Contract Management
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for Contract Management skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Contract Management over the 6 months to 9 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
9 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 536 739 830
Rank change year-on-year +203 +91 -61
Permanent jobs citing Contract Management 394 236 419
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.40% 0.23% 0.27%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.46% 0.24% 0.28%
Number of salaries quoted 210 84 233
10th Percentile £35,500 £36,066 £31,250
25th Percentile £41,620 £40,797 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,450 £55,939 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +2.70% +1.71% +20.88%
75th Percentile £70,000 £74,235 £67,746
90th Percentile £78,783 £81,250 £87,338
UK excluding London median annual salary £54,650 £52,500 £53,750
% change year-on-year +4.10% -2.33% +19.44%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

Contract Management is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 84,809 96,894 150,102
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 85.57% 95.61% 95.67%
Number of salaries quoted 59,843 56,945 82,179
10th Percentile £29,000 £34,000 £33,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £45,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £61,180 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.10% +1.97% +9.09%
75th Percentile £72,500 £81,250 £80,000
90th Percentile £92,500 £100,000 £96,550
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +9.38%

Contract Management
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Contract Management in the UK

Contract Management
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Contract Management.

Salary trend for Contract Management in the UK

Contract Management
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Contract Management over the 6 months to 9 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Contract Management in the UK

Contract Management
Top 17 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Contract Management within the UK over the 6 months to 9 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
England +234 356 £57,500 +5.74% 199
UK excluding London +150 304 £54,650 +4.10% 137
Work from Home +148 167 £56,650 +10.00% 79
North of England +118 80 £60,000 +43.71% 48
South East -7 72 £55,500 +0.91% 29
London +95 70 £63,750 -1.92% 66
Midlands +37 67 £54,000 +35.00% 26
North West +60 51 £65,000 +1.96% 28
West Midlands +36 44 £54,650 +36.63% 18
East of England +56 37 £47,481 -36.69% 11
Yorkshire +106 25 £57,500 +43.75% 12
East Midlands - 23 £37,500 - 8
South West -5 18 £65,000 +62.50% 18
Scotland -58 18 £40,818 - 7
Northern Ireland - 8 £42,500 - 2
Wales 0 5 £57,450 -5.37% 3
North East -2 4 £35,000 -30.00% 9

Contract Management
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:

