The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Preston requiring SOAP skills. It covers vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 5 September 2025, with comparisons to the same periods 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
21
4
11
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Preston
26.92%
9.30%
13.75%
Number of daily rates quoted
13
2
2
10th Percentile
£402
£411
£213
25th Percentile
£425
£428
£231
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£450
£463
£275
Median % change year-on-year
-2.70%
+68.18%
-34.33%
75th Percentile
£625
£503
£331
90th Percentile
£680
£524
£358
Lancashire median daily rate
£450
£413
£645
% change year-on-year
+9.09%
-36.05%
+35.79%
Number of hourly rates quoted
0
0
9
10th Percentile
-
-
£37.71
25th Percentile
-
-
£45.88
Median hourly rate
-
-
£46.18
Median % change year-on-year
-
-
+77.62%
75th Percentile
-
-
-
90th Percentile
-
-
-
Lancashire median hourly rate
-
£46.18
£46.18
% change year-on-year
-
-
+44.76%
SOAP Job Vacancy Trend in Preston
Job postings citing SOAP as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Preston.
SOAP Daily Rate Trend in Preston
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Preston citing SOAP.
SOAP Hourly Rate Trend in Preston
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Preston citing SOAP.
SOAP Top 21 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Preston
For the 6 months to 5 September 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:
