The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Taxonomies in contract job vacancies in Preston. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Taxonomies over the 6 months leading up to 13 November 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
Taxonomies falls under the General and Transferable Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring generic IT skills in Preston.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills
24
4
19
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Preston
25.00%
8.89%
25.68%
Number of daily rates quoted
17
1
10
10th Percentile
£213
-
£387
25th Percentile
£300
-
£416
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£475
£400
£474
Median % change year-on-year
+18.75%
-15.62%
+99.59%
75th Percentile
£550
-
£500
90th Percentile
-
-
£500
Lancashire median daily rate
£500
£525
£500
% change year-on-year
-4.76%
+4.91%
-28.51%
Number of hourly rates quoted
6
0
8
10th Percentile
£41.94
-
£19.07
25th Percentile
£43.24
-
£33.50
Median hourly rate
£47.12
-
£43.24
Median % change year-on-year
-
-
+35.94%
75th Percentile
£64.40
-
£45.96
90th Percentile
£72.21
-
£46.18
Lancashire median hourly rate
£45.46
£46.18
£45.88
% change year-on-year
-1.56%
+0.65%
+44.25%
Taxonomies Job Vacancy Trend in Preston
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Taxonomies relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Preston.
Taxonomies Top 6 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Preston
For the 6 months to 13 November 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Taxonomies also mentioned 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 job ads across the Preston region with a requirement for Taxonomies.
Taxonomies Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Preston by Category
The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:
