Requirements Engineering Contract Job Trends in the North West

Requirements Engineering
England > North West

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the North West requiring Requirements Engineering skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 9 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
9 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank - - 133
Rank change year-on-year - - +35
Contract jobs citing Requirements Engineering 0 0 8
As % of all contract jobs in the North West - - 0.28%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category - - 0.32%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 6
10th Percentile - - £390
25th Percentile - - £405
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - £410
75th Percentile - - £415
90th Percentile - - £420
England median daily rate £500 £575 £410
% change year-on-year -13.04% +40.24% -28.38%

All Process & Methodology Skills
North West

Requirements Engineering 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 2,437 1,837 2,468
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the North West 85.24% 89.96% 86.35%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,540 1,135 1,602
10th Percentile £213 £291 £306
25th Percentile £362 £385 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £452 £475 £500
Median % change year-on-year -4.74% -5.00% -
75th Percentile £575 £575 £588
90th Percentile £650 £659 £675
England median daily rate £505 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -3.81% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 211 115 265
10th Percentile £17.13 £16.14 £11.00
25th Percentile £24.63 £22.85 £14.00
Median hourly rate £45.00 £31.76 £22.50
Median % change year-on-year +41.69% +41.16% -39.84%
75th Percentile £63.63 £59.08 £45.88
90th Percentile £75.79 £79.35 £56.82
England median hourly rate £30.00 £34.50 £32.50
% change year-on-year -13.04% +6.15% -7.22%

Requirements Engineering
Job Vacancy Trend in the North West

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

Requirements Engineering job vacancy trend in the North West

Requirements Engineering
Daily Rate Trend in the North West

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the North West citing Requirements Engineering.

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

Requirements Engineering
Hourly Rate Trend in the North West

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

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