Digital Strategy Contract Job Trends in Manchester

Digital Strategy
North West > Manchester

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Manchester requiring Digital Strategy skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 12 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 128 83 85
Rank change year-on-year -45 +2 +16
Contract jobs citing Digital Strategy 1 3 1
As % of all contract jobs in Manchester 0.050% 0.30% 0.084%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.059% 0.33% 0.097%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 3 1
10th Percentile - £487 -
25th Percentile £903 £494 £613
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £930 £513 £625
Median % change year-on-year +81.46% -18.00% +14.16%
75th Percentile £958 £533 £638
90th Percentile - £542 -
North West median daily rate £815 £513 £625
% change year-on-year +59.02% -18.00% +25.00%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Manchester

Digital Strategy falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Manchester.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 1,691 906 1,032
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Manchester 84.26% 89.88% 87.16%
Number of daily rates quoted 979 588 597
10th Percentile £337 £300 £313
25th Percentile £419 £387 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 £459 £475
Median % change year-on-year +11.72% -3.42% -5.00%
75th Percentile £618 £588 £575
90th Percentile £706 £675 £675
North West median daily rate £500 £450 £475
% change year-on-year +11.11% -5.26% -5.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 181 68 35
10th Percentile £19.00 £15.71 £16.34
25th Percentile £34.00 £19.02 £26.93
Median hourly rate £64.50 £22.63 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year +185.02% -35.34% +81.82%
75th Percentile £75.00 £33.63 £62.50
90th Percentile £80.00 £64.13 £73.30
North West median hourly rate £47.50 £25.15 £40.33
% change year-on-year +88.90% -37.64% +15.21%

Digital Strategy
Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Digital Strategy relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Manchester.

Digital Strategy job vacancy trend in Manchester

Digital Strategy
Daily Rate Trend in Manchester

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Manchester citing Digital Strategy.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Manchester citing Digital Strategy

Digital Strategy
Hourly Rate Trend in Manchester

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Manchester citing Digital Strategy.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Manchester citing Digital Strategy

Digital Strategy
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:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Influencing Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Local Government
1 1 (100.00%) Public Sector
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Inclusive Design
1 1 (100.00%) Line Management
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) BPSS Clearance
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) Accessibility