Economics Contract Job Trends in Manchester

Economics
North West > Manchester

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Manchester requiring Economics skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 11 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 96 - 95
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs citing Economics 4 0 4
As % of all contract jobs in Manchester 0.28% - 0.25%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.32% - 0.29%
Number of daily rates quoted 4 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £506
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £400 - £513
75th Percentile - - £519
90th Percentile - - -
North West median daily rate £400 - £531

All Process & Methodology Skills
Manchester

Economics 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 1,246 916 1,356
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Manchester 85.75% 91.42% 86.31%
Number of daily rates quoted 815 615 948
10th Percentile £301 £300 £313
25th Percentile £381 £400 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £455 £460 £500
Median % change year-on-year -1.09% -8.00% -
75th Percentile £575 £575 £575
90th Percentile £638 £675 £663
North West median daily rate £455 £475 £500
% change year-on-year -4.21% -5.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 88 34 77
10th Percentile £19.75 £15.27 £12.50
25th Percentile £22.92 £20.50 £14.04
Median hourly rate £55.00 £32.50 £26.00
Median % change year-on-year +69.23% +25.00% -32.03%
75th Percentile £70.00 £54.25 £61.25
90th Percentile £79.43 £63.50 £75.75
North West median hourly rate £45.00 £31.76 £22.98
% change year-on-year +41.69% +38.24% -38.57%

Economics
Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester

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

Economics job vacancy trend in Manchester

Economics
Daily Rate Trend in Manchester

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Manchester citing Economics.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Manchester citing Economics

Economics
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:

Applications
1 4 (100.00%) MS Visio
General
1 4 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 4 (100.00%) Finance
1 4 (100.00%) Influencing Skills
1 4 (100.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 4 (100.00%) Analyst
1 4 (100.00%) Business Analyst
1 4 (100.00%) Senior
1 4 (100.00%) Senior Analyst
1 4 (100.00%) Senior Business Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 4 (100.00%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (100.00%) Acceptance Criteria
1 4 (100.00%) Actionable Insight
1 4 (100.00%) Business Analysis
1 4 (100.00%) CRM
1 4 (100.00%) Data Analysis
1 4 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 4 (100.00%) Migration
1 4 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 4 (100.00%) Regulatory Change
1 4 (100.00%) Requirements Gathering
1 4 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 4 (100.00%) Workflow
1 4 (100.00%) Workshop Facilitation
Qualifications
1 4 (100.00%) Degree