Senior Electrical Engineer Contract Job Trends in Manchester

Senior Electrical Engineer
North West > Manchester

The median Senior Electrical Engineer daily rate in Manchester is £525, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 11 October 2026.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

 6 months to
11 Oct 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 124 - 86
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Senior Electrical Engineer 2 0 1
As % of all contract jobs in Manchester 0.099% - 0.085%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.11% - 0.090%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £513 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 - -
75th Percentile £538 - -
90th Percentile - - -
North West median daily rate £525 - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £42.50
Median hourly rate - - £45.00
75th Percentile - - £47.50
90th Percentile - - -
North West median hourly rate - - £45.00

All Contract IT Job Roles
Manchester

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Manchester. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in Manchester with a recognized job title 1,837 937 1,115
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.35% 92.41% 94.25%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,041 600 645
10th Percentile £340 £300 £316
25th Percentile £418 £392 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £510 £450 £488
Median % change year-on-year +13.33% -7.69% -2.50%
75th Percentile £618 £575 £575
90th Percentile £700 £657 £675
North West median daily rate £500 £450 £478
% change year-on-year +11.11% -5.76% -4.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 220 79 37
10th Percentile £23.91 £13.22 £15.80
25th Percentile £34.56 £17.19 £21.25
Median hourly rate £60.00 £22.32 £32.50
Median % change year-on-year +168.88% -31.34% +66.67%
75th Percentile £75.00 £31.40 £62.50
90th Percentile £80.00 £60.75 £72.70
North West median hourly rate £50.00 £24.88 £35.00
% change year-on-year +100.94% -28.91% +6.06%

Senior Electrical Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Senior Electrical Engineer' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Manchester.

Senior Electrical Engineer job vacancy trend in Manchester

Senior Electrical Engineer Skill Set
Top 6 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Manchester

For the 6 months to 11 October 2026, Senior Electrical Engineer contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Manchester region featuring Senior Electrical Engineer in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Chartered Engineer
1 2 (100.00%) Degree
1 2 (100.00%) HNC
1 2 (100.00%) HND
1 2 (100.00%) Project Delivery
1 2 (100.00%) Risk Management

Senior Electrical Engineer Skill Set
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:

General
1 2 (100.00%) Advertising
1 2 (100.00%) Organisational Skills
Miscellaneous
1 2 (100.00%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Project Delivery
1 2 (100.00%) Risk Management
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) Chartered Engineer
1 2 (100.00%) Degree
1 2 (100.00%) HNC
1 2 (100.00%) HND
Senior Electrical Engineer jobs