Optical Character Recognition (OCR) North West> Manchester
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Manchester requiring OCR skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 28 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
OCR 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
1,014
1,043
1,409
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Manchester
89.50%
88.39%
88.34%
Number of daily rates quoted
689
600
1,015
10th Percentile
£300
£299
£270
25th Percentile
£363
£400
£400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£450
£475
£500
Median % change year-on-year
-5.26%
-5.00%
-
75th Percentile
£580
£575
£588
90th Percentile
£664
£675
£675
North West median daily rate
£450
£475
£500
% change year-on-year
-5.26%
-5.00%
-
Number of hourly rates quoted
68
41
53
10th Percentile
£16.90
£16.00
£15.73
25th Percentile
£19.07
£22.00
£17.11
Median hourly rate
£22.32
£32.50
£19.50
Median % change year-on-year
-31.34%
+66.67%
-11.36%
75th Percentile
£31.40
£47.50
£49.00
90th Percentile
£56.50
£65.00
£72.25
North West median hourly rate
£29.60
£35.00
£35.25
% change year-on-year
-15.43%
-0.71%
+46.88%
OCR Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing OCR relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Manchester.
OCR Daily Rate Trend in Manchester
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Manchester citing OCR.
OCR Top 26 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Manchester
For the 6 months to 28 November 2025, contractor job vacancies citing OCR also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Manchester region with a requirement for OCR.
OCR Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Manchester by Category
The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:
