The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Manchester requiring AWK skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 30 October 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
AWK falls under the Programming Languages category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring coding skills in Manchester.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for coding skills
290
293
493
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Manchester
26.98%
25.37%
30.47%
Number of daily rates quoted
214
194
398
10th Percentile
£313
£350
£325
25th Percentile
£363
£400
£413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£450
£450
£500
Median % change year-on-year
-
-10.00%
-4.76%
75th Percentile
£541
£550
£575
90th Percentile
£625
£611
£675
North West median daily rate
£425
£450
£500
% change year-on-year
-5.56%
-10.00%
-2.91%
Number of hourly rates quoted
4
6
10
10th Percentile
£36.97
£63.75
£55.88
25th Percentile
£58.20
£65.00
£61.25
Median hourly rate
£74.50
£69.50
£65.00
Median % change year-on-year
+7.19%
+6.92%
-7.14%
75th Percentile
£87.13
£93.63
£76.56
90th Percentile
£91.85
£100.00
£79.13
North West median hourly rate
£72.13
£50.13
£46.18
% change year-on-year
+43.90%
+8.54%
-12.41%
AWK Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing AWK relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Manchester.
AWK Daily Rate Trend in Manchester
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Manchester citing AWK.
AWK Top 10 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Manchester
For the 6 months to 30 October 2025, contractor job vacancies citing AWK also mentioned 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 with a requirement for AWK.
AWK 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:
