Knowledge Engineer
North West > Manchester
The median Knowledge Engineer daily rate in Manchester is £600, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 22 September 2025.
The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
22 Sep 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
Same period 2023 |
| Rank |
85 |
- |
- |
| Rank change year-on-year |
- |
- |
- |
| Contract jobs requiring a Knowledge Engineer |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Manchester |
0.10% |
- |
- |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.11% |
- |
- |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£600 |
- |
- |
| North West median daily rate |
£600 |
- |
- |
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Manchester. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.
| Contract vacancies in Manchester with a recognized job title |
920 |
1,097 |
1,580 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title |
92.84% |
94.08% |
93.60% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
591 |
663 |
1,143 |
| 10th Percentile |
£305 |
£325 |
£285 |
| 25th Percentile |
£400 |
£409 |
£400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£458 |
£500 |
£500 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-8.50% |
- |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£575 |
£600 |
£594 |
| 90th Percentile |
£656 |
£688 |
£675 |
| North West median daily rate |
£450 |
£490 |
£500 |
| % change year-on-year |
-8.16% |
-2.00% |
+3.09% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
78 |
35 |
62 |
| 10th Percentile |
£13.00 |
£15.55 |
£14.20 |
| 25th Percentile |
£16.53 |
£18.39 |
£16.37 |
| Median hourly rate |
£21.71 |
£31.00 |
£19.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-29.98% |
+63.16% |
-2.56% |
| 75th Percentile |
£31.40 |
£62.50 |
£42.71 |
| 90th Percentile |
£61.13 |
£85.60 |
£70.00 |
| North West median hourly rate |
£25.15 |
£37.00 |
£34.08 |
| % change year-on-year |
-32.04% |
+8.57% |
+48.17% |
