The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Manchester requiring knowledge or experience of Blue Coat products and/or services. It includes a benchmarking guide to contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Blue Coat over the 6 months leading up to 21 October 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
The figures below represent the IT contractor job market in general and are not representative of contractor rates within Blue Coat Systems, Inc.
Blue Coat falls under the Vendor Products and Services category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring knowledge or experience of all vendor products and services in Manchester.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for knowledge or experience of vendor products and services
508
476
678
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Manchester
48.33%
41.64%
40.41%
Number of daily rates quoted
338
269
486
10th Percentile
£305
£363
£225
25th Percentile
£396
£413
£363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£460
£500
£488
Median % change year-on-year
-8.00%
+2.56%
-0.51%
75th Percentile
£612
£575
£583
90th Percentile
£716
£675
£688
North West median daily rate
£470
£500
£500
% change year-on-year
-6.10%
-
+5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted
45
18
27
10th Percentile
£15.06
£15.89
£15.74
25th Percentile
£19.07
£23.63
£16.00
Median hourly rate
£22.32
£31.75
£17.72
Median % change year-on-year
-29.72%
+79.18%
-72.95%
75th Percentile
£31.40
£41.56
£42.50
90th Percentile
£32.70
£64.13
£50.13
North West median hourly rate
£22.63
£35.00
£35.00
% change year-on-year
-35.34%
-
+50.80%
Blue Coat Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Blue Coat relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Manchester.
Blue Coat Daily Rate Trend in Manchester
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Manchester citing Blue Coat.
Blue Coat Hourly Rate Trend in Manchester
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Manchester citing Blue Coat.
Blue Coat Top 13 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Manchester
For the 6 months to 21 October 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Blue Coat 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 Blue Coat.
Blue Coat 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:
