Line Management Contracts in England

Line Management
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in England requiring Line Management skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Line Management over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 330 250 273
Rank change year-on-year -80 +23 +38
Contract jobs citing Line Management 155 344 480
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 0.64% 0.92% 0.95%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.70% 1.07% 1.05%
Number of daily rates quoted 87 240 349
10th Percentile £325 £158 £235
25th Percentile £400 £291 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £550 £525
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +0.33%
75th Percentile £625 £720 £650
90th Percentile £800 £888 £775
UK median daily rate £500 £550 £525
% change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +1.35%
Number of hourly rates quoted 18 42 35
10th Percentile £14.56 £13.50 -
25th Percentile £15.96 £15.22 £16.25
Median hourly rate £21.25 £23.32 £16.83
Median % change year-on-year -8.88% +38.56% -37.67%
75th Percentile £34.80 £47.75 £52.86
90th Percentile £73.00 £73.59 £65.60
UK median hourly rate £26.50 £23.32 £16.83
% change year-on-year +13.64% +38.56% -37.67%

All Process and Methodology Skills
England

Line Management falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in England.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 22,202 32,193 45,529
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 91.16% 86.56% 90.24%
Number of daily rates quoted 14,534 21,105 31,969
10th Percentile £310 £300 £325
25th Percentile £413 £413 £445
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £525 £550
Median % change year-on-year - -4.55% +2.33%
75th Percentile £638 £650 £675
90th Percentile £750 £750 £765
UK median daily rate £520 £525 £550
% change year-on-year -0.95% -4.55% +4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 921 2,246 1,592
10th Percentile £14.42 £12.92 £10.87
25th Percentile £18.20 £16.01 £16.25
Median hourly rate £29.07 £36.00 £37.50
Median % change year-on-year -19.25% -4.00% +53.06%
75th Percentile £63.75 £60.00 £65.00
90th Percentile £75.00 £72.50 £75.00
UK median hourly rate £29.00 £35.65 £37.30
% change year-on-year -18.65% -4.42% +49.20%

Line Management
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Job vacancy trend for Line Management in England

Line Management
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England

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

Daily rate trend for Line Management in England

Line Management
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Line Management in England over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Line Management in England

Line Management
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England

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

Hourly rate trend for Line Management in England

Line Management
Hourly Rate Histogram in England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Line Management in England over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for Line Management in England

Line 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 Line Management within the England region over the 6 months to 1 May 2025. 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 -34 68 £500 -21.07% 570
North of England +2 22 £425 -23.77% 237
North West +7 19 £564 +1.17% 117
Midlands +17 17 £502 +14.74% 157
South West +10 17 £525 +203.47% 121
South East +8 17 £425 -5.56% 244
West Midlands +8 13 £514 +17.37% 85
East of England +17 12 £600 +100.00% 148
East Midlands +11 4 £391 -25.52% 62
North East -2 2 £425 -40.97% 29
Yorkshire -5 1 £112 -84.50% 93
Line Management
UK

Line 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 8 (5.16%) Microsoft Exchange
2 6 (3.87%) SharePoint
3 5 (3.23%) Confluence
4 3 (1.94%) IIS
5 1 (0.65%) Apache
5 1 (0.65%) Tomcat
5 1 (0.65%) WebLogic
Applications
1 6 (3.87%) Microsoft Office
2 3 (1.94%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 2 (1.29%) Microsoft Excel
3 2 (1.29%) Microsoft Project
3 2 (1.29%) Open Workbench
4 1 (0.65%) Adobe Creative Suite
4 1 (0.65%) Photoshop
4 1 (0.65%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 2 (1.29%) Eloqua
1 2 (1.29%) FLEXCUBE
1 2 (1.29%) Misys Midas
1 2 (1.29%) Oracle General Ledger
2 1 (0.65%) LabWindows
2 1 (0.65%) Primavera
2 1 (0.65%) SAP HCM
2 1 (0.65%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 21 (13.55%) Azure
2 13 (8.39%) Entra ID
3 11 (7.10%) Microsoft 365
4 9 (5.81%) AWS
5 7 (4.52%) IaaS
5 7 (4.52%) Power Platform
6 4 (2.58%) Azure Data Factory
6 4 (2.58%) SaaS
7 3 (1.94%) Azure Machine Learning
8 2 (1.29%) Cloud Computing
8 2 (1.29%) GitHub
9 1 (0.65%) Azure Synapse Analytics
9 1 (0.65%) Canva
9 1 (0.65%) Datadog
9 1 (0.65%) Figma
9 1 (0.65%) GitHub Actions
9 1 (0.65%) Miro
9 1 (0.65%) OCI
9 1 (0.65%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 10 (6.45%) Firewall
2 8 (5.16%) Network Security
3 7 (4.52%) Intrusion Detection
4 6 (3.87%) Structured Cabling
5 3 (1.94%) TCP/IP
6 2 (1.29%) DHCP
6 2 (1.29%) DNS
6 2 (1.29%) Intranet
7 1 (0.65%) SAN
7 1 (0.65%) Skype
7 1 (0.65%) VLAN
7 1 (0.65%) VoIP
7 1 (0.65%) VPN
7 1 (0.65%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 10 (6.45%) SQL Server
2 7 (4.52%) Power BI
3 3 (1.94%) Data Lake
3 3 (1.94%) Neo4j
3 3 (1.94%) NoSQL
4 2 (1.29%) Data Warehouse
4 2 (1.29%) Electronic Patient Records
4 2 (1.29%) MySQL
4 2 (1.29%) Oracle Database
5 1 (0.65%) Metadata
5 1 (0.65%) Oracle Reports
5 1 (0.65%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 1 (0.65%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 1 (0.65%) UniData
Development Applications
1 6 (3.87%) JIRA
2 4 (2.58%) Atlassian Bamboo
2 4 (2.58%) Bitbucket Server
2 4 (2.58%) Gradle
2 4 (2.58%) IntelliJ
2 4 (2.58%) JUnit
2 4 (2.58%) Maven
2 4 (2.58%) SonarQube
3 2 (1.29%) Oracle Forms
4 1 (0.65%) CircleCI
4 1 (0.65%) Cypress.io
4 1 (0.65%) Jenkins
4 1 (0.65%) LabVIEW
4 1 (0.65%) TestRail
General
1 58 (37.42%) Social Skills
2 44 (28.39%) Finance
3 27 (17.42%) Public Sector
4 24 (15.48%) Analytical Skills
5 10 (6.45%) Presentation Skills
6 8 (5.16%) Telecoms
7 7 (4.52%) Military
8 6 (3.87%) Influencing Skills
8 6 (3.87%) Law
8 6 (3.87%) Manufacturing
9 5 (3.23%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 5 (3.23%) Marketing
10 4 (2.58%) Police
10 4 (2.58%) Retail
11 3 (1.94%) Banking
11 3 (1.94%) Legal
11 3 (1.94%) Local Government
12 2 (1.29%) Automotive
12 2 (1.29%) Back Office
12 2 (1.29%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 23 (14.84%) Senior
2 18 (11.61%) Lead
2 18 (11.61%) Project Manager
3 15 (9.68%) Analyst
4 8 (5.16%) Service Manager
5 7 (4.52%) Delivery Manager
6 6 (3.87%) Programme Manager
6 6 (3.87%) Senior Manager
6 6 (3.87%) Service Delivery Manager
7 5 (3.23%) Data Scientist
7 5 (3.23%) Infrastructure Analyst
7 5 (3.23%) IT Manager
7 5 (3.23%) Product Manager
7 5 (3.23%) Project Engineer
8 4 (2.58%) Administrator
8 4 (2.58%) Business Analyst
8 4 (2.58%) Business Manager
8 4 (2.58%) Engagement Manager
8 4 (2.58%) Java Developer
8 4 (2.58%) Project Leader
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (3.23%) React
2 4 (2.58%) .NET
2 4 (2.58%) JMS
2 4 (2.58%) JPA
2 4 (2.58%) Plotly
2 4 (2.58%) Spring
3 2 (1.29%) Node.js
3 2 (1.29%) Oracle Fusion
4 1 (0.65%) LAMP
4 1 (0.65%) Middleware
4 1 (0.65%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 8 (5.16%) Onboarding
2 7 (4.52%) Management Information System
3 4 (2.58%) Data Protection Act
3 4 (2.58%) Product Ownership
4 3 (1.94%) Driving Licence
4 3 (1.94%) NHS
5 2 (1.29%) Cyber Threat
5 2 (1.29%) Cyberattack
5 2 (1.29%) Data Centre
5 2 (1.29%) Derivative
5 2 (1.29%) FMCG
5 2 (1.29%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
5 2 (1.29%) Greenfield Project
5 2 (1.29%) Infotainment
5 2 (1.29%) Learning Management System
5 2 (1.29%) Operational Technology
5 2 (1.29%) Public Cloud
5 2 (1.29%) Self-Motivation
5 2 (1.29%) Social Media
6 1 (0.65%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 20 (12.90%) Windows
2 10 (6.45%) Windows Server
3 2 (1.29%) Windows Server 2012
3 2 (1.29%) Windows Server 2016
3 2 (1.29%) Windows Server 2019
4 1 (0.65%) Linux
4 1 (0.65%) Mac OS
4 1 (0.65%) Unix
4 1 (0.65%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 47 (30.32%) Problem-Solving
2 36 (23.23%) Project Management
3 32 (20.65%) Change Management
4 28 (18.06%) Agile
5 24 (15.48%) ITIL
6 23 (14.84%) Decision-Making
7 22 (14.19%) Continuous Improvement
8 20 (12.90%) Stakeholder Management
9 18 (11.61%) Risk Management
10 16 (10.32%) Business Case
10 16 (10.32%) Project Delivery
10 16 (10.32%) Service Delivery
11 14 (9.03%) Analytics
12 13 (8.39%) Roadmaps
13 12 (7.74%) Collaborative Working
13 12 (7.74%) Cybersecurity
13 12 (7.74%) Mentoring
14 11 (7.10%) PRINCE2
14 11 (7.10%) Service Management
15 10 (6.45%) Information Management
Programming Languages
1 13 (8.39%) SQL
2 12 (7.74%) PowerShell
3 7 (4.52%) JavaScript
4 5 (3.23%) Python
5 4 (2.58%) Java
6 2 (1.29%) T-SQL
7 1 (0.65%) C
7 1 (0.65%) PHP
7 1 (0.65%) TypeScript
7 1 (0.65%) UniBasic
Qualifications
1 45 (29.03%) Security Cleared
2 34 (21.94%) SC Cleared
3 11 (7.10%) Degree
4 7 (4.52%) Azure Certification
4 7 (4.52%) DV Cleared
4 7 (4.52%) Microsoft Certification
5 5 (3.23%) CISSP
5 5 (3.23%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
6 4 (2.58%) BPSS Clearance
6 4 (2.58%) CISM
6 4 (2.58%) ITIL Certification
7 3 (1.94%) APMG
7 3 (1.94%) CCAB
8 2 (1.29%) ACCA
8 2 (1.29%) CIMA
8 2 (1.29%) CIPFA
8 2 (1.29%) DBS Check
8 2 (1.29%) Master's Degree
9 1 (0.65%) CASP
9 1 (0.65%) CRISC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (3.87%) QA
1 6 (3.87%) SLA
2 5 (3.23%) Accessibility
3 3 (1.94%) GDPR
3 3 (1.94%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 2 (1.29%) COSHH
4 2 (1.29%) ISO 14001
4 2 (1.29%) NCSC
4 2 (1.29%) NIST
4 2 (1.29%) PMO
5 1 (0.65%) Cyber Essentials
5 1 (0.65%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 1 (0.65%) Data Quality
5 1 (0.65%) GRC
5 1 (0.65%) HAZOP
5 1 (0.65%) ISO 20022
5 1 (0.65%) MiFID
5 1 (0.65%) SEPA
5 1 (0.65%) WCAG
System Software
1 18 (11.61%) Active Directory
2 8 (5.16%) VMware Infrastructure
3 7 (4.52%) vSphere
4 3 (1.94%) Hyper-V
5 2 (1.29%) Docker
5 2 (1.29%) Virtual Machines
5 2 (1.29%) VMware ESXi
6 1 (0.65%) Firmware
6 1 (0.65%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 12 (7.74%) Microsoft Intune
2 9 (5.81%) Kubernetes
3 2 (1.29%) Microsoft Clustering
3 2 (1.29%) NetApp OnCommand
3 2 (1.29%) Single Sign-On
3 2 (1.29%) Terraform
3 2 (1.29%) vCenter Server
3 2 (1.29%) vMotion
3 2 (1.29%) WSUS
4 1 (0.65%) Active Directory Federation Services
4 1 (0.65%) EMC NetWorker
4 1 (0.65%) Grafana
4 1 (0.65%) HP Data Protector
4 1 (0.65%) McAfee ePO
4 1 (0.65%) NetBackup
4 1 (0.65%) Norton AntiVirus
4 1 (0.65%) PaperCut
4 1 (0.65%) Prometheus
4 1 (0.65%) SCCM
4 1 (0.65%) Symantec Endpoint Protection
Vendors
1 24 (15.48%) Microsoft
2 11 (7.10%) Oracle
3 9 (5.81%) VMware
4 5 (3.23%) Splunk
5 4 (2.58%) Databricks
6 3 (1.94%) Atlassian
6 3 (1.94%) Cisco
7 2 (1.29%) McAfee
7 2 (1.29%) SAP
7 2 (1.29%) ServiceNow
8 1 (0.65%) Apple
8 1 (0.65%) CA Agile Central
8 1 (0.65%) HP
8 1 (0.65%) IBM
8 1 (0.65%) LogRhythm
8 1 (0.65%) Rapid7
8 1 (0.65%) Salesforce
8 1 (0.65%) Symantec
8 1 (0.65%) Veritas
8 1 (0.65%) Workday