AWS Software Engineer Contract Job Trends in Manchester

Software Engineer - Amazon Web Services
North West > Manchester

The median Software Engineer - Amazon Web Services daily rate in Manchester is £530, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 25 June 2026.

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

6 months to
25 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 106 76 95
Rank change year-on-year -30 +19 +13
Contract jobs requiring an AWS Software Engineer 8 5 2
As % of all contract jobs in Manchester 0.43% 0.54% 0.14%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.47% 0.59% 0.14%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 5 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £515 £400 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £530 £425 -
Median % change year-on-year +24.71% - -
75th Percentile £545 £450 -
90th Percentile - - -
North West median daily rate £530 £425 -
% change year-on-year +24.71% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 0 0
Median hourly rate £76.00 - -
North West median hourly rate £76.00 - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
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 1,717 853 1,397
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.51% 92.72% 95.23%
Number of daily rates quoted 985 596 941
10th Percentile £316 £300 £306
25th Percentile £400 £400 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £450 £490
Median % change year-on-year +5.56% -8.16% -2.00%
75th Percentile £588 £550 £575
90th Percentile £675 £670 £675
North West median daily rate £475 £450 £475
% change year-on-year +5.56% -5.26% -5.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 189 46 85
10th Percentile £22.63 - £12.40
25th Percentile £30.00 £13.00 £13.50
Median hourly rate £55.00 £19.65 £30.00
Median % change year-on-year +179.90% -34.50% +50.00%
75th Percentile £77.00 £64.69 £62.50
90th Percentile £85.00 £78.13 £73.75
North West median hourly rate £45.56 £29.01 £32.90
% change year-on-year +57.03% -11.81% +18.75%

AWS Software Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester

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

AWS Software Engineer job vacancy trend in Manchester

AWS Software Engineer
Daily Rate Trend in Manchester

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for AWS Software Engineer job vacancies in Manchester

AWS Software Engineer
Hourly Rate Trend in Manchester

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

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for AWS Software Engineer job vacancies in Manchester

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

For the 6 months to 25 June 2026, AWS Software 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 AWS Software Engineer in the job title.

1 8 (100.00%) AWS
1 8 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 6 (75.00%) Java
3 5 (62.50%) CI/CD
3 5 (62.50%) Infrastructure as Code
4 4 (50.00%) AI
4 4 (50.00%) Data Migration
4 4 (50.00%) Migration
4 4 (50.00%) Spring
4 4 (50.00%) Spring Boot
4 4 (50.00%) Validation
5 3 (37.50%) Deployment Automation
5 3 (37.50%) Incident Response
5 3 (37.50%) Node.js
5 3 (37.50%) TypeScript
6 2 (25.00%) AWS CDK
6 2 (25.00%) DevOps
6 2 (25.00%) Event-Driven
6 2 (25.00%) Event-Driven Architecture
6 2 (25.00%) GDPR
6 2 (25.00%) Problem-Solving
6 2 (25.00%) Python
6 2 (25.00%) SAP
6 2 (25.00%) Sarbanes-Oxley
6 2 (25.00%) SQL
7 1 (12.50%) Apache
7 1 (12.50%) Apache Spark
7 1 (12.50%) AWS Certification
7 1 (12.50%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
7 1 (12.50%) Claude Code

AWS Software 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (12.50%) Apache
1 1 (12.50%) Apache Spark
Cloud Services
1 8 (100.00%) AWS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (12.50%) Elasticsearch
1 1 (12.50%) NoSQL
1 1 (12.50%) SQL Server
1 1 (12.50%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 1 (12.50%) Claude Code
1 1 (12.50%) Git
General
1 6 (75.00%) Social Skills
2 2 (25.00%) Finance
3 1 (12.50%) Banking
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (50.00%) Spring
1 4 (50.00%) Spring Boot
2 3 (37.50%) Node.js
3 2 (25.00%) AWS CDK
4 1 (12.50%) React
Miscellaneous
1 2 (25.00%) Cloud Native
2 1 (12.50%) Legacy Systems
2 1 (12.50%) Product Ownership
Operating Systems
1 1 (12.50%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 5 (62.50%) CI/CD
2 5 (62.50%) Infrastructure as Code
3 4 (50.00%) AI
3 4 (50.00%) Data Migration
3 4 (50.00%) Migration
3 4 (50.00%) Validation
4 3 (37.50%) Deployment Automation
4 3 (37.50%) Incident Response
5 2 (25.00%) DevOps
5 2 (25.00%) Event-Driven
5 2 (25.00%) Event-Driven Architecture
5 2 (25.00%) Problem-Solving
6 1 (12.50%) Clean Code
6 1 (12.50%) Collaborative Engineering
6 1 (12.50%) Critical Thinking
6 1 (12.50%) Data Pipeline
6 1 (12.50%) Microservices
6 1 (12.50%) Root Cause Analysis
6 1 (12.50%) Software Architecture
Programming Languages
1 6 (75.00%) Java
2 3 (37.50%) TypeScript
3 2 (25.00%) Python
3 2 (25.00%) SQL
4 1 (12.50%) JavaScript
4 1 (12.50%) Rust
Qualifications
1 1 (12.50%) AWS Certification
1 1 (12.50%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
1 1 (12.50%) Degree
1 1 (12.50%) DV Cleared
1 1 (12.50%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (25.00%) GDPR
1 2 (25.00%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 1 (12.50%) Docker
Systems Management
1 1 (12.50%) Kubernetes
1 1 (12.50%) Terraform
Vendors
1 2 (25.00%) SAP
2 1 (12.50%) Microsoft