Senior Manager Contracts in Birmingham

Senior Manager
West Midlands > Birmingham

The median Senior Manager daily rate in Birmingham is £613, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025.

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

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 38 64 62
Rank change year-on-year +26 -2 -1
Contract jobs requiring a Senior Manager 12 3 13
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Birmingham 2.30% 0.39% 1.44%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.56% 0.42% 1.49%
Number of daily rates quoted 8 3 10
10th Percentile £513 £545 £497
25th Percentile £550 £578 £514
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £613 £665 £550
Median % change year-on-year -7.89% +20.91% -15.38%
75th Percentile £747 £699 £669
90th Percentile £805 £700 £689
West Midlands median daily rate £588 £625 £550
% change year-on-year -6.00% +13.64% -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Birmingham

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Birmingham. 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 Birmingham with a recognized job title 468 715 870
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 89.66% 92.50% 96.24%
Number of daily rates quoted 327 502 583
10th Percentile £160 £250 £263
25th Percentile £363 £325 £375
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £483 £450 £500
Median % change year-on-year +7.33% -10.00% +5.26%
75th Percentile £575 £575 £600
90th Percentile £675 £675 £700
West Midlands median daily rate £485 £489 £500
% change year-on-year -0.77% -2.25% +5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 31 40 35
10th Percentile £12.62 £13.10 £11.40
25th Percentile £13.31 £17.75 £12.50
Median hourly rate £14.00 £28.50 £20.00
Median % change year-on-year -50.88% +42.50% +14.35%
75th Percentile £22.91 £48.75 £24.94
90th Percentile £30.68 £57.91 £60.50
West Midlands median hourly rate £18.07 £22.25 £19.50
% change year-on-year -18.81% +14.10% +12.85%

Senior Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Birmingham

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

Job vacancy trend for Senior Manager in Birmingham

Senior Manager
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Birmingham

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Senior Manager in Birmingham.

Daily rate trend for Senior Manager in Birmingham

Senior Manager
Daily Rate Histogram in Birmingham

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Senior Manager in Birmingham over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Senior Manager in Birmingham

Senior Manager
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Birmingham

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Senior Manager in Birmingham.

Hourly rate trend for Senior Manager in Birmingham

Senior Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Birmingham

For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, Senior 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 Birmingham region featuring Senior Manager in the job title.

1 5 (41.67%) Social Skills
1 5 (41.67%) Project Management
1 5 (41.67%) Stakeholder Management
2 4 (33.33%) Finance
3 3 (25.00%) Digital Analytics
3 3 (25.00%) PMO
3 3 (25.00%) Data Strategy
3 3 (25.00%) Infographics
3 3 (25.00%) Storytelling
3 3 (25.00%) Analytics
3 3 (25.00%) Migration
3 3 (25.00%) Web Analytics
3 3 (25.00%) LDAP
4 2 (16.67%) Pharmaceutical
4 2 (16.67%) PRINCE2
4 2 (16.67%) Oracle
4 2 (16.67%) SAP
4 2 (16.67%) Aerospace
4 2 (16.67%) Programme Management
4 2 (16.67%) Degree
4 2 (16.67%) Data Protection Act
4 2 (16.67%) Resource Management
4 2 (16.67%) Oracle Fusion
4 2 (16.67%) Data Protection
4 2 (16.67%) Spreadsheet
4 2 (16.67%) Business Case
4 2 (16.67%) Organisational Skills
4 2 (16.67%) Problem-Solving
4 2 (16.67%) Coaching
4 2 (16.67%) Multi-Factor Authentication

Senior Manager Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Birmingham 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 2 (16.67%) Spreadsheet
2 1 (8.33%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (8.33%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 1 (8.33%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 1 (8.33%) SAP HCM
1 1 (8.33%) SAP Payroll
Cloud Services
1 1 (8.33%) Entra ID
1 1 (8.33%) SuccessFactors
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (8.33%) Oracle Reports
General
1 5 (41.67%) Social Skills
2 4 (33.33%) Finance
3 2 (16.67%) Aerospace
3 2 (16.67%) Organisational Skills
3 2 (16.67%) Pharmaceutical
4 1 (8.33%) Analytical Skills
4 1 (8.33%) Banking
4 1 (8.33%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 1 (8.33%) Influencing Skills
4 1 (8.33%) Presentation Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (25.00%) LDAP
2 2 (16.67%) Oracle Fusion
3 1 (8.33%) OAuth
3 1 (8.33%) SAML
Miscellaneous
1 2 (16.67%) Data Protection Act
2 1 (8.33%) PMI
2 1 (8.33%) Renewable Energy
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (41.67%) Project Management
1 5 (41.67%) Stakeholder Management
2 3 (25.00%) Analytics
2 3 (25.00%) Data Strategy
2 3 (25.00%) Digital Analytics
2 3 (25.00%) Infographics
2 3 (25.00%) Migration
2 3 (25.00%) Storytelling
2 3 (25.00%) Web Analytics
3 2 (16.67%) Business Case
3 2 (16.67%) Coaching
3 2 (16.67%) Data Protection
3 2 (16.67%) Multi-Factor Authentication
3 2 (16.67%) PRINCE2
3 2 (16.67%) Problem-Solving
3 2 (16.67%) Programme Management
3 2 (16.67%) Resource Management
4 1 (8.33%) ERP
4 1 (8.33%) ITIL
4 1 (8.33%) Risk Management
Programming Languages
1 1 (8.33%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 2 (16.67%) Degree
2 1 (8.33%) MRICS
2 1 (8.33%) Numerate Degree
2 1 (8.33%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (25.00%) PMO
System Software
1 1 (8.33%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 2 (16.67%) Oracle
1 2 (16.67%) SAP
2 1 (8.33%) Microsoft