The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Preston requiring Web Services skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Web Services over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
Web Services 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%
Web Services Job Vacancy Trend in Preston
Job postings citing Web Services as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Preston.
Web Services Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Preston
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Web Services in Preston.
Web Services Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Preston
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Web Services in Preston.
Web Services Top 19 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Preston
For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Web Services 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 Web Services.
Web Services 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:
