Problem-Solving Contract Job Trends in Manchester
Problem Solving
North West > Manchester
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Manchester requiring Problem-Solving skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 22 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 22 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 20 | 7 | 5 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -13 | -2 | +8 |
| Contract jobs citing Problem-Solving | 186 | 147 | 148 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Manchester | 9.04% | 13.87% | 12.86% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 10.61% | 15.39% | 14.77% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 118 | 77 | 83 |
| 10th Percentile | £299 | £298 | £243 |
| 25th Percentile | £402 | £363 | £358 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £483 | £458 | £450 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.46% | +1.67% | -14.29% |
| 75th Percentile | £588 | £575 | £510 |
| 90th Percentile | £650 | £660 | £600 |
| North West median daily rate | £450 | £455 | £461 |
| % change year-on-year | -0.99% | -1.46% | -6.82% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 25 | 16 | 5 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.70 | - | £22.00 |
| 25th Percentile | £24.00 | £17.30 | £37.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £40.00 | £20.26 | £60.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +97.48% | -66.24% | +246.02% |
| 75th Percentile | £77.00 | £21.77 | £62.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £90.00 | £46.95 | £80.80 |
| North West median hourly rate | £23.25 | £20.26 | £60.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +14.79% | -66.24% | +130.77% |
All Process & Methodology Skills
Manchester
Problem-Solving 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.
| 6 months to 22 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 1,753 | 955 | 1,002 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Manchester | 85.22% | 90.09% | 87.05% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1,038 | 618 | 570 |
| 10th Percentile | £340 | £300 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £385 | £400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £450 | £475 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +11.11% | -5.26% | -5.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £612 | £597 | £575 |
| 90th Percentile | £700 | £678 | £675 |
| North West median daily rate | £500 | £450 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | +11.11% | -5.26% | -5.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 182 | 72 | 34 |
| 10th Percentile | £19.00 | £16.37 | £18.17 |
| 25th Percentile | £34.00 | £19.07 | £28.75 |
| Median hourly rate | £63.50 | £22.57 | £36.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +181.41% | -37.32% | +84.62% |
| 75th Percentile | £74.75 | £32.44 | £62.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £78.63 | £60.00 | £73.60 |
| North West median hourly rate | £45.25 | £25.15 | £40.33 |
| % change year-on-year | +79.94% | -37.64% | +15.21% |
Problem-Solving Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Problem-Solving relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Manchester.
Problem-Solving Daily Rate Trend in Manchester
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Manchester citing Problem-Solving.
Problem-Solving Daily Rate Histogram in Manchester
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Problem-Solving in Manchester over the 6 months to 22 October 2026.
Problem-Solving Hourly Rate Trend in Manchester
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Manchester citing Problem-Solving.
Problem-Solving Hourly Rate Histogram in Manchester
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Problem-Solving in Manchester over the 6 months to 22 October 2026.
Problem-Solving Contract Job Locations in Manchester
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Problem-Solving within the Manchester region over the 6 months to 22 October 2026. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.
| Location | Rank Change on Same Period Last Year |
Matching Contract IT Job Ads |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bolton | +7 | 11 | £160 | -13.51% | 2 |
| Rochdale | - | 3 | - | - | 2 |
| Stockport | -1 | 2 | £140 | -76.67% | 12 |
| Salford | -2 | 2 | - | - | 4 |
| Oldham | -3 | 2 | - | - | 3 |
| Bury | -11 | 2 | £634 | - | 3 |
| Altrincham | - | 1 | - | - | |
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Problem-Solving Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Manchester by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Processes & Methodologies
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Agile | 25.8% | 48 |
| 2 | CI/CD | 24.7% | 46 |
| 3 | Stakeholder Management | 23.1% | 43 |
| 4 | Continuous Improvement | 19.4% | 36 |
| 5 | AI | 14.0% | 26 |
| 6 | Software Engineering | 13.4% | 25 |
| 7 | Data Modelling | 12.9% | 24 |
| 7 | DevOps | 12.9% | 24 |
| 9 | Test Automation | 11.8% | 22 |
| 10 | Decision-Making | 11.3% | 21 |
| 10 | Microservices | 11.3% | 21 |
| 12 | Validation | 10.8% | 20 |
| 13 | Technical Leadership | 9.7% | 18 |
| 14 | Observability | 8.6% | 16 |
| 14 | Root Cause Analysis | 8.6% | 16 |
| 16 | Analytics | 8.1% | 15 |
| 17 | Customer Service | 7.5% | 14 |
| 17 | ITIL | 7.5% | 14 |
| 17 | Migration | 7.5% | 14 |
| 17 | Performance Tuning | 7.5% | 14 |