Contracts Manager Contracts in Bristol

Contract Manager
South West > Bristol

The median Contract Manager daily rate in Bristol is £391, 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 52 69 96
Rank change year-on-year +17 +27 +1
Contract jobs requiring a Contracts Manager 3 5 5
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Bristol 0.56% 0.47% 0.40%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.59% 0.50% 0.44%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 2 5
10th Percentile £321 - £431
25th Percentile £330 - £525
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £391 £450 £575
Median % change year-on-year -13.22% -21.74% +35.29%
75th Percentile £480 - £600
90th Percentile £507 - -
South West median daily rate £391 £413 £575
% change year-on-year -5.33% -28.26% +29.58%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Bristol

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Bristol. 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 Bristol with a recognized job title 512 1,004 1,131
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 95.34% 94.99% 90.12%
Number of daily rates quoted 302 541 805
10th Percentile £213 £250 £300
25th Percentile £355 £363 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £500 £510
Median % change year-on-year -10.00% -1.96% +2.00%
75th Percentile £564 £613 £630
90th Percentile £650 £688 £713
South West median daily rate £500 £520 £525
% change year-on-year -3.85% -0.95% +5.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 90 218 142
10th Percentile £18.51 £36.25 £30.97
25th Percentile £43.75 £45.00 £57.25
Median hourly rate £65.00 £65.00 £65.50
Median % change year-on-year - -0.76% +55.95%
75th Percentile £68.00 £73.75 £75.00
90th Percentile £75.00 £85.00 £86.23
South West median hourly rate £63.50 £55.00 £65.00
% change year-on-year +15.45% -15.38% +38.30%

Contracts Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Bristol

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

Job vacancy trend for Contracts Manager in Bristol

Contracts Manager
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Bristol

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Contracts Manager in Bristol.

Daily rate trend for Contracts Manager in Bristol

Contracts Manager
Daily Rate Histogram in Bristol

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

Daily rate histogram for Contracts Manager in Bristol

Contracts Manager
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Bristol

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Contracts Manager in Bristol.

Hourly rate trend for Contracts Manager in Bristol

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

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

1 3 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 2 (66.67%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 2 (66.67%) Demand Generation
2 2 (66.67%) Public Sector
2 2 (66.67%) Risk Assessment
2 2 (66.67%) SC Cleared
2 2 (66.67%) CISSP
2 2 (66.67%) CISA
2 2 (66.67%) CISM
2 2 (66.67%) Security Management
2 2 (66.67%) Risk Management
3 1 (33.33%) Telecoms
3 1 (33.33%) Stakeholder Management
3 1 (33.33%) Change Management
3 1 (33.33%) Customer Engagement
3 1 (33.33%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 1 (33.33%) CRISC
3 1 (33.33%) ISACA
3 1 (33.33%) Cybersecurity
3 1 (33.33%) Line Management
3 1 (33.33%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (33.33%) BPSS Clearance
3 1 (33.33%) Security Operations
3 1 (33.33%) 5G
3 1 (33.33%) Conflict Resolution
3 1 (33.33%) GRC
3 1 (33.33%) Social Skills
3 1 (33.33%) Presentation Skills
3 1 (33.33%) Security Testing
3 1 (33.33%) ISMS

Contracts Manager Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Bristol 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:

Communications & Networking
1 1 (33.33%) 5G
General
1 2 (66.67%) Public Sector
2 1 (33.33%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (33.33%) Presentation Skills
2 1 (33.33%) Social Skills
2 1 (33.33%) Telecoms
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (66.67%) Demand Generation
1 2 (66.67%) Risk Assessment
1 2 (66.67%) Risk Management
1 2 (66.67%) Security Management
2 1 (33.33%) Change Management
2 1 (33.33%) Conflict Resolution
2 1 (33.33%) Customer Engagement
2 1 (33.33%) Cybersecurity
2 1 (33.33%) ISMS
2 1 (33.33%) Line Management
2 1 (33.33%) Security Operations
2 1 (33.33%) Security Testing
2 1 (33.33%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 1 (33.33%) Stakeholder Management
Qualifications
1 3 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 2 (66.67%) CISA
2 2 (66.67%) CISM
2 2 (66.67%) CISSP
2 2 (66.67%) SC Cleared
3 1 (33.33%) BPSS Clearance
3 1 (33.33%) CRISC
3 1 (33.33%) ISACA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (66.67%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 1 (33.33%) GRC