IIBA Contract Job Trends in the North West

International Institute of Business Analysis (IIBA)
England > North West

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the North West with a requirement for IIBA qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 3 July 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
3 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 168 124 130
Rank change year-on-year -44 +6 +18
Contract jobs citing IIBA 2 4 5
As % of all contract jobs in the North West 0.056% 0.19% 0.18%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.20% 0.58% 0.65%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 4 5
10th Percentile £530 - -
25th Percentile £533 £405 £405
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £553 £410 £410
Median % change year-on-year +34.76% - -8.89%
75th Percentile £574 £415 £415
90th Percentile £579 - -
England median daily rate £521 £410 £410
% change year-on-year +27.04% - -15.90%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
North West

IIBA falls under the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications in the North West.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 985 691 773
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the North West 27.41% 33.32% 27.80%
Number of daily rates quoted 635 397 423
10th Percentile £344 £301 £288
25th Percentile £400 £400 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £492 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year -1.60% - -3.85%
75th Percentile £613 £600 £603
90th Percentile £694 £713 £699
England median daily rate £525 £525 £538
% change year-on-year - -2.33% -2.27%
Number of hourly rates quoted 82 58 132
10th Percentile £18.63 £17.33 £10.95
25th Percentile £29.25 £21.30 £11.94
Median hourly rate £43.96 £31.00 £16.06
Median % change year-on-year +41.81% +93.03% -60.43%
75th Percentile £73.57 £59.98 £44.28
90th Percentile £89.15 £75.93 £62.50
England median hourly rate £53.00 £28.50 £42.50
% change year-on-year +85.96% -32.94% -22.73%

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Job Vacancy Trend in the North West

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

IIBA job vacancy trend 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 IIBA.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the North West citing IIBA

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Hourly Rate Trend in the North West

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the North West citing IIBA.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the North West citing IIBA

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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 IIBA within the North West region over the 6 months to 3 July 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
Cheshire -10 1 £550 +34.15% 1
Manchester - 1 £555 -
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England

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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 1 (50.00%) Confluence
Development Applications
1 1 (50.00%) JIRA
General
1 2 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 2 (100.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (50.00%) Automotive
2 1 (50.00%) Finance
2 1 (50.00%) Influencing Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (50.00%) Analyst
1 1 (50.00%) Business Analyst
1 1 (50.00%) Delivery Manager
Miscellaneous
1 1 (50.00%) Analytical Mindset
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Business Analysis
1 2 (100.00%) PRINCE2
1 2 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 2 (100.00%) Project Delivery
2 1 (50.00%) Business Process Modelling
2 1 (50.00%) Change Management
2 1 (50.00%) Cost-Benefit Analysis
2 1 (50.00%) Creative Thinking
2 1 (50.00%) Cybersecurity
2 1 (50.00%) Data Modelling
2 1 (50.00%) Generative AI
2 1 (50.00%) Impact Mapping
2 1 (50.00%) Innovative Thinking
2 1 (50.00%) Six Sigma
2 1 (50.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 1 (50.00%) SWOT Analysis
2 1 (50.00%) Use Case
2 1 (50.00%) User Stories
2 1 (50.00%) Waterfall
2 1 (50.00%) Wireframes
Qualifications
1 1 (50.00%) CBAP
1 1 (50.00%) CISM
1 1 (50.00%) CISSP
1 1 (50.00%) ISEB
1 1 (50.00%) PMI Certification
1 1 (50.00%) PMP
1 1 (50.00%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
Vendors
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft