IT Services Manager Contract Job Trends in Cheshire

IT Service Manager
North West > Cheshire

The median IT Service Manager daily rate in Cheshire is £575, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 17 December 2025.

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

6 months to
17 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 74 - 55
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring an IT Services Manager 1 0 1
As % of all contract jobs in Cheshire 0.15% - 0.25%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.17% - 0.29%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £538 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 - £525
75th Percentile £613 - -
90th Percentile - - -
North West median daily rate £575 £280 £575
% change year-on-year +105.36% -51.30% +29.21%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Cheshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Cheshire. 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 Cheshire with a recognized job title 582 402 348
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 88.58% 88.94% 87.66%
Number of daily rates quoted 424 233 232
10th Percentile £271 £304 £265
25th Percentile £358 £363 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £475 £500
Median % change year-on-year -5.26% -5.00% +11.11%
75th Percentile £551 £575 £541
90th Percentile £688 £644 £586
North West median daily rate £450 £475 £500
% change year-on-year -5.26% -5.00% +2.56%
Number of hourly rates quoted 42 20 25
10th Percentile £15.69 £15.35 £16.22
25th Percentile £19.25 £16.00 £17.72
Median hourly rate £24.33 £22.09 £23.61
Median % change year-on-year +10.12% -6.44% +33.69%
75th Percentile £37.08 £25.45 £35.00
90th Percentile £67.25 £86.00 £40.00
North West median hourly rate £30.99 £27.13 £35.00
% change year-on-year +14.25% -22.50% +60.92%

IT Services Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Cheshire

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

IT Services Manager job vacancy trend in Cheshire

IT Services Manager
Daily Rate Trend in Cheshire

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for IT Services Manager job vacancies in Cheshire.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for IT Services Manager job vacancies in Cheshire

IT Services Manager
Hourly Rate Trend in Cheshire

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for IT Services Manager job vacancies in Cheshire.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for IT Services Manager job vacancies in Cheshire

IT Services Manager Skill Set
Top 10 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cheshire

For the 6 months to 17 December 2025, IT Services 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 Cheshire region featuring IT Services Manager in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Data Privacy
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Office
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
1 1 (100.00%) Pricing Strategy
1 1 (100.00%) SaaS
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared

IT Services Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cheshire 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:

Applications
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Office
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) SaaS
General
1 1 (100.00%) Marketing
1 1 (100.00%) Public Sector
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Data Privacy
1 1 (100.00%) Pricing Strategy
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft