Human Factors Contract Job Trends in Manchester

Human Factors
North West > Manchester

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

6 months to
6 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank - - 89
Rank change year-on-year - - +28
Contract jobs citing Human Factors 0 0 7
As % of all contract jobs in Manchester - - 0.45%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category - - 0.52%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 7
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £325
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - £350
Median % change year-on-year - - -41.67%
75th Percentile - - £375
90th Percentile - - -
North West median daily rate - - £350
% change year-on-year - - -41.67%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Manchester

Human Factors 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 1,237 949 1,346
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Manchester 86.14% 91.16% 86.50%
Number of daily rates quoted 817 626 943
10th Percentile £311 £294 £313
25th Percentile £381 £400 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £463 £500
Median % change year-on-year -2.70% -7.50% -
75th Percentile £575 £575 £575
90th Percentile £638 £675 £668
North West median daily rate £450 £475 £500
% change year-on-year -5.26% -5.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 88 32 74
10th Percentile £19.75 £15.92 £12.50
25th Percentile £22.92 £23.00 £13.50
Median hourly rate £53.00 £32.50 £25.10
Median % change year-on-year +63.08% +29.51% -35.65%
75th Percentile £67.19 £42.75 £60.94
90th Percentile £77.88 £64.50 £77.25
North West median hourly rate £44.00 £32.50 £25.30
% change year-on-year +35.38% +28.46% -32.53%

Human Factors
Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester

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

Human Factors job vacancy trend in Manchester

Human Factors
Daily Rate Trend in Manchester

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Manchester citing Human Factors.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Manchester citing Human Factors