Banking Contracts in Manchester

Banking
North West > Manchester

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Banking in contract job vacancies in Manchester. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Banking over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 36 55 75
Rank change year-on-year +19 +20 -18
Contract jobs citing Banking 45 41 43
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Manchester 4.86% 2.70% 2.27%
As % of the General category 8.59% 5.61% 4.63%
Number of daily rates quoted 35 27 32
10th Percentile £348 £383 £389
25th Percentile £359 £432 £423
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £445 £600 £525
Median % change year-on-year -25.83% +14.29% +10.53%
75th Percentile £537 £675 £593
90th Percentile £639 £750 £654
North West median daily rate £445 £500 £515
% change year-on-year -11.00% -2.91% +8.42%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 3 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £14.65
Median hourly rate - £12.84 £15.31
Median % change year-on-year - -16.11% -12.54%
75th Percentile - £47.92 £15.96
90th Percentile - £68.97 -
North West median hourly rate - £12.84 £15.31
% change year-on-year - -16.11% +10.75%

All General Skills
Manchester

Banking falls under the General Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring common skills in Manchester.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 524 731 928
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Manchester 56.59% 48.19% 49.02%
Number of daily rates quoted 339 477 647
10th Percentile £250 £313 £304
25th Percentile £375 £388 £404
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £470 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year -6.00% - +2.83%
75th Percentile £558 £588 £588
90th Percentile £676 £675 £659
North West median daily rate £475 £500 £500
% change year-on-year -5.00% - +5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 40 62 39
10th Percentile - £12.27 £14.52
25th Percentile £13.00 £13.31 £19.63
Median hourly rate £19.77 £21.73 £25.00
Median % change year-on-year -9.02% -13.10% +38.89%
75th Percentile £40.31 £31.50 £37.30
90th Percentile £72.75 £59.75 £45.05
North West median hourly rate £28.75 £17.72 £26.00
% change year-on-year +62.25% -31.85% +30.00%

Banking
Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester

Job postings citing Banking as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Manchester.

Job vacancy trend for Banking in Manchester

Banking
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Manchester

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Banking in Manchester.

Daily rate trend for Banking in Manchester

Banking
Daily Rate Histogram in Manchester

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Banking in Manchester over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Banking in Manchester

Banking
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Manchester

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Banking in Manchester.

Hourly rate trend for Banking in Manchester

Banking
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:

Application Platforms
1 5 (11.11%) SAS
2 3 (6.67%) WebSphere
3 2 (4.44%) Apache
3 2 (4.44%) CICS
3 2 (4.44%) Confluence
3 2 (4.44%) WebSphere Application Server
4 1 (2.22%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 1 (2.22%) Microsoft Office
1 1 (2.22%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 11 (24.44%) Kondor
2 3 (6.67%) Finacle
3 2 (4.44%) Payment Gateway
Cloud Services
1 10 (22.22%) AWS
1 10 (22.22%) Azure
2 7 (15.56%) GCP
3 4 (8.89%) Serverless
4 2 (4.44%) IBM Cloud
4 2 (4.44%) npm
5 1 (2.22%) Akamai
5 1 (2.22%) Cloud Computing
Communications & Networking
1 2 (4.44%) Calico
2 1 (2.22%) Firewall
2 1 (2.22%) Network Security
2 1 (2.22%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (11.11%) SQL Server
2 4 (8.89%) MongoDB
2 4 (8.89%) MySQL
2 4 (8.89%) NoSQL
2 4 (8.89%) Oracle Reports
2 4 (8.89%) PostgreSQL
2 4 (8.89%) RDBMS
2 4 (8.89%) Relational Database
3 1 (2.22%) DB2
Development Applications
1 5 (11.11%) JIRA
2 4 (8.89%) GitLab
2 4 (8.89%) Maven
3 2 (4.44%) Cucumber
3 2 (4.44%) Eclipse
3 2 (4.44%) eggPlant
3 2 (4.44%) Git
3 2 (4.44%) Jenkins
3 2 (4.44%) Selenium
General
1 26 (57.78%) Finance
2 17 (37.78%) Social Skills
3 7 (15.56%) Analytical Skills
4 4 (8.89%) Investment Banking
5 3 (6.67%) Legal
6 2 (4.44%) Corporate Banking
6 2 (4.44%) Retail
6 2 (4.44%) Retail Banking
7 1 (2.22%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 10 (22.22%) Architect
2 9 (20.00%) Lead
3 6 (13.33%) Analyst
3 6 (13.33%) Test Leader
4 4 (8.89%) DBA
4 4 (8.89%) PostgreSQL DBA
5 3 (6.67%) Banking Analyst
5 3 (6.67%) Consultant
5 3 (6.67%) Project Manager
5 3 (6.67%) SAS Architect
5 3 (6.67%) Security Architect
5 3 (6.67%) Senior
5 3 (6.67%) Systems Analyst
6 2 (4.44%) Developer
6 2 (4.44%) DevOps Specialist
6 2 (4.44%) DevSecOps Architect
6 2 (4.44%) DevSecOps Consultant
6 2 (4.44%) Payments Architect
6 2 (4.44%) Security Consultant
6 2 (4.44%) Senior Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (13.33%) REST
2 5 (11.11%) SOAP
3 4 (8.89%) JSON
3 4 (8.89%) Kafka
3 4 (8.89%) XML
4 3 (6.67%) OAuth
4 3 (6.67%) OAuth2
5 2 (4.44%) Apache POI
5 2 (4.44%) JDBC
6 1 (2.22%) ISPF
6 1 (2.22%) Middleware
6 1 (2.22%) SailPoint
6 1 (2.22%) WebSphere MQ
Miscellaneous
1 5 (11.11%) Derivative
1 5 (11.11%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
2 3 (6.67%) Mainframe
3 2 (4.44%) Analytical Mindset
3 2 (4.44%) Data Centre
3 2 (4.44%) Digital Wallet
3 2 (4.44%) EMV
3 2 (4.44%) Hybrid Cloud
3 2 (4.44%) Mobile App
3 2 (4.44%) Private Cloud
3 2 (4.44%) Product Ownership
3 2 (4.44%) SWIFT Messaging Network
4 1 (2.22%) Credit Risk
4 1 (2.22%) Distributed Applications
4 1 (2.22%) Legacy Systems
4 1 (2.22%) Mobile Banking
4 1 (2.22%) Replication
4 1 (2.22%) VSAM
Operating Systems
1 8 (17.78%) Linux
2 5 (11.11%) Unix
3 3 (6.67%) Android
3 3 (6.67%) Apple iOS
4 2 (4.44%) Windows
5 1 (2.22%) HPUX
5 1 (2.22%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 1 (2.22%) Solaris
5 1 (2.22%) zOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 13 (28.89%) Agile
2 10 (22.22%) Risk Management
3 9 (20.00%) DevOps
3 9 (20.00%) Problem-Solving
4 7 (15.56%) Planning and Forecasting
4 7 (15.56%) Stakeholder Management
5 6 (13.33%) Migration
5 6 (13.33%) Test Planning
6 5 (11.11%) Disaster Recovery
6 5 (11.11%) Knowledge Transfer
6 5 (11.11%) Project Management
7 4 (8.89%) Analytics
7 4 (8.89%) Collaborative Working
7 4 (8.89%) Data Security
7 4 (8.89%) Database Security
7 4 (8.89%) Decision-Making
7 4 (8.89%) Mentoring
8 3 (6.67%) DevSecOps
8 3 (6.67%) Re-Platforming
8 3 (6.67%) Stakeholder Engagement
Programming Languages
1 7 (15.56%) Python
2 6 (13.33%) SQL
3 3 (6.67%) Java
4 2 (4.44%) JCL
4 2 (4.44%) Shell Script
5 1 (2.22%) Assembly Language
5 1 (2.22%) COBOL
5 1 (2.22%) REXX
Qualifications
1 2 (4.44%) (ISC)2 CCSP
1 2 (4.44%) CCSP
1 2 (4.44%) CEH
1 2 (4.44%) Cisco Certification
1 2 (4.44%) CISM
1 2 (4.44%) CISSP
1 2 (4.44%) ISTQB
1 2 (4.44%) OSCP
2 1 (2.22%) APMP
2 1 (2.22%) BPSS Clearance
2 1 (2.22%) CCSA
2 1 (2.22%) CCSE
2 1 (2.22%) DBS Check
2 1 (2.22%) Degree
2 1 (2.22%) PMI Certification
2 1 (2.22%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (13.33%) PCI DSS
2 5 (11.11%) Basel III
2 5 (11.11%) MiFID
3 2 (4.44%) COBIT
3 2 (4.44%) GDPR
3 2 (4.44%) ISO 20022
3 2 (4.44%) ISO 8583
3 2 (4.44%) NIST
3 2 (4.44%) PSD2
3 2 (4.44%) QA
3 2 (4.44%) SEPA
4 1 (2.22%) GRC
System Software
1 2 (4.44%) Docker
2 1 (2.22%) Time Sharing Option
2 1 (2.22%) Virtual Desktop
2 1 (2.22%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 2 (4.44%) Istio
1 2 (4.44%) Kubernetes
1 2 (4.44%) Sysdig
1 2 (4.44%) Terraform
2 1 (2.22%) CA Endevor
2 1 (2.22%) NetBackup
Vendors
1 13 (28.89%) Microsoft
2 9 (20.00%) Oracle
3 5 (11.11%) IBM
3 5 (11.11%) Sybase
4 3 (6.67%) FIS
4 3 (6.67%) Murex
5 2 (4.44%) Glassbox
5 2 (4.44%) Splunk
6 1 (2.22%) CheckPoint
6 1 (2.22%) Cisco
6 1 (2.22%) Citrix
6 1 (2.22%) Dell
6 1 (2.22%) F5
6 1 (2.22%) ForgeRock
6 1 (2.22%) Google
6 1 (2.22%) MuleSoft
6 1 (2.22%) Sun
6 1 (2.22%) VMware