Senior Contract Job Trends in Rochdale
Senior
Manchester > Rochdale
The median Senior daily rate in Rochdale is £525, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 28 October 2026.
The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 28 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 4 | - | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract Senior jobs | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Rochdale | 9.09% | - | - |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 9.09% | - | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £513 | - | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £538 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| Manchester median daily rate | £625 | £500 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | +25.00% | - | -0.50% |
All Contract IT Job Roles
Rochdale
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job adverts in Rochdale matching a recognised job title. The table also shows what proportion of all contract IT job adverts they make up.
| 6 months to 28 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract job adverts in Rochdale matching a recognised job title | 11 | 1 | 4 |
| % of contract job adverts matching a recognised job title | 100.00% | 100.00% | 100.00% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | £321 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £475 | - | £463 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £400 | £475 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +31.25% | -15.79% | +11.76% |
| 75th Percentile | £556 | - | £488 |
| 90th Percentile | £613 | - | - |
| Manchester median daily rate | £502 | £450 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | +11.50% | -5.26% | -5.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.38 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £13.58 | - | - |
| Median hourly rate | £24.85 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £38.00 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| Manchester median hourly rate | £60.00 | £22.32 | £32.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +168.88% | -31.34% | +66.67% |
Senior Job Vacancy Trend in Rochdale
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract Senior job postings relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Rochdale.
Senior Daily Rate Trend in Rochdale
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Senior job vacancies in Rochdale.
Senior Skill Set Top 17 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Rochdale
For the 6 months to 28 October 2026, Senior contract job ads cited 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 Senior job ads across the Rochdale region.
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Analytics | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Azure | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Business Intelligence | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | DevOps | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Knowledge Transfer | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Mentoring | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Microsoft | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Power BI | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Power Platform | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Predictive Analytics | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Predictive Modelling | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Python | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Requirements Gathering | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | SQL | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Stakeholder Engagement | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Statistical Modelling | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Translating Business Requirements | 100.0% | 1 |
Senior Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Rochdale by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Job Titles
| Rank | Job Title | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Data Consultant | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Insight Consultant | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Senior Consultant | 100.0% | 1 |