The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Manchester requiring Rust skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Rust over the 6 months leading up to 17 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
6 months to 17 Aug 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
89
82
111
Rank change year-on-year
-7
+29
+17
Contract jobs citing Rust
1
1
2
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Manchester
Rust falls under the Programming Languages category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring coding skills in Manchester.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for coding skills
272
334
520
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Manchester
26.77%
27.81%
29.60%
Number of daily rates quoted
194
237
411
10th Percentile
£321
£370
£325
25th Percentile
£400
£400
£413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£475
£475
£500
Median % change year-on-year
-
-5.00%
-4.76%
75th Percentile
£545
£550
£600
90th Percentile
£625
£650
£675
North West median daily rate
£437
£463
£500
% change year-on-year
-5.51%
-7.50%
-2.91%
Number of hourly rates quoted
6
12
4
10th Percentile
£45.16
-
£39.38
25th Percentile
£68.13
£52.50
£53.44
Median hourly rate
£74.50
£69.69
£63.75
Median % change year-on-year
+6.91%
+9.31%
-8.93%
75th Percentile
£87.69
£86.63
£68.13
90th Percentile
£91.88
£99.75
£73.75
North West median hourly rate
£70.00
£55.00
£46.18
% change year-on-year
+27.27%
+19.10%
+4.95%
Rust Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester
Job postings citing Rust as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Manchester.
Rust Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Manchester
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Rust in Manchester.
Rust Top 17 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Manchester
For the 6 months to 17 August 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Rust also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Manchester region with a requirement for Rust.
Rust Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Manchester by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category.
The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:
