Short Message Service (SMS) North West> Manchester
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Manchester requiring SMS skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited SMS over the 6 months leading up to 15 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
6 months to 15 May 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
77
92
-
Rank change year-on-year
+15
-
-
Contract jobs citing SMS
1
2
0
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Manchester
SMS falls under the Communications and Computer Networking category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring communications or computer networking skills in Manchester.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills
93
189
223
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Manchester
10.45%
13.22%
12.28%
Number of daily rates quoted
65
147
162
10th Percentile
£193
£212
£307
25th Percentile
£300
£350
£375
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£425
£463
£500
Median % change year-on-year
-8.11%
-7.50%
+8.11%
75th Percentile
£500
£775
£575
90th Percentile
£601
£850
£650
North West median daily rate
£450
£483
£486
% change year-on-year
-6.74%
-0.72%
+8.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted
0
3
6
10th Percentile
-
£27.20
£14.19
25th Percentile
-
£50.00
£16.42
Median hourly rate
-
£96.00
£19.85
Median % change year-on-year
-
+383.57%
+8.78%
75th Percentile
-
£102.00
£26.86
90th Percentile
-
£103.20
£31.88
North West median hourly rate
£24.59
£34.37
£27.50
% change year-on-year
-28.46%
+24.96%
+27.74%
SMS Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester
Job postings citing SMS as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Manchester.
SMS Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Manchester
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing SMS in Manchester.
SMS Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Manchester
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing SMS in Manchester.
SMS Top 20 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Manchester
For the 6 months to 15 May 2025, contractor job vacancies citing SMS 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 SMS.
SMS 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:
