Microsoft Windows Server
Lancashire > Preston
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Preston requiring Windows Server skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 13 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 13 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 7 | - | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract jobs citing Windows Server | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Preston | 14.29% | - | - |
| As % of the Operating Systems category | 84.62% | - | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | - | - |
| Lancashire median daily rate | £550 | - | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | - |
| Median hourly rate | £41.94 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | £61.33 | - | - |
| Lancashire median hourly rate | £41.94 | - | - |
All Operating Systems
Preston
Windows Server falls under the Operating Systems category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring operating system skills in Preston.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for operating system skills | 13 | 2 | 6 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Preston | 16.88% | 3.92% | 11.11% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 8 | 0 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £463 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | - | £475 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | +100.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £583 | - | £488 |
| 90th Percentile | £680 | - | - |
| Lancashire median daily rate | £550 | £455 | £488 |
| % change year-on-year | +21.01% | -6.77% | +25.81% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 5 | 2 | 3 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £19.88 | £39.21 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £26.46 | £41.71 |
| Median hourly rate | £41.94 | £40.30 | £45.88 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.08% | -12.17% | +7.63% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £55.66 | - |
| 90th Percentile | £61.33 | £63.17 | - |
| Lancashire median hourly rate | £41.94 | £49.00 | £45.88 |
| % change year-on-year | -14.41% | +6.80% | +1.07% |
Windows Server
Job Vacancy Trend in Preston
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Windows Server relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Preston.
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Daily Rate Trend in Preston
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Preston citing Windows Server.
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Hourly Rate Trend in Preston
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Preston citing Windows Server.
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Hourly Rate Histogram in Preston
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Windows Server in Preston over the 6 months to 13 January 2026.
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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: