Break/Fix Contract Job Trends in Manchester

Break/Fix
North West > Manchester

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Manchester requiring Break/Fix skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 14 April 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 100 85 86
Rank change year-on-year -15 +1 +29
Contract jobs citing Break/Fix 7 2 13
As % of all contract jobs in Manchester 0.43% 0.22% 0.85%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.51% 0.24% 0.97%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 2 9
10th Percentile £114 £434 -
25th Percentile £128 £456 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £150 £498 £126
Median % change year-on-year -69.85% +294.84% -70.18%
75th Percentile £150 £546 -
90th Percentile £151 £571 -
North West median daily rate £150 £335 £126
% change year-on-year -55.22% +165.87% -42.73%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 4
10th Percentile - - £14.59
25th Percentile - - £16.60
Median hourly rate - - £17.72
75th Percentile - - -
90th Percentile - - -
North West median hourly rate - - £17.72

All Process & 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 1,379 836 1,340
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Manchester 84.45% 90.67% 87.47%
Number of daily rates quoted 891 586 926
10th Percentile £306 £303 £313
25th Percentile £383 £400 £406
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £460 £469 £500
Median % change year-on-year -1.92% -6.20% -
75th Percentile £574 £575 £588
90th Percentile £650 £695 £694
North West median daily rate £460 £475 £500
% change year-on-year -3.16% -5.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 100 33 72
10th Percentile £20.88 £15.93 £12.41
25th Percentile £27.66 £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 £90.50 £74.75 £72.50
North West median hourly rate £45.46 £31.52 £21.00
% change year-on-year +44.23% +50.10% -40.85%

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Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester

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

Break/Fix job vacancy trend in Manchester

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Daily Rate Trend in Manchester

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Manchester citing Break/Fix.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Manchester citing Break/Fix

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Hourly Rate Trend in Manchester

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Manchester citing Break/Fix.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Manchester citing Break/Fix

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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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (14.29%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 2 (28.57%) SAN
General
1 2 (28.57%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (14.29%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 5 (71.43%) Field Engineer
2 4 (57.14%) Break Fix Engineer
3 2 (28.57%) Field Service Engineer
3 2 (28.57%) IT Engineer
4 1 (14.29%) Analyst
4 1 (14.29%) Field Support Engineer
4 1 (14.29%) IT Analyst
4 1 (14.29%) IT Support
4 1 (14.29%) IT Support Engineer
4 1 (14.29%) Service Analyst
4 1 (14.29%) Service Desk Analyst
4 1 (14.29%) Support Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 2 (28.57%) Analytical Mindset
1 2 (28.57%) Data Centre
1 2 (28.57%) Driving Licence
2 1 (14.29%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 1 (14.29%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (42.86%) Customer Service
2 2 (28.57%) Problem-Solving
3 1 (14.29%) Hardware Maintenance
3 1 (14.29%) Service Delivery
Qualifications
1 2 (28.57%) A+ Certification
1 2 (28.57%) CCNA
1 2 (28.57%) Cisco Certification
1 2 (28.57%) MCSE
1 2 (28.57%) Microsoft Certification
1 2 (28.57%) Network+ Certification
System Software
1 1 (14.29%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 2 (28.57%) Dell
1 2 (28.57%) HP