Agile Software Development
Manchester > Bolton
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Bolton requiring Agile skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 19 October 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 19 Oct 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 13 | - | 12 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | -5 |
| Contract jobs citing Agile | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Bolton | 6.52% | - | 5.56% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 8.11% | - | 6.67% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | - | £463 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £425 | - | £475 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | -3.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £438 | - | £488 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| Manchester median daily rate | £440 | £508 | £541 |
| % change year-on-year | -13.30% | -6.24% | +0.93% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Median hourly rate | £60.00 | - | - |
| Manchester median hourly rate | £70.00 | £69.50 | £62.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +0.72% | +11.20% | -16.67% |
All Process and Methodology Skills
Bolton
Agile falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Bolton.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 37 | 12 | 30 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Bolton | 80.43% | 92.31% | 83.33% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 7 | 4 | 13 |
| 10th Percentile | £319 | £356 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £506 | £420 | £400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £608 | £469 | £483 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +29.60% | -2.95% | -6.89% |
| 75th Percentile | £621 | £491 | £500 |
| 90th Percentile | £624 | £498 | - |
| Manchester median daily rate | £450 | £475 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.26% | -5.00% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 19 | 4 | 4 |
| 10th Percentile | £20.43 | £35.60 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £22.16 | £36.50 | £30.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £22.63 | £68.50 | £32.75 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -66.96% | +109.16% | -50.38% |
| 75th Percentile | £35.50 | £100.00 | £44.69 |
| 90th Percentile | £60.75 | - | £59.88 |
| Manchester median hourly rate | £22.57 | £36.00 | £19.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -37.32% | +84.62% | -25.71% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Bolton
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Agile relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Bolton.
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Daily Rate Trend in Bolton
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Bolton citing Agile.
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Hourly Rate Trend in Bolton
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Bolton citing Agile.
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bolton 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: