Developer
North West > Manchester
The median Developer daily rate in Manchester is £464, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 31 May 2025.
The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 31 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 9 | 3 | 7 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -6 | +4 | -5 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Developer | 116 | 240 | 261 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Manchester | 12.85% | 16.63% | 14.60% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 13.81% | 17.40% | 15.20% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 96 | 193 | 212 |
| 10th Percentile | £375 | £316 | £325 |
| 25th Percentile | £400 | £400 | £412 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £464 | £453 | £475 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +2.49% | -4.74% | -9.52% |
| 75th Percentile | £545 | £525 | £575 |
| 90th Percentile | £638 | £575 | £636 |
| North West median daily rate | £475 | £450 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.56% | -10.00% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Median hourly rate | - | £81.50 | - |
| North West median hourly rate | £86.00 | £81.50 | - |
| % change year-on-year | +5.52% | - | - |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Manchester
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 | 840 | 1,379 | 1,717 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 93.02% | 95.56% | 96.03% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 584 | 956 | 1,282 |
| 10th Percentile | £300 | £309 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £400 | £400 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £450 | £490 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -8.16% | -2.00% | +2.56% |
| 75th Percentile | £545 | £575 | £588 |
| 90th Percentile | £663 | £688 | £675 |
| North West median daily rate | £465 | £488 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.62% | -2.50% | +5.26% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 44 | 84 | 43 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £12.07 | £14.87 |
| 25th Percentile | £13.00 | £13.31 | £16.85 |
| Median hourly rate | £24.83 | £28.50 | £26.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.89% | +9.62% | +33.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £66.25 | £63.13 | £44.38 |
| 90th Percentile | £78.38 | £73.75 | £70.00 |
| North West median hourly rate | £28.75 | £32.90 | £30.54 |
| % change year-on-year | -12.60% | +7.71% | +31.51% |
Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester
Job postings that featured Developer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Manchester.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Manchester
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Developer in Manchester.
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Daily Rate Histogram in Manchester
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Developer in Manchester over the 6 months to 31 May 2025.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Manchester
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Developer in Manchester.
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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 Developer within the Manchester region over the 6 months to 31 May 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 |
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| Stockport | -1 | 10 | £400 | -20.00% | 21 |
| Salford | -7 | 1 | £400 | -11.11% | 3 |
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Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Manchester
For the 6 months to 31 May 2025, Developer 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 Developer in the job title.
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Developer 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:
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