The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Manchester requiring Security Patching skills. It covers vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 14 September 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
6 months to 14 Sep 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
82
-
105
Rank change year-on-year
-
-
+39
Contract jobs citing Security Patching
1
0
2
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Manchester
Security Patching 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
903
1,044
1,511
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Manchester
89.58%
87.44%
88.78%
Number of daily rates quoted
584
642
1,089
10th Percentile
£307
£325
£284
25th Percentile
£399
£413
£400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£467
£500
£500
Median % change year-on-year
-6.55%
-
-
75th Percentile
£575
£600
£600
90th Percentile
£670
£722
£675
North West median daily rate
£450
£498
£500
% change year-on-year
-9.55%
-0.50%
-
Number of hourly rates quoted
64
35
58
10th Percentile
£14.85
£16.34
£15.40
25th Percentile
£19.02
£22.75
£16.37
Median hourly rate
£22.63
£35.00
£19.50
Median % change year-on-year
-35.34%
+79.49%
-1.27%
75th Percentile
£39.31
£62.50
£43.44
90th Percentile
£74.63
£85.60
£70.00
North West median hourly rate
£25.15
£42.50
£35.00
% change year-on-year
-40.84%
+21.43%
+59.09%
Security Patching Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester
Job postings citing Security Patching as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Manchester.
Security Patching Daily Rate Trend in Manchester
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Manchester citing Security Patching.
Security Patching Hourly Rate Trend in Manchester
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Manchester citing Security Patching.
Security Patching Top 8 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Manchester
For the 6 months to 14 September 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Security Patching 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 Security Patching.
Security Patching 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:
