IT Manager Contracts in the Midlands

IT Manager
England > Midlands

The median IT Manager daily rate in the Midlands is £520, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 12 June 2024.

The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 73 86 85
Rank change year-on-year +13 -1 +10
Contract jobs requiring an IT Manager 69 75 145
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the Midlands 2.34% 2.33% 2.90%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.54% 2.47% 3.02%
Number of daily rates quoted 57 62 119
10th Percentile £362 £364 £363
25th Percentile £413 £425 £416
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £520 £500 £520
Median % change year-on-year +4.00% -3.85% +15.56%
75th Percentile £575 £575 £575
90th Percentile £650 £649 £668
England median daily rate £525 £538 £525
% change year-on-year -2.33% +2.38% +10.53%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 1 0
Median hourly rate - £27.50 -
England median hourly rate £31.84 £62.50 £31.10
% change year-on-year -49.06% +100.96% -4.63%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Midlands

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the Midlands. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in the Midlands with a recognized job title 2,719 3,042 4,799
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.23% 94.50% 95.85%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,809 2,147 3,499
10th Percentile £213 £225 £208
25th Percentile £338 £363 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £465 £480 £475
Median % change year-on-year -3.13% +1.05% +15.85%
75th Percentile £588 £595 £569
90th Percentile £675 £692 £650
England median daily rate £525 £550 £535
% change year-on-year -4.55% +2.80% +7.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 236 113 146
10th Percentile £11.83 £12.50 £11.63
25th Percentile £14.09 £15.00 £14.67
Median hourly rate £19.00 £20.71 £18.25
Median % change year-on-year -8.23% +13.45% +21.67%
75th Percentile £35.00 £30.00 £23.75
90th Percentile £51.91 £65.00 £35.00
England median hourly rate £39.50 £45.00 £24.00
% change year-on-year -12.22% +87.50% +14.01%

IT Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

Job postings that featured IT Manager in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the Midlands.

Job vacancy trend for IT Manager in the Midlands

IT Manager
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the Midlands

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing IT Manager in the Midlands.

Daily rate trend for IT Manager in the Midlands

IT Manager
Daily Rate Histogram in the Midlands

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing IT Manager in the Midlands over the 6 months to 12 June 2024.

Daily rate histogram for IT Manager in the Midlands

IT Manager
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the Midlands

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing IT Manager in the Midlands.

Hourly rate trend for IT Manager in the Midlands

IT Manager
Contract Job Locations in the Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing IT Manager within the Midlands region over the 6 months to 12 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
West Midlands +13 56 £520 +2.72% 48
East Midlands +5 12 £400 -20.00% 25
IT Manager
England

IT Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Midlands

For the 6 months to 12 June 2024, IT Manager contract job roles required 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 Midlands region featuring IT Manager in the job title.

1 29 (42.03%) Finance
2 18 (26.09%) Stakeholder Management
2 18 (26.09%) Project Management
3 15 (21.74%) Migration
3 15 (21.74%) Decision-Making
4 14 (20.29%) Social Skills
5 13 (18.84%) Problem-Solving
6 12 (17.39%) Law
6 12 (17.39%) Microsoft
7 11 (15.94%) Change Management
7 11 (15.94%) Legal
7 11 (15.94%) Azure
7 11 (15.94%) Data Centre
8 10 (14.49%) People Management
8 10 (14.49%) Service Delivery Management
8 10 (14.49%) Cost Reduction
8 10 (14.49%) Microsoft 365
8 10 (14.49%) Service Delivery
9 9 (13.04%) Information Security
9 9 (13.04%) PRINCE2
9 9 (13.04%) AWS
9 9 (13.04%) Apple iOS
9 9 (13.04%) Performance Metrics
10 8 (11.59%) Swift
10 8 (11.59%) Okta
10 8 (11.59%) Budgeting
10 8 (11.59%) SaaS
10 8 (11.59%) Business Analysis
10 8 (11.59%) Agile
10 8 (11.59%) IT Governance

IT Manager Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Midlands 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 3 (4.35%) SharePoint
Applications
1 2 (2.90%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (1.45%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 11 (15.94%) Azure
2 10 (14.49%) Microsoft 365
3 9 (13.04%) AWS
4 8 (11.59%) SaaS
5 1 (1.45%) Dynamics 365
5 1 (1.45%) Entra ID
5 1 (1.45%) SuccessFactors
Communications & Networking
1 1 (1.45%) DHCP
1 1 (1.45%) DNS
1 1 (1.45%) Intranet
1 1 (1.45%) SAN
1 1 (1.45%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (1.45%) Oracle Reports
General
1 29 (42.03%) Finance
2 14 (20.29%) Social Skills
3 12 (17.39%) Law
4 11 (15.94%) Legal
5 5 (7.25%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 3 (4.35%) Analytical Skills
6 3 (4.35%) Automotive
6 3 (4.35%) Public Sector
7 2 (2.90%) Billing
7 2 (2.90%) Documentation Skills
7 2 (2.90%) Influencing Skills
7 2 (2.90%) Manufacturing
7 2 (2.90%) Presentation Skills
8 1 (1.45%) Local Government
8 1 (1.45%) Marketing
Miscellaneous
1 11 (15.94%) Data Centre
2 3 (4.35%) Management Information System
3 2 (2.90%) Legacy Systems
4 1 (1.45%) Enterprise Software
4 1 (1.45%) FMCG
4 1 (1.45%) Housing Association
4 1 (1.45%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 9 (13.04%) Apple iOS
2 3 (4.35%) Windows
3 1 (1.45%) Android
3 1 (1.45%) Linux
3 1 (1.45%) Windows 10
3 1 (1.45%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 18 (26.09%) Project Management
1 18 (26.09%) Stakeholder Management
2 15 (21.74%) Decision-Making
2 15 (21.74%) Migration
3 13 (18.84%) Problem-Solving
4 11 (15.94%) Change Management
5 10 (14.49%) Cost Reduction
5 10 (14.49%) People Management
5 10 (14.49%) Service Delivery
5 10 (14.49%) Service Delivery Management
6 9 (13.04%) Information Security
6 9 (13.04%) Performance Metrics
6 9 (13.04%) PRINCE2
7 8 (11.59%) Agile
7 8 (11.59%) Budgeting
7 8 (11.59%) Business Analysis
7 8 (11.59%) IT Governance
7 8 (11.59%) ITSM
7 8 (11.59%) Problem Management
7 8 (11.59%) Service Management
Programming Languages
1 8 (11.59%) Swift
2 1 (1.45%) Java
2 1 (1.45%) SQL
Qualifications
1 4 (5.80%) Degree
2 3 (4.35%) PRINCE2 Certification
2 3 (4.35%) SC Cleared
2 3 (4.35%) Security Cleared
3 2 (2.90%) ITIL Certification
3 2 (2.90%) PMI Certification
3 2 (2.90%) PMP
3 2 (2.90%) SAP Certification
4 1 (1.45%) BPSS Clearance
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (7.25%) PMO
2 1 (1.45%) Cyber Essentials
2 1 (1.45%) GDPR
System Software
1 2 (2.90%) Active Directory
2 1 (1.45%) Virtual Desktop
2 1 (1.45%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 1 (1.45%) AirWatch
1 1 (1.45%) SCCM
1 1 (1.45%) SCOM
Vendors
1 12 (17.39%) Microsoft
2 8 (11.59%) Okta
3 5 (7.25%) SAP
4 2 (2.90%) Oracle
4 2 (2.90%) VMware
5 1 (1.45%) Apple
5 1 (1.45%) Citrix
5 1 (1.45%) Samsung
5 1 (1.45%) SolarWinds