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North West > Manchester
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Manchester requiring C skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 13 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 13 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 86 | 80 | 101 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -6 | +21 | +5 |
| Contract jobs citing C | 5 | 3 | 5 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Manchester | 0.44% | 0.26% | 0.31% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 1.43% | 0.99% | 1.02% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 5 | 1 | 4 |
| 10th Percentile | £455 | - | £558 |
| 25th Percentile | £463 | - | £569 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | £400 | £588 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +37.50% | -31.91% | -2.08% |
| 75th Percentile | £575 | - | £606 |
| 90th Percentile | £613 | - | £618 |
| North West median daily rate | £463 | £444 | £588 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.17% | -24.43% | -2.08% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Median hourly rate | - | £100.00 | - |
| North West median hourly rate | - | £100.00 | £49.25 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +103.05% | +14.30% |
All Programming Languages
Manchester
C falls under the Programming Languages category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring coding skills in Manchester.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for coding skills | 350 | 303 | 489 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Manchester | 30.92% | 26.51% | 30.58% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 259 | 208 | 398 |
| 10th Percentile | £313 | £362 | £325 |
| 25th Percentile | £361 | £400 | £400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £450 | £450 | £475 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -5.26% | -9.52% |
| 75th Percentile | £538 | £543 | £575 |
| 90th Percentile | £625 | £600 | £675 |
| North West median daily rate | £425 | £453 | £488 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.08% | -7.18% | -5.11% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £60.75 |
| 25th Percentile | £22.81 | £65.00 | £61.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £24.62 | £82.50 | £65.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -70.16% | +26.92% | +36.84% |
| 75th Percentile | £26.43 | £100.00 | £77.50 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £79.50 |
| North West median hourly rate | £74.26 | £65.00 | £46.18 |
| % change year-on-year | +14.25% | +40.75% | +20.26% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing C relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Manchester.
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Daily Rate Trend in Manchester
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Manchester citing C.
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Daily Rate Histogram in Manchester
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing C in Manchester over the 6 months to 13 December 2025.
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Hourly Rate Trend in Manchester
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Manchester citing C.
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Contract Job Locations in Manchester
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing C within the Manchester region over the 6 months to 13 December 2025. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.
| Location | Rank Change on Same Period Last Year |
Matching Contract IT Job Ads |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cheadle | - | 4 | £550 | - | |
| C North West |
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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: