Sparx Contract Job Trends in Manchester
Sparx
North West > Manchester
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Manchester citing Sparx products and/or services. It includes a benchmarking guide to contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Sparx over the 6 months leading up to 8 November 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
The figures below represent the IT contractor job market in general and are not representative of contractor rates within Sparx Systems.
| 6 months to 8 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 133 | - | 81 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | +18 |
| Contract jobs citing Sparx | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Manchester | 0.048% | - | 0.25% |
| As % of the Vendors category | 0.13% | - | 0.59% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £435 |
| 25th Percentile | £563 | - | £441 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £575 | - | £450 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | -37.93% |
| 75th Percentile | £588 | - | £463 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £470 |
| North West median daily rate | £575 | - | £450 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | -37.93% |
All Vendors
Manchester
Sparx falls under the Vendor Products and Services category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies citing vendor products and services in Manchester.
| 6 months to 8 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract vacancies citing vendor products and services | 786 | 518 | 512 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Manchester | 37.45% | 47.92% | 42.92% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 465 | 348 | 291 |
| 10th Percentile | £275 | £309 | £363 |
| 25th Percentile | £403 | £400 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £492 | £460 | £490 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +7.01% | -6.12% | -1.01% |
| 75th Percentile | £588 | £612 | £575 |
| 90th Percentile | £650 | £716 | £675 |
| North West median daily rate | £500 | £475 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.26% | -5.00% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 75 | 39 | 18 |
| 10th Percentile | £17.49 | £18.87 | £15.89 |
| 25th Percentile | £24.19 | £19.26 | £28.75 |
| Median hourly rate | £33.50 | £22.63 | £32.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +48.03% | -30.37% | +83.41% |
| 75th Percentile | £65.00 | £31.40 | £41.56 |
| 90th Percentile | £77.00 | £37.50 | £64.13 |
| North West median hourly rate | £24.19 | £26.26 | £33.75 |
| % change year-on-year | -7.89% | -22.19% | +7.14% |
Sparx Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Sparx relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Manchester.
Sparx Daily Rate Trend in Manchester
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Manchester citing Sparx.
Sparx Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Manchester by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.