Senior Manager Contract Job Trends in Devon

Senior Manager
South West > Devon

The median Senior Manager daily rate in Devon is £675, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 10 June 2026.

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

6 months to
10 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 36 20 22
Rank change year-on-year -16 +2 +1
Contract jobs requiring a Senior Manager 7 3 10
As % of all contract jobs in Devon 2.15% 2.46% 4.20%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.36% 3.13% 4.33%
Number of daily rates quoted 6 2 4
10th Percentile £444 - -
25th Percentile £522 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £675 £650 £465
Median % change year-on-year +3.85% +39.78% +0.27%
75th Percentile £688 - £518
90th Percentile £719 - £614
South West median daily rate £638 £650 £550
% change year-on-year -1.92% +18.18% -10.20%

All Contract IT Job Roles
Devon

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Devon. 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 Devon with a recognized job title 297 96 231
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.38% 78.69% 97.06%
Number of daily rates quoted 148 34 143
10th Percentile £213 £200 £150
25th Percentile £371 £311 £231
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £425 £450
Median % change year-on-year +17.65% -5.56% +5.88%
75th Percentile £620 £534 £575
90th Percentile £750 £650 £600
South West median daily rate £525 £500 £520
% change year-on-year +5.00% -3.85% -0.95%
Number of hourly rates quoted 30 16 44
10th Percentile £17.03 £25.72 £11.14
25th Percentile £17.75 £28.66 £23.63
Median hourly rate £20.00 £58.75 £47.50
Median % change year-on-year -65.96% +23.68% -13.64%
75th Percentile £26.74 £70.00 £70.00
90th Percentile £80.00 £73.75 £72.50
South West median hourly rate £57.50 £46.73 £55.00
% change year-on-year +23.05% -15.04% -14.06%

Senior Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Devon

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

Senior Manager job vacancy trend in Devon

Senior Manager
Daily Rate Trend in Devon

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Senior Manager job vacancies in Devon.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Senior Manager job vacancies in Devon

Senior Manager
Daily Rate Histogram in Devon

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Senior Manager in Devon over the 6 months to 10 June 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Senior Manager in Devon

Senior Manager
Contract Job Locations in Devon

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Senior Manager within the Devon region over the 6 months to 10 June 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
Exeter -22 6 £675 +3.85% 1
Senior Manager
South West

Senior Manager Skill Set
Top 20 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Devon

For the 6 months to 10 June 2026, Senior 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 Devon region featuring Senior Manager in the job title.

1 5 (71.43%) ITIL
2 4 (57.14%) Contract Management
2 4 (57.14%) Service Management
3 3 (42.86%) Budget Management
3 3 (42.86%) ITIL Certification
3 3 (42.86%) ITSM
3 3 (42.86%) SC Cleared
3 3 (42.86%) Security Cleared
3 3 (42.86%) Service Delivery
4 2 (28.57%) Process Improvement
4 2 (28.57%) Stakeholder Management
5 1 (14.29%) Analytics
5 1 (14.29%) Configuration Management
5 1 (14.29%) Data Analytics
5 1 (14.29%) Data-Driven Decision Making
5 1 (14.29%) Decision-Making
5 1 (14.29%) Operations Management
5 1 (14.29%) Problem Management
5 1 (14.29%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 1 (14.29%) Validation

Senior Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Devon 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 3 (42.86%) Public Sector
2 1 (14.29%) Finance
2 1 (14.29%) Legal
2 1 (14.29%) Police
2 1 (14.29%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (71.43%) ITIL
2 4 (57.14%) Contract Management
2 4 (57.14%) Service Management
3 3 (42.86%) Budget Management
3 3 (42.86%) ITSM
3 3 (42.86%) Service Delivery
4 2 (28.57%) Process Improvement
4 2 (28.57%) Stakeholder Management
5 1 (14.29%) Analytics
5 1 (14.29%) Configuration Management
5 1 (14.29%) Data Analytics
5 1 (14.29%) Data-Driven Decision Making
5 1 (14.29%) Decision-Making
5 1 (14.29%) Operations Management
5 1 (14.29%) Problem Management
5 1 (14.29%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 1 (14.29%) Validation
Qualifications
1 3 (42.86%) ITIL Certification
1 3 (42.86%) SC Cleared
1 3 (42.86%) Security Cleared