The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Manchester requiring WLAN skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited WLAN over the 6 months leading up to 4 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
6 months to 4 Aug 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
82
90
102
Rank change year-on-year
+8
+12
+40
Contract jobs citing WLAN
1
1
9
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Manchester
WLAN falls under the Communications and Computer Networking category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring communications or computer networking skills in Manchester.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills
93
156
215
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Manchester
9.38%
12.76%
11.92%
Number of daily rates quoted
52
120
154
10th Percentile
£213
£250
£301
25th Percentile
£361
£350
£366
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£458
£534
£450
Median % change year-on-year
-14.29%
+18.61%
-
75th Percentile
£541
£806
£550
90th Percentile
£649
£850
£642
North West median daily rate
£447
£515
£456
% change year-on-year
-13.20%
+12.88%
-3.95%
Number of hourly rates quoted
1
3
10
10th Percentile
-
£37.25
£15.41
25th Percentile
-
£40.63
£15.73
Median hourly rate
£20.00
£47.50
£16.50
Median % change year-on-year
-57.89%
+187.88%
-28.43%
75th Percentile
-
£76.38
£18.98
90th Percentile
-
£92.95
£29.38
North West median hourly rate
£27.00
£46.69
£16.68
% change year-on-year
-42.17%
+179.92%
-27.65%
WLAN Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester
Job postings citing WLAN as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Manchester.
WLAN Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Manchester
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing WLAN in Manchester.
WLAN Top 21 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Manchester
For the 6 months to 4 August 2025, contractor job vacancies citing WLAN 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 WLAN.
WLAN 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:
