SAS Architect Contract Job Trends in Preston
SAS Architect
Lancashire > Preston
The median SAS Architect daily rate in Preston is £595, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 4 November 2026.
The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 4 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 32 | - | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract SAS Architect jobs | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Preston | 0.49% | - | - |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.56% | - | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £593 | - | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £595 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £598 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| Lancashire median daily rate | £595 | - | - |
All Contract IT Job Roles
Preston
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job adverts in Preston matching a recognised job title. The table also shows what proportion of all contract IT job adverts they make up.
| 6 months to 4 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract job adverts in Preston matching a recognised job title | 179 | 88 | 46 |
| % of contract job adverts matching a recognised job title | 87.75% | 93.62% | 97.87% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 128 | 61 | 23 |
| 10th Percentile | £400 | £146 | £200 |
| 25th Percentile | £485 | £400 | £313 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £575 | £500 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +15.00% | -9.09% | +29.41% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £610 | £599 |
| 90th Percentile | £665 | £678 | £627 |
| Lancashire median daily rate | £575 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | +15.00% | +5.26% | -13.64% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 19 | 18 | 7 |
| 10th Percentile | £25.77 | £40.77 | £20.39 |
| 25th Percentile | £26.90 | £41.94 | £24.48 |
| Median hourly rate | £70.00 | £46.29 | £37.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +51.22% | +25.11% | -19.88% |
| 75th Percentile | £77.00 | £73.24 | £59.69 |
| 90th Percentile | £80.00 | £75.79 | £67.77 |
| Lancashire median hourly rate | £30.90 | £45.46 | £40.33 |
| % change year-on-year | -32.03% | +12.73% | -12.68% |
SAS Architect Skill Set Top 10 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Preston
For the 6 months to 4 November 2026, SAS Architect contract job ads cited the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract SAS Architect job ads across the Preston region.
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Data Pipeline | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Disaster Recovery | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Enterprise Architecture | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | High Availability | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Migration | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | SAS | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | SC Cleared | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Security Cleared | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Stakeholder Engagement | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Technical Debt | 100.0% | 1 |
SAS Architect Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Preston by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Job Titles
| Rank | Job Title | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lead Architect | 100.0% | 1 |