Application Platforms
1 21 (5.33%) SharePoint
2 6 (1.52%) IBM Notes
3 4 (1.02%) Microsoft Exchange
4 1 (0.25%) CMS
Applications
1 128 (32.49%) Microsoft Excel
2 53 (13.45%) Microsoft Office
3 44 (11.17%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 12 (3.05%) MS Visio
5 7 (1.78%) Microsoft Project
6 3 (0.76%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 6 (1.52%) Dynamics CRM
2 4 (1.02%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
2 4 (1.02%) SAP Oil and Gas
3 3 (0.76%) SAP S/4HANA
4 1 (0.25%) Cognos Business Intelligence
4 1 (0.25%) SAP Business ByDesign
4 1 (0.25%) SAP CRM
4 1 (0.25%) SAP ERP
4 1 (0.25%) SAP MM
Cloud Services
1 23 (5.84%) Power Platform
2 22 (5.58%) Microsoft 365
3 15 (3.81%) Azure
4 12 (3.05%) AWS
5 11 (2.79%) OneDrive
5 11 (2.79%) Power Automate
5 11 (2.79%) PowerApps
5 11 (2.79%) SaaS
5 11 (2.79%) ShareGate
6 3 (0.76%) Dynamics 365
7 1 (0.25%) Azure Data Factory
7 1 (0.25%) Entra ID
7 1 (0.25%) GCP
7 1 (0.25%) IaaS
7 1 (0.25%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 18 (4.57%) Broadband
1 18 (4.57%) Internet
2 4 (1.02%) LAN
3 3 (0.76%) Firewall
4 2 (0.51%) Intranet
4 2 (0.51%) VPN
4 2 (0.51%) WAN
4 2 (0.51%) WLAN
5 1 (0.25%) ADSL
5 1 (0.25%) Intrusion Detection
5 1 (0.25%) Structured Cabling
5 1 (0.25%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 21 (5.33%) Power BI
2 6 (1.52%) Tableau
3 3 (0.76%) Data Warehouse
4 2 (0.51%) SQL Server
5 1 (0.25%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
5 1 (0.25%) Data Lake
5 1 (0.25%) GIS
5 1 (0.25%) Power Query
Development Applications
1 2 (0.51%) JIRA
General
1 193 (48.98%) Social Skills
2 186 (47.21%) Finance
3 85 (21.57%) Legal
4 56 (14.21%) Retail
5 51 (12.94%) Analytical Skills
6 45 (11.42%) Billing
7 40 (10.15%) Law
8 32 (8.12%) Telecoms
9 26 (6.60%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 26 (6.60%) Pharmaceutical
10 24 (6.09%) Presentation Skills
11 21 (5.33%) Public Sector
12 20 (5.08%) Marketing
13 19 (4.82%) Aerospace
14 13 (3.30%) Influencing Skills
15 9 (2.28%) Organisational Skills
16 6 (1.52%) Manufacturing
16 6 (1.52%) Polish Language
17 5 (1.27%) Aviation
17 5 (1.27%) Military
Job Titles
1 52 (13.20%) Analyst
2 44 (11.17%) IT Manager
3 42 (10.66%) Project Manager
4 41 (10.41%) Quantity Surveyor
5 39 (9.90%) Contracts Manager
6 36 (9.14%) Senior
7 31 (7.87%) Lead
8 30 (7.61%) Commercial Manager
9 24 (6.09%) Procurement Manager
10 19 (4.82%) Category Manager
11 18 (4.57%) Financial Analyst
12 17 (4.31%) Senior Manager
13 14 (3.55%) Delivery Manager
13 14 (3.55%) IT Services Manager
13 14 (3.55%) Senior Project Manager
14 12 (3.05%) Infrastructure Manager
14 12 (3.05%) IT Procurement Manager
14 12 (3.05%) Senior Analyst
14 12 (3.05%) Senior Financial Analyst
14 12 (3.05%) Service Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (1.02%) EDI
2 1 (0.25%) IDoc
2 1 (0.25%) OpenAPI
2 1 (0.25%) SAP ALE
2 1 (0.25%) Swagger
Miscellaneous
1 66 (16.75%) Self-Motivation
2 28 (7.11%) Management Information System
3 18 (4.57%) Renewable Energy
4 16 (4.06%) Driving Licence
5 15 (3.81%) Onboarding
6 13 (3.30%) NHS
7 10 (2.54%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
8 7 (1.78%) Freedom of Information
9 6 (1.52%) Culture of Ownership
9 6 (1.52%) Data Centre
9 6 (1.52%) Enterprise Software
9 6 (1.52%) Housing Association
9 6 (1.52%) Life Science
10 5 (1.27%) Data Protection Act
10 5 (1.27%) FMCG
10 5 (1.27%) Product Ownership
11 4 (1.02%) Analytical Mindset
12 2 (0.51%) Mobile App
12 2 (0.51%) Operational Technology
12 2 (0.51%) Solar Energy
Operating Systems
1 2 (0.51%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 105 (26.65%) Project Management
2 87 (22.08%) Contract Negotiation
3 73 (18.53%) Stakeholder Management
4 71 (18.02%) Continuous Improvement
5 62 (15.74%) Problem-Solving
6 54 (13.71%) Supplier Management
7 52 (13.20%) Decision-Making
8 51 (12.94%) Project Delivery
9 49 (12.44%) Data Management
10 44 (11.17%) Agile
10 44 (11.17%) ITIL
11 36 (9.14%) Customer Service
12 35 (8.88%) Risk Management
12 35 (8.88%) Service Delivery
13 32 (8.12%) Change Control
14 31 (7.87%) Roadmaps
15 29 (7.36%) Logistics
16 28 (7.11%) Business Intelligence
17 27 (6.85%) Cost Reduction
17 27 (6.85%) Service Management
Programming Languages
1 4 (1.02%) SQL
2 1 (0.25%) ABAP
2 1 (0.25%) JavaScript
2 1 (0.25%) Ruby
Qualifications
1 106 (26.90%) Degree
2 43 (10.91%) ACCA
2 43 (10.91%) CIMA
3 24 (6.09%) Security Cleared
4 20 (5.08%) SC Cleared
5 19 (4.82%) Master's Degree
6 15 (3.81%) ITIL Certification
7 11 (2.79%) DBS Check
8 7 (1.78%) APMP
9 6 (1.52%) PRINCE2 Certification
10 5 (1.27%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
11 4 (1.02%) HNC
12 3 (0.76%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
13 2 (0.51%) CITP
13 2 (0.51%) CTC Cleared
13 2 (0.51%) MBA
13 2 (0.51%) Postgraduate
14 1 (0.25%) CISM
14 1 (0.25%) CISSP
14 1 (0.25%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 14 (3.55%) GDPR
2 13 (3.30%) SLA
3 7 (1.78%) ISO 9001
3 7 (1.78%) PMO
4 6 (1.52%) QA
5 4 (1.02%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 2 (0.51%) COBIT
6 2 (0.51%) Cyber Essentials
6 2 (0.51%) Data Quality
6 2 (0.51%) NEBOSH
6 2 (0.51%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 13 (3.30%) Active Directory
2 2 (0.51%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 1 (0.25%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 83 (21.07%) Microsoft
2 51 (12.94%) SAP
3 48 (12.18%) NEC
4 41 (10.41%) Virgin Media
5 18 (4.57%) Openreach
6 11 (2.79%) Nintex
6 11 (2.79%) Oracle
7 8 (2.03%) VMware
8 7 (1.78%) Ariba
9 6 (1.52%) IBM
10 4 (1.02%) Computacenter
11 2 (0.51%) Cadence
11 2 (0.51%) OneTrust
12 1 (0.25%) Adobe
12 1 (0.25%) Cognos
12 1 (0.25%) Facebook
12 1 (0.25%) Google
12 1 (0.25%) Salesforce
12 1 (0.25%) Samsung
12 1 (0.25%) Talend