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
867
1,456
1,829
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title
93.63%
95.98%
96.62%
Number of daily rates quoted
613
1,007
1,360
10th Percentile
£282
£313
£313
25th Percentile
£393
£400
£410
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£450
£500
£500
Median % change year-on-year
-10.00%
-
+5.26%
75th Percentile
£550
£586
£588
90th Percentile
£674
£694
£663
North West median daily rate
£475
£493
£500
% change year-on-year
-3.65%
-1.40%
+5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted
46
84
55
10th Percentile
-
£12.07
£14.10
25th Percentile
£13.00
£13.31
£20.00
Median hourly rate
£24.50
£25.10
£35.00
Median % change year-on-year
-2.37%
-28.30%
+100.00%
75th Percentile
£60.00
£62.50
£48.13
90th Percentile
£74.38
£73.75
£68.40
North West median hourly rate
£29.23
£26.53
£30.54
% change year-on-year
+10.20%
-13.15%
+50.37%
Linux Engineer Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester
Job postings that featured Linux Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Manchester.
Linux Engineer Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Manchester
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Linux Engineer in Manchester.
Linux Engineer Daily Rate Histogram in Manchester
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Linux Engineer in Manchester over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.
Linux Engineer Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Manchester
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Linux Engineer in Manchester.
Linux Engineer Skill Set Top 26 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Manchester
For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, Linux Engineer contract job roles required 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 featuring Linux Engineer in the job title.
Linux Engineer Skill Set 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:
