For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Manchester. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.
Contract vacancies in Manchester with a recognized job title
942
1,124
1,576
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title
92.90%
94.30%
93.81%
Number of daily rates quoted
600
688
1,137
10th Percentile
£302
£329
£285
25th Percentile
£392
£409
£400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£450
£500
£500
Median % change year-on-year
-10.00%
-
-
75th Percentile
£575
£594
£594
90th Percentile
£657
£688
£675
North West median daily rate
£450
£490
£500
% change year-on-year
-8.16%
-2.00%
+2.56%
Number of hourly rates quoted
82
36
60
10th Percentile
£13.00
£15.56
£15.72
25th Percentile
£16.53
£19.19
£16.85
Median hourly rate
£22.32
£33.00
£19.25
Median % change year-on-year
-32.38%
+71.43%
+10.00%
75th Percentile
£32.81
£62.50
£43.75
90th Percentile
£69.50
£83.75
£70.00
North West median hourly rate
£25.15
£37.00
£35.00
% change year-on-year
-32.03%
+5.71%
+50.21%
Cloud Engineer Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester
Job postings that featured Cloud Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Manchester.
Cloud Engineer Daily Rate Trend in Manchester
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Cloud Engineer job vacancies in Manchester.
Cloud Engineer Daily Rate Histogram in Manchester
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Cloud Engineer in Manchester over the 6 months to 19 September 2025.
Cloud Engineer Skill Set Top 15 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Manchester
For the 6 months to 19 September 2025, Cloud Engineer contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Manchester region featuring Cloud Engineer in the job title.
Cloud Engineer Skill Set 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:
