The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Manchester requiring Ant skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Ant over the 6 months leading up to 2 July 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
6 months to 2 Jul 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
81
-
106
Rank change year-on-year
-
-
+37
Contract jobs citing Ant
1
0
4
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Manchester
Ant falls under the Development Applications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring development application skills in Manchester.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for development application skills
124
159
206
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Manchester
13.25%
10.96%
11.49%
Number of daily rates quoted
85
115
158
10th Percentile
£328
£375
£324
25th Percentile
£400
£413
£413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£450
£488
£513
Median % change year-on-year
-7.69%
-4.88%
-
75th Percentile
£545
£550
£625
90th Percentile
£658
£650
£679
North West median daily rate
£425
£488
£525
% change year-on-year
-12.95%
-7.00%
+5.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted
5
4
2
10th Percentile
£70.50
£52.63
£41.77
25th Percentile
£71.25
£62.19
£45.01
Median hourly rate
£75.00
£75.00
£51.05
Median % change year-on-year
-
+46.91%
-31.93%
75th Percentile
£77.50
£81.38
£57.71
90th Percentile
£78.25
£82.05
£61.34
North West median hourly rate
£73.75
£45.88
£51.07
% change year-on-year
+60.75%
-10.15%
-31.91%
Ant Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester
Job postings citing Ant as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Manchester.
Ant Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Manchester
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Ant in Manchester.
Ant Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Manchester
For the 6 months to 2 July 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Ant also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Manchester region with a requirement for Ant.
Ant Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Manchester by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category.
The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:
