Management Information System Contract Job Trends in the South East

Management Information Systems
England > South East

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Management Information System in contract job vacancies in the South East. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Management Information System over the 6 months leading up to 9 October 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
9 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 95 95 74
Rank change year-on-year 0 -21 -15
Contract jobs citing Management Information System 153 75 115
As % of all contract jobs in the South East 2.35% 2.10% 2.65%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 7.68% 6.67% 8.80%
Number of daily rates quoted 67 28 62
10th Percentile £188 £329 £182
25th Percentile £416 £389 £286
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £556 £438
Median % change year-on-year -1.12% +27.14% -16.67%
75th Percentile £622 £631 £560
90th Percentile £700 £724 £690
England median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 36 13 13
10th Percentile £13.50 - £13.25
25th Percentile £15.20 £16.50 £15.22
Median hourly rate £61.00 £24.00 £55.00
Median % change year-on-year +154.17% -56.36% -11.29%
75th Percentile £77.69 £87.25 £71.90
90th Percentile £87.16 £88.60 £91.90
England median hourly rate £21.50 £33.50 £23.30
% change year-on-year -35.82% +43.78% -64.22%

All Generic Skills
South East

Management Information System falls under the General and Transferable Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring generic IT skills in the South East.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 1,993 1,125 1,307
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South East 30.61% 31.45% 30.13%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,172 706 750
10th Percentile £280 £204 £242
25th Percentile £413 £354 £375
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £489 £500
Median % change year-on-year +7.42% -2.25% -
75th Percentile £619 £588 £608
90th Percentile £700 £675 £688
England median daily rate £525 £525 £541
% change year-on-year - -3.00% -1.59%
Number of hourly rates quoted 233 94 79
10th Percentile £12.84 £15.13 £13.25
25th Percentile £16.25 £16.50 £26.63
Median hourly rate £35.22 £32.74 £57.50
Median % change year-on-year +7.57% -43.06% +4.55%
75th Percentile £71.00 £58.00 £75.00
90th Percentile £91.75 £70.01 £75.16
England median hourly rate £33.99 £30.00 £54.00
% change year-on-year +13.30% -44.44% +17.31%

Management Information System
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Management Information System relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the South East.

Management Information System job vacancy trend in the South East

Management Information System
Daily Rate Trend in the South East

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing Management Information System.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing Management Information System

Management Information System
Daily Rate Histogram in the South East

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Management Information System in the South East over the 6 months to 9 October 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Management Information System in the South East

Management Information System
Hourly Rate Trend in the South East

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing Management Information System.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing Management Information System

Management Information System
Hourly Rate Histogram in the South East

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Management Information System in the South East over the 6 months to 9 October 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for Management Information System in the South East

Management Information System
Contract Job Locations in the South East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Management Information System within the South East region over the 6 months to 9 October 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
Thames Valley -21 69 £575 +26.03% 171
Berkshire -17 40 £570 -0.87% 102
Hampshire -16 33 £513 -8.89% 120
Surrey +3 27 £550 -2.22% 85
Oxfordshire -16 17 £800 +51.66% 37
Kent +6 12 £463 - 28
Buckinghamshire -26 12 £615 +72.26% 35
Middlesex - 6 - - 2
West Sussex -28 4 £700 - 27
East Sussex - 1 - - 25
Sussex - 1 - - 6
Management Information System
England

Management Information System
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South East 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:

