IT Manager Contracts in London

IT Manager
England > London

The median IT Manager daily rate in London is £550, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 18 February 2025.

The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 Feb 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 226 202 228
Rank change year-on-year -24 +26 -1
Contract jobs requiring an IT Manager 130 211 364
As % of all contract jobs advertised in London 0.96% 1.15% 1.20%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.03% 1.24% 1.26%
Number of daily rates quoted 91 147 250
10th Percentile £413 £353 £361
25th Percentile £465 £450 £471
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £575 £550
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% +4.55% -
75th Percentile £675 £661 £638
90th Percentile £760 £743 £700
England median daily rate £540 £536 £525
% change year-on-year +0.70% +2.14% +5.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 2 2
10th Percentile £28.28 £39.20 -
25th Percentile - £47.66 £61.25
Median hourly rate £35.00 £61.78 £62.50
Median % change year-on-year -43.34% -1.16% +81.42%
75th Percentile - £75.89 £63.75
90th Percentile - £84.36 -
England median hourly rate £37.50 £44.28 £65.00
% change year-on-year -15.30% -31.88% +88.68%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in London. 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 London with a recognized job title 12,616 17,083 28,888
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.53% 93.19% 95.10%
Number of daily rates quoted 8,141 12,315 20,604
10th Percentile £332 £325 £369
25th Percentile £436 £450 £475
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £550 £580
Median % change year-on-year - -5.17% +4.50%
75th Percentile £675 £675 £700
90th Percentile £800 £780 £800
England median daily rate £525 £525 £550
% change year-on-year - -4.55% +4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 142 336 285
10th Percentile £21.02 £16.00 £16.44
25th Percentile £24.66 £19.05 £21.25
Median hourly rate £37.25 £29.36 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year +26.87% -16.11% -
75th Percentile £53.75 £49.91 £58.75
90th Percentile £78.72 £66.50 £75.00
England median hourly rate £35.00 £35.00 £40.00
% change year-on-year - -12.50% +82.88%

IT Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in London

Job postings that featured IT Manager in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in London.

Job vacancy trend for IT Manager in London

IT Manager
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in London

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing IT Manager in London.

Daily rate trend for IT Manager in London

IT Manager
Daily Rate Histogram in London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing IT Manager in London over the 6 months to 18 February 2025.

Daily rate histogram for IT Manager in London

IT Manager
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in London

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing IT Manager in London.

Hourly rate trend for IT Manager in London

IT Manager
Hourly Rate Histogram in London

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing IT Manager in London over the 6 months to 18 February 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for IT Manager in London

IT Manager
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 IT Manager within the London region over the 6 months to 18 February 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 +18 37 £575 -4.17% 12
South London +7 2 - - 1
West London -8 2 £450 +5.88% 4
North London - 2 £465 - 2
IT Manager
England

IT Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in London

For the 6 months to 18 February 2025, IT Manager contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the London region featuring IT Manager in the job title.

1 52 (40.00%) Social Skills
2 48 (36.92%) Finance
3 42 (32.31%) Stakeholder Management
4 40 (30.77%) Project Management
5 28 (21.54%) Agile
6 26 (20.00%) Risk Management
7 25 (19.23%) Degree
8 23 (17.69%) Microsoft
9 20 (15.38%) ITIL
10 18 (13.85%) Problem-Solving
11 17 (13.08%) Public Sector
12 14 (10.77%) Service Management
12 14 (10.77%) Budget Management
13 13 (10.00%) PRINCE2
14 12 (9.23%) CISA
14 12 (9.23%) Change Management
14 12 (9.23%) Migration
14 12 (9.23%) Project Delivery
15 11 (8.46%) SC Cleared
15 11 (8.46%) Security Cleared
15 11 (8.46%) Azure
15 11 (8.46%) Continuous Improvement
15 11 (8.46%) ITSM
15 11 (8.46%) Service Delivery
16 10 (7.69%) Waterfall
16 10 (7.69%) Microsoft 365
16 10 (7.69%) Roadmaps
17 9 (6.92%) CISM
17 9 (6.92%) Windows
17 9 (6.92%) CISSP

