The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Manchester with a requirement for Gherkin skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Gherkin over the 6 months to 28 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
6 months to 28 Apr 2024
Same period 2023
Same period 2022
Rank
99
109
134
Rank change year-on-year
+10
+25
-45
Contract jobs citing Gherkin
2
7
7
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Manchester
Gherkin is in the Software Libraries and Frameworks category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in Manchester with a requirement for technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills
365
388
795
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Manchester
23.81%
20.50%
30.58%
Number of daily rates quoted
287
310
606
10th Percentile
£368
£336
£385
25th Percentile
£425
£413
£413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£500
£500
£513
Median % change year-on-year
-
-2.44%
+20.59%
75th Percentile
£603
£581
£588
90th Percentile
£825
£639
£650
North West median daily rate
£500
£500
£500
% change year-on-year
-
-
+19.05%
Number of hourly rates quoted
7
2
11
10th Percentile
£67.00
-
-
25th Percentile
£67.50
-
£14.25
Median hourly rate
£71.87
£45.00
£18.50
Median % change year-on-year
+59.71%
+143.24%
-21.18%
75th Percentile
£76.75
-
£45.00
90th Percentile
£81.60
-
£56.25
North West median hourly rate
£47.31
£45.00
£40.62
% change year-on-year
+5.12%
+10.80%
+19.46%
Gherkin Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester
Job postings citing Gherkin as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Manchester.
Gherkin Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Manchester
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Gherkin in Manchester.
Gherkin Top 20 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Manchester
For the 6 months to 28 April 2024, contractor job vacancies citing Gherkin 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 Manchester region with a requirement for Gherkin.
Gherkin Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Manchester 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:
