Break/Fix Contracts in Manchester

Break/Fix
North West > Manchester

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Manchester requiring Break/Fix skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Break/Fix 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 78 83 113
Rank change year-on-year +5 +30 +28
Contract jobs citing Break/Fix 1 13 5
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Manchester 0.11% 0.86% 0.26%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.12% 0.98% 0.29%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 9 4
10th Percentile - - £140
25th Percentile £563 - £191
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 £126 £423
Median % change year-on-year +356.35% -70.18% +53.64%
75th Percentile £588 - £639
90th Percentile - - £642
North West median daily rate £575 £126 £220
% change year-on-year +356.35% -42.73% -9.28%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 4 0
Median hourly rate - £17.72 -
North West median hourly rate - £17.72 -

All Process and Methodology Skills
Manchester

Break/Fix 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 830 1,321 1,738
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Manchester 89.63% 87.08% 91.81%
Number of daily rates quoted 577 898 1,273
10th Percentile £300 £319 £315
25th Percentile £400 £407 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £468 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year -6.40% - +1.73%
75th Percentile £575 £595 £594
90th Percentile £675 £694 £663
North West median daily rate £475 £500 £500
% change year-on-year -5.00% - +5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 33 73 61
10th Percentile £15.18 £12.42 £14.65
25th Percentile £19.25 £13.50 £20.00
Median hourly rate £32.50 £24.19 £37.30
Median % change year-on-year +34.35% -35.15% +140.65%
75th Percentile £63.75 £57.50 £47.50
90th Percentile £77.00 £72.50 £70.00
North West median hourly rate £31.88 £21.00 £35.00
% change year-on-year +51.81% -40.00% +70.82%

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Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester

Job postings citing Break/Fix as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Manchester.

Job vacancy trend for Break/Fix in Manchester

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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Manchester

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Break/Fix in Manchester.

Daily rate trend for Break/Fix in Manchester

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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Manchester

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Break/Fix in Manchester.

Hourly rate trend for Break/Fix in Manchester

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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:

Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Delivery Manager
1 1 (100.00%) Lead
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Product Ownership
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Six Sigma
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) Accessibility