IT Manager Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in London 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 3 (2.31%) Confluence
1 3 (2.31%) SharePoint
2 2 (1.54%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 7 (5.38%) Microsoft Project
2 6 (4.62%) Microsoft Office
3 5 (3.85%) Microsoft Excel
3 5 (3.85%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.77%) Trello
Business Applications
1 1 (0.77%) Aladdin
1 1 (0.77%) BambooHR
1 1 (0.77%) Dynamics CRM
1 1 (0.77%) Endur
1 1 (0.77%) Infor CloudSuite
1 1 (0.77%) Oracle EBS
1 1 (0.77%) Unit4 Business World
Cloud Services
1 11 (8.46%) Azure
2 10 (7.69%) Microsoft 365
3 4 (3.08%) AWS
4 3 (2.31%) Power Platform
5 2 (1.54%) Dynamics 365
5 2 (1.54%) Microsoft Copilot
5 2 (1.54%) SaaS
5 2 (1.54%) Smartsheet
6 1 (0.77%) ClickUp
6 1 (0.77%) Cloud Computing
6 1 (0.77%) SuccessFactors
Communications & Networking
1 2 (1.54%) LAN
1 2 (1.54%) WAN
2 1 (0.77%) BGP
2 1 (0.77%) Ethernet
2 1 (0.77%) Firewall
2 1 (0.77%) Intranet
2 1 (0.77%) MPLS
2 1 (0.77%) OSPF
2 1 (0.77%) Remote Desktop
2 1 (0.77%) Structured Cabling
2 1 (0.77%) TCP/IP
2 1 (0.77%) VoIP
2 1 (0.77%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (1.54%) Power BI
1 2 (1.54%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 8 (6.15%) JIRA
2 1 (0.77%) Visual Studio Team System
General
1 52 (40.00%) Social Skills
2 48 (36.92%) Finance
3 17 (13.08%) Public Sector
4 9 (6.92%) Banking
5 7 (5.38%) Legal
5 7 (5.38%) Local Government
6 6 (4.62%) Analytical Skills
7 4 (3.08%) Influencing Skills
7 4 (3.08%) Manufacturing
7 4 (3.08%) Marketing
8 3 (2.31%) Law
8 3 (2.31%) Organisational Skills
8 3 (2.31%) Publishing
8 3 (2.31%) Retail
8 3 (2.31%) Telecoms
9 2 (1.54%) Documentation Skills
9 2 (1.54%) Electronics
9 2 (1.54%) Pharmaceutical
9 2 (1.54%) Police
9 2 (1.54%) Presentation Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (0.77%) Oracle Fusion
Miscellaneous
1 8 (6.15%) Management Information System
2 5 (3.85%) Data Centre
3 4 (3.08%) PMI
4 2 (1.54%) Analytical Mindset
4 2 (1.54%) Credit Risk
4 2 (1.54%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
4 2 (1.54%) Learning Management System
4 2 (1.54%) Market Risk
4 2 (1.54%) Microsoft Licensing
4 2 (1.54%) Operational Technology
4 2 (1.54%) Renewable Energy
4 2 (1.54%) Self-Motivation
4 2 (1.54%) Virtual Team
5 1 (0.77%) CCTV
5 1 (0.77%) Cloud Native
5 1 (0.77%) Data Protection Act
5 1 (0.77%) Digital Signage
5 1 (0.77%) Driving Licence
5 1 (0.77%) Robotics
5 1 (0.77%) SCADA
Operating Systems
1 9 (6.92%) Windows
2 2 (1.54%) Linux
2 2 (1.54%) Mac OS
2 2 (1.54%) Unix
2 2 (1.54%) Windows 10
2 2 (1.54%) Windows Server
3 1 (0.77%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 42 (32.31%) Stakeholder Management
2 40 (30.77%) Project Management
3 28 (21.54%) Agile
4 26 (20.00%) Risk Management
5 20 (15.38%) ITIL
6 18 (13.85%) Problem-Solving
7 14 (10.77%) Budget Management
7 14 (10.77%) Service Management
8 13 (10.00%) PRINCE2
9 12 (9.23%) Change Management
9 12 (9.23%) Migration
9 12 (9.23%) Project Delivery
10 11 (8.46%) Continuous Improvement
10 11 (8.46%) ITSM
10 11 (8.46%) Service Delivery
11 10 (7.69%) Roadmaps
11 10 (7.69%) Waterfall
12 8 (6.15%) Programme Management
13 7 (5.38%) Business Case
13 7 (5.38%) Stakeholder Engagement
Programming Languages
1 2 (1.54%) Python
1 2 (1.54%) SQL
Qualifications
1 25 (19.23%) Degree
2 12 (9.23%) CISA
3 11 (8.46%) SC Cleared
3 11 (8.46%) Security Cleared
4 9 (6.92%) CISM
4 9 (6.92%) CISSP
5 8 (6.15%) CRISC
5 8 (6.15%) PMI Certification
6 7 (5.38%) PMP
7 5 (3.85%) ITIL Certification
8 3 (2.31%) DV Cleared
8 3 (2.31%) Master's Degree
8 3 (2.31%) PRINCE2 Certification
9 1 (0.77%) MBA
9 1 (0.77%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (3.08%) COBIT
1 4 (3.08%) NIST
2 3 (2.31%) COSO
2 3 (2.31%) GDPR
2 3 (2.31%) QA
2 3 (2.31%) Sarbanes-Oxley
3 2 (1.54%) Cyber Essentials
3 2 (1.54%) PMO
4 1 (0.77%) Accessibility
4 1 (0.77%) Data Quality
4 1 (0.77%) GRC
4 1 (0.77%) SLA
System Software
1 2 (1.54%) Active Directory
2 1 (0.77%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 3 (2.31%) Microsoft Intune
2 2 (1.54%) SCCM
Vendors
1 23 (17.69%) Microsoft
2 8 (6.15%) SAP
3 7 (5.38%) ServiceNow
4 4 (3.08%) Cisco
5 3 (2.31%) Arista
5 3 (2.31%) Oracle
5 3 (2.31%) Planview
6 2 (1.54%) Aruba
6 2 (1.54%) CheckPoint
6 2 (1.54%) Dell
6 2 (1.54%) Progress
6 2 (1.54%) Workday
7 1 (0.77%) Citrix
7 1 (0.77%) Infor
7 1 (0.77%) NEC
7 1 (0.77%) Sage
7 1 (0.77%) Veeam
7 1 (0.77%) VMware
7 1 (0.77%) Yardi