Benchmarking Contract Job Trends in Manchester

Benchmarking
North West > Manchester

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Manchester requiring Benchmarking skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 15 April 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 109 84 98
Rank change year-on-year -25 +14 +23
Contract jobs citing Benchmarking 1 2 2
As % of all contract jobs in Manchester 0.061% 0.22% 0.13%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.073% 0.24% 0.15%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 2 2
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £177 £700
Median % change year-on-year +154.27% -74.72% +7.69%
North West median daily rate £450 £261 £700
% change year-on-year +72.70% -62.78% +27.27%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Manchester

Benchmarking falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Manchester.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 1,377 838 1,341
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Manchester 84.27% 90.59% 87.48%
Number of daily rates quoted 890 587 926
10th Percentile £306 £304 £313
25th Percentile £385 £400 £406
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £463 £465 £500
Median % change year-on-year -0.54% -7.00% -
75th Percentile £575 £575 £588
90th Percentile £650 £694 £694
North West median daily rate £463 £475 £500
% change year-on-year -2.63% -5.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 99 33 72
10th Percentile £21.00 £15.93 £12.41
25th Percentile £28.50 £24.25 £13.50
Median hourly rate £55.00 £32.50 £26.00
Median % change year-on-year +69.23% +25.00% -30.67%
75th Percentile £76.00 £60.00 £57.50
90th Percentile £91.00 £74.75 £72.50
North West median hourly rate £45.46 £31.76 £21.00
% change year-on-year +43.14% +51.24% -40.00%

Benchmarking
Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Benchmarking relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Manchester.

Benchmarking job vacancy trend in Manchester

Benchmarking
Daily Rate Trend in Manchester

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Manchester citing Benchmarking.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Manchester citing Benchmarking

Benchmarking
Hourly Rate Trend in Manchester

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Manchester citing Benchmarking.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Manchester citing Benchmarking

Benchmarking
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:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Aviation
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) IT Manager
1 1 (100.00%) Vendor Manager
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Onboarding
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 1 (100.00%) Performance Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Performance Management