The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Manchester requiring SBOM skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 13 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
SBOM 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.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills |
1,172 |
942 |
1,375 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Manchester |
88.25% |
90.93% |
86.86% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
802 |
601 |
966 |
| 10th Percentile |
£306 |
£294 |
£313 |
| 25th Percentile |
£380 |
£390 |
£400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£450 |
£450 |
£500 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
- |
-10.00% |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£550 |
£575 |
£575 |
| 90th Percentile |
£638 |
£675 |
£672 |
| North West median daily rate |
£450 |
£475 |
£500 |
| % change year-on-year |
-5.26% |
-5.00% |
- |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
87 |
32 |
72 |
| 10th Percentile |
£17.23 |
£15.92 |
£12.50 |
| 25th Percentile |
£24.08 |
£20.75 |
£13.50 |
| Median hourly rate |
£47.50 |
£32.50 |
£24.15 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+46.15% |
+34.60% |
-43.01% |
| 75th Percentile |
£64.38 |
£34.56 |
£49.25 |
| 90th Percentile |
£77.50 |
£60.00 |
£72.44 |
| North West median hourly rate |
£42.69 |
£31.52 |
£29.22 |
| % change year-on-year |
+35.42% |
+7.87% |
-22.08% |
