Contract Management Contracts in England

Contract Management
UK > England

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for Contract Management skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Contract Management over the 6 months to 19 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
19 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 392 460 578
Rank change year-on-year +68 +118 -82
Contract jobs citing Contract Management 151 203 201
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 0.41% 0.40% 0.28%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.47% 0.44% 0.31%
Number of daily rates quoted 94 113 144
10th Percentile £275 £414 £300
25th Percentile £411 £463 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £550 £525
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +5.00%
75th Percentile £638 £675 £638
90th Percentile £768 £770 £688
UK median daily rate £500 £550 £525
% change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +2.94%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 6 8
10th Percentile - £26.21 -
25th Percentile - £32.50 £26.25
Median hourly rate £35.00 £47.63 £31.50
Median % change year-on-year -26.51% +51.19% +28.57%
75th Percentile - £58.81 £37.44
90th Percentile - £61.88 £47.38
UK median hourly rate £35.00 £47.63 £31.50
% change year-on-year -26.51% +51.19% +26.00%

All Process and Methodology Skills
England

Contract Management 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 England with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 32,221 46,232 65,229
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 86.59% 90.24% 90.76%
Number of daily rates quoted 21,198 32,361 46,326
10th Percentile £300 £325 £329
25th Percentile £413 £444 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £533
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +3.29% +9.23%
75th Percentile £650 £675 £649
90th Percentile £750 £775 £738
UK median daily rate £525 £550 £525
% change year-on-year -4.55% +4.76% +9.38%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,221 1,634 1,784
10th Percentile £12.86 £10.90 £12.50
25th Percentile £15.89 £16.54 £15.25
Median hourly rate £35.00 £37.50 £24.00
Median % change year-on-year -6.67% +56.25% -
75th Percentile £58.75 £65.00 £49.04
90th Percentile £72.33 £75.00 £63.09
UK median hourly rate £35.00 £36.31 £25.00
% change year-on-year -3.59% +45.22% -

Contract Management
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings citing Contract Management as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for Contract Management in England

Contract Management
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Contract Management in England.

Daily rate trend for Contract Management in England

Contract Management
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Contract Management in England over the 6 months to 19 April 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Contract Management in England

Contract Management
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Contract Management in England.

Hourly rate trend for Contract Management in England

Contract Management
Contract Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Contract Management within the England region over the 6 months to 19 April 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
London +67 58 £524 -4.69% 69
South East +15 33 £525 -7.08% 29
South West +32 19 £465 -15.45% 15
North of England +9 15 £500 -9.09% 37
Midlands +32 12 £500 -13.04% 16
West Midlands +26 11 £513 -10.87% 11
East of England +23 11 £318 -49.20% 8
North West +5 10 £550 - 18
Yorkshire +10 5 £420 -16.00% 12
East Midlands +12 1 £339 - 5
Contract Management
UK

Contract Management
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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 6 (3.97%) SAS
2 2 (1.32%) SharePoint
3 1 (0.66%) CMS
3 1 (0.66%) Confluence
Applications
1 6 (3.97%) Microsoft Office
2 5 (3.31%) Microsoft Project
3 4 (2.65%) Microsoft Excel
4 1 (0.66%) MS Visio
4 1 (0.66%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 6 (3.97%) SAP S/4HANA
2 5 (3.31%) Primavera
3 1 (0.66%) SAP CCM
3 1 (0.66%) SAP MM
3 1 (0.66%) SAP Retail
Cloud Services
1 3 (1.99%) Microsoft 365
1 3 (1.99%) SaaS
2 2 (1.32%) IaaS
2 2 (1.32%) PaaS
3 1 (0.66%) Azure
3 1 (0.66%) Cloud Computing
3 1 (0.66%) Power Platform
3 1 (0.66%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 6 (3.97%) 5G
2 3 (1.99%) RTP
3 2 (1.32%) Intranet
3 2 (1.32%) Radio Access Network
4 1 (0.66%) Broadband
4 1 (0.66%) SMS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (3.97%) Crystal Reports
2 2 (1.32%) MS Access
3 1 (0.66%) Big Data
3 1 (0.66%) Oracle Reports
Development Applications
1 2 (1.32%) Hudson
General
1 66 (43.71%) Social Skills
2 58 (38.41%) Finance
3 44 (29.14%) Public Sector
4 25 (16.56%) Legal
5 24 (15.89%) Telecoms
6 15 (9.93%) Analytical Skills
6 15 (9.93%) Influencing Skills
7 13 (8.61%) Law
8 12 (7.95%) Billing
9 10 (6.62%) Banking
10 8 (5.30%) Local Government
11 5 (3.31%) Organisational Skills
12 4 (2.65%) Marketing
13 3 (1.99%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 3 (1.99%) Retail
14 2 (1.32%) Back Office
14 2 (1.32%) Electronics
14 2 (1.32%) Manufacturing
14 2 (1.32%) Police
14 2 (1.32%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 28 (18.54%) Project Manager
2 20 (13.25%) Commercial Manager
3 17 (11.26%) Contracts Manager
4 14 (9.27%) Senior
5 13 (8.61%) Procurement Manager
6 12 (7.95%) Senior Manager
7 11 (7.28%) IT Manager
8 9 (5.96%) Lead
8 9 (5.96%) Programme Manager
9 8 (5.30%) Delivery Manager
9 8 (5.30%) Senior Project Manager
10 7 (4.64%) Analyst
10 7 (4.64%) Coordinator
10 7 (4.64%) Project Coordinator
10 7 (4.64%) Telecoms Manager
11 6 (3.97%) Consultant
11 6 (3.97%) Network Manager
12 5 (3.31%) Product Manager
13 4 (2.65%) Contract Management Manager
13 4 (2.65%) Technology Director
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (0.66%) SAP PI
Miscellaneous
1 9 (5.96%) Management Information System
1 9 (5.96%) Public Cloud
2 6 (3.97%) Hybrid Cloud
3 3 (1.99%) Self-Motivation
4 2 (1.32%) CMDB
4 2 (1.32%) Onboarding
4 2 (1.32%) Operational Technology
5 1 (0.66%) Animation
5 1 (0.66%) Data Centre
5 1 (0.66%) Data Protection Act
5 1 (0.66%) Driving Licence
5 1 (0.66%) Life Science
5 1 (0.66%) NHS
5 1 (0.66%) Product Ownership
5 1 (0.66%) Security Posture
5 1 (0.66%) Virtual Team
Processes & Methodologies
1 43 (28.48%) Project Management
2 42 (27.81%) Agile
3 31 (20.53%) Stakeholder Management
4 29 (19.21%) Change Management
5 26 (17.22%) Decision-Making
6 25 (16.56%) Project Delivery
7 23 (15.23%) PRINCE2
8 21 (13.91%) Contract Negotiation
9 18 (11.92%) Change Control
10 15 (9.93%) Continuous Improvement
11 14 (9.27%) Performance Management
11 14 (9.27%) Problem-Solving
12 13 (8.61%) Business Case
13 12 (7.95%) Analytics
13 12 (7.95%) Line Management
13 12 (7.95%) Risk Management
13 12 (7.95%) Stakeholder Engagement
14 11 (7.28%) Programme Management
15 10 (6.62%) Project Governance
15 10 (6.62%) Service Management
Programming Languages
1 6 (3.97%) SQL
Qualifications
1 35 (23.18%) Security Cleared
2 25 (16.56%) SC Cleared
3 23 (15.23%) Degree
4 10 (6.62%) DV Cleared
5 4 (2.65%) PMP
5 4 (2.65%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
6 3 (1.99%) PMI Certification
7 1 (0.66%) BPSS Clearance
7 1 (0.66%) CISM
7 1 (0.66%) CISSP
7 1 (0.66%) ITIL Certification
7 1 (0.66%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
7 1 (0.66%) Master's Degree
7 1 (0.66%) MBA
7 1 (0.66%) OCP
7 1 (0.66%) Oracle Certification
7 1 (0.66%) PRINCE2 Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 11 (7.28%) SLA
2 7 (4.64%) PMO
3 3 (1.99%) QA
4 2 (1.32%) GRC
5 1 (0.66%) Government Security Classifications
Vendors
1 22 (14.57%) Microsoft
2 9 (5.96%) SAP
3 6 (3.97%) IFS
4 3 (1.99%) Ariba
4 3 (1.99%) NEC
5 1 (0.66%) BT
5 1 (0.66%) Computacenter
5 1 (0.66%) Oracle
5 1 (0.66%) Pegasus
5 1 (0.66%) ServiceNow