IT Manager Contract Job Trends in Oxford

IT Manager
Oxfordshire > Oxford

The median IT Manager daily rate in Oxford is £350, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 26 February 2026.

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

6 months to
26 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 10 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring an IT Manager 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Oxford 1.75% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 1.89% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £325 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £350 - -
75th Percentile £375 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Oxfordshire median daily rate £350 - £450
% change year-on-year - - -10.00%

All Contract IT Job Roles
Oxford

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Oxford. 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 Oxford with a recognized job title 53 32 84
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.98% 96.97% 93.33%
Number of daily rates quoted 34 20 61
10th Percentile £226 £246 £150
25th Percentile £372 £362 £350
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £525 £400
Median % change year-on-year -9.52% +31.25% -11.11%
75th Percentile £538 £603 £525
90th Percentile £634 £700 £575
Oxfordshire median daily rate £448 £500 £400
% change year-on-year -10.50% +25.00% -11.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 3 8
10th Percentile £21.08 - -
25th Percentile £23.70 £23.50 £13.00
Median hourly rate £25.15 £25.00 £14.24
Median % change year-on-year +0.60% +75.56% -43.04%
75th Percentile £26.05 £37.00 £35.75
90th Percentile £27.67 £43.30 £65.00
Oxfordshire median hourly rate £21.09 £27.76 £19.50
% change year-on-year -24.03% +42.36% -25.00%

IT Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Oxford

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 Oxford.

IT Manager job vacancy trend in Oxford

IT Manager
Daily Rate Trend in Oxford

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for IT Manager job vacancies in Oxford

IT Manager
Hourly Rate Trend in Oxford

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

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for IT Manager job vacancies in Oxford

IT Manager Skill Set
Top 7 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Oxford

For the 6 months to 26 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 Oxford region featuring IT Manager in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Ariba
1 1 (100.00%) PMI Certification
1 1 (100.00%) PMP
1 1 (100.00%) PRINCE2
1 1 (100.00%) Project Management
1 1 (100.00%) SAP

IT Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Oxford 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%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) PRINCE2
1 1 (100.00%) Project Management
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) PMI Certification
1 1 (100.00%) PMP
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Ariba
1 1 (100.00%) SAP