Degree Contract Job Trends in Manchester

Academic Degree
North West > Manchester

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Manchester with a requirement for Degree qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 8 August 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
8 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 44 25 31
Rank change year-on-year -19 +6 +2
Contract jobs citing Degree 92 70 59
As % of all contract jobs in Manchester 4.69% 7.00% 4.93%
As % of the Qualifications category 19.53% 25.83% 22.10%
Number of daily rates quoted 43 33 23
10th Percentile £230 £363 £305
25th Percentile £375 £425 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £475 £500
Median % change year-on-year -5.26% -5.00% +11.11%
75th Percentile £538 £650 £594
90th Percentile £618 £716 £681
North West median daily rate £450 £475 £538
% change year-on-year -5.26% -11.71% +19.56%
Number of hourly rates quoted 20 3 14
10th Percentile - £40.80 £22.11
25th Percentile £28.50 £49.88 £24.48
Median hourly rate £40.75 £65.00 £60.00
Median % change year-on-year -37.31% +8.33% +263.64%
75th Percentile £178.75 £69.38 £87.19
90th Percentile - £72.00 £99.25
North West median hourly rate £36.00 £33.50 £48.56
% change year-on-year +7.46% -31.01% +19.77%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
Manchester

Degree falls under the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications in Manchester.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 471 271 267
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Manchester 24.01% 27.10% 22.31%
Number of daily rates quoted 291 153 159
10th Percentile £355 £363 £345
25th Percentile £406 £425 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £490 £530 £513
Median % change year-on-year -7.55% +3.41% -2.38%
75th Percentile £625 £638 £675
90th Percentile £713 £750 £825
North West median daily rate £500 £500 £504
% change year-on-year - -0.79% -2.89%
Number of hourly rates quoted 40 24 23
10th Percentile £16.49 £20.65 £17.73
25th Percentile £23.79 £22.16 £24.77
Median hourly rate £35.50 £28.58 £45.00
Median % change year-on-year +24.23% -36.50% +133.77%
75th Percentile £50.98 £56.62 £69.32
90th Percentile £178.75 £72.63 £99.50
North West median hourly rate £43.96 £29.27 £17.53
% change year-on-year +50.19% +66.95% -58.75%

Degree
Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Degree relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Manchester.

Degree job vacancy trend in Manchester

Degree
Daily Rate Trend in Manchester

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Manchester citing Degree.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Manchester citing Degree

Degree
Daily Rate Histogram in Manchester

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Degree in Manchester over the 6 months to 8 August 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Degree in Manchester

Degree
Hourly Rate Trend in Manchester

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Manchester citing Degree.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Manchester citing Degree

Degree
Hourly Rate Histogram in Manchester

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Degree in Manchester over the 6 months to 8 August 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for Degree in Manchester

Degree
Contract Job Locations in Manchester

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Degree within the Manchester region over the 6 months to 8 August 2026. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Bolton +1 5 - - 7
Rochdale - 2 - -
Bury - 1 - - 2
Degree
North West

Degree
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Manchester 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:

