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
841
1,378
1,713
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title
93.03%
95.56%
96.02%
Number of daily rates quoted
584
953
1,280
10th Percentile
£300
£313
£313
25th Percentile
£400
£400
£413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£450
£490
£500
Median % change year-on-year
-8.16%
-2.00%
+2.56%
75th Percentile
£545
£575
£588
90th Percentile
£663
£688
£675
North West median daily rate
£465
£488
£500
% change year-on-year
-4.62%
-2.50%
+5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted
44
84
43
10th Percentile
-
£12.07
£14.87
25th Percentile
£13.00
£13.31
£16.85
Median hourly rate
£24.83
£28.50
£26.00
Median % change year-on-year
-12.89%
+9.62%
+33.33%
75th Percentile
£66.25
£63.13
£44.38
90th Percentile
£78.38
£73.75
£70.00
North West median hourly rate
£28.75
£32.90
£30.54
% change year-on-year
-12.60%
+7.71%
+31.51%
Software Developer Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester
Job postings that featured Software Developer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Manchester.
Software Developer Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Manchester
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Software Developer in Manchester.
Software Developer Daily Rate Histogram in Manchester
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Software Developer in Manchester over the 6 months to 1 June 2025.
Software Developer Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Manchester
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Software Developer in Manchester.
Software Developer Contract Job Locations in Manchester
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Software Developer within the Manchester region over the 6 months to 1 June 2025. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.
Location
Rank Change on Same Period Last Year
Matching Contract IT Job Ads
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year
Software Developer Skill Set Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Manchester
For the 6 months to 1 June 2025, Software Developer contract job roles required 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 featuring Software Developer in the job title.
Software Developer Skill Set 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:
