Low Latency Contract Job Trends in Manchester
Low Latency
North West > Manchester
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Manchester citing Low Latency skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 12 November 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 12 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 134 | 90 | 82 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -44 | -8 | - |
| Contract jobs citing Low Latency | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Manchester | 0.093% | 0.092% | 0.25% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 0.11% | 0.10% | 0.29% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £545 |
| 25th Percentile | £410 | £306 | £556 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £420 | £313 | £600 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +34.40% | -47.92% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £430 | £319 | £663 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £685 |
| North West median daily rate | £575 | £537 | £382 |
| % change year-on-year | +7.08% | +40.58% | - |
All Process & Methodology Skills
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 citing process or methodology skills in Manchester.
| 6 months to 12 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract vacancies citing process or methodology skills | 1,841 | 972 | 1,037 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Manchester | 85.67% | 89.26% | 87.51% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1,109 | 639 | 595 |
| 10th Percentile | £350 | £300 | £310 |
| 25th Percentile | £420 | £381 | £400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £513 | £450 | £475 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +13.89% | -5.26% | -5.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £588 | £575 |
| 90th Percentile | £713 | £678 | £675 |
| North West median daily rate | £500 | £450 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | +11.11% | -5.26% | -5.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 189 | 70 | 38 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.85 | £17.02 | £15.97 |
| 25th Percentile | £30.00 | £19.07 | £28.63 |
| Median hourly rate | £60.00 | £22.57 | £32.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +165.90% | -30.57% | +68.83% |
| 75th Percentile | £71.50 | £32.04 | £55.69 |
| 90th Percentile | £77.00 | £63.88 | £66.43 |
| North West median hourly rate | £43.96 | £29.60 | £35.36 |
| % change year-on-year | +48.51% | -16.29% | +4.00% |
Low Latency Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Low Latency relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Manchester.
Low Latency Daily Rate Trend in Manchester
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Manchester citing Low Latency.
Low Latency Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Manchester by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Processes & Methodologies
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Agile | 100.0% | 2 |
| 1 | AI | 100.0% | 2 |
| 1 | CI/CD | 100.0% | 2 |
| 1 | Clean Code | 100.0% | 2 |
| 1 | Customer Experience | 100.0% | 2 |
| 1 | Front End Development | 100.0% | 2 |
| 1 | Scrum | 100.0% | 2 |
| 1 | Software Delivery | 100.0% | 2 |
| 1 | User Experience | 100.0% | 2 |