IT Support Manager Contract Job Trends in London

IT Support Manager
England > London

The median IT Support Manager daily rate in London is £510, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 2 June 2026.

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

6 months to
2 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 413 340 392
Rank change year-on-year -73 +52 +90
Contract jobs requiring an IT Support Manager 3 7 1
As % of all contract jobs in London 0.016% 0.058% 0.006%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.018% 0.062% 0.006%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 5 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £505 £388 £313
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £510 £400 £325
Median % change year-on-year +27.50% +23.08% +62.50%
75th Percentile £515 £438 £338
90th Percentile - £722 -
England median daily rate £510 £400 £325
% change year-on-year +27.50% +23.08% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 2 0
Median hourly rate - £29.85 -
England median hourly rate - £29.85 -

All Contract IT Job Roles
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 16,998 11,363 16,391
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.90% 93.47% 93.60%
Number of daily rates quoted 11,238 7,706 11,835
10th Percentile £356 £350 £325
25th Percentile £431 £425 £440
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £530 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year -3.64% - -4.35%
75th Percentile £650 £675 £680
90th Percentile £763 £800 £800
England median daily rate £518 £519 £525
% change year-on-year -0.19% -1.24% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 269 157 327
10th Percentile £18.75 £20.24 £16.00
25th Percentile £25.15 £24.66 £20.22
Median hourly rate £37.50 £32.00 £27.81
Median % change year-on-year +17.19% +15.07% -22.75%
75th Percentile £63.10 £50.00 £47.18
90th Percentile £76.69 £63.10 £67.40
England median hourly rate £45.00 £30.00 £37.75
% change year-on-year +50.00% -20.53% -16.11%

IT Support Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in London

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

IT Support Manager job vacancy trend in London

IT Support Manager
Daily Rate Trend in London

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for IT Support Manager job vacancies in London

IT Support Manager
Hourly Rate Trend in London

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

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for IT Support Manager job vacancies in London

IT Support Manager Skill Set
Top 18 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London

For the 6 months to 2 June 2026, IT Support 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 London region featuring IT Support Manager in the job title.

1 3 (100.00%) Azure
1 3 (100.00%) COBIT
1 3 (100.00%) Contract Management
1 3 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 3 (100.00%) IT Governance
1 3 (100.00%) ITIL
1 3 (100.00%) ITIL Certification
1 3 (100.00%) ITSM
1 3 (100.00%) JIRA
1 3 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 3 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 3 (100.00%) Performance Management
1 3 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 3 (100.00%) Service Management
1 3 (100.00%) ServiceNow
1 3 (100.00%) SLA
1 3 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
2 1 (33.33%) Logistics

IT Support Manager Skill Set
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:

Cloud Services
1 3 (100.00%) Azure
1 3 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
Development Applications
1 3 (100.00%) JIRA
General
1 3 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 3 (100.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
1 3 (100.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (33.33%) Finance
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Contract Management
1 3 (100.00%) IT Governance
1 3 (100.00%) ITIL
1 3 (100.00%) ITSM
1 3 (100.00%) Performance Management
1 3 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 3 (100.00%) Service Management
1 3 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
2 1 (33.33%) Logistics
Qualifications
1 3 (100.00%) ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (100.00%) COBIT
1 3 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 3 (100.00%) SLA
Vendors
1 3 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 3 (100.00%) ServiceNow