Engineering Manager
North West > Manchester
The median Engineering Manager daily rate in Manchester is £525, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 9 January 2026.
The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
9 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
93 |
84 |
96 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
-9 |
+12 |
+31 |
| Contract jobs requiring an Engineering Manager |
4 |
1 |
1 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Manchester |
0.34% |
0.095% |
0.066% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.37% |
0.10% |
0.070% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
£513 |
- |
- |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£525 |
- |
£640 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
- |
- |
+19.07% |
| 75th Percentile |
£538 |
- |
- |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| North West median daily rate |
£525 |
- |
£628 |
| % change year-on-year |
- |
- |
+16.74% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| Median hourly rate |
- |
£58.00 |
- |
| North West median hourly rate |
- |
£58.00 |
- |
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 |
1,077 |
982 |
1,420 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title |
91.82% |
93.52% |
93.67% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
713 |
589 |
1,032 |
| 10th Percentile |
£310 |
£313 |
£306 |
| 25th Percentile |
£381 |
£400 |
£400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£450 |
£463 |
£500 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-2.70% |
-7.50% |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£563 |
£560 |
£582 |
| 90th Percentile |
£639 |
£675 |
£668 |
| North West median daily rate |
£450 |
£475 |
£500 |
| % change year-on-year |
-5.26% |
-5.00% |
+3.09% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
85 |
35 |
60 |
| 10th Percentile |
£17.68 |
£15.97 |
£12.67 |
| 25th Percentile |
£19.75 |
£21.25 |
£17.67 |
| Median hourly rate |
£27.50 |
£32.50 |
£26.25 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-15.38% |
+23.81% |
-33.54% |
| 75th Percentile |
£57.50 |
£33.75 |
£61.88 |
| 90th Percentile |
£63.50 |
£63.00 |
£73.75 |
| North West median hourly rate |
£40.00 |
£28.25 |
£37.50 |
| % change year-on-year |
+41.59% |
-24.67% |
+61.57% |
