The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Manchester requiring Critical Thinking skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Critical Thinking over the 6 months leading up to 14 November 2024, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
6 months to 14 Nov 2024
Same period 2023
Same period 2022
Rank
84
99
132
Rank change year-on-year
+15
+33
+1
Contract jobs citing Critical Thinking
2
5
8
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Manchester
Critical Thinking 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 Manchester.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills
1,045
1,450
2,260
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Manchester
87.52%
88.36%
90.95%
Number of daily rates quoted
601
1,050
1,755
10th Percentile
£300
£270
£300
25th Percentile
£400
£400
£400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£475
£500
£500
Median % change year-on-year
-5.00%
-
+11.11%
75th Percentile
£575
£587
£590
90th Percentile
£675
£675
£671
North West median daily rate
£475
£500
£495
% change year-on-year
-5.00%
+1.01%
+10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted
38
57
61
10th Percentile
£15.97
£15.74
£10.70
25th Percentile
£28.63
£16.85
£16.25
Median hourly rate
£32.50
£19.50
£20.00
Median % change year-on-year
+66.67%
-2.50%
+21.29%
75th Percentile
£55.69
£46.88
£60.25
90th Percentile
£66.43
£69.25
£70.00
North West median hourly rate
£35.36
£35.00
£22.00
% change year-on-year
+1.03%
+59.09%
+21.45%
Critical Thinking Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester
Job postings citing Critical Thinking as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Manchester.
Critical Thinking Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Manchester
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Critical Thinking in Manchester.
Critical Thinking Top 16 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Manchester
For the 6 months to 14 November 2024, contractor job vacancies citing Critical Thinking also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Manchester region with a requirement for Critical Thinking.
Critical Thinking 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:
