IT Manager Contract Job Trends in Milton Keynes

IT Manager
Buckinghamshire > Milton Keynes

The median IT Manager daily rate in Milton Keynes is £640, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 24 February 2026.

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

 6 months to
24 Feb 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 49 31 48
Rank change year-on-year -18 +17 +14
Contract jobs requiring an IT Manager 3 8 5
As % of all contract jobs in Milton Keynes 0.67% 3.81% 1.03%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.70% 3.94% 1.08%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 8 4
10th Percentile - £410 £479
25th Percentile - £440 £499
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £640 £465 £535
Median % change year-on-year +37.63% -13.08% +25.88%
75th Percentile - £481 £574
90th Percentile - £511 £617
Buckinghamshire median daily rate £525 £465 £520
% change year-on-year +12.90% -10.58% +18.86%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 1
Median hourly rate - - £27.00
Buckinghamshire median hourly rate - - £27.00

All Contract IT Job Roles
Milton Keynes

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Milton Keynes. 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 Milton Keynes with a recognized job title 427 203 462
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 94.89% 96.67% 94.87%
Number of daily rates quoted 292 151 351
10th Percentile £304 £250 £275
25th Percentile £400 £363 £401
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £505 £475 £475
Median % change year-on-year +6.32% - -
75th Percentile £588 £589 £593
90th Percentile £640 £650 £660
Buckinghamshire median daily rate £500 £475 £475
% change year-on-year +5.26% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 31 4 32
10th Percentile £15.25 £13.65 £15.85
25th Percentile £16.35 £16.13 £17.91
Median hourly rate £29.61 £18.85 £22.51
Median % change year-on-year +57.08% -16.26% +18.47%
75th Percentile £36.00 £32.88 £27.75
90th Percentile £39.63 £55.15 £48.75
Buckinghamshire median hourly rate £25.08 £35.75 £22.52
% change year-on-year -29.86% +58.75% +32.47%

IT Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Milton Keynes

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 Milton Keynes.

IT Manager job vacancy trend in Milton Keynes

IT Manager
Daily Rate Trend in Milton Keynes

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for IT Manager job vacancies in Milton Keynes

IT Manager
Hourly Rate Trend in Milton Keynes

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

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for IT Manager job vacancies in Milton Keynes

IT Manager Skill Set
Top 21 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Milton Keynes

For the 6 months to 24 February 2026, 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 Milton Keynes region featuring IT Manager in the job title.

1 1 (33.33%) Active Directory
1 1 (33.33%) APMG
1 1 (33.33%) Azure
1 1 (33.33%) Change Management
1 1 (33.33%) Dell
1 1 (33.33%) DV Cleared
1 1 (33.33%) Entra ID
1 1 (33.33%) HP
1 1 (33.33%) Hyper-V
1 1 (33.33%) Microsoft
1 1 (33.33%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (33.33%) Microsoft Intune
1 1 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (33.33%) Risk Management
1 1 (33.33%) SC Cleared
1 1 (33.33%) Security Cleared
1 1 (33.33%) Security Operations
1 1 (33.33%) Server Management
1 1 (33.33%) Service Delivery
1 1 (33.33%) Virtual Infrastructure
1 1 (33.33%) Vulnerability Management

IT Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Milton Keynes 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 1 (33.33%) Azure
1 1 (33.33%) Entra ID
1 1 (33.33%) Microsoft 365
General
1 1 (33.33%) Banking
1 1 (33.33%) Documentation Skills
1 1 (33.33%) Finance
1 1 (33.33%) Inclusion and Diversity
1 1 (33.33%) Influencing Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (33.33%) Security Operations Centre
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (33.33%) Change Management
1 1 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (33.33%) Risk Management
1 1 (33.33%) Security Operations
1 1 (33.33%) Server Management
1 1 (33.33%) Service Delivery
1 1 (33.33%) Virtual Infrastructure
1 1 (33.33%) Vulnerability Management
Qualifications
1 1 (33.33%) APMG
1 1 (33.33%) DV Cleared
1 1 (33.33%) SC Cleared
1 1 (33.33%) Security Cleared
System Software
1 1 (33.33%) Active Directory
1 1 (33.33%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 1 (33.33%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 1 (33.33%) Dell
1 1 (33.33%) HP
1 1 (33.33%) Microsoft
70 IT Manager jobs in the South East