Red Hat
North West > Manchester
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Manchester requiring knowledge or experience of Red Hat products and/or services. It includes a benchmarking guide to contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Red Hat over the 6 months leading up to 27 February 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
The figures below represent the IT contractor job market in general and are not representative of contractor rates within Red Hat, Inc.
| 6 months to 27 Feb 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 101 | 78 | 80 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -23 | +2 | +8 |
| Contract jobs citing Red Hat | 3 | 4 | 20 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Manchester | 0.22% | 0.39% | 1.28% |
| As % of the Vendors category | 0.57% | 0.85% | 3.47% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2 | 3 | 16 |
| 10th Percentile | £538 | £415 | £307 |
| 25th Percentile | £551 | £419 | £341 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £587 | £425 | £388 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +38.18% | +9.68% | -27.23% |
| 75th Percentile | £609 | £513 | £558 |
| 90th Percentile | £614 | £558 | £584 |
| North West median daily rate | £550 | £425 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | +29.41% | -10.53% | -13.64% |
All Vendors
Manchester
Red Hat falls under the Vendor Products and Services category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring knowledge or experience of all vendor products and services in Manchester.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for knowledge or experience of vendor products and services | 527 | 468 | 577 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Manchester | 37.86% | 46.02% | 37.06% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 381 | 312 | 400 |
| 10th Percentile | £313 | £313 | £280 |
| 25th Percentile | £391 | £400 | £392 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £465 | £470 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -1.06% | -6.00% | +2.56% |
| 75th Percentile | £580 | £575 | £575 |
| 90th Percentile | £650 | £699 | £688 |
| North West median daily rate | £471 | £500 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.80% | - | +5.26% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 24 | 11 | 42 |
| 10th Percentile | £16.40 | - | £11.81 |
| 25th Percentile | £19.75 | £31.25 | £12.84 |
| Median hourly rate | £22.66 | £32.50 | £17.72 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -30.29% | +83.41% | -52.75% |
| 75th Percentile | £30.35 | £33.75 | £26.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £32.00 | £60.00 | £48.35 |
| North West median hourly rate | £29.60 | £32.50 | £17.72 |
| % change year-on-year | -8.92% | +83.41% | -47.50% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Red Hat relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Manchester.
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Daily Rate Trend in Manchester
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Manchester citing Red Hat.
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Hourly Rate Trend in Manchester
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Manchester citing Red Hat.
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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: