The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Manchester requiring Focus Group skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Focus Group over the 6 months leading up to 21 July 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
6 months to 21 Jul 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
78
84
112
Rank change year-on-year
+6
+28
+36
Contract jobs citing Focus Group
2
8
2
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Manchester
Focus Group 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
859
1,143
1,626
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Manchester
87.92%
86.59%
89.78%
Number of daily rates quoted
562
741
1,194
10th Percentile
£301
£325
£313
25th Percentile
£400
£413
£413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£475
£500
£500
Median % change year-on-year
-5.00%
-
-
75th Percentile
£575
£588
£600
90th Percentile
£700
£688
£675
North West median daily rate
£453
£493
£500
% change year-on-year
-8.06%
-1.40%
+0.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted
47
64
56
10th Percentile
£15.93
£13.37
£14.33
25th Percentile
£19.26
£20.38
£16.00
Median hourly rate
£22.63
£34.00
£19.25
Median % change year-on-year
-33.44%
+76.62%
+5.48%
75th Percentile
£61.88
£62.50
£35.63
90th Percentile
£78.00
£73.90
£59.38
North West median hourly rate
£28.88
£29.00
£29.15
% change year-on-year
-0.43%
-0.51%
+18.98%
Focus Group Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester
Job postings citing Focus Group as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Manchester.
Focus Group Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Manchester
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Focus Group in Manchester.
Focus Group Top 14 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Manchester
For the 6 months to 21 July 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Focus Group 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 Focus Group.
Focus Group 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:
