IT Manager Contract Job Trends in Oxfordshire

IT Manager
South East > Oxfordshire

The median IT Manager daily rate in Oxfordshire is £350, 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 31 - 22
Rank change year-on-year - - +13
Contract jobs requiring an IT Manager 1 0 6
As % of all contract jobs in Oxfordshire 0.54% - 2.93%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.64% - 3.28%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 6
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £325 - £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £350 - £450
Median % change year-on-year - - -10.00%
75th Percentile £375 - £497
90th Percentile - - £538
South East median daily rate £488 £530 £550
% change year-on-year -8.02% -3.64% +6.80%

All Contract IT Job Roles
Oxfordshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Oxfordshire. 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 Oxfordshire with a recognized job title 157 81 183
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 84.41% 88.04% 89.27%
Number of daily rates quoted 84 47 122
10th Percentile £193 £250 £134
25th Percentile £263 £361 £180
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £433 £500 £400
Median % change year-on-year -13.50% +25.00% -11.11%
75th Percentile £550 £613 £506
90th Percentile £596 £659 £575
South East median daily rate £500 £500 £500
Number of hourly rates quoted 24 5 24
10th Percentile £17.63 - £13.00
25th Percentile £18.87 £23.50 £15.96
Median hourly rate £21.09 £27.76 £19.50
Median % change year-on-year -24.03% +42.36% -25.00%
75th Percentile £25.15 £47.50 £26.00
90th Percentile £27.50 £59.50 £49.00
South East median hourly rate £29.81 £42.69 £44.00
% change year-on-year -30.18% -2.98% -2.22%

IT Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Oxfordshire

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 Oxfordshire.

IT Manager job vacancy trend in Oxfordshire

IT Manager
Daily Rate Trend in Oxfordshire

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

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

IT Manager
Hourly Rate Trend in Oxfordshire

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

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

IT Manager
Contract Job Locations in Oxfordshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing IT Manager within the Oxfordshire region over the 6 months to 24 February 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
Oxford - 1 £350 - 2
IT Manager
South East

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

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 Oxfordshire 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 Oxfordshire 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