Application Platforms
1 18 (19.57%) SharePoint
2 11 (11.96%) Microsoft Exchange
3 6 (6.52%) SharePoint Server
4 3 (3.26%) Confluence
4 3 (3.26%) SAS
5 1 (1.09%) Adobe Experience Manager
5 1 (1.09%) Apache Spark
Applications
1 19 (20.65%) Microsoft Office
2 14 (15.22%) Microsoft Excel
3 9 (9.78%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 7 (7.61%) MS Visio
5 5 (5.43%) Microsoft Project
6 1 (1.09%) AutoCAD
6 1 (1.09%) MicroStation
Business Applications
1 4 (4.35%) Primavera
1 4 (4.35%) SAP MM
1 4 (4.35%) SAP S/4HANA
2 1 (1.09%) SAP ERP
Cloud Services
1 33 (35.87%) Azure
2 29 (31.52%) Power Platform
3 23 (25.00%) Microsoft 365
4 16 (17.39%) Power Automate
4 16 (17.39%) PowerApps
5 14 (15.22%) AWS
6 11 (11.96%) Microsoft Copilot
6 11 (11.96%) OneDrive
7 8 (8.70%) Entra ID
8 6 (6.52%) Azure AI
8 6 (6.52%) Azure Monitor
8 6 (6.52%) GCP
9 5 (5.43%) Azure DevOps
9 5 (5.43%) Azure Sentinel
10 4 (4.35%) Figma
11 3 (3.26%) AWS CloudFormation
11 3 (3.26%) Google Kubernetes Engine
12 2 (2.17%) Adobe Creative Cloud
12 2 (2.17%) Virtual Private Cloud
12 2 (2.17%) Viva Engage
Communications & Networking
1 6 (6.52%) SSL
2 5 (5.43%) Firewall
3 2 (2.17%) Network Security
4 1 (1.09%) DNS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 18 (19.57%) Power BI
2 8 (8.70%) SQL Server
2 8 (8.70%) SQL Server Integration Services
3 7 (7.61%) MySQL
4 3 (3.26%) Data Vault
5 2 (2.17%) Amazon Redshift
5 2 (2.17%) Metadata
5 2 (2.17%) Power Query
6 1 (1.09%) Big Data
6 1 (1.09%) Data Mining
6 1 (1.09%) Hadoop
6 1 (1.09%) SAP BW
6 1 (1.09%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 2 (2.17%) Git
1 2 (2.17%) GitLab
1 2 (2.17%) Jenkins
1 2 (2.17%) JIRA
2 1 (1.09%) Postman
2 1 (1.09%) SoapUI
General
1 37 (40.22%) Social Skills
2 24 (26.09%) Analytical Skills
2 24 (26.09%) Finance
3 10 (10.87%) Manufacturing
4 6 (6.52%) Public Sector
4 6 (6.52%) Telecoms
5 5 (5.43%) Influencing Skills
5 5 (5.43%) Legal
6 4 (4.35%) Documentation Skills
7 3 (3.26%) Marketing
7 3 (3.26%) Organisational Skills
8 2 (2.17%) Agriculture
8 2 (2.17%) Aviation
8 2 (2.17%) Environmental Health
9 1 (1.09%) Banking
9 1 (1.09%) Law
9 1 (1.09%) Pharmaceutical
9 1 (1.09%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 17 (18.48%) Analyst
2 8 (8.70%) IT Analyst
3 7 (7.61%) Senior
4 6 (6.52%) DBA
4 6 (6.52%) Developer
4 6 (6.52%) IT Support
4 6 (6.52%) IT Support Analyst
4 6 (6.52%) Microsoft 365 Engineer
4 6 (6.52%) SQL DBA
4 6 (6.52%) Support Analyst
5 5 (5.43%) Business Analyst
5 5 (5.43%) Designer
5 5 (5.43%) Microsoft Engineer
5 5 (5.43%) UX Designer
6 4 (4.35%) Consultant
6 4 (4.35%) Coordinator
6 4 (4.35%) Lead
6 4 (4.35%) Project Coordinator
6 4 (4.35%) Security Consultant
6 4 (4.35%) Security Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (5.43%) HTML
2 4 (4.35%) CSS
2 4 (4.35%) REST
2 4 (4.35%) SOAP
3 3 (3.26%) PySpark
4 2 (2.17%) Lightning Web Components
4 2 (2.17%) Microsoft Graph
4 2 (2.17%) XML
5 1 (1.09%) .NET
5 1 (1.09%) AngularJS
5 1 (1.09%) JSON
5 1 (1.09%) Kafka
5 1 (1.09%) Middleware
5 1 (1.09%) Node.js
5 1 (1.09%) OAuth
5 1 (1.09%) Oracle Fusion
5 1 (1.09%) React
5 1 (1.09%) SAML
5 1 (1.09%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 9 (9.78%) Management Information System
