IT Manager Contract Job Trends in Lancashire

IT Manager
North West > Lancashire

The median IT Manager daily rate in Lancashire is £158, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 9 November 2025.

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

6 months to
9 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 33 11 39
Rank change year-on-year -22 +28 -7
Contract jobs requiring an IT Manager 3 16 2
As % of all contract jobs in Lancashire 1.37% 8.65% 0.81%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.49% 8.99% 0.87%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 7 2
10th Percentile - - £293
25th Percentile £146 £259 £304
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £158 £285 £325
Median % change year-on-year -44.74% -12.31% -5.45%
75th Percentile £169 £293 £344
90th Percentile - £380 £354
North West median daily rate £525 £350 £533
% change year-on-year +50.00% -34.27% +9.23%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Lancashire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Lancashire. 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 Lancashire with a recognized job title 201 178 229
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.78% 96.22% 92.71%
Number of daily rates quoted 117 56 122
10th Percentile £153 £250 £356
25th Percentile £363 £309 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £475 £550
Median % change year-on-year +5.26% -13.64% +7.84%
75th Percentile £588 £588 £650
90th Percentile £660 £627 £720
North West median daily rate £450 £475 £500
% change year-on-year -5.26% -5.00% +5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 48 45 62
10th Percentile £40.77 £16.58 £20.58
25th Percentile - £18.00 £37.60
Median hourly rate £45.46 £40.33 £46.18
Median % change year-on-year +12.73% -12.68% +22.19%
75th Percentile £74.26 £51.00 £47.42
90th Percentile £75.79 £74.37 £55.74
North West median hourly rate £29.60 £31.25 £33.00
% change year-on-year -5.28% -5.30% +50.00%

IT Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Lancashire

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

IT Manager job vacancy trend in Lancashire

IT Manager
Daily Rate Trend in Lancashire

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for IT Manager job vacancies in Lancashire.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for IT Manager job vacancies in Lancashire

IT Manager
Hourly Rate Trend in Lancashire

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for IT Manager job vacancies in Lancashire.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for IT Manager job vacancies in Lancashire

IT Manager
Contract Job Locations in Lancashire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing IT Manager within the Lancashire region over the 6 months to 9 November 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
Preston - 3 £158 - 6
IT Manager
North West

IT Manager Skill Set
Top 4 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Lancashire

For the 6 months to 9 November 2025, IT 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 Lancashire region featuring IT Manager in the job title.

1 2 (66.67%) Active Directory
1 2 (66.67%) Configuration Management
1 2 (66.67%) Cybersecurity
1 2 (66.67%) Microsoft

IT Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Lancashire 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 2 (66.67%) Finance
Miscellaneous
1 2 (66.67%) CMDB
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (66.67%) Configuration Management
1 2 (66.67%) Cybersecurity
System Software
1 2 (66.67%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 2 (66.67%) Microsoft