Degree Contracts in Lancashire

Academic Degree
North West > Lancashire

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Lancashire with a requirement for Degree qualifications. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months to 31 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
31 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 6 25 24
Rank change year-on-year +19 -1 -13
Contract jobs citing Degree 27 12 16
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Lancashire 11.89% 5.00% 6.50%
As % of the Qualifications category 35.06% 10.08% 19.28%
Number of daily rates quoted 9 5 6
10th Percentile - £329 £444
25th Percentile £313 £401 £469
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £538 £525 £531
Median % change year-on-year +2.38% -1.13% +15.43%
75th Percentile £600 £850 £721
90th Percentile £656 - £783
North West median daily rate £510 £486 £425
% change year-on-year +4.94% +14.35% -9.37%
Number of hourly rates quoted 12 7 9
10th Percentile - £37.78 £31.88
25th Percentile £11.77 £37.80 £38.25
Median hourly rate £40.25 £40.59 £52.70
Median % change year-on-year -0.84% -22.98% +8.83%
75th Percentile £43.87 £49.02 £96.23
90th Percentile £46.18 £61.49 -
North West median hourly rate £26.52 £40.59 £31.00
% change year-on-year -34.66% +30.94% -34.34%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Lancashire

Degree is in the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in Lancashire with a requirement for academic qualifications or professional certifications.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 77 119 83
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Lancashire 33.92% 49.58% 33.74%
Number of daily rates quoted 20 57 53
10th Percentile £313 £330 £215
25th Percentile £381 £413 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £500 £487
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% +2.67% +19.88%
75th Percentile £628 £595 £650
90th Percentile £656 £645 £765
North West median daily rate £500 £501 £500
% change year-on-year -0.10% +0.10% +11.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 44 38 14
10th Percentile £12.74 £25.75 £32.50
25th Percentile £15.80 £31.04 £38.36
Median hourly rate £16.06 £42.50 £47.16
Median % change year-on-year -62.21% -9.88% +62.62%
75th Percentile £42.93 £49.14 £87.68
90th Percentile £46.18 £54.27 £96.23
North West median hourly rate £16.06 £40.59 £40.01
% change year-on-year -60.43% +1.45% +11.14%

Degree
Job Vacancy Trend in Lancashire

Job postings citing Degree as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Lancashire.

Job vacancy trend for Degree in Lancashire

Degree
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Lancashire

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Degree in Lancashire.

Daily rate trend for Degree in Lancashire

Degree
Daily Rate Histogram in Lancashire

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Degree in Lancashire over the 6 months to 31 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Degree in Lancashire

Degree
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Lancashire

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Degree in Lancashire.

Hourly rate trend for Degree in Lancashire

Degree
Hourly Rate Histogram in Lancashire

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Degree in Lancashire over the 6 months to 31 May 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Degree in Lancashire

Degree
Contract Job Locations in Lancashire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Degree within the Lancashire region over the 6 months to 31 May 2024. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Preston +2 8 - - 29
Fleetwood - 4 £588 -
Ormskirk - 1 £600 - 1
Barnoldswick - 1 - -
Blackpool - 1 - - 5
Degree
North West

Degree
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Lancashire 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:

Application Platforms
1 7 (25.93%) SharePoint
2 4 (14.81%) SharePoint 2010
2 4 (14.81%) SharePoint Server
Applications
1 10 (37.04%) Microsoft Excel
2 6 (22.22%) Microsoft Office
3 2 (7.41%) Microsoft Project
4 1 (3.70%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (3.70%) Simulink
Business Applications
1 2 (7.41%) Misys Midas
Cloud Services
1 5 (18.52%) Power Platform
2 3 (11.11%) Microsoft 365
3 1 (3.70%) Power Automate
3 1 (3.70%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 1 (3.70%) WebEx
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (14.81%) Metadata
1 4 (14.81%) Microsoft Power View
1 4 (14.81%) Power BI
1 4 (14.81%) PowerPivot
1 4 (14.81%) SQL Server
1 4 (14.81%) SQL Server Reporting Services
2 1 (3.70%) Data Lake
2 1 (3.70%) Data Warehouse
2 1 (3.70%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 3 (11.11%) Rational DOORS
2 2 (7.41%) JIRA
General
1 8 (29.63%) Analytical Skills
1 8 (29.63%) Finance
2 6 (22.22%) Organisational Skills
3 4 (14.81%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 4 (14.81%) Publishing
4 2 (7.41%) Local Government
4 2 (7.41%) Military
4 2 (7.41%) Public Sector
4 2 (7.41%) Social Skills
5 1 (3.70%) Influencing Skills
5 1 (3.70%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 4 (14.81%) Administrator
1 4 (14.81%) Project Manager
1 4 (14.81%) SharePoint Engineer
1 4 (14.81%) Systems Administrator
2 3 (11.11%) Analyst
2 3 (11.11%) Information Analyst
2 3 (11.11%) Senior
2 3 (11.11%) Senior Analyst
2 3 (11.11%) Senior Information Analyst
3 2 (7.41%) Software Engineer
4 1 (3.70%) Architect
4 1 (3.70%) Business Intelligence Manager
4 1 (3.70%) Business Manager
4 1 (3.70%) Coordinator
4 1 (3.70%) Development Engineer
4 1 (3.70%) Functional Test Engineer
4 1 (3.70%) Solutions Architect
4 1 (3.70%) Test Engineer
4 1 (3.70%) Trainer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (14.81%) CSS
1 4 (14.81%) HTML
Miscellaneous
1 5 (18.52%) Management Information System
1 5 (18.52%) NHS
2 4 (14.81%) Onboarding
3 2 (7.41%) Virtual Team
4 1 (3.70%) Product Ownership
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (37.04%) Agile
2 8 (29.63%) Project Management
3 7 (25.93%) Mathematics
4 6 (22.22%) PRINCE2
4 6 (22.22%) Stakeholder Management
5 5 (18.52%) Business Intelligence
5 5 (18.52%) Customer Service
5 5 (18.52%) Data Entry
6 4 (14.81%) Conflict Resolution
6 4 (14.81%) Data Protection
6 4 (14.81%) Information Architecture
6 4 (14.81%) Information Security
6 4 (14.81%) Infrastructure Engineering
6 4 (14.81%) ITIL
6 4 (14.81%) Metadata Management
6 4 (14.81%) People Management
6 4 (14.81%) Statistics
6 4 (14.81%) Validation
6 4 (14.81%) Waterfall
7 3 (11.11%) Performance Management
Programming Languages
1 8 (29.63%) SQL
2 4 (14.81%) JavaScript
2 4 (14.81%) PowerShell
3 2 (7.41%) C++
4 1 (3.70%) MATLAB
4 1 (3.70%) Python
4 1 (3.70%) R
Qualifications
1 3 (11.11%) Numerate Degree
1 3 (11.11%) Security Cleared
2 2 (7.41%) APMG
2 2 (7.41%) SC Cleared
3 1 (3.70%) Chartered Engineer
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (18.52%) GDPR
2 2 (7.41%) MISRA
2 2 (7.41%) MISRA C
2 2 (7.41%) P3O
2 2 (7.41%) PMO
System Software
1 4 (14.81%) VMware Infrastructure
Vendors
1 4 (14.81%) VMware
2 2 (7.41%) Atlassian
2 2 (7.41%) Microsoft
3 1 (3.70%) Anaplan