Systems Development Manager Contracts

System Development Manager
UK

The median System Development Manager daily rate in the UK is £470 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 18 April 2024.

The first table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
18 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 579 713 -
Rank change year-on-year +134 - -
Contract jobs requiring a Systems Development Manager 8 2 0
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 0.018% 0.003% -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.020% 0.003% -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 2 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £470 £490 -
Median % change year-on-year -4.08% - -
UK excluding London median daily rate £470 £380 -
% change year-on-year +23.68% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile £36.33 - -
25th Percentile £36.33 - -
Median hourly rate £36.33 - -
75th Percentile £36.34 - -
90th Percentile £36.34 - -
UK excluding London median hourly rate - - -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies. 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 UK with a recognized job title 40,554 57,501 85,863
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.77% 94.56% 95.53%
Number of daily rates quoted 26,500 40,089 60,302
10th Percentile £275 £310 £313
25th Percentile £409 £425 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £540 £525
Median % change year-on-year -2.78% +2.86% +10.53%
75th Percentile £638 £650 £638
90th Percentile £745 £750 £725
UK excluding London median daily rate £493 £500 £475
% change year-on-year -1.40% +5.26% +11.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,611 1,615 2,125
10th Percentile £12.86 £14.36 £12.50
25th Percentile £16.25 £19.25 £15.38
Median hourly rate £35.00 £45.00 £22.88
Median % change year-on-year -22.22% +96.68% -0.52%
75th Percentile £60.00 £65.75 £48.75
90th Percentile £72.50 £75.65 £63.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £36.27 £42.26 £19.50
% change year-on-year -14.17% +116.72% +2.63%

Systems Development Manager
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Systems Development Manager in the UK

Systems Development Manager
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Systems Development Manager.

Daily rate trend for Systems Development Manager in the UK

Systems Development Manager
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Systems Development Manager.

Hourly rate trend for Systems Development Manager in the UK

Systems Development Manager
Top 4 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Systems Development Manager within the UK over the 6 months to 18 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
England +134 8 £470 -21.67% 4
UK excluding London +52 6 £470 +23.68% 2
South East - 6 £470 - 1
London +112 2 - - 2

Systems Development Manager Skill Set
Top 24 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities

For the 6 months to 18 April 2024, Systems Development 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 featuring Systems Development Manager in the job title.

1 6 (75.00%) Project Management
1 6 (75.00%) Legal
1 6 (75.00%) Finance
2 5 (62.50%) Law
2 5 (62.50%) Business Continuity
2 5 (62.50%) Information Security
2 5 (62.50%) Microsoft Excel
2 5 (62.50%) Reuters
2 5 (62.50%) Management Information System
2 5 (62.50%) Continuous Improvement
2 5 (62.50%) Social Skills
2 5 (62.50%) Presentation Skills
2 5 (62.50%) Accessibility
2 5 (62.50%) Roadmaps
2 5 (62.50%) Degree
3 2 (25.00%) Service Delivery
3 2 (25.00%) Local Government
4 1 (12.50%) Statistical Analysis
4 1 (12.50%) Data Analysis
4 1 (12.50%) Risk Management
4 1 (12.50%) Performance Management
4 1 (12.50%) Case Management
4 1 (12.50%) Strategic Thinking
4 1 (12.50%) Decision-Making

Systems Development Manager Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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:

Applications
1 5 (62.50%) Microsoft Excel
General
1 6 (75.00%) Finance
1 6 (75.00%) Legal
2 5 (62.50%) Law
2 5 (62.50%) Presentation Skills
2 5 (62.50%) Social Skills
3 2 (25.00%) Local Government
Miscellaneous
1 5 (62.50%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (75.00%) Project Management
2 5 (62.50%) Business Continuity
2 5 (62.50%) Continuous Improvement
2 5 (62.50%) Information Security
2 5 (62.50%) Roadmaps
3 2 (25.00%) Service Delivery
4 1 (12.50%) Case Management
4 1 (12.50%) Data Analysis
4 1 (12.50%) Decision-Making
4 1 (12.50%) Performance Management
4 1 (12.50%) Risk Management
4 1 (12.50%) Statistical Analysis
4 1 (12.50%) Strategic Thinking
Qualifications
1 5 (62.50%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (62.50%) Accessibility
Vendors
1 5 (62.50%) Reuters