The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the North West requiring Software Delivery skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 3 months leading up to 17 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
Software Delivery 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
1,090
992
1,219
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the North West
87.41%
86.49%
88.98%
Number of daily rates quoted
701
519
844
10th Percentile
£181
£291
£313
25th Percentile
£355
£363
£409
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£450
£454
£500
Median % change year-on-year
-0.77%
-9.30%
+2.56%
75th Percentile
£551
£553
£588
90th Percentile
£671
£638
£672
England median daily rate
£508
£525
£530
% change year-on-year
-3.24%
-0.94%
-3.64%
Number of hourly rates quoted
116
47
69
10th Percentile
£15.50
£17.30
£16.25
25th Percentile
£20.33
£21.15
£18.50
Median hourly rate
£41.68
£32.50
£42.50
Median % change year-on-year
+28.25%
-23.53%
+6.25%
75th Percentile
£51.02
£48.59
£49.00
90th Percentile
£74.26
£74.04
£57.39
England median hourly rate
£25.00
£35.00
£47.00
% change year-on-year
-28.57%
-25.53%
+17.50%
Software Delivery Job Vacancy Trend in the North West
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Software Delivery relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the North West.
Software Delivery Daily Rate Trend in the North West
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the North West citing Software Delivery.
Software Delivery Hourly Rate Trend in the North West
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the North West citing Software Delivery.
Software Delivery 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 Software Delivery within the North West region over the 3 months to 17 November 2025. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.
Location
Rank Change on Same Period Last Year
Matching Contract IT Job Ads
Median Daily Rate Past 3 Months
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year
Software Delivery Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North West
For the 6 months to 17 November 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Software Delivery also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the North West region with a requirement for Software Delivery.
Software Delivery 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:
