The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Manchester requiring Sketch skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Sketch over the 6 months leading up to 26 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
6 months to 26 Aug 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
83
-
103
Rank change year-on-year
-
-
+30
DemandTrendContract jobs citing Sketch
2
0
3
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Manchester
Sketch falls under the Software Applications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring software application skills in Manchester.
DemandTrendContract vacancies with a requirement for software application skills
77
51
119
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Manchester
7.51%
4.21%
6.90%
Number of daily rates quoted
37
29
79
10th Percentile
£285
£175
£163
25th Percentile
£313
£200
£225
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£450
£400
£260
Median % change year-on-year
+12.50%
+53.85%
-33.97%
75th Percentile
£475
£494
£377
90th Percentile
£535
£535
£500
North West median daily rate
£447
£438
£310
% change year-on-year
+2.17%
+41.13%
-27.06%
Number of hourly rates quoted
21
10
17
10th Percentile
-
£27.03
£15.74
25th Percentile
£19.07
£39.38
£15.75
Median hourly rate
£22.32
£55.00
£17.72
Median % change year-on-year
-59.43%
+210.38%
+5.59%
75th Percentile
£26.43
£87.50
£40.00
90th Percentile
£35.50
£100.00
£43.00
North West median hourly rate
£22.47
£11.20
£20.58
% change year-on-year
+100.74%
-45.60%
-5.51%
Sketch Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester
Job postings citing Sketch as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Manchester.
Sketch Daily Rate Trend in Manchester
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Manchester citing Sketch.
Sketch Top 17 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Manchester
For the 6 months to 26 August 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Sketch 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 Sketch.
Sketch 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:
