Ansible Contract Job Trends in Manchester
Ansible
North West > Manchester
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Manchester requiring Ansible skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 21 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 21 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 95 | 60 | 61 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -35 | +1 | +18 |
| Contract jobs citing Ansible | 34 | 27 | 20 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Manchester | 1.65% | 2.57% | 1.75% |
| As % of the Systems Management category | 12.69% | 19.57% | 18.52% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 20 | 15 | 9 |
| 10th Percentile | £351 | £400 | £440 |
| 25th Percentile | £411 | £519 | £450 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £625 | £505 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -20.00% | +23.76% | -3.81% |
| 75th Percentile | £609 | £653 | £565 |
| 90th Percentile | £700 | £714 | £625 |
| North West median daily rate | £500 | £550 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | -9.09% | +4.76% | +2.44% |
All Systems Management Skills
Manchester
Ansible falls under the Systems Management category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring systems management skills in Manchester.
| 6 months to 21 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for systems management skills | 268 | 138 | 108 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Manchester | 13.02% | 13.13% | 9.45% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 182 | 93 | 67 |
| 10th Percentile | £329 | £301 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £409 | £385 | £375 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £491 | £475 | £475 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +3.37% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £575 | £615 | £575 |
| 90th Percentile | £649 | £680 | £643 |
| North West median daily rate | £480 | £435 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | +10.34% | -8.42% | -4.04% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 12 | 4 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £19.21 | £31.18 |
| 25th Percentile | £75.00 | £19.72 | £33.69 |
| Median hourly rate | £77.00 | £49.50 | £39.25 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +55.56% | +26.11% | -10.29% |
| 75th Percentile | £79.94 | £87.13 | £44.69 |
| 90th Percentile | £89.88 | £91.85 | £47.13 |
| North West median hourly rate | £75.00 | £18.87 | £31.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +297.46% | -39.13% | -32.87% |
Ansible Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Ansible relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Manchester.
Ansible Daily Rate Trend in Manchester
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Manchester citing Ansible.
Ansible Daily Rate Histogram in Manchester
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Ansible in Manchester over the 6 months to 21 October 2026.
Ansible Hourly Rate Trend in Manchester
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Manchester citing Ansible.
Ansible Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Manchester by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Systems Management
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kubernetes | 41.2% | 14 |
| 2 | Argo | 11.8% | 4 |
| 2 | Progress Chef | 11.8% | 4 |
| 4 | Grafana | 8.8% | 3 |
| 4 | Prometheus | 8.8% | 3 |
| 6 | CASB | 5.9% | 2 |
| 6 | Cisco Prime | 5.9% | 2 |
| 6 | Istio | 5.9% | 2 |
| 9 | Data Guard | 2.9% | 1 |
| 9 | Nagios | 2.9% | 1 |
| 9 | Oracle RMAN | 2.9% | 1 |
| 9 | Packer | 2.9% | 1 |
| 9 | Puppet | 2.9% | 1 |