The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Manchester requiring Technical Discovery skills. It covers vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 26 September 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
6 months to 26 Sep 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
89
-
107
Rank change year-on-year
-
-
+38
Contract jobs citing Technical Discovery
2
0
1
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Manchester
Technical Discovery falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Manchester.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills
904
1,023
1,484
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Manchester
89.77%
87.06%
87.66%
Number of daily rates quoted
586
601
1,060
10th Percentile
£308
£313
£273
25th Percentile
£400
£400
£400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£471
£500
£500
Median % change year-on-year
-5.90%
-
-
75th Percentile
£588
£600
£596
90th Percentile
£676
£688
£675
North West median daily rate
£455
£488
£500
% change year-on-year
-6.77%
-2.50%
+1.01%
Number of hourly rates quoted
67
34
60
10th Percentile
£15.49
£15.94
£15.55
25th Percentile
£19.07
£22.38
£16.28
Median hourly rate
£22.63
£38.75
£18.75
Median % change year-on-year
-41.60%
+106.67%
-6.25%
75th Percentile
£35.50
£64.38
£43.75
90th Percentile
£67.00
£87.45
£70.00
North West median hourly rate
£25.15
£42.50
£33.00
% change year-on-year
-40.82%
+28.79%
+46.67%
Technical Discovery Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester
Job postings citing Technical Discovery as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Manchester.
Technical Discovery Daily Rate Trend in Manchester
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Manchester citing Technical Discovery.
Technical Discovery Top 13 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Manchester
For the 6 months to 26 September 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Technical Discovery 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 Technical Discovery.
Technical Discovery 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:
