Agile Contracts in Manchester

Agile Software Development
North West > Manchester

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Manchester with a requirement for Agile skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Agile over the 6 months to 2 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
2 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 2 2 1
Rank change year-on-year 0 -1 0
Contract jobs citing Agile 260 323 637
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Manchester 18.01% 18.06% 24.07%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 20.85% 19.96% 27.12%
Number of daily rates quoted 184 254 452
10th Percentile £400 £380 £400
25th Percentile £450 £463 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £538 £523
Median % change year-on-year -2.33% +2.87% +11.17%
75th Percentile £626 £625 £620
90th Percentile £850 £675 £663
North West median daily rate £525 £538 £500
% change year-on-year -2.33% +7.50% +5.73%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 4 12
10th Percentile £62.59 £35.75 £50.38
25th Percentile £62.73 £36.88 £65.00
Median hourly rate £67.00 £37.50 £72.50
Median % change year-on-year +78.67% -48.28% +59.34%
75th Percentile £73.00 £44.63 £81.00
90th Percentile £73.90 £57.45 -
North West median hourly rate £48.43 £44.79 £63.00
% change year-on-year +8.14% -28.91% +85.29%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Manchester

Agile is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in Manchester with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 1,247 1,618 2,349
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Manchester 86.36% 90.49% 88.78%
Number of daily rates quoted 845 1,188 1,827
10th Percentile £325 £318 £264
25th Percentile £413 £413 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year - - +11.11%
75th Percentile £588 £590 £588
90th Percentile £694 £675 £663
North West median daily rate £500 £500 £475
% change year-on-year - +5.26% +11.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 77 55 52
10th Percentile £12.46 £15.73 £11.40
25th Percentile £13.50 £17.28 £14.25
Median hourly rate £26.00 £25.00 £19.00
Median % change year-on-year +4.00% +31.58% +17.43%
75th Percentile £61.25 £39.80 £56.25
90th Percentile £73.30 £70.00 £75.00
North West median hourly rate £26.66 £35.00 £23.22
% change year-on-year -23.83% +50.72% +29.34%

Agile
Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester

Job postings citing Agile as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Manchester.

Job vacancy trend for Agile in Manchester

Agile
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Manchester

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Agile in Manchester.

Daily rate trend for Agile in Manchester

Agile
Daily Rate Histogram in Manchester

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Agile in Manchester over the 6 months to 2 June 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Agile in Manchester

Agile
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Manchester

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Agile in Manchester.

Hourly rate trend for Agile in Manchester

Agile
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 Agile within the Manchester region over the 6 months to 2 June 2024. 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
Salford -1 5 £425 -32.00% 9
Oldham -2 3 £350 -12.50%
Bolton 0 1 £525 - 1
Stockport -1 1 £550 +7.32% 4
Agile
North West

