Electrical Engineer Contract Job Trends in Bolton

Electrical Engineer
Manchester > Bolton

As of 3 March 2026, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Electrical Engineer daily rate in Bolton.

6 months to
3 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 8 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring an Electrical Engineer 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Bolton 3.57% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 4.00% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
Manchester median daily rate - - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £66.25 - -
Median hourly rate £72.50 - -
75th Percentile £78.75 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Manchester median hourly rate £72.50 - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Bolton

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Bolton. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in Bolton with a recognized job title 25 23 26
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 89.29% 95.83% 100.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 5 12 11
10th Percentile £445 £156 £400
25th Percentile - £168 £482
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £188 £500
Median % change year-on-year +193.33% -62.50% +5.26%
75th Percentile £650 £200 -
90th Percentile - £245 £538
Manchester median daily rate £450 £450 £475
% change year-on-year - -5.26% -5.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 11 8 8
10th Percentile £22.68 £32.33 £24.16
25th Percentile £25.59 £33.00 £28.55
Median hourly rate £31.50 £48.50 £39.50
Median % change year-on-year -35.05% +22.78% -39.23%
75th Percentile £64.38 £60.00 £52.50
90th Percentile £72.50 - £71.25
Manchester median hourly rate £45.00 £32.50 £22.50
% change year-on-year +38.46% +44.44% -43.75%

Electrical Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Bolton

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Electrical Engineer' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Bolton.

Electrical Engineer job vacancy trend in Bolton

Electrical Engineer Skill Set
Top 3 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bolton

For the 6 months to 3 March 2026, Electrical Engineer contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Bolton region featuring Electrical Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) EMC
1 1 (100.00%) Systems Engineering

Electrical Engineer Skill Set
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:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Electronics
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Systems Engineering
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) EMC