The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Manchester requiring ACF2 skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 11 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
ACF2 falls under the System Software category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring system software skills in Manchester.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for system software skills |
131 |
122 |
219 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Manchester |
11.25% |
11.66% |
14.25% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
97 |
81 |
180 |
| 10th Percentile |
£313 |
£185 |
£233 |
| 25th Percentile |
£369 |
£341 |
£363 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£450 |
£450 |
£450 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
- |
- |
-10.00% |
| 75th Percentile |
£575 |
£564 |
£538 |
| 90th Percentile |
£650 |
£588 |
£688 |
| North West median daily rate |
£425 |
£401 |
£425 |
| % change year-on-year |
+6.12% |
-5.76% |
-1.16% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
1 |
1 |
15 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
- |
£17.75 |
| 25th Percentile |
- |
- |
£18.00 |
| Median hourly rate |
£20.00 |
£29.00 |
£19.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-31.03% |
+48.72% |
-70.00% |
| 75th Percentile |
- |
- |
£46.88 |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
- |
£64.50 |
| North West median hourly rate |
£30.97 |
£22.09 |
£19.00 |
| % change year-on-year |
+40.20% |
+16.26% |
-60.00% |
