Visual Effects (VFX)
North West > Manchester
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Manchester requiring Visual Effects skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 9 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 9 Jul 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 123 | - | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract jobs citing Visual Effects | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Manchester | 0.10% | - | - |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 0.12% | - | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | £430 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £438 | - | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £475 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £513 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | £520 | - | - |
| North West median daily rate | £475 | - | - |
All Process & Methodology Skills
Manchester
Visual Effects 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 | 1,614 | 854 | 1,242 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Manchester | 83.58% | 87.86% | 86.61% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 971 | 572 | 812 |
| 10th Percentile | £300 | £301 | £325 |
| 25th Percentile | £400 | £400 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £476 | £450 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.78% | -10.00% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £582 | £575 | £588 |
| 90th Percentile | £670 | £700 | £688 |
| North West median daily rate | £477 | £450 | £493 |
| % change year-on-year | +6.00% | -8.72% | -1.40% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 150 | 39 | 81 |
| 10th Percentile | £22.47 | £14.20 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £30.00 | £19.62 | £14.22 |
| Median hourly rate | £56.25 | £35.00 | £27.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +60.71% | +29.63% | +35.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £77.00 | £71.25 | £57.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £87.75 | £79.90 | £74.50 |
| North West median hourly rate | £50.00 | £29.90 | £28.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +67.22% | +6.79% | -6.67% |
Visual Effects
Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Visual Effects relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Manchester.
Visual Effects
Daily Rate Trend in Manchester
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Manchester citing Visual Effects.
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Manchester by Category
The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category: