IT/Technology Strategy
North West > Manchester
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Manchester requiring IT Strategy skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 15 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 15 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 80 | 70 | 91 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -10 | +21 | +31 |
| Contract jobs citing IT Strategy | 11 | 18 | 11 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Manchester | 0.95% | 1.66% | 0.71% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 1.06% | 1.86% | 0.80% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 8 | 7 | 8 |
| 10th Percentile | £428 | £515 | £427 |
| 25th Percentile | £435 | £525 | £494 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £583 | £600 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.92% | +14.29% | -10.64% |
| 75th Percentile | £674 | £656 | £691 |
| 90th Percentile | £678 | £724 | £700 |
| North West median daily rate | £528 | £550 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.09% | - | -6.38% |
All Process and Methodology Skills
Manchester
IT Strategy 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 | 1,039 | 969 | 1,372 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Manchester | 89.80% | 89.56% | 88.86% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 698 | 582 | 980 |
| 10th Percentile | £303 | £295 | £298 |
| 25th Percentile | £371 | £400 | £400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £450 | £473 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.76% | -5.50% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £588 | £575 | £588 |
| 90th Percentile | £650 | £675 | £675 |
| North West median daily rate | £450 | £475 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.26% | -5.00% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 78 | 39 | 48 |
| 10th Percentile | £17.30 | £15.98 | £15.74 |
| 25th Percentile | £19.52 | £22.75 | £17.37 |
| Median hourly rate | £22.82 | £32.50 | £24.75 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -29.80% | +31.31% | -33.65% |
| 75th Percentile | £53.94 | £44.38 | £57.19 |
| 90th Percentile | £64.13 | £65.00 | £76.10 |
| North West median hourly rate | £34.50 | £32.01 | £35.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +7.78% | -9.83% | +37.54% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing IT Strategy relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Manchester.
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Daily Rate Trend in Manchester
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Manchester citing IT Strategy.
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Daily Rate Histogram in Manchester
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing IT Strategy in Manchester over the 6 months to 15 December 2025.
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Hourly Rate Trend in Manchester
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Manchester citing IT Strategy.
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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: