Contract Management Contract Job Trends in London

Contract Management
England > London

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in London requiring Contract Management skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 20 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
20 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 329 301 350
Rank change year-on-year -28 +49 +166
Contract jobs citing Contract Management 59 75 72
As % of all contract jobs in London 0.42% 0.48% 0.36%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.45% 0.53% 0.41%
Number of daily rates quoted 39 42 50
10th Percentile £262 £338 £323
25th Percentile £320 £419 £500
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £550
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% -4.55% +4.76%
75th Percentile £650 £684 £624
90th Percentile £702 £826 £700
England median daily rate £450 £540 £550
% change year-on-year -16.67% -1.82% +4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 1 1
Median hourly rate - £36.80 £41.04
Median % change year-on-year - -10.33% +128.00%
England median hourly rate £51.00 £65.00 £41.04
% change year-on-year -21.54% +58.38% +10.53%

All Process and Methodology Skills
London

Contract 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 London.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 13,053 14,033 17,744
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 92.33% 89.24% 89.72%
Number of daily rates quoted 8,585 9,054 12,730
10th Percentile £335 £350 £353
25th Percentile £425 £450 £460
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £537 £550 £568
Median % change year-on-year -2.36% -3.21% -3.69%
75th Percentile £653 £675 £688
90th Percentile £775 £800 £800
England median daily rate £505 £525 £545
% change year-on-year -3.81% -3.67% -0.91%
Number of hourly rates quoted 261 166 246
10th Percentile £17.98 £17.38 £18.68
25th Percentile £24.50 £23.98 £21.56
Median hourly rate £28.13 £37.50 £36.33
Median % change year-on-year -25.00% +3.21% -6.54%
75th Percentile £47.00 £55.56 £61.75
90th Percentile £67.50 £80.38 £76.25
England median hourly rate £25.15 £37.00 £45.00
% change year-on-year -32.03% -17.78% +26.90%

Contract Management
Job Vacancy Trend in London

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Contract Management relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in London.

Contract Management job vacancy trend in London

Contract Management
Daily Rate Trend in London

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing Contract Management.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing Contract Management

Contract Management
Daily Rate Histogram in London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Contract Management in London over the 6 months to 20 November 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Contract Management in London

Contract Management
Hourly Rate Trend in London

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing Contract Management.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing Contract Management

Contract Management
Contract Job Locations in London

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 London region over the 6 months to 20 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
Central London -4 6 £425 -36.33% 12
West London -14 1 £500 +11.11%
South London - 1 £400 -
Contract Management
England

Contract Management
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London 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:

Application Platforms
1 2 (3.39%) SharePoint
Applications
1 8 (13.56%) Microsoft Office
2 4 (6.78%) Microsoft Excel
3 2 (3.39%) Microsoft Project
4 1 (1.69%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 14 (23.73%) SaaS
2 5 (8.47%) AWS
3 3 (5.08%) Azure
3 3 (5.08%) GitHub
3 3 (5.08%) Google Sheets
4 1 (1.69%) Google Workspace
4 1 (1.69%) PaaS
4 1 (1.69%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 2 (3.39%) RTP
2 1 (1.69%) Structured Cabling
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (1.69%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 3 (5.08%) GitLab
1 3 (5.08%) JIRA
2 2 (3.39%) REST Assured
General
1 34 (57.63%) Finance
2 26 (44.07%) Social Skills
3 17 (28.81%) Public Sector
4 12 (20.34%) Analytical Skills
4 12 (20.34%) Legal
5 5 (8.47%) Marketing
6 4 (6.78%) Banking
6 4 (6.78%) Influencing Skills
6 4 (6.78%) Retail
7 3 (5.08%) Investment Banking
7 3 (5.08%) Telecoms
8 2 (3.39%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 2 (3.39%) Law
8 2 (3.39%) Manufacturing
9 1 (1.69%) Advertising
9 1 (1.69%) Back Office
9 1 (1.69%) Documentation Skills
9 1 (1.69%) Electronics
9 1 (1.69%) Financial Institution
9 1 (1.69%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 11 (18.64%) Lead
2 7 (11.86%) Procurement Manager
3 6 (10.17%) Commercial Manager
3 6 (10.17%) Programme Manager
4 5 (8.47%) IT Manager
4 5 (8.47%) Project Leader
4 5 (8.47%) Senior
5 4 (6.78%) Contracts Manager
5 4 (6.78%) Onboarding Specialist
5 4 (6.78%) Operations Manager
5 4 (6.78%) Software Manager
5 4 (6.78%) Vendor Manager
6 3 (5.08%) Programme Director
6 3 (5.08%) Programme Test Manager
6 3 (5.08%) Project Manager
6 3 (5.08%) Test Manager
6 3 (5.08%) Test Programme Manager
6 3 (5.08%) Transformation Director
7 2 (3.39%) Senior Project Leader
7 2 (3.39%) Transformation Programme Director
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (1.69%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 10 (16.95%) Onboarding
2 4 (6.78%) Self-Motivation
3 2 (3.39%) Reinsurance
4 1 (1.69%) Data Centre
4 1 (1.69%) Management Information System
4 1 (1.69%) NHS
4 1 (1.69%) Security Posture
Processes & Methodologies
1 24 (40.68%) Stakeholder Management
2 17 (28.81%) Problem-Solving
3 14 (23.73%) Project Management
4 13 (22.03%) Contract Negotiation
5 9 (15.25%) Business Case
5 9 (15.25%) Roadmaps
5 9 (15.25%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 8 (13.56%) Agile
6 8 (13.56%) Decision-Making
7 7 (11.86%) Supplier Management
8 6 (10.17%) Continuous Improvement
8 6 (10.17%) Facilities Management
8 6 (10.17%) Performance Management
8 6 (10.17%) Project Delivery
9 5 (8.47%) Data Analysis
9 5 (8.47%) Data Management
10 4 (6.78%) AI
10 4 (6.78%) Benchmarking
10 4 (6.78%) Email Marketing
10 4 (6.78%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 3 (5.08%) C#
1 3 (5.08%) Java
Qualifications
1 14 (23.73%) Degree
2 10 (16.95%) Security Cleared
3 8 (13.56%) SC Cleared
4 3 (5.08%) MRICS
5 2 (3.39%) Master's Degree
5 2 (3.39%) PMI Certification
5 2 (3.39%) PMP
6 1 (1.69%) (ISC)2 CCSP
6 1 (1.69%) CEH
6 1 (1.69%) Cisco Certification
6 1 (1.69%) CISM
6 1 (1.69%) CISMP
6 1 (1.69%) CISSP
6 1 (1.69%) CSSLP
6 1 (1.69%) GCIH
6 1 (1.69%) MBA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (6.78%) Sarbanes-Oxley
2 3 (5.08%) QA
3 2 (3.39%) NCSC
3 2 (3.39%) SLA
4 1 (1.69%) COBIT
4 1 (1.69%) GDPR
4 1 (1.69%) ISO 9001
4 1 (1.69%) ISO/IEC 20000
4 1 (1.69%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 1 (1.69%) NIST
System Software
1 3 (5.08%) Docker
Systems Management
1 1 (1.69%) RSA Archer
1 1 (1.69%) Thomson Reuters DACS
Vendors
1 11 (18.64%) Microsoft
2 6 (10.17%) SAP
3 5 (8.47%) Bloomberg
3 5 (8.47%) Google
3 5 (8.47%) NEC
3 5 (8.47%) Refinitiv
4 3 (5.08%) Ariba
4 3 (5.08%) ServiceNow
5 2 (3.39%) Oracle
6 1 (1.69%) Snow