National Health Service (NHS)
North West > Manchester
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term NHS in contract job vacancies in Manchester. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited NHS over the 6 months leading up to 27 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 27 Aug 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 80 | 77 | 86 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -3 | +9 | -15 |
| DemandTrendContract jobs citing NHS | 6 | 8 | 21 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Manchester | 0.58% | 0.66% | 1.22% |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category | 1.75% | 2.46% | 4.37% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 5 | 4 | 17 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £451 | £190 |
| 25th Percentile | £208 | £603 | £210 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £395 | £700 | £258 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -43.57% | +171.32% | -18.10% |
| 75th Percentile | £525 | £713 | £338 |
| 90th Percentile | £585 | - | £455 |
| North West median daily rate | £325 | £331 | £310 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.66% | +6.61% | +0.40% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Median hourly rate | - | £16.17 | £16.85 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -4.04% | -25.11% |
| North West median hourly rate | - | £13.84 | £16.85 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -17.89% | -8.45% |
All Generic Skills
Manchester
NHS falls under the General and Transferable Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring generic IT skills in Manchester.
| DemandTrendContract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills | 343 | 325 | 481 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Manchester | 33.33% | 26.95% | 27.88% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 230 | 192 | 349 |
| 10th Percentile | £313 | £313 | £231 |
| 25th Percentile | £400 | £425 | £363 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £475 | £500 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.00% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £650 | £588 |
| 90th Percentile | £651 | £823 | £675 |
| North West median daily rate | £455 | £495 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -7.99% | -1.10% | +2.04% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 17 | 22 | 16 |
| 10th Percentile | £28.25 | £16.01 | £16.31 |
| 25th Percentile | £34.50 | £21.44 | £16.85 |
| Median hourly rate | £55.00 | £45.00 | £29.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +22.22% | +55.17% | +65.71% |
| 75th Percentile | £72.50 | £57.88 | £57.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £78.00 | £89.95 | £70.00 |
| North West median hourly rate | £47.12 | £27.25 | £40.33 |
| % change year-on-year | +72.92% | -32.42% | +100.32% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester
Job postings citing NHS as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Manchester.
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Daily Rate Trend in Manchester
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Manchester citing NHS.
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Daily Rate Histogram in Manchester
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing NHS in Manchester over the 6 months to 27 August 2025.
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Hourly Rate Trend in Manchester
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Manchester citing NHS.
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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: