Critical Path Analysis Contract Job Trends in the North West

Critical Path Analysis
England > North West

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the North West requiring Critical Path Analysis skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 8 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
8 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 172 126 119
Rank change year-on-year -46 -7 +34
Contract jobs citing Critical Path Analysis 3 4 2
As % of all contract jobs in the North West 0.079% 0.18% 0.084%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.095% 0.21% 0.100%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 0 0
10th Percentile £373 - -
25th Percentile £376 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £380 - -
75th Percentile - - -
90th Percentile - - -
England median daily rate £498 £531 £575
% change year-on-year -6.35% -7.61% +31.43%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 2 0
Median hourly rate - £55.49 -
England median hourly rate £61.00 £50.00 £40.00
% change year-on-year +22.00% +25.00% -18.37%

All Process & Methodology Skills
North West

Critical Path Analysis 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 the North West.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 3,149 1,936 2,003
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the North West 83.04% 88.48% 84.44%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,837 1,254 1,214
10th Percentile £275 £280 £308
25th Percentile £400 £375 £405
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £495 £457 £500
Median % change year-on-year +8.37% -8.65% -
75th Percentile £598 £575 £588
90th Percentile £675 £665 £675
England median daily rate £525 £513 £525
% change year-on-year +2.44% -2.38% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 329 125 176
10th Percentile £16.01 £13.50 £10.95
25th Percentile £24.19 £18.87 £16.06
Median hourly rate £46.80 £28.43 £32.75
Median % change year-on-year +64.61% -13.19% -0.76%
75th Percentile £73.25 £58.27 £51.91
90th Percentile £85.00 £74.50 £70.90
England median hourly rate £43.96 £25.15 £42.50
% change year-on-year +74.79% -40.82% -

Critical Path Analysis
Job Vacancy Trend in the North West

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Critical Path Analysis relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the North West.

Critical Path Analysis job vacancy trend in the North West

Critical Path Analysis
Daily Rate Trend in the North West

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the North West citing Critical Path Analysis.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the North West citing Critical Path Analysis

Critical Path Analysis
Hourly Rate Trend in the North West

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the North West citing Critical Path Analysis.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the North West citing Critical Path Analysis

Critical Path Analysis
Contract 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 Critical Path Analysis within the North West region over the 6 months to 8 August 2026. 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
Manchester -45 3 £380 - 1
Critical Path Analysis
England

Critical Path Analysis
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North West 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:

Application Platforms
1 2 (66.67%) Confluence
Applications
1 3 (100.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 3 (100.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
1 3 (100.00%) Microsoft Project
Development Applications
1 3 (100.00%) JIRA
General
1 3 (100.00%) Banking
1 3 (100.00%) Finance
2 2 (66.67%) Analytical Skills
2 2 (66.67%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (33.33%) PMO Planner
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Agile
1 3 (100.00%) Change Management
1 3 (100.00%) Document Management
1 3 (100.00%) Impact Assessments
1 3 (100.00%) Resource Allocation
1 3 (100.00%) Workshop Facilitation
2 2 (66.67%) Data Modelling
2 2 (66.67%) Problem-Solving
2 2 (66.67%) Stakeholder Management
Qualifications
1 2 (66.67%) BPSS Clearance
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (100.00%) PMO
Vendors
1 3 (100.00%) Microsoft