Contract Management Contracts in England

Contract Management
UK > England

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for Contract Management skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Contract Management over the 6 months to 24 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
24 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 382 452 594
Rank change year-on-year +70 +142 -84
Contract jobs citing Contract Management 154 212 195
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 0.41% 0.42% 0.27%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.48% 0.46% 0.30%
Number of daily rates quoted 94 124 142
10th Percentile £275 £414 £301
25th Percentile £411 £463 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £550 £525
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +12.90%
75th Percentile £650 £664 £638
90th Percentile £773 £750 £688
UK median daily rate £500 £550 £525
% change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +10.53%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 6 8
10th Percentile - £26.21 -
25th Percentile - £32.50 £26.25
Median hourly rate £35.00 £47.63 £31.50
Median % change year-on-year -26.51% +51.19% +31.25%
75th Percentile - £58.81 £37.44
90th Percentile - £61.88 £47.38
UK median hourly rate £35.00 £47.63 £31.50
% change year-on-year -26.51% +51.19% +28.57%

All Process and Methodology Skills
England

Contract Management is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 32,208 45,878 64,835
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 86.52% 90.28% 90.75%
Number of daily rates quoted 21,179 32,145 45,991
10th Percentile £300 £325 £330
25th Percentile £413 £445 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £535
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +2.80% +9.41%
75th Percentile £650 £675 £650
90th Percentile £750 £768 £744
UK median daily rate £525 £550 £525
% change year-on-year -4.55% +4.76% +8.25%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,233 1,631 1,786
10th Percentile £12.86 £11.00 £12.50
25th Percentile £15.95 £16.74 £15.25
Median hourly rate £35.00 £38.35 £24.00
Median % change year-on-year -8.74% +59.79% -
75th Percentile £59.44 £65.00 £49.23
90th Percentile £72.50 £75.00 £63.19
UK median hourly rate £35.00 £37.50 £25.00
% change year-on-year -6.67% +50.00% -

Contract Management
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings citing Contract Management as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for Contract Management in England

Contract Management
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Contract Management in England.

Daily rate trend for Contract Management in England

Contract Management
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Contract Management in England over the 6 months to 24 April 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Contract Management in England

Contract Management
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Contract Management in England.

Hourly rate trend for Contract Management in England

Contract Management
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 Contract Management within the England region over the 6 months to 24 April 2024. 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
London +63 61 £525 -4.55% 76
South East +11 32 £550 -2.65% 35
South West +25 20 £465 -17.33% 18
North of England +8 15 £500 -9.09% 47
Midlands +32 12 £500 -13.04% 12
West Midlands +29 11 £513 -10.87% 7
East of England +22 11 £318 -49.20% 13
North West -2 10 £550 - 28
Yorkshire +15 5 £420 -16.00% 12
East Midlands +10 1 £339 -47.85% 5
Contract Management
UK

Contract Management
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 6 (3.90%) SAS
2 3 (1.95%) SharePoint
3 1 (0.65%) CMS
3 1 (0.65%) Confluence
Applications
1 7 (4.55%) Microsoft Office
2 5 (3.25%) Microsoft Excel
2 5 (3.25%) Microsoft Project
3 1 (0.65%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (0.65%) MS Visio
3 1 (0.65%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 5 (3.25%) Primavera
1 5 (3.25%) SAP S/4HANA
2 1 (0.65%) SAP CCM
2 1 (0.65%) SAP MM
2 1 (0.65%) SAP Retail
Cloud Services
1 3 (1.95%) Microsoft 365
1 3 (1.95%) SaaS
2 2 (1.30%) IaaS
2 2 (1.30%) PaaS
3 1 (0.65%) Azure
3 1 (0.65%) Cloud Computing
3 1 (0.65%) Power Platform
3 1 (0.65%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 6 (3.90%) 5G
2 3 (1.95%) RTP
3 2 (1.30%) Intranet
3 2 (1.30%) Radio Access Network
4 1 (0.65%) Broadband
4 1 (0.65%) ISDN
4 1 (0.65%) PSTN
4 1 (0.65%) SMS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (3.90%) Crystal Reports
2 2 (1.30%) MS Access
3 1 (0.65%) Big Data
3 1 (0.65%) Oracle Reports
Development Applications
1 2 (1.30%) Hudson
2 1 (0.65%) JIRA
General
1 66 (42.86%) Social Skills
2 61 (39.61%) Finance
3 47 (30.52%) Public Sector
4 27 (17.53%) Telecoms
5 26 (16.88%) Legal
6 16 (10.39%) Analytical Skills
7 15 (9.74%) Influencing Skills
8 14 (9.09%) Law
9 12 (7.79%) Billing
10 11 (7.14%) Banking
11 8 (5.19%) Local Government
12 5 (3.25%) Marketing
12 5 (3.25%) Organisational Skills
13 3 (1.95%) Electronics
13 3 (1.95%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 3 (1.95%) Manufacturing
13 3 (1.95%) Presentation Skills
13 3 (1.95%) Retail
14 2 (1.30%) Back Office
14 2 (1.30%) Police
Job Titles
1 28 (18.18%) Project Manager
2 21 (13.64%) Commercial Manager
3 18 (11.69%) Contracts Manager
4 14 (9.09%) Senior
5 13 (8.44%) Procurement Manager
6 12 (7.79%) IT Manager
6 12 (7.79%) Senior Manager
7 10 (6.49%) Lead
8 9 (5.84%) Delivery Manager
8 9 (5.84%) Programme Manager
9 8 (5.19%) Senior Project Manager
9 8 (5.19%) Telecoms Manager
10 7 (4.55%) Analyst
10 7 (4.55%) Coordinator
10 7 (4.55%) Project Coordinator
11 6 (3.90%) Consultant
11 6 (3.90%) Network Manager
12 5 (3.25%) Product Manager
13 4 (2.60%) Contract Management Manager
13 4 (2.60%) Technology Director
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (0.65%) SAP PI
Miscellaneous
1 9 (5.84%) Management Information System
1 9 (5.84%) Public Cloud
2 6 (3.90%) Hybrid Cloud
3 3 (1.95%) Onboarding
3 3 (1.95%) Self-Motivation
4 2 (1.30%) CMDB
4 2 (1.30%) Operational Technology
5 1 (0.65%) Animation
5 1 (0.65%) Data Centre
5 1 (0.65%) Data Protection Act
5 1 (0.65%) Driving Licence
5 1 (0.65%) Life Science
5 1 (0.65%) NHS
5 1 (0.65%) Product Ownership
5 1 (0.65%) Security Posture
5 1 (0.65%) Virtual Team
Processes & Methodologies
1 44 (28.57%) Project Management
2 42 (27.27%) Agile
3 32 (20.78%) Stakeholder Management
4 29 (18.83%) Change Management
5 27 (17.53%) Decision-Making
6 26 (16.88%) Project Delivery
7 23 (14.94%) PRINCE2
8 20 (12.99%) Contract Negotiation
9 18 (11.69%) Change Control
10 15 (9.74%) Continuous Improvement
10 15 (9.74%) Problem-Solving
11 14 (9.09%) Business Case
11 14 (9.09%) Performance Management
12 12 (7.79%) Analytics
12 12 (7.79%) Line Management
12 12 (7.79%) Programme Management
12 12 (7.79%) Risk Management
12 12 (7.79%) Stakeholder Engagement
13 11 (7.14%) Project Governance
14 10 (6.49%) Service Management
Programming Languages
1 6 (3.90%) SQL
2 1 (0.65%) R
Qualifications
1 36 (23.38%) Security Cleared
2 27 (17.53%) SC Cleared
3 24 (15.58%) Degree
4 10 (6.49%) DV Cleared
5 4 (2.60%) PMP
5 4 (2.60%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
6 3 (1.95%) PMI Certification
7 1 (0.65%) BPSS Clearance
7 1 (0.65%) CISM
7 1 (0.65%) CISSP
7 1 (0.65%) ITIL Certification
7 1 (0.65%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
7 1 (0.65%) Master's Degree
7 1 (0.65%) MBA
7 1 (0.65%) OCP
7 1 (0.65%) Oracle Certification
7 1 (0.65%) PRINCE2 Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 11 (7.14%) SLA
2 9 (5.84%) PMO
3 3 (1.95%) QA
4 2 (1.30%) GRC
5 1 (0.65%) Government Security Classifications
Vendors
1 22 (14.29%) Microsoft
2 11 (7.14%) SAP
3 6 (3.90%) IFS
4 3 (1.95%) NEC
5 2 (1.30%) Ariba
5 2 (1.30%) BT
6 1 (0.65%) Computacenter
6 1 (0.65%) Openreach
6 1 (0.65%) Oracle
6 1 (0.65%) Pegasus
6 1 (0.65%) ServiceNow