National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
North West > Manchester
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Manchester requiring NIST skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited NIST over the 6 months leading up to 26 July 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 26 Jul 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 71 | 79 | 91 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +8 | +12 | +37 |
| Contract jobs citing NIST | 9 | 14 | 23 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Manchester | 0.90% | 1.09% | 1.27% |
| As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category | 6.47% | 7.69% | 9.02% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 9 | 10 | 13 |
| 10th Percentile | £540 | £467 | £433 |
| 25th Percentile | £650 | £478 | £550 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £700 | £650 | £613 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +7.69% | +6.12% | -15.52% |
| 75th Percentile | £775 | £722 | £663 |
| 90th Percentile | £778 | £751 | £715 |
| North West median daily rate | £619 | £655 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.53% | +19.09% | -24.14% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Median hourly rate | - | - | £39.60 |
| North West median hourly rate | - | - | £39.60 |
All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
Manchester
NIST falls under the Quality Assurance and Compliance category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring quality assurance or compliance skills in Manchester.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills | 139 | 182 | 255 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Manchester | 13.91% | 14.22% | 14.13% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 102 | 111 | 169 |
| 10th Percentile | £360 | £391 | £335 |
| 25th Percentile | £400 | £413 | £419 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £491 | £463 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +6.16% | -7.50% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £610 | £575 | £600 |
| 90th Percentile | £737 | £663 | £650 |
| North West median daily rate | £452 | £490 | £486 |
| % change year-on-year | -7.70% | +0.82% | +2.32% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 3 | 6 | 4 |
| 10th Percentile | £22.46 | £13.72 | £18.01 |
| 25th Percentile | £37.01 | £26.22 | £20.09 |
| Median hourly rate | £62.50 | £64.21 | £26.25 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.66% | +144.61% | -62.50% |
| 75th Percentile | £76.25 | £68.85 | £32.40 |
| 90th Percentile | £83.75 | £70.69 | £36.72 |
| North West median hourly rate | £49.82 | £11.07 | £35.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +349.94% | -68.81% | -45.38% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester
Job postings citing NIST as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Manchester.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Manchester
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing NIST in Manchester.
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Daily Rate Histogram in Manchester
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing NIST in Manchester over the 6 months to 26 July 2025.
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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: