Delivery Manager Contract Job Trends in Exeter

Delivery Manager
Devon > Exeter

The median Delivery Manager daily rate in Exeter is £625, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 11 October 2026.

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

6 months to
11 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 33 18 23
Rank change year-on-year -15 +5 -14
Contract jobs requiring a Delivery Manager 2 1 4
As % of all contract jobs in Exeter 1.08% 1.23% 3.67%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.12% 1.35% 3.74%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 2
10th Percentile - - £513
25th Percentile £613 - £534
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £625 - £578
Median % change year-on-year - - -17.41%
75th Percentile £638 - £634
90th Percentile - - £660
Devon median daily rate £625 - £500
% change year-on-year - - -28.57%

All Contract IT Job Roles
Exeter

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Exeter. 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 Exeter with a recognized job title 179 74 107
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 96.24% 91.36% 98.17%
Number of daily rates quoted 117 33 76
10th Percentile £375 £173 £193
25th Percentile £431 £225 £381
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £560 £400 £487
Median % change year-on-year +40.00% -17.95% -15.22%
75th Percentile £675 £475 £650
90th Percentile £800 £549 £685
Devon median daily rate £560 £400 £450
% change year-on-year +40.00% -11.11% -18.18%
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 5 2
10th Percentile £13.63 - -
25th Percentile £15.00 £22.76 -
Median hourly rate £19.78 £22.84 £12.50
Median % change year-on-year -13.40% +82.72% -
75th Percentile - £22.92 -
90th Percentile - - -
Devon median hourly rate £17.72 £22.84 £65.00
% change year-on-year -22.42% -64.86% +73.33%

Delivery Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Exeter

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

Delivery Manager job vacancy trend in Exeter

Delivery Manager
Daily Rate Trend in Exeter

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Delivery Manager job vacancies in Exeter.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Delivery Manager job vacancies in Exeter

Delivery Manager
Hourly Rate Trend in Exeter

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Delivery Manager job vacancies in Exeter.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Delivery Manager job vacancies in Exeter

Delivery Manager Skill Set
Top 11 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Exeter

For the 6 months to 11 October 2026, Delivery 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 Exeter region featuring Delivery Manager in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Agile
1 2 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 2 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 2 (100.00%) Software Delivery
2 1 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 1 (50.00%) Decision-Making
2 1 (50.00%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (50.00%) Service Delivery
2 1 (50.00%) Service Design
2 1 (50.00%) Software Engineering
2 1 (50.00%) User-Centered Design (UCD)

Delivery Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Exeter 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft 365
General
1 1 (50.00%) Aviation
1 1 (50.00%) Public Sector
1 1 (50.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Agile
1 2 (100.00%) Software Delivery
2 1 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 1 (50.00%) Decision-Making
2 1 (50.00%) Service Delivery
2 1 (50.00%) Service Design
2 1 (50.00%) Software Engineering
2 1 (50.00%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 2 (100.00%) Security Cleared