Systems Manager Contract Job Trends in Birmingham

System Manager
West Midlands > Birmingham

The median System Manager daily rate in Birmingham is £475, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 3 February 2026.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
3 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 74 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Systems Manager 4 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Birmingham 0.49% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.56% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £463 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 - -
75th Percentile £488 - -
90th Percentile - - -
West Midlands median daily rate £475 £538 -
% change year-on-year -11.63% - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
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 720 581 697
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 88.78% 92.37% 92.56%
Number of daily rates quoted 462 396 458
10th Percentile £258 £190 £232
25th Percentile £400 £372 £336
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £450
Median % change year-on-year - +11.11% -5.26%
75th Percentile £588 £605 £575
90th Percentile £668 £713 £675
West Midlands median daily rate £500 £500 £475
% change year-on-year - +5.26% -4.04%
Number of hourly rates quoted 22 13 38
10th Percentile £13.25 £20.80 £12.80
25th Percentile £17.09 £25.56 £18.50
Median hourly rate £22.26 £30.45 £28.50
Median % change year-on-year -26.90% +6.84% +68.29%
75th Percentile £28.75 £52.50 £67.50
90th Percentile £33.38 £56.85 £69.13
West Midlands median hourly rate £25.08 £23.82 £22.50
% change year-on-year +5.27% +5.87% +26.98%

Systems Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Birmingham

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Systems Manager' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Birmingham.

Systems Manager job vacancy trend in Birmingham

Systems Manager
Daily Rate Trend in Birmingham

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Systems Manager job vacancies in Birmingham.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Systems Manager job vacancies in Birmingham

Systems Manager Skill Set
Top 4 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Birmingham

For the 6 months to 3 February 2026, Systems Manager contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Birmingham region featuring Systems Manager in the job title.

1 4 (100.00%) Liquidlogic
1 4 (100.00%) Roadmaps
2 2 (50.00%) Business Case
2 2 (50.00%) Case Management

Systems Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Birmingham by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (100.00%) Roadmaps
2 2 (50.00%) Business Case
2 2 (50.00%) Case Management
Vendors
1 4 (100.00%) Liquidlogic