Agile
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Manchester by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 7 (2.69%) Confluence
2 3 (1.15%) SharePoint
3 2 (0.77%) ArcGIS
4 1 (0.38%) Apache
4 1 (0.38%) Apache Spark
4 1 (0.38%) Microsoft Exchange
4 1 (0.38%) nginx
4 1 (0.38%) Skype for Business
4 1 (0.38%) Traefik
Applications
1 6 (2.31%) Microsoft Office
2 4 (1.54%) MS Visio
3 1 (0.38%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (0.38%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (0.38%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 8 (3.08%) Dynamics CRM
2 3 (1.15%) Aareon QL
3 2 (0.77%) iTrent
3 2 (0.77%) Remedy ITSM
4 1 (0.38%) SAP SD
4 1 (0.38%) Unit4 Business World
Cloud Services
1 52 (20.00%) Azure
2 49 (18.85%) AWS
3 20 (7.69%) Azure DevOps
4 16 (6.15%) Power Platform
5 15 (5.77%) Serverless
6 11 (4.23%) SaaS
7 8 (3.08%) GitHub
8 7 (2.69%) Dynamics 365
8 7 (2.69%) GCP
8 7 (2.69%) IaaS
8 7 (2.69%) PaaS
9 6 (2.31%) Amazon S3
9 6 (2.31%) AWS Lambda
9 6 (2.31%) Microsoft 365
10 5 (1.92%) Amazon EC2
10 5 (1.92%) Virtual Private Cloud
11 4 (1.54%) Google Analytics
11 4 (1.54%) Google Tag Manager
11 4 (1.54%) npm
11 4 (1.54%) Yarn
Communications & Networking
1 34 (13.08%) Firewall
2 31 (11.92%) VPN
3 3 (1.15%) DNS
4 2 (0.77%) HTTP
4 2 (0.77%) Internet
5 1 (0.38%) PPP
5 1 (0.38%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 15 (5.77%) Relational Database
2 14 (5.38%) MongoDB
2 14 (5.38%) PostgreSQL
3 12 (4.62%) Data Warehouse
3 12 (4.62%) Power BI
4 10 (3.85%) NoSQL
5 7 (2.69%) Oracle Reports
5 7 (2.69%) RDBMS
6 5 (1.92%) SQL Server
7 4 (1.54%) Amazon Redshift
7 4 (1.54%) Redis
7 4 (1.54%) Snowflake Schema
7 4 (1.54%) Tableau
8 3 (1.15%) GIS
9 2 (0.77%) Amazon RDS
9 2 (0.77%) MySQL
9 2 (0.77%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 2 (0.77%) Star Schema
10 1 (0.38%) BigQuery
10 1 (0.38%) Elasticsearch
Development Applications
1 21 (8.08%) Git
2 18 (6.92%) JIRA
3 16 (6.15%) GitLab
3 16 (6.15%) Jenkins
4 9 (3.46%) JUnit
5 8 (3.08%) Cucumber
5 8 (3.08%) Selenium
6 4 (1.54%) Bitbucket
6 4 (1.54%) Jasmine
6 4 (1.54%) JMeter
6 4 (1.54%) Karma Test Runner
6 4 (1.54%) Mocha
6 4 (1.54%) Postman
6 4 (1.54%) TeamCity
6 4 (1.54%) webpack
7 3 (1.15%) Burp Suite
7 3 (1.15%) Mockito
7 3 (1.15%) Octopus Deploy
8 2 (0.77%) Appium
8 2 (0.77%) WebDriver
General
1 47 (18.08%) Social Skills
2 39 (15.00%) Public Sector
3 20 (7.69%) Finance
4 16 (6.15%) Analytical Skills
5 14 (5.38%) Legal
6 8 (3.08%) Banking
7 6 (2.31%) Influencing Skills
7 6 (2.31%) Law
8 5 (1.92%) Manufacturing
8 5 (1.92%) Marketing
9 3 (1.15%) Automotive
9 3 (1.15%) German Language
10 2 (0.77%) Military
10 2 (0.77%) Presentation Skills
10 2 (0.77%) Retail
11 1 (0.38%) Documentation Skills
11 1 (0.38%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 1 (0.38%) Investment Banking
11 1 (0.38%) Organisational Skills
11 1 (0.38%) Retail Finance
Job Titles
1 74 (28.46%) Architect
2 44 (16.92%) Lead
3 39 (15.00%) Developer
4 36 (13.85%) Technical Architect
5 30 (11.54%) Lead Architect
5 30 (11.54%) Technical Leader
6 27 (10.38%) Senior
7 23 (8.85%) Solutions Architect
8 20 (7.69%) Java Developer
9 19 (7.31%) Analyst
10 14 (5.38%) Delivery Manager
11 9 (3.46%) Test Engineer
12 8 (3.08%) DevOps Engineer
12 8 (3.08%) SC Cleared Java Developer
12 8 (3.08%) User Researcher
13 7 (2.69%) Agile Delivery Manager
13 7 (2.69%) Business Analyst
13 7 (2.69%) DBA
13 7 (2.69%) PostgreSQL DBA
13 7 (2.69%) Project Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 44 (16.92%) Node.js
2 25 (9.62%) REST
3 22 (8.46%) React
3 22 (8.46%) Spring
3 22 (8.46%) Spring Boot
4 17 (6.54%) Kafka
5 14 (5.38%) Hibernate
5 14 (5.38%) JPA
5 14 (5.38%) JSON
5 14 (5.38%) XML
