Contracts Manager Jobs in England

Contract Manager
UK > England

The median Contract Manager salary in England is £66,500 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 3 May 2024.

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

6 months to
3 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 764 905 1107
Rank change year-on-year +141 +202 -257
Permanent jobs requiring a Contracts Manager 76 22 16
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.089% 0.024% 0.012%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.094% 0.026% 0.013%
Number of salaries quoted 55 18 4
10th Percentile £52,000 £35,500 £44,000
25th Percentile £55,000 £38,500 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £66,500 £51,000 £51,250
Median % change year-on-year +30.39% -0.49% +13.89%
75th Percentile £83,750 £54,377 £58,438
90th Percentile £85,000 £61,525 £62,375
UK median annual salary £65,033 £47,333 £45,000
% change year-on-year +37.39% +5.18% -5.26%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
England

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in England. 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 permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in England with a recognized job title 80,599 84,573 127,334
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.47% 91.53% 96.12%
Number of salaries quoted 60,280 53,577 75,684
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,250 £45,000 £43,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £53,500 £60,800 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.01% +1.33% +9.09%
75th Percentile £71,991 £82,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £91,000 £100,000 £97,500
UK median annual salary £52,508 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.49% - +9.09%

Contracts Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Job vacancy trend for Contracts Manager in England

Contracts Manager
Salary Trend in England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Contracts Manager in England.

Salary trend for Contracts Manager in England

Contracts Manager
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Contracts Manager in England over the 6 months to 3 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Contracts Manager in England

Contracts Manager
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Contracts Manager within the England region over the 6 months to 3 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
North of England +69 22 £80,000 +56.86% 9
North West +21 17 £80,000 +56.86% 5
London +126 15 £74,000 +36.09% 18
South East +18 15 £55,000 +44.74% 14
East of England - 12 £75,000 - 8
Midlands - 11 £54,000 - 9
East Midlands - 6 £56,250 - 3
Yorkshire +83 5 £65,066 - 4
West Midlands - 5 £54,000 - 6
South West -22 1 - - 7
Contracts Manager
UK

Contracts Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 3 May 2024, Contracts Manager 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 permanent job ads across the England region featuring Contracts Manager in the job title.

1 45 (59.21%) Social Skills
2 31 (40.79%) Contract Management
3 21 (27.63%) Finance
3 21 (27.63%) Law
4 17 (22.37%) Degree
5 15 (19.74%) Security Cleared
5 15 (19.74%) Project Management
5 15 (19.74%) Public Sector
6 14 (18.42%) Microsoft Excel
6 14 (18.42%) SC Cleared
6 14 (18.42%) Microsoft PowerPoint
7 13 (17.11%) Microsoft
8 12 (15.79%) SAP
8 12 (15.79%) Aerospace
9 11 (14.47%) Change Control
9 11 (14.47%) Contract Negotiation
10 10 (13.16%) Pricing Strategy
10 10 (13.16%) Presentation Skills
10 10 (13.16%) Software Licensing
10 10 (13.16%) Telecoms
10 10 (13.16%) Microsoft Office
10 10 (13.16%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
11 8 (10.53%) Continuous Improvement
12 7 (9.21%) Performance Management
12 7 (9.21%) Organisational Skills
12 7 (9.21%) Commercial Awareness
13 6 (7.89%) Problem-Solving
13 6 (7.89%) Legal
14 5 (6.58%) Risk Management
14 5 (6.58%) Stakeholder Management

Contracts Manager Skill Set
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:

Applications
1 14 (18.42%) Microsoft Excel
1 14 (18.42%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 10 (13.16%) Microsoft Office
3 2 (2.63%) Microsoft Project
Cloud Services
1 3 (3.95%) Amazon Ads
Communications & Networking
1 1 (1.32%) Radio Access Network
General
1 45 (59.21%) Social Skills
2 21 (27.63%) Finance
2 21 (27.63%) Law
3 15 (19.74%) Public Sector
4 12 (15.79%) Aerospace
5 10 (13.16%) Presentation Skills
5 10 (13.16%) Telecoms
6 7 (9.21%) Organisational Skills
7 6 (7.89%) Legal
8 4 (5.26%) Manufacturing
8 4 (5.26%) Retail
9 3 (3.95%) Analytical Skills
9 3 (3.95%) Social Housing
10 2 (2.63%) Influencing Skills
10 2 (2.63%) Local Government
11 1 (1.32%) Banking
11 1 (1.32%) Billing
Miscellaneous
1 10 (13.16%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
2 2 (2.63%) Housing Association
3 1 (1.32%) Analytical Mindset
3 1 (1.32%) Driving Licence
3 1 (1.32%) Management Information System
3 1 (1.32%) Onboarding
3 1 (1.32%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 2 (2.63%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 31 (40.79%) Contract Management
2 15 (19.74%) Project Management
3 11 (14.47%) Change Control
3 11 (14.47%) Contract Negotiation
4 10 (13.16%) Pricing Strategy
4 10 (13.16%) Software Licensing
5 8 (10.53%) Continuous Improvement
6 7 (9.21%) Commercial Awareness
6 7 (9.21%) Performance Management
7 6 (7.89%) Problem-Solving
8 5 (6.58%) E-Commerce
8 5 (6.58%) Process Improvement
8 5 (6.58%) Risk Management
8 5 (6.58%) Stakeholder Management
9 3 (3.95%) Coaching
9 3 (3.95%) Customer Requirements
9 3 (3.95%) Decision-Making
9 3 (3.95%) ERP
9 3 (3.95%) Line Management
9 3 (3.95%) Supplier Management
Qualifications
1 17 (22.37%) Degree
2 15 (19.74%) Security Cleared
3 14 (18.42%) SC Cleared
4 4 (5.26%) DBS Check
5 1 (1.32%) AAT
5 1 (1.32%) BPSS Clearance
5 1 (1.32%) HNC
5 1 (1.32%) HND
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (3.95%) GDPR
1 3 (3.95%) SLA
2 1 (1.32%) PMO
Vendors
1 13 (17.11%) Microsoft
2 12 (15.79%) SAP
3 5 (6.58%) Openreach
4 4 (5.26%) NEC
5 3 (3.95%) Criteo