Software Engineering
Manchester > Stockport
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Stockport requiring Software Engineering skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 13 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 13 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | - | 8 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | 0 |
| Contract jobs citing Software Engineering | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Stockport | - | - | 13.33% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | - | - | 15.38% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | - | - |
| Manchester median daily rate | £575 | £475 | £600 |
| % change year-on-year | +21.05% | -20.83% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £59.38 |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £60.31 |
| Median hourly rate | - | - | £63.75 |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £65.94 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £66.13 |
| Manchester median hourly rate | £23.00 | - | £62.50 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | +35.14% |
All Process and Methodology Skills
Stockport
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 Stockport.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 6 | 1 | 13 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Stockport | 75.00% | 100.00% | 86.67% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 4 | 0 | 9 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £296 |
| 25th Percentile | £176 | - | £302 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £396 | - | £400 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | -5.88% |
| 75th Percentile | £622 | - | £525 |
| 90th Percentile | £661 | - | £547 |
| Manchester median daily rate | £450 | £475 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.26% | -5.00% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £59.38 |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £60.31 |
| Median hourly rate | - | £22.00 | £63.75 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -65.49% | +59.38% |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £65.94 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £66.13 |
| Manchester median hourly rate | £22.32 | £32.50 | £19.75 |
| % change year-on-year | -31.34% | +64.56% | -43.57% |
Software Engineering
Job Vacancy Trend in Stockport
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Software Engineering relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Stockport.
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Daily Rate Trend in Stockport
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Stockport citing Software Engineering.
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Hourly Rate Trend in Stockport
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Stockport citing Software Engineering.
