Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP)
England > North West
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the North West requiring PPP skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited PPP over the 6 months leading up to 13 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 13 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 133 | 149 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | +16 | +31 |
| Contract jobs citing PPP | 0 | 5 | 11 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the North West | - | 0.19% | 0.35% |
| As % of the Communications & Networking category | - | 1.53% | 2.59% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £137 | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | £245 | £263 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | £450 | £325 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +38.46% | -40.91% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £521 | £363 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £549 | £580 |
| England median daily rate | £475 | £475 | £400 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +18.75% | -3.03% |
All Communications and Computer Networking Skills
North West
PPP falls under the Communications and Computer Networking category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring communications or computer networking skills in the North West.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for communications or computer networking skills | 325 | 327 | 424 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the North West | 16.74% | 12.21% | 13.56% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 188 | 225 | 288 |
| 10th Percentile | £189 | £200 | £288 |
| 25th Percentile | £300 | £325 | £363 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £450 | £500 | £486 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -10.00% | +2.88% | +8.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £536 | £665 | £569 |
| 90th Percentile | £600 | £825 | £638 |
| England median daily rate | £500 | £498 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | +0.50% | -5.24% | +5.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 3 | 12 | 11 |
| 10th Percentile | £20.00 | £18.02 | £15.72 |
| 25th Percentile | £21.12 | £22.06 | £18.66 |
| Median hourly rate | £24.59 | £34.37 | £27.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -28.46% | +24.96% | +27.74% |
| 75th Percentile | £25.47 | £45.88 | £50.77 |
| 90th Percentile | £25.90 | £94.59 | £52.13 |
| England median hourly rate | £28.00 | £40.00 | £18.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -30.00% | +116.22% | -22.63% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in the North West
Job postings citing PPP as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the North West.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the North West
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing PPP in the North West.