Applications Engineer Contract Job Trends in Manchester

Applications Engineer
North West > Manchester

The median Applications Engineer daily rate in Manchester is £423, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 29 November 2025.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
29 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 90 84 103
Rank change year-on-year -6 +19 +20
Contract jobs requiring an Applications Engineer 3 2 4
As % of all contract jobs in Manchester 0.26% 0.17% 0.25%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.29% 0.18% 0.27%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 2 4
10th Percentile £401 - -
25th Percentile £409 £325 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £423 £350 £475
Median % change year-on-year +20.71% -26.32% +4.11%
75th Percentile £436 £375 £525
90th Percentile £445 - -
North West median daily rate £440 £435 £475
% change year-on-year +1.15% -8.42% +8.57%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Manchester

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Manchester. 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 Manchester with a recognized job title 1,043 1,099 1,497
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.65% 93.93% 93.39%
Number of daily rates quoted 697 634 1,093
10th Percentile £300 £313 £285
25th Percentile £375 £400 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £475 £500
Median % change year-on-year -5.26% -5.00% -
75th Percentile £575 £575 £588
90th Percentile £656 £675 £675
North West median daily rate £450 £475 £500
% change year-on-year -5.26% -5.00% +2.56%
Number of hourly rates quoted 75 43 63
10th Percentile £16.73 £15.92 £14.91
25th Percentile £19.07 £21.25 £17.06
Median hourly rate £22.32 £32.50 £19.50
Median % change year-on-year -31.34% +66.67% -2.50%
75th Percentile £30.07 £46.25 £47.94
90th Percentile £53.30 £65.00 £66.00
North West median hourly rate £29.80 £29.23 £35.00
% change year-on-year +1.95% -16.49% +74.43%

Applications Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester

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

Applications Engineer job vacancy trend in Manchester

Applications Engineer
Daily Rate Trend in Manchester

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Applications Engineer job vacancies in Manchester.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Applications Engineer job vacancies in Manchester

Applications Engineer
Hourly Rate Trend in Manchester

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Applications Engineer job vacancies in Manchester.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Applications Engineer job vacancies in Manchester

Applications Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Manchester

For the 6 months to 29 November 2025, Applications 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 Manchester region featuring Applications Engineer in the job title.

1 2 (66.67%) Azure
1 2 (66.67%) Continuous Improvement
1 2 (66.67%) Microsoft
2 1 (33.33%) Acceptance Criteria
2 1 (33.33%) Active Directory
2 1 (33.33%) API Design
2 1 (33.33%) Application Packaging
2 1 (33.33%) Brio
2 1 (33.33%) C#
2 1 (33.33%) Citrix
2 1 (33.33%) Entra ID
2 1 (33.33%) Event-Driven
2 1 (33.33%) Event-Driven Architecture
2 1 (33.33%) Infrastructure Engineering
2 1 (33.33%) Ivanti
2 1 (33.33%) Java
2 1 (33.33%) Kotlin
2 1 (33.33%) Microservices
2 1 (33.33%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (33.33%) Microsoft Graph
2 1 (33.33%) Microsoft Intune
2 1 (33.33%) MSI
2 1 (33.33%) OAuth
2 1 (33.33%) OAuth2
2 1 (33.33%) Power Platform
2 1 (33.33%) PowerApps
2 1 (33.33%) PowerShell
2 1 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (33.33%) Requirements Analysis
2 1 (33.33%) SC Cleared

Applications Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Manchester 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:

Cloud Services
1 2 (66.67%) Azure
2 1 (33.33%) Entra ID
2 1 (33.33%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (33.33%) Power Platform
2 1 (33.33%) PowerApps
Development Applications
1 1 (33.33%) MSI
1 1 (33.33%) Selenium
General
1 2 (66.67%) Public Sector
2 1 (33.33%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (33.33%) Finance
2 1 (33.33%) Military
2 1 (33.33%) Social Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (33.33%) Microsoft Graph
1 1 (33.33%) OAuth
1 1 (33.33%) OAuth2
1 1 (33.33%) Spring
1 1 (33.33%) Spring Boot
Miscellaneous
1 1 (33.33%) Mobile App
1 1 (33.33%) NHS
Operating Systems
1 1 (33.33%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (66.67%) Continuous Improvement
2 1 (33.33%) Acceptance Criteria
2 1 (33.33%) API Design
2 1 (33.33%) Application Packaging
2 1 (33.33%) Event-Driven
2 1 (33.33%) Event-Driven Architecture
2 1 (33.33%) Infrastructure Engineering
2 1 (33.33%) Microservices
2 1 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (33.33%) Requirements Analysis
2 1 (33.33%) SDLC
2 1 (33.33%) Technical Discovery
2 1 (33.33%) Test Automation
2 1 (33.33%) Test Scripting
2 1 (33.33%) Thought Leadership
Programming Languages
1 1 (33.33%) C#
1 1 (33.33%) Java
1 1 (33.33%) Kotlin
1 1 (33.33%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 1 (33.33%) SC Cleared
1 1 (33.33%) Security Cleared
System Software
1 1 (33.33%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 1 (33.33%) Microsoft Intune
1 1 (33.33%) SCCM
Vendors
1 2 (66.67%) Microsoft
2 1 (33.33%) Brio
2 1 (33.33%) Citrix
2 1 (33.33%) Ivanti