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England > North West
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the North West requiring knowledge or experience of Sage products and/or services. It includes a benchmarking guide to contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Sage over the 6 months leading up to 4 March 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
The figures below represent the IT contractor job market in general and are not representative of contractor rates within Sage Group PLC.
| 6 months to 4 Mar 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 143 | 116 | 131 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -27 | +15 | +34 |
| Contract jobs citing Sage | 16 | 5 | 8 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the North West | 0.56% | 0.24% | 0.29% |
| As % of the Vendors category | 1.22% | 0.46% | 0.67% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £350 | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | £425 | £394 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £550 | £413 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -9.09% | +33.33% | -8.33% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £675 | £431 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £750 | £472 |
| England median daily rate | £465 | £575 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -19.13% | +15.00% | -6.98% |
All Vendors
North West
Sage falls under the Vendor Products and Services category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring knowledge or experience of all vendor products and services in the North West.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for knowledge or experience of vendor products and services | 1,311 | 1,085 | 1,200 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the North West | 46.00% | 52.57% | 42.77% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 843 | 658 | 747 |
| 10th Percentile | £213 | £250 | £265 |
| 25th Percentile | £363 | £400 | £400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £474 | £500 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.20% | - | +2.56% |
| 75th Percentile | £588 | £575 | £575 |
| 90th Percentile | £686 | £672 | £660 |
| England median daily rate | £508 | £525 | £515 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.33% | +1.94% | -4.28% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 76 | 51 | 140 |
| 10th Percentile | £15.99 | £21.05 | £11.13 |
| 25th Percentile | £21.19 | £25.26 | £14.41 |
| Median hourly rate | £29.60 | £32.50 | £17.04 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -8.92% | +90.76% | -49.52% |
| 75th Percentile | £60.85 | £64.09 | £27.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £74.26 | £86.00 | £46.18 |
| England median hourly rate | £24.00 | £31.35 | £25.28 |
| % change year-on-year | -23.43% | +24.02% | -27.79% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in the North West
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Sage relative to all contract IT jobs advertised 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 Sage.
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Hourly Rate Trend in the North West
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the North West citing Sage.
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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 Sage within the North West region over the 6 months to 4 March 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lancashire | - | 12 | - | - | 3 |
| Manchester | -19 | 2 | £500 | -9.09% | 7 |
| Merseyside | -15 | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| Cheshire | -25 | 1 | - | - | 3 |
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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: