The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Manchester requiring Apache Spark skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Apache Spark over the 6 months leading up to 7 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
6 months to 7 Aug 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
80
79
-
Rank change year-on-year
-1
-
-
Contract jobs citing Apache Spark
7
7
0
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Manchester
Apache Spark falls under the Application Platforms category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring application platform skills in Manchester.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for application platform skills
119
114
147
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Manchester
11.84%
9.49%
8.19%
Number of daily rates quoted
69
74
113
10th Percentile
£313
£213
£265
25th Percentile
£400
£325
£356
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£466
£450
£475
Median % change year-on-year
+3.44%
-5.26%
-
75th Percentile
£525
£525
£575
90th Percentile
£622
£648
£685
North West median daily rate
£410
£450
£475
% change year-on-year
-8.89%
-5.26%
+5.56%
Number of hourly rates quoted
7
5
4
10th Percentile
-
£25.90
£13.85
25th Percentile
£34.50
£29.50
£15.63
Median hourly rate
£70.00
£35.00
£21.31
Median % change year-on-year
+100.00%
+64.24%
-69.56%
75th Percentile
£76.25
£48.75
£26.69
90th Percentile
£78.00
£60.75
£27.93
North West median hourly rate
£45.11
£33.00
£22.00
% change year-on-year
+36.68%
+50.00%
-62.04%
Apache Spark Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester
Job postings citing Apache Spark as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Manchester.
Apache Spark Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Manchester
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Apache Spark in Manchester.
Apache Spark Daily Rate Histogram in Manchester
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Apache Spark in Manchester over the 6 months to 7 August 2025.
Apache Spark Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Manchester
For the 6 months to 7 August 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Apache Spark 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 Apache Spark.
Apache Spark 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:
