Market Risk
England > North West
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Market Risk in contract job vacancies in the North West. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Market Risk over the 6 months leading up to 25 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 25 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 119 | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract jobs citing Market Risk | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the North West | - | 0.046% | - |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category | - | 0.15% | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | £575 | - |
| England median daily rate | £763 | £750 | £713 |
| % change year-on-year | +1.76% | +5.26% | - |
All Generic Skills
North West
Market Risk falls under the General and Transferable Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring generic IT skills in the North West.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills | 909 | 678 | 762 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the North West | 35.94% | 31.46% | 28.79% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 608 | 369 | 540 |
| 10th Percentile | £200 | £204 | £256 |
| 25th Percentile | £358 | £356 | £400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £450 | £478 | £513 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.86% | -6.73% | +2.50% |
| 75th Percentile | £561 | £563 | £594 |
| 90th Percentile | £638 | £675 | £672 |
| England median daily rate | £514 | £550 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.55% | - | -3.08% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 74 | 36 | 41 |
| 10th Percentile | £16.50 | £19.72 | £13.73 |
| 25th Percentile | £21.46 | £21.25 | £17.72 |
| Median hourly rate | £45.46 | £27.33 | £40.59 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +66.34% | -32.67% | +54.13% |
| 75th Percentile | £59.63 | £33.75 | £46.18 |
| 90th Percentile | £73.06 | £67.75 | £55.00 |
| England median hourly rate | £28.06 | £37.00 | £43.75 |
| % change year-on-year | -24.16% | -15.43% | +24.02% |
Market Risk
Job Vacancy Trend in the North West
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Market Risk relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the North West.
Market Risk
Daily Rate Trend in the North West
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the North West citing Market Risk.
