Contracts Manager Contract Job Trends in the East of England

Contract Manager
England > East of England

The median Contract Manager daily rate in the East of England is £410, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 25 August 2026.

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

6 months to
25 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 112 93 98
Rank change year-on-year -19 +5 +15
Contract jobs requiring a Contracts Manager 4 2 2
As % of all contract jobs in the East of England 0.18% 0.16% 0.13%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.20% 0.18% 0.15%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 1 2
10th Percentile - - £434
25th Percentile £405 £53 £447
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £410 £55 £488
Median % change year-on-year +645.45% -88.72% -
75th Percentile £415 £58 £522
90th Percentile - - £531
England median daily rate £550 £500 £650
% change year-on-year +10.00% -23.08% +18.18%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 0
Median hourly rate £65.00 - -
England median hourly rate £61.50 - £58.38

All Contract IT Job Roles
East of England

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the East of England. 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 the East of England with a recognized job title 1,990 1,084 1,366
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 90.00% 85.49% 87.56%
Number of daily rates quoted 877 485 583
10th Percentile £200 £185 £200
25th Percentile £373 £350 £300
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £425
Median % change year-on-year - +17.65% -10.53%
75th Percentile £600 £580 £561
90th Percentile £688 £680 £622
England median daily rate £525 £510 £525
% change year-on-year +2.94% -2.86% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 533 256 415
10th Percentile £14.22 £14.84 £14.48
25th Percentile £17.00 £17.72 £21.37
Median hourly rate £47.50 £41.48 £47.50
Median % change year-on-year +14.53% -12.68% +72.73%
75th Percentile £68.75 £66.50 £63.75
90th Percentile £77.50 £81.93 £70.00
England median hourly rate £42.50 £25.23 £45.00
% change year-on-year +68.48% -43.94% +2.60%

Contracts Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in the East of England

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

Contracts Manager job vacancy trend in the East of England

Contracts Manager
Daily Rate Trend in the East of England

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Contracts Manager job vacancies in the East of England.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Contracts Manager job vacancies in the East of England

Contracts Manager
Hourly Rate Trend in the East of England

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Contracts Manager job vacancies in the East of England.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Contracts Manager job vacancies in the East of England

Contracts Manager
Contract Job Locations in the East of England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Contracts Manager within the East of England region over the 6 months to 25 August 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
Bedfordshire +4 2 - -
Hertfordshire - 1 £410 - 1
Suffolk - 1 - -
Contracts Manager
England

Contracts Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the East of England

For the 6 months to 25 August 2026, Contracts 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 East of England region featuring Contracts Manager in the job title.

1 2 (50.00%) Agile
1 2 (50.00%) Change Management
1 2 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 2 (50.00%) Security Cleared
1 2 (50.00%) Stakeholder Management
2 1 (25.00%) Analytics
2 1 (25.00%) Change Control
2 1 (25.00%) ITSM
2 1 (25.00%) Matrix Organization
2 1 (25.00%) Objectives and Key Results
2 1 (25.00%) PMI Certification
2 1 (25.00%) PMP
2 1 (25.00%) Pricing Strategy
2 1 (25.00%) PRINCE2
2 1 (25.00%) Product Governance
2 1 (25.00%) Product Management
2 1 (25.00%) Product Vision
2 1 (25.00%) Project Management
2 1 (25.00%) QA
2 1 (25.00%) Requirements Workshops
2 1 (25.00%) Roadmaps
2 1 (25.00%) SAP
2 1 (25.00%) SAP Certification
2 1 (25.00%) SC Cleared
2 1 (25.00%) Software Licensing
2 1 (25.00%) Strategic Roadmap
2 1 (25.00%) Translating Business Requirements
2 1 (25.00%) Value Proposition
2 1 (25.00%) Waterfall
2 1 (25.00%) Workshop Facilitation

Contracts Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the East of England 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 2 (50.00%) Finance
2 1 (25.00%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (25.00%) Law
Miscellaneous
1 1 (25.00%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (50.00%) Agile
1 2 (50.00%) Change Management
1 2 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 2 (50.00%) Stakeholder Management
2 1 (25.00%) Analytics
2 1 (25.00%) Change Control
2 1 (25.00%) Matrix Organization
2 1 (25.00%) Objectives and Key Results
2 1 (25.00%) Pricing Strategy
2 1 (25.00%) Product Governance
2 1 (25.00%) Product Management
2 1 (25.00%) Product Vision
2 1 (25.00%) Requirements Workshops
2 1 (25.00%) Roadmaps
2 1 (25.00%) Software Licensing
2 1 (25.00%) Strategic Roadmap
2 1 (25.00%) Translating Business Requirements
2 1 (25.00%) Value Proposition
2 1 (25.00%) Waterfall
2 1 (25.00%) Workshop Facilitation
Qualifications
1 2 (50.00%) Security Cleared
2 1 (25.00%) PMI Certification
2 1 (25.00%) PMP
2 1 (25.00%) SAP Certification
2 1 (25.00%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (25.00%) QA
Vendors
1 1 (25.00%) SAP