Back Office
England > North West
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Back Office in contract job vacancies in the North West. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Back Office over the 6 months leading up to 22 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 22 Aug 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 124 | 122 | 141 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -2 | +19 | +37 |
| DemandTrendContract jobs citing Back Office | 7 | 1 | 3 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the North West | 0.32% | 0.041% | 0.10% |
| As % of the General category | 0.52% | 0.075% | 0.19% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | £402 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £402 | - | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £538 | - | £53 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | -88.27% |
| 75th Percentile | £612 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | £632 | - | - |
| England median daily rate | £625 | £525 | £650 |
| % change year-on-year | +19.05% | -19.23% | -0.55% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Median hourly rate | - | £18.07 | £52.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -65.26% | - |
| England median hourly rate | £43.00 | £18.07 | £35.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +138.03% | -48.39% | +34.62% |
All General Skills
North West
Back Office falls under the General Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring common skills in the North West.
| DemandTrendContract vacancies with a requirement for common skills | 1,356 | 1,333 | 1,565 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the North West | 61.11% | 54.65% | 54.19% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 859 | 798 | 1,041 |
| 10th Percentile | £270 | £300 | £255 |
| 25th Percentile | £380 | £412 | £400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £469 | £500 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -6.20% | - | +2.56% |
| 75th Percentile | £580 | £585 | £588 |
| 90th Percentile | £688 | £677 | £675 |
| England median daily rate | £508 | £538 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.58% | -2.27% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 114 | 96 | 108 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.82 | £16.06 | £15.72 |
| 25th Percentile | £14.92 | £18.00 | £16.85 |
| Median hourly rate | £28.75 | £32.90 | £26.60 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.60% | +23.67% | +32.57% |
| 75th Percentile | £50.00 | £45.30 | £40.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £71.80 | £57.50 | £63.23 |
| England median hourly rate | £25.15 | £38.12 | £27.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -34.02% | +38.62% | +13.61% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in the North West
Job postings citing Back Office as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the North West.
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Daily Rate Trend in the North West
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the North West citing Back Office.
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Daily Rate Histogram in the North West
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Back Office in the North West over the 6 months to 22 August 2025.
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Hourly Rate Trend in the North West
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the North West citing Back Office.
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DemandTrendContract Job Locations in the North West
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Back Office within the North West region over the 6 months to 22 August 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 DemandTrendContract IT Job Ads |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manchester | - | 6 | £507 | - | 8 |
| Merseyside | +3 | 1 | £538 | - | 2 |
| Back Office England |
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North West 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: