Vendor Manager Contract Job Trends in Central London

Vendor Manager
London > Central London

The median Vendor Manager daily rate in Central London is £471, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 18 September 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
18 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 125 129 -
Rank change year-on-year +4 - -
Contract jobs requiring a Vendor Manager 2 1 0
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Central London 0.10% 0.043% -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.11% 0.046% -
Number of daily rates quoted 2 1 0
10th Percentile £416 - -
25th Percentile £433 £563 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £471 £575 -
Median % change year-on-year -18.04% - -
75th Percentile £518 £588 -
90th Percentile £541 - -
London median daily rate £450 £750 £328
% change year-on-year -40.00% +129.01% -31.05%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Central London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Central London. 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 Central London with a recognized job title 1,817 2,183 3,044
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.13% 94.09% 94.77%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,234 1,408 2,117
10th Percentile £315 £363 £329
25th Percentile £424 £463 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £575 £585
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% -1.71% +3.54%
75th Percentile £675 £688 £700
90th Percentile £775 £781 £800
London median daily rate £543 £550 £575
% change year-on-year -1.27% -4.35% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 29 26 13
10th Percentile £18.51 £20.36 £16.69
25th Percentile £22.75 £24.20 £17.00
Median hourly rate £28.15 £35.00 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year -19.57% - -15.66%
75th Percentile £43.75 £42.13 £42.32
90th Percentile £64.11 £115.00 £65.50
London median hourly rate £30.25 £35.00 £37.34
% change year-on-year -13.57% -6.27% +14.89%

Vendor Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Central London

Job postings that featured Vendor Manager in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Central London.

Job vacancy trend for Vendor Manager in Central London

Vendor Manager
Daily Rate Trend in Central London

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Vendor Manager job vacancies in Central London.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Vendor Manager job vacancies in Central London

Vendor Manager
Contract Job Locations in Central London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Vendor Manager within the Central London region over the 6 months to 18 September 2025. 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
City of London +12 2 £471 -18.04% 1
Vendor Manager
London

Vendor Manager Skill Set
Top 18 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Central London

For the 6 months to 18 September 2025, Vendor 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 Central London region featuring Vendor Manager in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Finance
1 2 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (50.00%) Performance Metrics
2 1 (50.00%) Contract Management
2 1 (50.00%) Collaborative Working
2 1 (50.00%) Supplier Relationship Management
2 1 (50.00%) Contract Negotiation
2 1 (50.00%) Refinitiv
2 1 (50.00%) Inventory Management
2 1 (50.00%) Organisational Skills
2 1 (50.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (50.00%) Validation
2 1 (50.00%) Stakeholder Management
2 1 (50.00%) Data Management
2 1 (50.00%) Data Analysis
2 1 (50.00%) Strategic Planning
2 1 (50.00%) Bloomberg
2 1 (50.00%) Service Delivery

Vendor Manager Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Central London 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:

General
1 2 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 2 (100.00%) Finance
2 1 (50.00%) Organisational Skills
2 1 (50.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (50.00%) Collaborative Working
1 1 (50.00%) Contract Management
1 1 (50.00%) Contract Negotiation
1 1 (50.00%) Data Analysis
1 1 (50.00%) Data Management
1 1 (50.00%) Inventory Management
1 1 (50.00%) Performance Metrics
1 1 (50.00%) Service Delivery
1 1 (50.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 1 (50.00%) Strategic Planning
1 1 (50.00%) Supplier Relationship Management
1 1 (50.00%) Validation
Vendors
1 1 (50.00%) Bloomberg
1 1 (50.00%) Refinitiv