The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Manchester requiring Low Latency skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Low Latency over the 6 months leading up to 12 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
6 months to 12 May 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
80
87
104
Rank change year-on-year
+7
+17
+2
Contract jobs citing Low Latency
1
4
8
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Manchester
Low Latency 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
799
1,260
1,658
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Manchester
89.67%
86.84%
91.50%
Number of daily rates quoted
559
860
1,211
10th Percentile
£300
£325
£315
25th Percentile
£400
£413
£413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£473
£500
£500
Median % change year-on-year
-5.50%
-
-
75th Percentile
£575
£598
£597
90th Percentile
£675
£694
£675
North West median daily rate
£475
£500
£500
% change year-on-year
-5.00%
-
+5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted
28
75
54
10th Percentile
£15.64
£12.44
£16.69
25th Percentile
£24.25
£13.50
£20.00
Median hourly rate
£54.50
£26.00
£36.15
Median % change year-on-year
+109.62%
-28.08%
+100.83%
75th Percentile
£72.81
£60.63
£47.82
90th Percentile
£80.48
£73.70
£70.00
North West median hourly rate
£32.50
£23.80
£36.65
% change year-on-year
+36.55%
-35.06%
+52.07%
Low Latency Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester
Job postings citing Low Latency as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Manchester.
Low Latency Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Manchester
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Low Latency in Manchester.
Low Latency Top 6 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Manchester
For the 6 months to 12 May 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Low Latency also mentioned 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 with a requirement for Low Latency.
Low Latency 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:
