IT Manager Contracts in the West Midlands

IT Manager
England > West Midlands

The median IT Manager daily rate in the West Midlands is £523 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 31 May 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
31 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 60 68 81
Rank change year-on-year +8 +13 -3
Contract jobs requiring an IT Manager 52 60 101
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the West Midlands 2.68% 2.69% 2.82%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.93% 2.84% 2.93%
Number of daily rates quoted 48 49 85
10th Percentile £371 £363 £313
25th Percentile £413 £420 £420
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £523 £500 £525
Median % change year-on-year +4.50% -4.76% +10.53%
75th Percentile £575 £575 £575
90th Percentile £650 £598 £703
England median daily rate £525 £525 £525
% change year-on-year - - +10.53%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
West Midlands

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies advertised in the West 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 West Midlands with a recognized job title 1,776 2,109 3,442
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.55% 94.53% 96.23%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,206 1,440 2,484
10th Percentile £250 £256 £230
25th Percentile £363 £387 £375
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £480 £500 £483
Median % change year-on-year -4.00% +3.57% +13.59%
75th Percentile £600 £600 £575
90th Percentile £700 £700 £675
England median daily rate £525 £550 £530
% change year-on-year -4.55% +3.77% +6.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 142 59 74
10th Percentile £12.14 £12.50 £12.50
25th Percentile £14.88 £14.43 £14.63
Median hourly rate £19.77 £20.00 £17.24
Median % change year-on-year -1.15% +16.01% +13.50%
75th Percentile £40.38 £27.32 £20.00
90th Percentile £56.13 £59.00 £23.75
England median hourly rate £37.63 £45.00 £23.91
% change year-on-year -16.39% +88.21% +11.21%

IT Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in the West Midlands

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

Job vacancy trend for IT Manager in the West Midlands

IT Manager
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the West Midlands

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

Daily rate trend for IT Manager in the West Midlands

IT Manager
Daily Rate Histogram in the West Midlands

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing IT Manager in the West Midlands over the 6 months to 31 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for IT Manager in the West Midlands

IT Manager
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the West Midlands

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

Hourly rate trend for IT Manager in the West Midlands

IT Manager
Contract Job Locations in the West 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 West Midlands region over the 6 months to 31 May 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
Warwickshire +5 20 £550 -4.35% 8
Birmingham +9 12 £425 -12.82% 13
Worcestershire +6 8 £500 +14.29% 3
Staffordshire +12 6 £425 -8.60% 3
Coventry +11 4 £588 +9.30% 3
Solihull -9 2 £375 - 4
IT Manager
England

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

For the 6 months to 31 May 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 West Midlands region featuring IT Manager in the job title.

1 22 (42.31%) Finance
2 15 (28.85%) Project Management
3 13 (25.00%) Stakeholder Management
4 10 (19.23%) Data Centre
4 10 (19.23%) Social Skills
4 10 (19.23%) Cost Reduction
5 9 (17.31%) Agile
5 9 (17.31%) Law
5 9 (17.31%) PRINCE2
6 8 (15.38%) Migration
6 8 (15.38%) Budgeting
7 7 (13.46%) ERP
7 7 (13.46%) Budgeting and Forecasting
7 7 (13.46%) Decision-Making
8 6 (11.54%) Change Control
8 6 (11.54%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 5 (9.62%) SAP
9 5 (9.62%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 5 (9.62%) Waterfall
9 5 (9.62%) Project Planning
10 4 (7.69%) PMO
10 4 (7.69%) Risk Management
10 4 (7.69%) Supplier Management
11 3 (5.77%) Legal
11 3 (5.77%) Automotive
11 3 (5.77%) PRINCE2 Certification
11 3 (5.77%) Contract Management
11 3 (5.77%) Problem-Solving
11 3 (5.77%) Analytical Skills
11 3 (5.77%) Data Migration

IT Manager Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the West 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 2 (3.85%) SharePoint
Cloud Services
1 2 (3.85%) Azure
2 1 (1.92%) Dynamics 365
2 1 (1.92%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (1.92%) SuccessFactors
Communications & Networking
1 1 (1.92%) Intranet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (1.92%) Oracle Reports
General
1 22 (42.31%) Finance
2 10 (19.23%) Social Skills
3 9 (17.31%) Law
4 6 (11.54%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 3 (5.77%) Analytical Skills
5 3 (5.77%) Automotive
5 3 (5.77%) Legal
6 2 (3.85%) Billing
6 2 (3.85%) Influencing Skills
6 2 (3.85%) Manufacturing
6 2 (3.85%) Presentation Skills
6 2 (3.85%) Public Sector
7 1 (1.92%) Documentation Skills
7 1 (1.92%) Local Government
Miscellaneous
1 10 (19.23%) Data Centre
2 2 (3.85%) Legacy Systems
3 1 (1.92%) FMCG
3 1 (1.92%) Housing Association
3 1 (1.92%) Management Information System
3 1 (1.92%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 2 (3.85%) Windows
1 2 (3.85%) Windows 10
2 1 (1.92%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 15 (28.85%) Project Management
2 13 (25.00%) Stakeholder Management
3 10 (19.23%) Cost Reduction
4 9 (17.31%) Agile
4 9 (17.31%) PRINCE2
5 8 (15.38%) Budgeting
5 8 (15.38%) Migration
6 7 (13.46%) Budgeting and Forecasting
6 7 (13.46%) Decision-Making
6 7 (13.46%) ERP
7 6 (11.54%) Change Control
8 5 (9.62%) Project Planning
8 5 (9.62%) Stakeholder Engagement
8 5 (9.62%) Waterfall
9 4 (7.69%) Risk Management
9 4 (7.69%) Supplier Management
10 3 (5.77%) Continuous Improvement
10 3 (5.77%) Contract Management
10 3 (5.77%) Data Migration
10 3 (5.77%) Problem-Solving
Programming Languages
1 1 (1.92%) Java
Qualifications
1 3 (5.77%) PRINCE2 Certification
2 2 (3.85%) Degree
2 2 (3.85%) PMI Certification
2 2 (3.85%) PMP
2 2 (3.85%) SAP Certification
2 2 (3.85%) Security Cleared
3 1 (1.92%) ITIL Certification
3 1 (1.92%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (7.69%) PMO
System Software
1 1 (1.92%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 5 (9.62%) SAP
2 1 (1.92%) Microsoft
2 1 (1.92%) Oracle