6 13 (5.00%) .NET
7 10 (3.85%) RESTful
8 9 (3.46%) HTML
8 9 (3.46%) Web Services
9 8 (3.08%) Spring Security
10 7 (2.69%) AngularJS
10 7 (2.69%) CSS
11 6 (2.31%) .NET Framework
12 5 (1.92%) AWS CDK
12 5 (1.92%) SOAP
Miscellaneous
1 32 (12.31%) Public Cloud
2 24 (9.23%) Product Ownership
3 11 (4.23%) Enterprise Software
4 10 (3.85%) Mobile App
5 8 (3.08%) Data Structures
6 7 (2.69%) Distributed Systems
7 4 (1.54%) Algorithms
7 4 (1.54%) Data Protection Act
7 4 (1.54%) Digital Signage
7 4 (1.54%) Reference Data
7 4 (1.54%) Video\Live Streaming
8 3 (1.15%) Cloud Native
8 3 (1.15%) Cyber Defence
8 3 (1.15%) Enterprise Cloud
8 3 (1.15%) Greenfield Project
8 3 (1.15%) NHS
8 3 (1.15%) Smartphone
9 2 (0.77%) Data Centre
9 2 (0.77%) Security Posture
9 2 (0.77%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 39 (15.00%) Windows
2 35 (13.46%) Android
3 34 (13.08%) Apple iOS
3 34 (13.08%) Windows Server
4 10 (3.85%) Linux
5 7 (2.69%) Unix
6 3 (1.15%) Kali Linux
6 3 (1.15%) Mac OS X
7 1 (0.38%) CentOS
7 1 (0.38%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 1 (0.38%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 94 (36.15%) DevOps
2 66 (25.38%) CI/CD
3 41 (15.77%) Microservices
3 41 (15.77%) Scrum
4 40 (15.38%) Design Patterns
5 34 (13.08%) Risk Management
6 32 (12.31%) Mobile Device Management
6 32 (12.31%) Security Architecture
7 31 (11.92%) Zero Trust
8 29 (11.15%) Threat Intelligence
9 28 (10.77%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
10 27 (10.38%) Mentoring
10 27 (10.38%) Project Delivery
11 25 (9.62%) Roadmaps
12 23 (8.85%) Test Automation
12 23 (8.85%) Waterfall
13 21 (8.08%) Continuous Improvement
13 21 (8.08%) Front End Development
13 21 (8.08%) User Experience
14 19 (7.31%) Migration
Programming Languages
1 41 (15.77%) Java
2 26 (10.00%) SQL
3 21 (8.08%) Python
4 18 (6.92%) C#
5 17 (6.54%) JavaScript
6 16 (6.15%) TypeScript
7 7 (2.69%) PowerShell
8 5 (1.92%) Bash
9 3 (1.15%) Go
9 3 (1.15%) Scala
10 2 (0.77%) Groovy
10 2 (0.77%) Kotlin
10 2 (0.77%) PHP
10 2 (0.77%) Shell Script
11 1 (0.38%) Apex Code
11 1 (0.38%) C
11 1 (0.38%) Ruby
Qualifications
1 49 (18.85%) Security Cleared
2 44 (16.92%) SC Cleared
3 17 (6.54%) Degree
4 9 (3.46%) DV Cleared
5 3 (1.15%) OSCP
6 2 (0.77%) Azure Certification
6 2 (0.77%) PMI Certification
7 1 (0.38%) CCSA
7 1 (0.38%) CCSE
7 1 (0.38%) CISSP
7 1 (0.38%) Computer Science Degree
7 1 (0.38%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 13 (5.00%) QA
2 12 (4.62%) Accessibility
3 9 (3.46%) Data Quality
4 8 (3.08%) PCI DSS
5 7 (2.69%) Actionable Recommendations
5 7 (2.69%) PMO
6 6 (2.31%) GDPR
7 4 (1.54%) GRC
8 3 (1.15%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 3 (1.15%) NIST
9 2 (0.77%) Cyber Essentials
10 1 (0.38%) GxP
10 1 (0.38%) NCSC
10 1 (0.38%) WCAG
System Software
1 18 (6.92%) Docker
2 3 (1.15%) Active Directory
2 3 (1.15%) VMware Infrastructure
3 2 (0.77%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 18 (6.92%) Kubernetes
2 16 (6.15%) Terraform
3 11 (4.23%) Ansible
4 2 (0.77%) Grafana
4 2 (0.77%) Prometheus
5 1 (0.38%) Consul
5 1 (0.38%) Docker Swarm
5 1 (0.38%) Graphite
5 1 (0.38%) HAProxy
5 1 (0.38%) Istio
5 1 (0.38%) Kibana
5 1 (0.38%) linkerd
5 1 (0.38%) Packer
5 1 (0.38%) Podman
5 1 (0.38%) Puppet
5 1 (0.38%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 26 (10.00%) Microsoft
2 14 (5.38%) Oracle
3 10 (3.85%) Google
4 5 (1.92%) Apple
5 4 (1.54%) Logitech
5 4 (1.54%) Salesforce
5 4 (1.54%) SAP
6 3 (1.15%) Aareon
6 3 (1.15%) Databricks
6 3 (1.15%) MuleSoft
6 3 (1.15%) VMware
7 2 (0.77%) Atlassian
7 2 (0.77%) Cisco
7 2 (0.77%) IDERA
7 2 (0.77%) Mapbox
7 2 (0.77%) PagerDuty
7 2 (0.77%) Perfecto Mobile
7 2 (0.77%) Remedy
7 2 (0.77%) ServiceNow
8 1 (0.38%) Workday