Postgraduate
North West > Manchester
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Manchester with a requirement for Postgraduate qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 19 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
19 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
Same period 2023 |
| Rank |
96 |
74 |
96 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
-22 |
+22 |
- |
| Contract jobs citing Postgraduate |
1 |
7 |
7 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Manchester |
0.084% |
0.65% |
0.46% |
| As % of the Qualifications category |
0.32% |
2.49% |
1.70% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
1 |
2 |
0 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
£676 |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
£413 |
£677 |
- |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£425 |
£679 |
- |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-37.38% |
- |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£438 |
£681 |
- |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
£682 |
- |
| North West median daily rate |
£425 |
£679 |
- |
| % change year-on-year |
-37.38% |
- |
- |
Postgraduate falls under the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications in Manchester.
| Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications |
313 |
281 |
411 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Manchester |
26.15% |
26.02% |
26.72% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
215 |
150 |
272 |
| 10th Percentile |
£304 |
£291 |
£225 |
| 25th Percentile |
£400 |
£358 |
£399 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£472 |
£475 |
£505 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-0.63% |
-5.94% |
-3.81% |
| 75th Percentile |
£594 |
£600 |
£602 |
| 90th Percentile |
£650 |
£700 |
£700 |
| North West median daily rate |
£488 |
£475 |
£543 |
| % change year-on-year |
+2.65% |
-12.44% |
+5.85% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
26 |
17 |
19 |
| 10th Percentile |
£20.00 |
£26.95 |
£15.75 |
| 25th Percentile |
£21.63 |
£31.25 |
£17.77 |
| Median hourly rate |
£22.63 |
£32.50 |
£35.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-30.37% |
-8.45% |
+77.50% |
| 75th Percentile |
£35.50 |
£47.50 |
£52.00 |
| 90th Percentile |
£68.75 |
£79.05 |
£64.25 |
| North West median hourly rate |
£45.46 |
£32.50 |
£46.18 |
| % change year-on-year |
+39.88% |
-29.62% |
+78.92% |
Postgraduate
Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Postgraduate relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Manchester.
Postgraduate
Daily Rate Trend in Manchester
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Manchester citing Postgraduate.
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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:
