Configuration Management Contract Job Trends in Cumbria

Configuration Management
North West > Cumbria

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Cumbria requiring Configuration Management skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 2 April 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
2 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 29 37 43
Rank change year-on-year +8 +6 -31
Contract jobs citing Configuration Management 5 4 3
As % of all contract jobs in Cumbria 3.23% 1.85% 1.15%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.91% 2.13% 1.22%
Number of daily rates quoted 5 0 3
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £591 - £481
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £603 - £488
75th Percentile £614 - £497
90th Percentile - - £499
North West median daily rate £588 £500 £469
% change year-on-year +17.60% +6.67% -8.98%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Cumbria

Configuration Management falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Cumbria.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 128 188 245
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Cumbria 82.58% 87.04% 93.51%
Number of daily rates quoted 99 77 145
10th Percentile £412 £378 £450
25th Percentile £460 £430 £493
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £540
Median % change year-on-year - -7.41% +26.76%
75th Percentile £605 £588 £669
90th Percentile £692 £638 £725
North West median daily rate £456 £475 £500
% change year-on-year -4.00% -5.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 10 21 65
10th Percentile £13.95 £22.50 -
25th Percentile £14.80 £25.26 £10.95
Median hourly rate £29.91 £30.00 £13.00
Median % change year-on-year -0.32% +130.77% -76.76%
75th Percentile £35.55 £58.58 £44.07
90th Percentile £44.77 £80.59 £51.91
North West median hourly rate £45.46 £31.88 £23.50
% change year-on-year +42.60% +35.66% -37.00%

Configuration Management
Job Vacancy Trend in Cumbria

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Configuration Management relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Cumbria.

Configuration Management job vacancy trend in Cumbria

Configuration Management
Daily Rate Trend in Cumbria

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Cumbria citing Configuration Management.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Cumbria citing Configuration Management

Configuration Management
Hourly Rate Trend in Cumbria

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Cumbria citing Configuration Management.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Cumbria citing Configuration Management

Configuration Management
Contract Job Locations in Cumbria

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Configuration Management within the Cumbria region over the 6 months to 2 April 2026. 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
Barrow-in-Furness +2 4 £605 -
Configuration Management
North West

Configuration Management
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cumbria 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:

General
1 5 (100.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (20.00%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 5 (100.00%) Architect
1 5 (100.00%) Service Architect
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 5 (100.00%) ITIL
1 5 (100.00%) ITSM
1 5 (100.00%) Requirements Analysis
1 5 (100.00%) Service Design
1 5 (100.00%) Service Management
1 5 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 2 (40.00%) Project Delivery
Qualifications
1 5 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 5 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 4 (80.00%) ITIL Certification