Splunk Administrator Contract Job Trends in Manchester
Splunk Administrator
North West > Manchester
The median Splunk Administrator daily rate in Manchester is £400, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 24 October 2026.
The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 24 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 128 | - | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract Splunk Administrator jobs | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Manchester | 0.097% | - | - |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.11% | - | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £400 | - | - |
| North West median daily rate | £400 | - | - |
All Contract IT Job Roles
Manchester
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job adverts in Manchester matching a recognised job title. The table also shows what proportion of all contract IT job adverts they make up.
| 6 months to 24 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract job adverts in Manchester matching a recognised job title | 1,875 | 975 | 1,080 |
| % of contract job adverts matching a recognised job title | 91.33% | 91.81% | 93.91% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1,089 | 628 | 617 |
| 10th Percentile | £349 | £300 | £316 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £389 | £400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £450 | £480 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +11.11% | -6.25% | -4.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £613 | £584 | £575 |
| 90th Percentile | £700 | £675 | £675 |
| North West median daily rate | £500 | £450 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | +11.11% | -5.26% | -5.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 218 | 85 | 36 |
| 10th Percentile | £19.00 | £13.96 | £15.96 |
| 25th Percentile | £32.75 | £17.30 | £24.51 |
| Median hourly rate | £60.00 | £22.32 | £33.75 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +168.88% | -33.88% | +75.32% |
| 75th Percentile | £73.94 | £31.40 | £62.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £77.88 | £62.25 | £73.00 |
| North West median hourly rate | £46.80 | £27.00 | £35.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +73.33% | -22.86% | +4.35% |
Splunk Administrator Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract Splunk Administrator job postings relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Manchester.
Splunk Administrator Skill Set Top 15 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Manchester
For the 6 months to 24 October 2026, Splunk Administrator contract job ads cited the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract Splunk Administrator job ads across the Manchester region.
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Change Management | 100.0% | 2 |
| 1 | Cost Optimisation | 100.0% | 2 |
| 1 | Data Ingestion | 100.0% | 2 |
| 1 | DevOps | 100.0% | 2 |
| 1 | Linux | 100.0% | 2 |
| 1 | Observability | 100.0% | 2 |
| 1 | Root Cause Analysis | 100.0% | 2 |
| 1 | Search Processing Language | 100.0% | 2 |
| 1 | Splunk | 100.0% | 2 |
| 1 | Use Case | 100.0% | 2 |
| 11 | Dashboard Development | 50.0% | 1 |
| 11 | Performance Optimisation | 50.0% | 1 |
| 11 | Performance Tuning | 50.0% | 1 |
| 11 | PowerShell | 50.0% | 1 |
| 11 | Python | 50.0% | 1 |
Splunk Administrator Skill Set 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.
Job Titles
| Rank | Job Title | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cloud Administrator | 50.0% | 1 |