The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Manchester requiring Functional Safety skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Functional Safety over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
6 months to 1 May 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
78
-
116
Rank change year-on-year
-
-
-
Contract jobs citing Functional Safety
1
0
2
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Manchester
Functional Safety falls under the Systems Management category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring systems management skills in Manchester.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for systems management skills
147
167
314
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Manchester
15.87%
11.01%
16.59%
Number of daily rates quoted
108
129
245
10th Percentile
£225
£323
£376
25th Percentile
£413
£406
£463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£488
£550
£545
Median % change year-on-year
-11.36%
+0.92%
-0.91%
75th Percentile
£550
£625
£638
90th Percentile
£656
£694
£688
North West median daily rate
£475
£500
£525
% change year-on-year
-5.00%
-4.76%
-
Number of hourly rates quoted
1
5
12
10th Percentile
-
£55.00
£20.00
25th Percentile
£61.25
£58.75
£20.17
Median hourly rate
£62.50
£80.00
£32.80
Median % change year-on-year
-21.88%
+143.90%
+64.00%
75th Percentile
£63.75
£100.00
£65.00
90th Percentile
-
£102.40
-
North West median hourly rate
£62.50
£17.72
£30.00
% change year-on-year
+252.71%
-40.93%
+50.00%
Functional Safety Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester
Job postings citing Functional Safety as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Manchester.
Functional Safety Top 6 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Manchester
For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Functional Safety 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 Functional Safety.
Functional Safety 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:
