IBM Interactive System Productivity Facility (ISPF) North West> Manchester
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Manchester requiring ISPF skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 24 October 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
ISPF falls under the Software Libraries and Frameworks category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills in Manchester.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for technical specification, industry standards, software libraries and framework skills
206
225
400
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Manchester
19.40%
19.57%
23.89%
Number of daily rates quoted
145
139
332
10th Percentile
£321
£345
£363
25th Percentile
£400
£413
£419
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£450
£488
£513
Median % change year-on-year
-7.69%
-4.88%
-3.30%
75th Percentile
£550
£575
£600
90th Percentile
£637
£688
£675
North West median daily rate
£449
£450
£525
% change year-on-year
-0.33%
-14.29%
-
Number of hourly rates quoted
1
2
8
10th Percentile
-
£63.20
£60.50
25th Percentile
-
£64.25
£64.06
Median hourly rate
£70.00
£69.50
£68.75
Median % change year-on-year
+0.72%
+1.09%
-2.48%
75th Percentile
-
£73.75
£77.81
90th Percentile
-
£74.20
£79.88
North West median hourly rate
£70.00
£56.59
£46.18
% change year-on-year
+23.70%
+22.54%
-38.43%
ISPF Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing ISPF relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Manchester.
ISPF Daily Rate Trend in Manchester
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Manchester citing ISPF.
ISPF Daily Rate Histogram in Manchester
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing ISPF in Manchester over the 6 months to 24 October 2025.
ISPF Top 22 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Manchester
For the 6 months to 24 October 2025, contractor job vacancies citing ISPF also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Manchester region with a requirement for ISPF.
ISPF 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:
