) Project Management
Qualifications
1 5 (83.33%) Security Cleared
2 3 (50.00%) SC Cleared
Vendors
1 4 (66.67%) SAP