Academic Degree
Manchester > Bolton
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Bolton with a requirement for Degree qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 18 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 18 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 8 | 8 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | 0 | +4 |
| Contract jobs citing Degree | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Bolton | - | 9.09% | 14.29% |
| As % of the Qualifications category | - | 28.57% | 25.00% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | - | £400 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | -27.27% |
| Manchester median daily rate | £450 | £500 | £400 |
| % change year-on-year | -10.00% | +25.00% | -11.11% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Median hourly rate | - | £100.00 | £30.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +233.33% | -51.24% |
| Manchester median hourly rate | £55.00 | £32.50 | £16.86 |
| % change year-on-year | +69.23% | +92.76% | +15.16% |
All Academic and Professional Certifications
Bolton
Degree falls under the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications in Bolton.
| Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications | 19 | 7 | 24 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Bolton | 47.50% | 31.82% | 57.14% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 4 | 2 | 9 |
| 10th Percentile | £602 | £232 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £605 | £235 | £400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £618 | £245 | £420 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +152.14% | -41.67% | -23.64% |
| 75th Percentile | £624 | £250 | £483 |
| 90th Percentile | £624 | - | £500 |
| Manchester median daily rate | £471 | £475 | £505 |
| % change year-on-year | -0.84% | -5.94% | -3.81% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 15 | 3 | 4 |
| 10th Percentile | £20.86 | £32.00 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £22.16 | £33.88 | £30.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £22.63 | £37.00 | £32.75 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -38.84% | +12.98% | -53.21% |
| 75th Percentile | £35.50 | £68.50 | £39.44 |
| 90th Percentile | £53.20 | £87.40 | £45.18 |
| Manchester median hourly rate | £22.63 | £32.50 | £35.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -30.37% | -8.45% | +77.50% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Bolton
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Degree 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 Degree.
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Hourly Rate Trend in Bolton
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Bolton citing Degree.
