IT Services Manager Contract Job Trends in Manchester

IT Service Manager
North West > Manchester

The median IT Service Manager daily rate in Manchester is £450, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 4 August 2026.

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

6 months to
4 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 123 78 90
Rank change year-on-year -45 +12 +19
Contract jobs requiring an IT Services Manager 1 5 1
As % of all contract jobs in Manchester 0.052% 0.50% 0.082%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.056% 0.54% 0.086%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 3 1
10th Percentile - £395 -
25th Percentile - £444 £325
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £550 £350
Median % change year-on-year -18.18% +57.14% -41.67%
75th Percentile - £575 £375
90th Percentile - - -
North West median daily rate £450 £550 £285
% change year-on-year -18.18% +92.98% -36.67%

All Contract IT Job Roles
Manchester

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Manchester. 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 Manchester with a recognized job title 1,796 918 1,169
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.53% 92.08% 95.58%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,039 585 763
10th Percentile £316 £293 £313
25th Percentile £400 £400 £406
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £492 £475 £500
Median % change year-on-year +3.58% -5.00% -
75th Percentile £600 £575 £598
90th Percentile £689 £664 £700
North West median daily rate £500 £450 £490
% change year-on-year +11.11% -8.16% -2.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 197 71 57
10th Percentile £22.68 £13.00 £15.58
25th Percentile £29.96 £13.70 £24.10
Median hourly rate £60.00 £20.26 £45.00
Median % change year-on-year +196.22% -54.99% +136.84%
75th Percentile £75.00 £44.38 £65.00
90th Percentile £80.00 £73.75 £77.90
North West median hourly rate £50.00 £27.00 £34.61
% change year-on-year +85.19% -21.98% +16.71%

IT Services Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester

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

IT Services Manager job vacancy trend in Manchester

IT Services Manager
Daily Rate Trend in Manchester

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for IT Services Manager job vacancies in Manchester

IT Services Manager
Hourly Rate Trend in Manchester

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

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for IT Services Manager job vacancies in Manchester

IT Services Manager Skill Set
Top 10 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Manchester

For the 6 months to 4 August 2026, IT Services 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 Manchester region featuring IT Services Manager in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Change Control
1 1 (100.00%) CRM
1 1 (100.00%) JIRA
1 1 (100.00%) PMO
1 1 (100.00%) Project Governance
1 1 (100.00%) Project Management
1 1 (100.00%) Requirements Gathering
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 1 (100.00%) Workflow
1 1 (100.00%) Workshop Facilitation

IT Services Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Manchester 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:

Development Applications
1 1 (100.00%) JIRA
General
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Low-Code
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Change Control
1 1 (100.00%) CRM
1 1 (100.00%) Project Governance
1 1 (100.00%) Project Management
1 1 (100.00%) Requirements Gathering
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 1 (100.00%) Workflow
1 1 (100.00%) Workshop Facilitation
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) PMO