The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Preston requiring SOAP skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited SOAP over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
SOAP falls under the Software Libraries and Frameworks category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills in Preston.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills
14
7
3
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Preston
20.29%
12.73%
3.80%
Number of daily rates quoted
8
1
1
10th Percentile
£393
-
-
25th Percentile
£438
-
£513
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£461
£650
£525
Median % change year-on-year
-29.08%
+23.81%
+20.69%
75th Percentile
£534
-
£538
90th Percentile
£709
-
-
Lancashire median daily rate
£518
£625
£520
% change year-on-year
-17.20%
+20.19%
+13.04%
Number of hourly rates quoted
0
5
1
10th Percentile
-
-
-
25th Percentile
-
£37.63
£37.80
Median hourly rate
-
£46.18
£40.59
Median % change year-on-year
-
+13.77%
-2.19%
75th Percentile
-
-
£43.39
90th Percentile
-
-
-
Lancashire median hourly rate
£65.50
£46.03
£40.59
% change year-on-year
+42.30%
+13.40%
-3.36%
SOAP Job Vacancy Trend in Preston
Job postings citing SOAP as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Preston.
SOAP Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Preston
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing SOAP in Preston.
SOAP Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Preston
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing SOAP in Preston.
SOAP Top 14 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Preston
For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, contractor job vacancies citing SOAP 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 SOAP.
SOAP 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:
