Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)
North West > Manchester
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Freedom of Information Act in permanent job vacancies in Manchester. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Freedom of Information Act over the 6 months leading up to 14 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 14 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 152 | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Permanent jobs citing Freedom of Information Act | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Manchester | - | 0.15% | - |
| As % of the Miscellaneous category | - | 0.41% | - |
| Number of salaries quoted | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | - | £51,500 | - |
| North West median annual salary | - | £51,500 | £47,000 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +9.57% | -22.95% |
All Generic Skills
Manchester
Freedom of Information Act falls under the General and Transferable Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring generic IT skills in Manchester.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills | 1,094 | 967 | 941 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Manchester | 37.50% | 36.26% | 37.19% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 507 | 448 | 730 |
| 10th Percentile | £26,250 | £32,500 | £36,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £33,125 | £41,250 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £56,000 | £55,000 | £57,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +1.82% | -4.35% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £75,000 | £72,500 | £71,369 |
| 90th Percentile | £88,000 | £86,250 | £85,000 |
| North West median annual salary | £50,000 | £52,000 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.85% | -5.45% | - |
Freedom of Information Act
Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Freedom of Information Act relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Manchester.
Freedom of Information Act
Salary Trend in Manchester
Salary distribution trend for jobs in Manchester citing Freedom of Information Act.
