iTrent Contract Job Trends in the North of England

MHR iTrent
England > North of England

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the North of England requiring iTrent skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 2 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
2 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 201 167 186
Rank change year-on-year -34 +19 +56
Contract jobs citing iTrent 2 1 6
As % of all contract jobs in the North of England 0.045% 0.025% 0.12%
As % of the Business Applications category 0.59% 0.44% 1.58%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 1 6
10th Percentile - - £378
25th Percentile - - £423
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - £600 £500
Median % change year-on-year - +20.00% +66.67%
75th Percentile - - £525
90th Percentile - - -
England median daily rate £500 £375 £475
% change year-on-year +33.33% -21.05% +4.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £38.77 - -
Median hourly rate £41.86 - -
75th Percentile £44.94 - -
90th Percentile - - -
England median hourly rate £41.86 £14.13 -
% change year-on-year +196.32% - -

All Business Application Skills
North of England

iTrent falls under the Business Applications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring business application skills in the North of England.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for business application skills 337 226 379
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the North of England 7.57% 5.69% 7.71%
Number of daily rates quoted 211 129 216
10th Percentile £369 £407 £403
25th Percentile £440 £450 £475
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year +4.76% - +1.94%
75th Percentile £682 £638 £600
90th Percentile £720 £702 £638
England median daily rate £550 £550 £550
% change year-on-year - - -2.22%
Number of hourly rates quoted 11 16 3
10th Percentile - £35.36 -
25th Percentile £12.82 £37.00 -
Median hourly rate £28.43 £40.33 £30.00
Median % change year-on-year -29.50% +34.42% +39.53%
75th Percentile £50.22 £43.58 £42.93
90th Percentile £86.00 £46.18 £50.68
England median hourly rate £41.86 £40.33 £56.49
% change year-on-year +3.79% -28.62% +25.53%

iTrent
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing iTrent relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the North of England.

iTrent job vacancy trend in the North of England

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Daily Rate Trend in the North of England

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the North of England citing iTrent.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the North of England citing iTrent

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Contract Job Locations in the North of England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing iTrent within the North of England region over the 6 months to 2 November 2025. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
North West -24 2 - - 5
iTrent
England

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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North of England 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:

General
1 2 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 2 (100.00%) Local Government
1 2 (100.00%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 2 (100.00%) Lead
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Change Management
1 2 (100.00%) ERP
1 2 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 2 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 2 (100.00%) System Testing
Vendors
1 2 (100.00%) Oracle
1 2 (100.00%) SAP
1 2 (100.00%) Workday