Short Message Service (SMS) North West> Manchester
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Manchester requiring SMS skills. It covers vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 29 August 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
6 months to 29 Aug 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
87
-
102
Rank change year-on-year
-
-
+39
Contract jobs citing SMS
1
0
1
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
87
166
193
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Manchester
8.61%
13.74%
11.36%
Number of daily rates quoted
49
128
136
10th Percentile
£209
£308
£306
25th Percentile
£353
£389
£385
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£425
£505
£450
Median % change year-on-year
-15.84%
+12.22%
-5.26%
75th Percentile
£492
£775
£550
90th Percentile
£621
£850
£647
North West median daily rate
£435
£515
£475
% change year-on-year
-15.53%
+8.42%
-
Number of hourly rates quoted
2
3
8
10th Percentile
£18.65
£37.25
£15.72
25th Percentile
£18.88
£40.63
£15.74
Median hourly rate
£19.50
£47.50
£16.50
Median % change year-on-year
-58.95%
+187.88%
-28.43%
75th Percentile
£19.88
£76.38
£24.79
90th Percentile
£19.95
£92.95
£46.88
North West median hourly rate
£46.75
£48.56
£16.68
% change year-on-year
-3.73%
+191.13%
-27.65%
SMS Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester
Job postings citing SMS as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Manchester.
SMS Daily Rate Trend in Manchester
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Manchester citing SMS.
SMS Hourly Rate Trend in Manchester
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Manchester citing SMS.
SMS Top 20 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Manchester
For the 6 months to 29 August 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:
