Capacity Manager Contract Job Trends in England

Capacity Manager
UK > England

The median Capacity Manager daily rate in England is £582, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 20 March 2026.

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

6 months to
20 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 563 466 534
Rank change year-on-year -97 +68 +131
Contract jobs requiring a Capacity Manager 9 13 18
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.024% 0.053% 0.048%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.026% 0.057% 0.051%
Number of daily rates quoted 9 4 17
10th Percentile - £394 £479
25th Percentile £525 £526 £488
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £582 £601 £525
Median % change year-on-year -3.08% +14.38% +13.51%
75th Percentile £600 £601 £563
90th Percentile £619 - £615
UK median daily rate £582 £601 £525
% change year-on-year -3.08% +14.38% +11.70%

All Contract IT Job Roles
England

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in 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 England with a recognized job title 34,185 22,733 34,999
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.02% 93.02% 92.75%
Number of daily rates quoted 21,607 15,058 23,418
10th Percentile £313 £300 £275
25th Percentile £413 £408 £411
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £505 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -3.81% - -4.55%
75th Percentile £619 £638 £638
90th Percentile £725 £750 £750
UK median daily rate £500 £521 £525
% change year-on-year -4.03% -0.76% -4.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,238 789 2,273
10th Percentile £15.50 £15.14 £13.00
25th Percentile £19.40 £21.24 £16.25
Median hourly rate £37.50 £35.00 £32.50
Median % change year-on-year +7.14% +7.69% -23.53%
75th Percentile £65.00 £65.00 £59.44
90th Percentile £76.58 £77.50 £71.25
UK median hourly rate £36.00 £32.50 £32.50
% change year-on-year +10.77% - -23.53%

Capacity Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Capacity Manager job vacancy trend in England

Capacity Manager
Daily Rate Trend in England

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Capacity Manager job vacancies in England.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Capacity Manager job vacancies in England

Capacity Manager
Hourly Rate Trend in England

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Capacity Manager job vacancies in England.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Capacity Manager job vacancies in England

Capacity Manager
Contract Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Capacity Manager within the England region over the 6 months to 20 March 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
South West -32 5 £600 -0.08%
South East -55 4 £550 +77.42% 6
Capacity Manager
UK

Capacity Manager Skill Set
Top 27 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 20 March 2026, Capacity 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 England region featuring Capacity Manager in the job title.

1 9 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 8 (88.89%) Capacity Management
2 8 (88.89%) DV Cleared
2 8 (88.89%) ITIL
2 8 (88.89%) VMware
3 7 (77.78%) Capacity Planning
4 4 (44.44%) Continuous Improvement
4 4 (44.44%) Problem-Solving
4 4 (44.44%) Service Management
4 4 (44.44%) Stakeholder Management
4 4 (44.44%) vRealize
5 3 (33.33%) Conflict Resolution
5 3 (33.33%) ITSM
5 3 (33.33%) Performance Metrics
5 3 (33.33%) Proactive Monitoring
5 3 (33.33%) Service Design
5 3 (33.33%) Trend Analysis
5 3 (33.33%) VMware Infrastructure
6 2 (22.22%) Service Delivery
6 2 (22.22%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 2 (22.22%) VxRail
7 1 (11.11%) Availability Management
7 1 (11.11%) Cost Control
7 1 (11.11%) Decision-Making
7 1 (11.11%) Performance Analysis
7 1 (11.11%) Planning and Forecasting
7 1 (11.11%) Service Delivery Management

Capacity Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in 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 6 (66.67%) Analytical Skills
2 3 (33.33%) Public Sector
3 1 (11.11%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (11.11%) Analytical Mindset
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (88.89%) Capacity Management
1 8 (88.89%) ITIL
2 7 (77.78%) Capacity Planning
3 4 (44.44%) Continuous Improvement
3 4 (44.44%) Problem-Solving
3 4 (44.44%) Service Management
3 4 (44.44%) Stakeholder Management
4 3 (33.33%) Conflict Resolution
4 3 (33.33%) ITSM
4 3 (33.33%) Performance Metrics
4 3 (33.33%) Proactive Monitoring
4 3 (33.33%) Service Design
4 3 (33.33%) Trend Analysis
5 2 (22.22%) Service Delivery
5 2 (22.22%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 1 (11.11%) Availability Management
6 1 (11.11%) Decision-Making
6 1 (11.11%) Performance Analysis
6 1 (11.11%) Planning and Forecasting
6 1 (11.11%) Service Delivery Management
Qualifications
1 9 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 8 (88.89%) DV Cleared
System Software
1 3 (33.33%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 4 (44.44%) vRealize
2 2 (22.22%) VxRail
Vendors
1 8 (88.89%) VMware