1 9 (9.78%) Onboarding
2 6 (6.52%) Security Posture
3 5 (5.43%) Clustering
3 5 (5.43%) Replication
4 4 (4.35%) Enterprise Cloud
4 4 (4.35%) Life Science
4 4 (4.35%) Product Ownership
5 3 (3.26%) Cloud Native
5 3 (3.26%) Graphic Design
5 3 (3.26%) Self-Motivation
6 2 (2.17%) Analytical Mindset
6 2 (2.17%) Social Media
6 2 (2.17%) Web Conferencing
7 1 (1.09%) AI Agents
7 1 (1.09%) Algorithms
7 1 (1.09%) Data Structures
7 1 (1.09%) Hybrid Cloud
7 1 (1.09%) Low-Code
7 1 (1.09%) Marketing Technology
Operating Systems
1 17 (18.48%) Windows
2 6 (6.52%) Linux
2 6 (6.52%) Windows 10
2 6 (6.52%) Windows Server
3 4 (4.35%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 26 (28.26%) Agile
2 20 (21.74%) Problem-Solving
3 17 (18.48%) Business Intelligence
3 17 (18.48%) Computer Science
4 16 (17.39%) ITIL
5 14 (15.22%) CI/CD
5 14 (15.22%) Continuous Improvement
6 13 (14.13%) Analytics
7 12 (13.04%) Data Analysis
8 11 (11.96%) DevOps
9 10 (10.87%) Decision-Making
9 10 (10.87%) Logistics
9 10 (10.87%) Migration
9 10 (10.87%) Roadmaps
9 10 (10.87%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 10 (10.87%) Stakeholder Management
10 9 (9.78%) AI
10 9 (9.78%) Data Modelling
10 9 (9.78%) Knowledge Management
10 9 (9.78%) Scrum
Programming Languages
1 18 (19.57%) Python
1 18 (19.57%) SQL
2 13 (14.13%) PowerShell
3 6 (6.52%) T-SQL
4 5 (5.43%) Java
5 4 (4.35%) Bash
6 3 (3.26%) Bicep
6 3 (3.26%) JavaScript
7 2 (2.17%) Apex Code
7 2 (2.17%) Kusto Query Language
7 2 (2.17%) Scala
7 2 (2.17%) Search Processing Language
8 1 (1.09%) C#
8 1 (1.09%) C++
8 1 (1.09%) Groovy
8 1 (1.09%) MATLAB
8 1 (1.09%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 18 (19.57%) Microsoft Certification
2 14 (15.22%) Computer Science Degree
3 10 (10.87%) BPSS Clearance
4 9 (9.78%) Azure Certification
4 9 (9.78%) Security Cleared
5 8 (8.70%) SC Cleared
6 7 (7.61%) CISSP
7 6 (6.52%) A+ Certification
7 6 (6.52%) Network+ Certification
8 5 (5.43%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
9 3 (3.26%) AWS Certification
9 3 (3.26%) Numerate Degree
10 2 (2.17%) ACCA
10 2 (2.17%) CIMA
10 2 (2.17%) GCFA
10 2 (2.17%) GCIH
11 1 (1.09%) CCNA
11 1 (1.09%) Cisco Certification
11 1 (1.09%) PMI Certification
11 1 (1.09%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (4.35%) Accessibility
1 4 (4.35%) Data Quality
1 4 (4.35%) Sarbanes-Oxley
2 2 (2.17%) GAAP
2 2 (2.17%) GDPR
2 2 (2.17%) IFRS
2 2 (2.17%) PCI DSS
2 2 (2.17%) QA
3 1 (1.09%) Actionable Recommendations
3 1 (1.09%) NIST
3 1 (1.09%) PMO
3 1 (1.09%) SLA
System Software
1 13 (14.13%) Active Directory
2 5 (5.43%) Virtual Machines
3 4 (4.35%) Docker
Systems Management
1 9 (9.78%) Terraform
2 7 (7.61%) Kubernetes
3 6 (6.52%) SCOM
4 5 (5.43%) Progress Chef
5 3 (3.26%) Ansible
6 2 (2.17%) CASB
Vendors
1 48 (52.17%) Microsoft
2 15 (16.30%) SAP
3 9 (9.78%) ServiceNow
4 6 (6.52%) Databricks
4 6 (6.52%) Red Hat
5 5 (5.43%) Google
5 5 (5.43%) UiPath
6 4 (4.35%) Adobe
7 3 (3.26%) Splunk
8 2 (2.17%) Cribl.io
8 2 (2.17%) Informatica
8 2 (2.17%) Oracle
8 2 (2.17%) Salesforce
9 1 (1.09%) Ariba
9 1 (1.09%) Cisco
9 1 (1.09%) Concur
9 1 (1.09%) Dell
9 1 (1.09%) Infoblox
9 1 (1.09%) Remedy
9 1 (1.09%) TOWER Software