Onboarding Specialist Contract Job Trends in Manchester

Onboarding Specialist
North West > Manchester

The median Onboarding Specialist daily rate in Manchester is £449, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 18 September 2026.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

 6 months to
18 Sep 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 115 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring an Onboarding Specialist 4 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Manchester 0.20% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.22% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 4 0 0
10th Percentile £421 - -
25th Percentile £427 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £449 - -
75th Percentile £464 - -
90th Percentile £465 - -
North West median daily rate £449 - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Manchester

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Manchester. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in Manchester with a recognized job title 1,805 942 1,126
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.76% 92.90% 94.46%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,050 600 690
10th Percentile £313 £302 £330
25th Percentile £413 £392 £411
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £450 £500
Median % change year-on-year +11.11% -10.00% -
75th Percentile £609 £575 £594
90th Percentile £711 £657 £688
North West median daily rate £500 £450 £490
% change year-on-year +11.11% -8.16% -2.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 196 82 36
10th Percentile £23.57 £13.00 £15.56
25th Percentile £33.42 £16.53 £19.19
Median hourly rate £60.00 £22.32 £33.00
Median % change year-on-year +168.88% -32.38% +71.43%
75th Percentile £75.00 £32.81 £62.50
90th Percentile £80.00 £69.50 £83.75
North West median hourly rate £45.56 £25.15 £37.00
% change year-on-year +81.13% -32.03% +5.71%

Onboarding Specialist
Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Onboarding Specialist' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Manchester.

Onboarding Specialist job vacancy trend in Manchester

Onboarding Specialist Skill Set
Top 6 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Manchester

For the 6 months to 18 September 2026, Onboarding Specialist contract job roles required 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 featuring Onboarding Specialist in the job title.

1 4 (100.00%) Business Analysis
1 4 (100.00%) Migration
2 3 (75.00%) Cybersecurity
2 3 (75.00%) Identity Access Management
3 2 (50.00%) Security Cleared
4 1 (25.00%) Privileged Access Management

Onboarding Specialist Skill Set
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:

Miscellaneous
1 4 (100.00%) Onboarding
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (100.00%) Business Analysis
1 4 (100.00%) Migration
2 3 (75.00%) Cybersecurity
2 3 (75.00%) Identity Access Management
3 1 (25.00%) Privileged Access Management
Qualifications
1 2 (50.00%) Security Cleared
Onboarding Specialist jobs