Supply Chain Manager Contract Job Trends in the North West

Supply Chain Manager
England > North West

The median Supply Chain Manager daily rate in the North West is £513, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 1 January 2026.

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

6 months to
1 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 144 117 137
Rank change year-on-year -27 +20 +42
Contract jobs requiring a Supply Chain Manager 1 2 2
As % of all contract jobs in the North West 0.040% 0.093% 0.075%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.044% 0.10% 0.081%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 1 2
10th Percentile - - £466
25th Percentile £506 - £472
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 £550 £488
Median % change year-on-year -6.82% +12.82% -25.00%
75th Percentile £519 - £497
90th Percentile - - £499
England median daily rate £494 £600 £613
% change year-on-year -17.71% -2.04% +2.08%

All Contract IT Job Roles
North West

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the North West. 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 the North West with a recognized job title 2,286 1,992 2,461
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.44% 92.65% 92.80%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,483 1,129 1,696
10th Percentile £213 £250 £306
25th Percentile £358 £380 £408
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £475 £500
Median % change year-on-year -5.26% -5.00% +3.09%
75th Percentile £561 £565 £600
90th Percentile £650 £656 £675
England median daily rate £505 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -3.81% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 208 105 176
10th Percentile £17.30 £15.41 £15.75
25th Percentile £20.86 £18.00 £17.72
Median hourly rate £31.25 £24.76 £35.25
Median % change year-on-year +26.19% -29.76% +62.07%
75th Percentile £56.69 £44.50 £46.88
90th Percentile £69.61 £66.50 £65.00
England median hourly rate £27.21 £35.00 £45.88
% change year-on-year -22.26% -23.71% +40.01%

Supply Chain Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in the North West

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Supply Chain Manager' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the North West.

Supply Chain Manager job vacancy trend in the North West

Supply Chain Manager
Daily Rate Trend in the North West

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Supply Chain Manager job vacancies in the North West.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Supply Chain Manager job vacancies in the North West

Supply Chain Manager
Hourly Rate Trend in the North West

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Supply Chain Manager job vacancies in the North West.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Supply Chain Manager job vacancies in the North West

Supply Chain Manager
Contract Job Locations in the North West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Supply Chain Manager within the North West region over the 6 months to 1 January 2026. 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
Cheshire -20 1 £513 -6.82%
Supply Chain Manager
England

Supply Chain Manager Skill Set
Top 5 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North West

For the 6 months to 1 January 2026, Supply Chain 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 North West region featuring Supply Chain Manager in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) ERP
1 1 (100.00%) Migration
1 1 (100.00%) Project Management
1 1 (100.00%) Strategic Thinking
1 1 (100.00%) Supply Chain Management

Supply Chain Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North West 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:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Manufacturing
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) ERP
1 1 (100.00%) Migration
1 1 (100.00%) Project Management
1 1 (100.00%) Strategic Thinking
1 1 (100.00%) Supply Chain Management