Side by side
London vs Manchester
London pays more: a median of £70,000 against £55,500. There is 2.4× more demand for London. London is the more remote-friendly of the two, by 8.7%. Listings for Manchester move faster — median age 49 days against 55.
Comparison
Side by side
| Measure | London | Manchester | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open postings | 66,702 | 28,212 | +38,490 |
| Posted this week | 2,191 | 714 | |
| Median salary | £70,000 | £55,500 | +£14.5k |
| 25th percentile | £55.5k | £44k | |
| 75th percentile | £87k | £69k | |
| Salary disclosed | 8.4% | 5.1% | |
| Remote share | 13.1% | 4.4% | +8.7pp |
| Median age of posting | 55d | 49d | |
| Open over 60 days | 36.3% | 45.8% | |
| Visa sponsorship | 18.6% | 24.8% |
Pay
Pay distribution
London
£32k£121k
Manchester
£25k£96k
Freshness
How old the listings are
London
just posted55d median90d+
Manchester
just posted49d median90d+
Demand
What each side asks for
London — technologies
Manchester — technologies
London — employers
Manchester — employers
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Other United Kingdom city comparisons
Both sides are counted the same way on the same day, so the gap is comparable even where the
absolute numbers move. Salary figures use only postings that publish a range — the disclosure
rate is in the table because a median over 20% of a cohort is a weaker number than one over 70%.