The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Manchester with a requirement for CREST Certified qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered 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
77
-
-
Rank change year-on-year
-
-
-
Contract jobs citing CREST Certified
2
0
0
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Manchester
CREST Certified falls under the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications in Manchester.
Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications
263
361
502
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Manchester
28.40%
23.80%
26.52%
Number of daily rates quoted
171
214
369
10th Percentile
£300
£313
£338
25th Percentile
£425
£425
£450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£500
£525
£525
Median % change year-on-year
-4.76%
-
+5.00%
75th Percentile
£575
£675
£619
90th Percentile
£713
£805
£700
North West median daily rate
£494
£513
£520
% change year-on-year
-3.66%
-1.44%
+4.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted
10
25
17
10th Percentile
-
£24.14
-
25th Percentile
£31.25
£25.50
£20.00
Median hourly rate
£46.25
£49.00
£25.00
Median % change year-on-year
-5.61%
+96.00%
+54.04%
75th Percentile
£60.00
£73.75
£37.50
90th Percentile
£74.13
£94.50
£70.00
North West median hourly rate
£32.50
£16.06
£37.50
% change year-on-year
+102.37%
-57.17%
-5.60%
CREST Certified Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester
Job postings citing CREST Certified as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Manchester.
CREST Certified Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Manchester
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing CREST Certified in Manchester.
CREST Certified Top 24 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Manchester
For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, contractor job vacancies citing CREST Certified also mentioned 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 with a requirement for CREST Certified.
CREST Certified 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:
