The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Preston requiring SSL skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited SSL over the 6 months leading up to 28 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
SSL falls under the Communications and Computer Networking category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring communications or computer networking skills in Preston.
DemandTrendContract vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills
6
2
1
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Preston
7.59%
4.65%
1.18%
Number of daily rates quoted
5
1
1
10th Percentile
£474
-
-
25th Percentile
£660
£513
£363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£675
£525
£375
Median % change year-on-year
+28.57%
+40.00%
+47.78%
75th Percentile
£700
£538
£388
90th Percentile
-
-
-
Lancashire median daily rate
£523
£475
£425
% change year-on-year
+10.00%
+11.76%
-15.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted
1
0
0
Median hourly rate
£70.16
-
-
Lancashire median hourly rate
£70.16
£38.25
£47.83
% change year-on-year
+83.42%
-20.03%
+17.88%
SSL Job Vacancy Trend in Preston
Job postings citing SSL as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Preston.
SSL Daily Rate Trend in Preston
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Preston citing SSL.
SSL Top 16 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Preston
For the 6 months to 28 August 2025, contractor job vacancies citing SSL 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 SSL.
SSL 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:
