Software Engineering
Manchester > Salford
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Salford requiring Software Engineering skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 23 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
23 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
5 |
7 |
11 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+2 |
+4 |
-9 |
| Contract jobs citing Software Engineering |
1 |
6 |
1 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Salford |
6.67% |
18.18% |
2.94% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category |
6.67% |
18.18% |
4.00% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
1 |
6 |
0 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£400 |
£700 |
- |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-42.86% |
- |
- |
| Manchester median daily rate |
£550 |
£501 |
£550 |
| % change year-on-year |
+9.84% |
-8.95% |
-8.33% |
Software 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 Salford.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills |
15 |
33 |
25 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Salford |
100.00% |
100.00% |
73.53% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
6 |
27 |
18 |
| 10th Percentile |
£239 |
- |
£243 |
| 25th Percentile |
£330 |
- |
£250 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£450 |
£294 |
£381 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+52.87% |
-22.79% |
-32.22% |
| 75th Percentile |
£566 |
£488 |
£434 |
| 90th Percentile |
£681 |
£700 |
£458 |
| Manchester median daily rate |
£450 |
£460 |
£500 |
| % change year-on-year |
-2.17% |
-8.00% |
- |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
7 |
0 |
0 |
| 10th Percentile |
£15.92 |
- |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| Median hourly rate |
£17.30 |
- |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£30.00 |
- |
- |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| Manchester median hourly rate |
£36.50 |
£32.00 |
£26.00 |
| % change year-on-year |
+14.06% |
+23.08% |
-35.80% |
Software Engineering
Job Vacancy Trend in Salford
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Software Engineering relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Salford.
Software Engineering
Daily Rate Trend in Salford
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Salford citing Software Engineering.
Software Engineering
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Salford 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:
