The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Lancashire with a requirement for Platform Engineering skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Platform Engineering over the 6 months to 1 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
6 months to 1 Jun 2024
Same period 2023
Same period 2022
Rank
28
32
39
Rank change year-on-year
+4
+7
-8
Contract jobs citing Platform Engineering
1
4
1
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Lancashire
Platform Engineering is in the Processes and Methodologies 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 process or methodology skills.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills
178
211
227
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Lancashire
77.39%
87.55%
91.90%
Number of daily rates quoted
71
111
162
10th Percentile
£220
£313
£207
25th Percentile
£400
£400
£366
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£500
£500
£475
Median % change year-on-year
-
+5.26%
+18.75%
75th Percentile
£607
£600
£600
90th Percentile
£656
£700
£749
North West median daily rate
£500
£500
£475
% change year-on-year
-
+5.26%
+11.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted
59
44
32
10th Percentile
-
£25.75
£13.28
25th Percentile
£16.06
£29.30
£14.75
Median hourly rate
£35.00
£42.50
£27.66
Median % change year-on-year
-17.65%
+53.67%
+42.42%
75th Percentile
£46.03
£49.70
£46.80
90th Percentile
£48.00
£56.38
£92.67
North West median hourly rate
£26.66
£35.00
£23.22
% change year-on-year
-23.83%
+50.72%
+29.66%
Platform Engineering Job Vacancy Trend in Lancashire
Job postings citing Platform Engineering as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Lancashire.
Platform Engineering Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Lancashire
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Platform Engineering in Lancashire.
Platform Engineering Top 9 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Lancashire
For the 6 months to 1 June 2024, contractor job vacancies citing Platform Engineering 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 Lancashire region with a requirement for Platform Engineering.
Platform Engineering 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: