Engineering Manager Contract Job Trends in Slough

Engineering Manager
Berkshire > Slough

The median Engineering Manager daily rate in Slough is £500, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 14 December 2025.

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

 6 months to
14 Dec 2025		 Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 13 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring an Engineering Manager 3 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Slough 4.92% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 5.00% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 - -
Berkshire median daily rate £500 £504 £500
% change year-on-year -0.79% +0.80% -2.44%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Slough

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Slough. 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 Slough with a recognized job title 60 66 82
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 98.36% 91.67% 97.62%
Number of daily rates quoted 42 39 61
10th Percentile £163 £186 £308
25th Percentile £309 £308 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £425 £425
Median % change year-on-year +11.76% - +3.66%
75th Percentile £541 £544 £600
90th Percentile £648 £688 £650
Berkshire median daily rate £500 £550 £500
% change year-on-year -9.09% +10.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 9 2 1
10th Percentile £18.44 £18.81 -
25th Percentile £18.87 £18.91 £24.34
Median hourly rate £20.79 £19.38 £25.12
Median % change year-on-year +7.30% -22.85% +19.60%
75th Percentile - £20.16 £25.89
90th Percentile - £20.44 -
Berkshire median hourly rate £40.44 £59.00 £61.65
% change year-on-year -31.47% -4.29% +84.01%

Engineering Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Slough

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Engineering Manager' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Slough.

Engineering Manager job vacancy trend in Slough

Engineering Manager
Daily Rate Trend in Slough

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Engineering Manager job vacancies in Slough.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Engineering Manager job vacancies in Slough

Engineering Manager Skill Set
Top 16 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Slough

For the 6 months to 14 December 2025, Engineering 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 Slough region featuring Engineering Manager in the job title.

1 2 (66.67%) Budget Management
1 2 (66.67%) Business Case
1 2 (66.67%) Change Management
1 2 (66.67%) Continuous Improvement
1 2 (66.67%) Degree
1 2 (66.67%) Line Management
1 2 (66.67%) Matrix Management
1 2 (66.67%) Matrix Organization
1 2 (66.67%) Microsoft Office
1 2 (66.67%) Microsoft Project
1 2 (66.67%) PMO
1 2 (66.67%) PRINCE
1 2 (66.67%) PRINCE2
1 2 (66.67%) Project Management
1 2 (66.67%) Virtual Team Management
2 1 (33.33%) Decision-Making

Engineering Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Slough 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:

Applications
1 2 (66.67%) Microsoft Office
1 2 (66.67%) Microsoft Project
General
1 3 (100.00%) Finance
Miscellaneous
1 2 (66.67%) Data Centre
1 2 (66.67%) Virtual Team
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (66.67%) Budget Management
1 2 (66.67%) Business Case
1 2 (66.67%) Change Management
1 2 (66.67%) Continuous Improvement
1 2 (66.67%) Line Management
1 2 (66.67%) Matrix Management
1 2 (66.67%) Matrix Organization
1 2 (66.67%) PRINCE
1 2 (66.67%) PRINCE2
1 2 (66.67%) Project Management
1 2 (66.67%) Virtual Team Management
2 1 (33.33%) Decision-Making
Qualifications
1 2 (66.67%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (66.67%) PMO
Engineering Manager jobs