IT Manager Contract Job Trends in Newcastle upon Tyne

IT Manager
Tyne and Wear > Newcastle upon Tyne

The median IT Manager daily rate in Newcastle upon Tyne is £370, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 12 January 2026.

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

6 months to
12 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 46 33 27
Rank change year-on-year -13 -6 +33
Contract jobs requiring an IT Manager 3 3 1
As % of all contract jobs in Newcastle upon Tyne 0.86% 1.50% 0.57%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.88% 1.72% 0.62%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 1
10th Percentile £304 - -
25th Percentile £324 - £513
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £370 - £525
Median % change year-on-year - - +23.53%
75th Percentile £429 - £538
90th Percentile £457 - -
Tyne and Wear median daily rate £370 £500 £525
% change year-on-year -26.00% -4.76% +23.53%

All Contract IT Job Roles
Newcastle upon Tyne

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Newcastle upon Tyne. 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 Newcastle upon Tyne with a recognized job title 339 174 162
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 97.69% 87.00% 93.10%
Number of daily rates quoted 235 102 100
10th Percentile £163 £224 £219
25th Percentile £338 £341 £368
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £438 £450 £485
Median % change year-on-year -2.78% -7.22% -11.82%
75th Percentile £513 £588 £591
90th Percentile £575 £650 £720
Tyne and Wear median daily rate £438 £450 £465
% change year-on-year -2.78% -3.12% -15.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 17 2 12
10th Percentile £16.53 £17.85 £12.26
25th Percentile £17.88 £22.58 £12.82
Median hourly rate £48.00 £31.10 £47.50
Median % change year-on-year +54.37% -34.54% +171.43%
75th Percentile £53.75 £40.24 £62.19
90th Percentile £57.00 £45.34 £68.75
Tyne and Wear median hourly rate £42.00 £21.00 £17.50
% change year-on-year +100.00% +20.00% -

IT Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Newcastle upon Tyne

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 Newcastle upon Tyne.

IT Manager job vacancy trend in Newcastle upon Tyne

IT Manager
Daily Rate Trend in Newcastle upon Tyne

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for IT Manager job vacancies in Newcastle upon Tyne.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for IT Manager job vacancies in Newcastle upon Tyne

IT Manager
Daily Rate Histogram in Newcastle upon Tyne

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing IT Manager in Newcastle upon Tyne over the 6 months to 12 January 2026.

Daily rate histogram for IT Manager in Newcastle upon Tyne

IT Manager
Hourly Rate Trend in Newcastle upon Tyne

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for IT Manager job vacancies in Newcastle upon Tyne.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for IT Manager job vacancies in Newcastle upon Tyne

IT Manager Skill Set
Top 18 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Newcastle upon Tyne

For the 6 months to 12 January 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 Newcastle upon Tyne region featuring IT Manager in the job title.

1 1 (33.33%) Change Management
1 1 (33.33%) Coaching
1 1 (33.33%) Customer Service
1 1 (33.33%) Google
1 1 (33.33%) Google Workspace
1 1 (33.33%) ITIL
1 1 (33.33%) Line Management
1 1 (33.33%) People Management
1 1 (33.33%) Performance Management
1 1 (33.33%) Process Improvement
1 1 (33.33%) Project Delivery
1 1 (33.33%) Resource Allocation
1 1 (33.33%) Service Delivery
1 1 (33.33%) Service Management
1 1 (33.33%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 1 (33.33%) Stakeholder Management
1 1 (33.33%) Supplier Management
1 1 (33.33%) Transition Management

IT Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Newcastle upon Tyne 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%) Google Workspace
General
1 2 (66.67%) Public Sector
2 1 (33.33%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (33.33%) Data Centre
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (33.33%) Change Management
1 1 (33.33%) Coaching
1 1 (33.33%) Customer Service
1 1 (33.33%) ITIL
1 1 (33.33%) Line Management
1 1 (33.33%) People Management
1 1 (33.33%) Performance Management
1 1 (33.33%) Process Improvement
1 1 (33.33%) Project Delivery
1 1 (33.33%) Resource Allocation
1 1 (33.33%) Service Delivery
1 1 (33.33%) Service Management
1 1 (33.33%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 1 (33.33%) Stakeholder Management
1 1 (33.33%) Supplier Management
1 1 (33.33%) Transition Management
Vendors
1 1 (33.33%) Google