Application Platforms
1 16 (10.46%) SharePoint
2 5 (3.27%) IIS
3 1 (0.65%) Apache Airflow
3 1 (0.65%) Oracle Workflow
Applications
1 25 (16.34%) Microsoft Excel
2 17 (11.11%) Microsoft Office
3 6 (3.92%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 2 (1.31%) Adobe Creative Suite
4 2 (1.31%) Houdini
4 2 (1.31%) NUKE
4 2 (1.31%) Spreadsheet
5 1 (0.65%) AutoCAD
5 1 (0.65%) Chatbot
5 1 (0.65%) Microsoft Project
5 1 (0.65%) MicroStation
5 1 (0.65%) Revit
Business Applications
1 5 (3.27%) Maximo
2 4 (2.61%) NEC Housing
2 4 (2.61%) SAP S/4HANA
3 1 (0.65%) Dynamics CRM
3 1 (0.65%) SAP CAR
3 1 (0.65%) SAP CRM
Cloud Services
1 32 (20.92%) Azure
2 14 (9.15%) Entra ID
3 12 (7.84%) SaaS
4 11 (7.19%) AWS
4 11 (7.19%) Power Platform
5 7 (4.58%) GCP
6 6 (3.92%) Microsoft 365
7 5 (3.27%) Azure DevOps
8 4 (2.61%) Azure ExpressRoute
8 4 (2.61%) Azure Monitor
8 4 (2.61%) Azure Sentinel
9 2 (1.31%) OpenShift
10 1 (0.65%) Azure Data Factory
10 1 (0.65%) Copilot Studio
10 1 (0.65%) Dynamics 365
10 1 (0.65%) Microsoft Copilot
10 1 (0.65%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 19 (12.42%) DNS
2 9 (5.88%) DHCP
2 9 (5.88%) TCP/IP
3 8 (5.23%) VPN
4 7 (4.58%) Firewall
5 6 (3.92%) SSH
6 5 (3.27%) Network Security
7 2 (1.31%) Broadband
7 2 (1.31%) HTTP
7 2 (1.31%) Software-Defined Networking
7 2 (1.31%) SSL
8 1 (0.65%) BGP
8 1 (0.65%) Internet
8 1 (0.65%) Intrusion Detection
8 1 (0.65%) Modbus
8 1 (0.65%) MPLS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 10 (6.54%) Metadata
1 10 (6.54%) Power BI
2 3 (1.96%) Geospatial Data
2 3 (1.96%) GIS
2 3 (1.96%) SQL Server
3 2 (1.31%) BusinessObjects
3 2 (1.31%) EDMS
4 1 (0.65%) Data Mining
4 1 (0.65%) Data Warehouse
4 1 (0.65%) Power Query
4 1 (0.65%) SAP BW
4 1 (0.65%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 1 (0.65%) JIRA
General
1 72 (47.06%) Social Skills
2 42 (27.45%) Analytical Skills
3 30 (19.61%) Finance
4 20 (13.07%) Organisational Skills
5 19 (12.42%) Aerospace
6 18 (11.76%) Public Sector
7 11 (7.19%) Local Government
8 9 (5.88%) Documentation Skills
8 9 (5.88%) Military
9 7 (4.58%) Legal
9 7 (4.58%) Marketing
9 7 (4.58%) Presentation Skills
10 5 (3.27%) Manufacturing
11 4 (2.61%) Influencing Skills
12 3 (1.96%) Automotive
12 3 (1.96%) Telecoms
13 2 (1.31%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 2 (1.31%) Pharmaceutical
13 2 (1.31%) Police
13 2 (1.31%) Retail
Job Titles
1 16 (10.46%) Analyst
2 15 (9.80%) Lead
3 14 (9.15%) Administrator
4 13 (8.50%) Senior
5 12 (7.84%) Architect
6 10 (6.54%) Cloud Engineer
7 9 (5.88%) Support Engineer
8 8 (5.23%) Delivery Manager
9 7 (4.58%) Security Engineer
10 6 (3.92%) Product Delivery Manager
10 6 (3.92%) Product Manager
10 6 (3.92%) Project Manager
10 6 (3.92%) Security Architect
11 5 (3.27%) Cybersecurity Analyst
11 5 (3.27%) Cybersecurity Engineer
11 5 (3.27%) Infrastructure Engineer
11 5 (3.27%) IT Manager
11 5 (3.27%) Security Analyst
11 5 (3.27%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
11 5 (3.27%) Solutions Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (4.58%) SailPoint
2 6 (3.92%) ARM Templates
2 6 (3.92%) LDAP
2 6 (3.92%) OAuth
2 6 (3.92%) OpenID
2 6 (3.92%) SAML
2 6 (3.92%) Terraform
3 4 (2.61%) OAuth2
3 4 (2.61%) Web Services
4 3 (1.96%) Middleware
5 2 (1.31%) Unreal Engine
6 1 (0.65%) Oracle Fusion
Miscellaneous
1 17 (11.11%) Onboarding
2 8 (5.23%) Enterprise Software
2 8 (5.23%) Operational Technology
3 7 (4.58%) Hybrid Cloud
4 6 (3.92%) Data Centre
4 6 (3.92%) Public Cloud
4 6 (3.92%) Virtual Team
5 5 (3.27%) Embedded Systems
5 5 (3.27%) Mobile Payment
5 5 (3.27%) Product Ownership
5 5 (3.27%) Smartcard
5 5 (3.27%) Social Media
6 4 (2.61%) ARM Cortex
6 4 (2.61%) Cloud Native
7 3 (1.96%) Freedom of Information
7 3 (1.96%) Learning Management System
8 2 (1.31%) CCTV
8 2 (1.31%) Motion Graphics
8 2 (1.31%) SCADA
8 2 (1.31%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 30 (19.61%) Windows
2 23 (15.03%) Windows Server
3 20 (13.07%) Linux
4 5 (3.27%) Unix
5 1 (0.65%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 45 (29.41%) Problem-Solving
2 44 (28.76%) Continuous Improvement
3 39 (25.49%) Computer Science
4 34 (22.22%) ITIL
4 34 (22.22%) Stakeholder Management
5 32 (20.92%) Agile
6 29 (18.95%) Cybersecurity
7 25 (16.34%) Stakeholder Engagement
8 24 (15.69%) Service Management
9 23 (15.03%) PRINCE2
9 23 (15.03%) Roadmaps
10 22 (14.38%) Change Control
10 22 (14.38%) Information Security
11 21 (13.73%) Decision-Making
12 20 (13.07%) Project Management
13 19 (12.42%) Analytics
13 19 (12.42%) Data Protection
13 19 (12.42%) Technical Leadership
14 17 (11.11%) Change Management
14 17 (11.11%) Service Delivery
Programming Languages
1 22 (14.38%) PowerShell
2 14 (9.15%) SQL
3 11 (7.19%) Python
4 6 (3.92%) Bash
4 6 (3.92%) Bicep
Qualifications
1 62 (40.52%) Security Cleared
2 58 (37.91%) Degree
3 38 (24.84%) SC Cleared
4 25 (16.34%) DV Cleared
5 14 (9.15%) Computer Science Degree
6 13 (8.50%) CISSP
7 10 (6.54%) Azure Certification
7 10 (6.54%) CISM
8 8 (5.23%) Microsoft Certification
9 7 (4.58%) Cisco Certification
10 6 (3.92%) (ISC)2 CCSP
10 6 (3.92%) PMI Certification
11 5 (3.27%) CISA
11 5 (3.27%) IISP
11 5 (3.27%) PMP
11 5 (3.27%) PRINCE2 Certification
12 4 (2.61%) CCSP
12 4 (2.61%) CLAS
12 4 (2.61%) CREST Certified
12 4 (2.61%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 20 (13.07%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 16 (10.46%) NIST
3 15 (9.80%) Data Quality
3 15 (9.80%) QA
4 11 (7.19%) GDPR
5 10 (6.54%) ISO 9001
6 6 (3.92%) GRC
6 6 (3.92%) PMO
7 5 (3.27%) ISO 31000
7 5 (3.27%) ISO/IEC 27005
7 5 (3.27%) PCI DSS
8 4 (2.61%) Accessibility
8 4 (2.61%) Actionable Recommendations
9 3 (1.96%) Cyber Essentials
10 2 (1.31%) ISO 19650
10 2 (1.31%) ISO 22301
10 2 (1.31%) SLA
11 1 (0.65%) ISO 14001
11 1 (0.65%) ISO/IEC 20000
11 1 (0.65%) NEBOSH
System Software
1 22 (14.38%) Active Directory
2 9 (5.88%) vCloud
2 9 (5.88%) VMware ESXi
2 9 (5.88%) VMware NSX
3 4 (2.61%) ISA Server
3 4 (2.61%) VMware Infrastructure
4 2 (1.31%) Hyper-V
4 2 (1.31%) vSphere
5 1 (0.65%) BitLocker
Systems Management
1 9 (5.88%) SCOM
1 9 (5.88%) vCenter Server
2 6 (3.92%) Ansible
3 5 (3.27%) Microsoft Intune
4 4 (2.61%) CASB
4 4 (2.61%) Kubernetes
4 4 (2.61%) SCCM
4 4 (2.61%) Single Sign-On
5 2 (1.31%) Istio
Vendors
1 50 (32.68%) Microsoft
2 13 (8.50%) VMware
3 11 (7.19%) Oracle
4 8 (5.23%) CrowdStrike
4 8 (5.23%) SAP
5 7 (4.58%) Google
6 6 (3.92%) Qualys
7 5 (3.27%) Cisco
8 4 (2.61%) Centrify
8 4 (2.61%) CyberArk
8 4 (2.61%) F5
8 4 (2.61%) NEC
8 4 (2.61%) Splunk
8 4 (2.61%) Tripwire
9 3 (1.96%) BeyondTrust
9 3 (1.96%) ESRI
9 3 (1.96%) IFS
9 3 (1.96%) ServiceNow
10 2 (1.31%) Red Hat
10 2 (1.31%) Salesforce