PCB Engineer Contract Job Trends in Manchester

Printed Circuit Board Engineer (PCB Engineer)
North West > Manchester

As of 17 September 2026, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Printed Circuit Board Engineer (PCB Engineer) daily rate in Manchester.

6 months to
17 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 118 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a PCB Engineer 7 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Manchester 0.35% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.38% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
North West median daily rate - - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 7 0 0
10th Percentile £32.14 - -
25th Percentile £34.75 - -
Median hourly rate £35.50 - -
75th Percentile £37.00 - -
90th Percentile - - -
North West median hourly rate £35.50 - -

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 1,819 944 1,113
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.73% 92.82% 94.48%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,062 604 687
10th Percentile £313 £303 £350
25th Percentile £413 £392 £412
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £450 £500
Median % change year-on-year +11.11% -10.00% -
75th Percentile £609 £575 £594
90th Percentile £705 £656 £700
North West median daily rate £500 £450 £490
% change year-on-year +11.11% -8.16% -2.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 195 80 36
10th Percentile £23.48 £13.00 £15.56
25th Percentile £33.20 £15.81 £19.19
Median hourly rate £60.00 £21.71 £33.00
Median % change year-on-year +176.40% -34.22% +71.43%
75th Percentile £75.00 £33.00 £62.50
90th Percentile £80.00 £70.38 £83.75
North West median hourly rate £46.18 £24.88 £37.00
% change year-on-year +85.58% -32.75% +5.71%

PCB Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester

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

PCB Engineer job vacancy trend in Manchester

PCB Engineer Skill Set
Top 1 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Manchester

For the 6 months to 17 September 2026, PCB Engineer 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 PCB Engineer in the job title.

1 3 (42.86%) HNC

PCB Engineer 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:

General
1 4 (57.14%) Manufacturing
2 1 (14.29%) Electronics
Qualifications
1 3 (42.86%) HNC