SAN Contract Job Trends in Manchester
Storage Area Network (SAN)
North West > Manchester
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Manchester requiring SAN skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 20 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 20 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 120 | 79 | 78 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -41 | -1 | +13 |
| Contract jobs citing SAN | 7 | 6 | 3 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Manchester | 0.34% | 0.58% | 0.26% |
| As % of the Communications & Networking category | 4.27% | 7.06% | 2.48% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 7 | 5 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | £440 | £433 | £464 |
| 25th Percentile | £463 | £463 | £484 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £475 | £538 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.26% | -11.63% | +26.47% |
| 75th Percentile | £525 | £621 | £609 |
| 90th Percentile | £545 | £691 | £641 |
| North West median daily rate | £550 | £550 | £523 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +5.26% | +16.11% |
All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
Manchester
SAN falls under the Communications and Computer Networking category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring communications or computer networking skills in Manchester.
| 6 months to 20 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills | 164 | 85 | 121 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Manchester | 8.04% | 8.20% | 10.59% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 111 | 53 | 79 |
| 10th Percentile | £190 | £170 | £308 |
| 25th Percentile | £319 | £325 | £406 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £458 | £485 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +9.29% | -5.67% | +7.78% |
| 75th Percentile | £575 | £575 | £572 |
| 90th Percentile | £650 | £683 | £675 |
| North West median daily rate | £472 | £449 | £498 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.24% | -9.85% | +0.91% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 5 | 4 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £36.13 |
| 25th Percentile | £12.98 | £18.50 | £37.81 |
| Median hourly rate | £17.00 | £19.50 | £41.25 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.82% | -52.73% | +150.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £21.95 | £20.00 | £45.31 |
| 90th Percentile | £27.38 | - | £47.38 |
| North West median hourly rate | £17.50 | £19.00 | £48.56 |
| % change year-on-year | -7.89% | -60.87% | +191.13% |
SAN Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing SAN relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Manchester.
SAN Daily Rate Trend in Manchester
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Manchester citing SAN.
SAN Hourly Rate Trend in Manchester
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Manchester citing SAN.
SAN 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.
Communications & Networking
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NAS | 85.7% | 6 |
| 2 | VLAN | 57.1% | 4 |
| 3 | DNS | 14.3% | 1 |
| 3 | Fibre Channel | 14.3% | 1 |
| 3 | Network Security | 14.3% | 1 |
| 3 | VPN | 14.3% | 1 |