Systems Manager Contract Job Trends in the East of England

System Manager
England > East of England

The median System Manager daily rate in the East of England is £600, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 1 February 2026.

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

6 months to
1 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 90 84 112
Rank change year-on-year -6 +28 +26
Contract jobs requiring a Systems Manager 14 2 1
As % of all contract jobs in the East of England 0.82% 0.18% 0.055%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.91% 0.20% 0.061%
Number of daily rates quoted 6 0 1
10th Percentile £469 - -
25th Percentile £575 - £375
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 - £400
Median % change year-on-year - - +81.82%
75th Percentile £625 - £425
90th Percentile - - -
England median daily rate £475 £475 £575
% change year-on-year - -17.39% +4.55%

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 1,546 992 1,646
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 90.62% 90.51% 90.04%
Number of daily rates quoted 691 460 887
10th Percentile £188 £230 £225
25th Percentile £313 £338 £350
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £480 £475
Median % change year-on-year -1.09% +1.11% -
75th Percentile £575 £600 £575
90th Percentile £675 £688 £693
England median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 467 141 386
10th Percentile £13.72 £15.92 £14.00
25th Percentile £16.35 £21.46 £15.81
Median hourly rate £23.83 £50.00 £40.29
Median % change year-on-year -52.35% +24.09% +91.82%
75th Percentile £65.00 £70.00 £65.00
90th Percentile £70.00 £85.00 £77.00
England median hourly rate £30.00 £35.00 £36.05
% change year-on-year -14.29% -2.90% +2.99%

Systems Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in the East of England

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

Systems Manager job vacancy trend in the East of England

Systems Manager
Daily Rate Trend in the East of England

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

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

Systems Manager
Daily Rate Histogram in the East of England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Systems Manager in the East of England over the 6 months to 1 February 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Systems Manager in the East of England

Systems Manager
Hourly Rate Trend in the East of England

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

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

Systems 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 Systems Manager within the East of England region over the 6 months to 1 February 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
Hertfordshire - 12 £600 - 1
Cambridgeshire 0 2 - - 4
Systems Manager
England

Systems Manager Skill Set
Top 20 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the East of England

For the 6 months to 1 February 2026, Systems 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 Systems Manager in the job title.

1 6 (42.86%) ERP
2 3 (21.43%) Microsoft
2 3 (21.43%) Microsoft Office
3 2 (14.29%) Asana
3 2 (14.29%) CAFM
3 2 (14.29%) Degree
3 2 (14.29%) Emotional Intelligence
3 2 (14.29%) Logistics
3 2 (14.29%) Microsoft Project
3 2 (14.29%) PMI Certification
3 2 (14.29%) PMP
3 2 (14.29%) PRINCE2
3 2 (14.29%) Project Management
3 2 (14.29%) Trello
4 1 (7.14%) Budget Management
4 1 (7.14%) Budgeting
4 1 (7.14%) Cash Management
4 1 (7.14%) CCAB
4 1 (7.14%) CIPFA
4 1 (7.14%) Microsoft Excel

Systems 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:

Applications
1 3 (21.43%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (14.29%) Microsoft Project
2 2 (14.29%) Trello
3 1 (7.14%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 2 (14.29%) Asana
General
1 2 (14.29%) Public Sector
1 2 (14.29%) Social Skills
2 1 (7.14%) Finance
2 1 (7.14%) Local Government
Miscellaneous
1 2 (14.29%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (42.86%) ERP
2 2 (14.29%) CAFM
2 2 (14.29%) Emotional Intelligence
2 2 (14.29%) Logistics
2 2 (14.29%) PRINCE2
2 2 (14.29%) Project Management
3 1 (7.14%) Budget Management
3 1 (7.14%) Budgeting
3 1 (7.14%) Cash Management
Qualifications
1 2 (14.29%) Degree
1 2 (14.29%) PMI Certification
1 2 (14.29%) PMP
2 1 (7.14%) CCAB
2 1 (7.14%) CIPFA
Vendors
1 3 (21.43%) Microsoft