The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Manchester requiring AWS Direct Connect skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited AWS Direct Connect over the 6 months leading up to 20 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
6 months to 20 Aug 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
84
-
111
Rank change year-on-year
-
-
+36
DemandTrendContract jobs citing AWS Direct Connect
2
0
1
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Manchester
AWS Direct Connect falls under the Cloud Services category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring cloud computing skills in Manchester.
DemandTrendContract vacancies with a requirement for cloud computing skills
356
416
717
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Manchester
34.80%
34.75%
40.85%
Number of daily rates quoted
250
296
563
10th Percentile
£358
£350
£308
25th Percentile
£400
£413
£413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£475
£500
£505
Median % change year-on-year
-5.00%
-0.99%
-3.81%
75th Percentile
£575
£575
£588
90th Percentile
£638
£663
£675
North West median daily rate
£450
£479
£500
% change year-on-year
-6.05%
-4.20%
-
Number of hourly rates quoted
5
7
18
10th Percentile
£38.32
£25.70
£15.74
25th Percentile
£67.50
£43.75
£15.81
Median hourly rate
£72.50
£66.50
£19.25
Median % change year-on-year
+9.02%
+245.45%
-26.67%
75th Percentile
£88.75
£71.69
£36.89
90th Percentile
£92.50
£72.92
£70.00
North West median hourly rate
£41.06
£16.06
£27.35
% change year-on-year
+155.67%
-41.28%
+17.84%
AWS Direct Connect Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester
Job postings citing AWS Direct Connect as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Manchester.
AWS Direct Connect Daily Rate Trend in Manchester
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Manchester citing AWS Direct Connect.
AWS Direct Connect Top 14 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Manchester
For the 6 months to 20 August 2025, contractor job vacancies citing AWS Direct Connect 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 AWS Direct Connect.
AWS Direct Connect 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:
