The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Preston requiring SaaS skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited SaaS over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
SaaS 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.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for cloud computing skills
33
31
7
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Preston
47.83%
56.36%
8.86%
Number of daily rates quoted
24
10
4
10th Percentile
£362
£326
£293
25th Percentile
£500
£378
£338
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£538
£488
£433
Median % change year-on-year
+10.36%
+12.72%
+103.53%
75th Percentile
£630
£748
£580
90th Percentile
£671
£796
£742
Lancashire median daily rate
£538
£600
£495
% change year-on-year
-10.33%
+21.21%
+10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted
6
21
2
10th Percentile
-
-
£47.18
25th Percentile
£26.88
-
£48.72
Median hourly rate
£28.75
£16.06
£52.99
Median % change year-on-year
+79.02%
-69.69%
+179.38%
75th Percentile
£30.63
-
£55.55
90th Percentile
£37.01
-
£56.06
Lancashire median hourly rate
£28.75
£16.06
£52.99
% change year-on-year
+79.02%
-69.69%
+184.98%
SaaS Job Vacancy Trend in Preston
Job postings citing SaaS as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Preston.
SaaS Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Preston
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing SaaS in Preston.
SaaS Top 9 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Preston
For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, contractor job vacancies citing SaaS 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 SaaS.
SaaS 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:
