The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the North West requiring Mobile First skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Mobile First over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
6 months to 1 May 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
117
132
156
Rank change year-on-year
+15
+24
-
Contract jobs citing Mobile First
3
5
1
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the North West
Mobile First 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
1,776
2,377
2,894
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the North West
90.24%
86.28%
90.61%
Number of daily rates quoted
1,147
1,519
2,058
10th Percentile
£300
£306
£313
25th Percentile
£393
£405
£413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£475
£500
£500
Median % change year-on-year
-5.00%
-
+5.26%
75th Percentile
£575
£593
£588
90th Percentile
£661
£688
£675
England median daily rate
£525
£525
£550
% change year-on-year
-
-4.55%
+2.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted
108
244
144
10th Percentile
£15.97
£10.95
£16.85
25th Percentile
£22.66
£13.30
£21.25
Median hourly rate
£31.88
£21.00
£35.00
Median % change year-on-year
+51.81%
-40.00%
+70.82%
75th Percentile
£60.00
£45.22
£48.91
90th Percentile
£83.96
£57.50
£65.00
England median hourly rate
£29.07
£36.00
£37.50
% change year-on-year
-19.25%
-4.00%
+53.06%
Mobile First Job Vacancy Trend in the North West
Job postings citing Mobile First as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the North West.
Mobile First Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the North West
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Mobile First in the North West.
Mobile First Top 17 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North West
For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Mobile First also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the North West region with a requirement for Mobile First.
Mobile First 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:
