The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Derivative in contract job vacancies in Manchester. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Derivative 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
74
94
117
Rank change year-on-year
+20
+23
+23
Contract jobs citing Derivative
5
2
1
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Manchester
Derivative falls under the General and Transferable Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring generic IT skills in Manchester.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills
266
419
629
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Manchester
28.73%
27.62%
33.23%
Number of daily rates quoted
190
283
435
10th Percentile
£203
£300
£320
25th Percentile
£382
£404
£419
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£475
£500
£513
Median % change year-on-year
-5.00%
-2.44%
+5.13%
75th Percentile
£602
£588
£631
90th Percentile
£700
£725
£686
North West median daily rate
£473
£500
£500
% change year-on-year
-5.50%
-
+5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted
14
32
31
10th Percentile
£20.75
£13.08
£16.85
25th Percentile
£24.25
£15.82
£20.74
Median hourly rate
£32.50
£25.25
£35.00
Median % change year-on-year
+28.71%
-27.86%
+141.38%
75th Percentile
£56.25
£57.50
£65.50
90th Percentile
£76.00
£62.50
£70.00
North West median hourly rate
£29.52
£25.25
£27.98
% change year-on-year
+16.89%
-9.76%
+51.24%
Derivative Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester
Job postings citing Derivative as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Manchester.
Derivative Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Manchester
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Derivative in Manchester.
Derivative Daily Rate Histogram in Manchester
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Derivative in Manchester over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.
Derivative Top 22 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Manchester
For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Derivative 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 Derivative.
Derivative 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:
