Shell Scripting (Shell Programming)
North West > Manchester
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Manchester requiring Shell Script skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 7 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 7 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 92 | 78 | 92 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -14 | +14 | +26 |
| Contract jobs citing Shell Script | 6 | 6 | 10 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Manchester | 0.51% | 0.57% | 0.66% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 1.55% | 2.13% | 2.13% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| 10th Percentile | £466 | £347 | £381 |
| 25th Percentile | £475 | £356 | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £543 | £360 | £400 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +50.69% | -10.00% | -27.27% |
| 75th Percentile | £606 | - | £445 |
| 90th Percentile | £618 | £414 | £506 |
| North West median daily rate | £453 | £360 | £470 |
| % change year-on-year | +25.83% | -23.40% | +34.29% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £61.63 |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £62.19 |
| Median hourly rate | - | - | £63.75 |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £64.69 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £64.88 |
| North West median hourly rate | - | - | £63.75 |
All Programming Languages
Manchester
Shell Script 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 | 387 | 282 | 469 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Manchester | 32.60% | 26.83% | 30.77% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 270 | 206 | 381 |
| 10th Percentile | £325 | £363 | £325 |
| 25th Percentile | £381 | £400 | £400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £450 | £450 | £475 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -5.26% | -9.52% |
| 75th Percentile | £529 | £525 | £550 |
| 90th Percentile | £613 | £588 | £650 |
| North West median daily rate | £445 | £450 | £480 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.11% | -6.25% | -4.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 17 | 2 | 8 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £60.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £52.50 | - | £64.06 |
| Median hourly rate | £55.00 | £65.00 | £68.75 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -15.38% | -5.45% | +44.74% |
| 75th Percentile | £63.50 | - | £77.81 |
| 90th Percentile | £70.00 | - | £79.88 |
| North West median hourly rate | £61.00 | £65.00 | £46.18 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.15% | +40.75% | +16.91% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Shell Script relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Manchester.
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Daily Rate Trend in Manchester
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Manchester citing Shell Script.
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Daily Rate Histogram in Manchester
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Shell Script in Manchester over the 6 months to 7 January 2026.
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Hourly Rate Trend in Manchester
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Manchester citing Shell Script.
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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: