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 14 May 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 135 87 73
Rank change year-on-year -48 -14 +14
Contract jobs citing Management Information System 76 66 143
As % of all contract jobs in the South East 1.29% 2.22% 2.61%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 4.46% 6.75% 9.27%
Number of daily rates quoted 40 29 65
10th Percentile £171 £290 £174
25th Percentile £405 £438 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £575 £450
Median % change year-on-year -17.39% +27.78% -13.88%
75th Percentile £570 £688 £600
90th Percentile £605 £788 £745
England median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.71% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 13 12 25
10th Percentile £19.49 £14.12 -
25th Percentile £25.72 £23.50 £11.71
Median hourly rate £52.50 £61.50 £21.00
Median % change year-on-year -14.63% +192.83% -66.13%
75th Percentile £85.40 £87.16 £57.50
90th Percentile £85.88 £88.73 £87.78
England median hourly rate £28.78 £36.00 £21.00
% change year-on-year -20.07% +71.43% +97.55%

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 1,705 978 1,542
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South East 28.95% 32.89% 28.13%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,134 620 930
10th Percentile £263 £200 £205
25th Percentile £400 £350 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year - - -2.91%
75th Percentile £600 £600 £608
90th Percentile £695 £660 £688
England median daily rate £515 £540 £550
% change year-on-year -4.63% -1.82% -4.14%
Number of hourly rates quoted 126 63 151
10th Percentile £18.50 £16.95 £11.71
25th Percentile £31.31 £23.50 £18.35
Median hourly rate £70.00 £48.00 £47.50
Median % change year-on-year +45.83% +1.05% -0.61%
75th Percentile £87.50 £64.13 £61.30
90th Percentile £88.00 £85.50 £65.00
England median hourly rate £45.00 £34.50 £32.12
% change year-on-year +30.43% +7.43% +42.83%

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 14 May 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 14 May 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 14 May 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 -41 44 £425 -29.17% 35
Berkshire -41 22 £510 -15.00% 21
Hampshire -21 19 £563 -2.17% 27
Oxfordshire -12 13 - - 6
Buckinghamshire -29 9 £172 +40.00% 10
Kent -4 6 £155 -73.50% 9
Surrey -13 4 £425 -5.56% 10
West Sussex -18 1 £600 -7.69%
Home Counties - 1 £500 -
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 2 (2.63%) SharePoint
2 1 (1.32%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 4 (5.26%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (1.32%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (1.32%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 2 (2.63%) Adobe Campaign
1 2 (2.63%) Eloqua
1 2 (2.63%) Maximo
2 1 (1.32%) iTrent
2 1 (1.32%) NEC Housing
2 1 (1.32%) Primavera
Cloud Services
1 8 (10.53%) AWS
2 6 (7.89%) Entra ID
2 6 (7.89%) Power Platform
3 4 (5.26%) Azure
4 3 (3.95%) SaaS
5 2 (2.63%) Microsoft 365
6 1 (1.32%) Cloud Computing
6 1 (1.32%) Dynamics 365
6 1 (1.32%) SuccessFactors
Communications & Networking
1 6 (7.89%) HTTP
1 6 (7.89%) Network Security
2 5 (6.58%) DNS
3 4 (5.26%) Firewall
3 4 (5.26%) SSH
4 3 (3.95%) BGP
4 3 (3.95%) MPLS
4 3 (3.95%) TCP/IP
5 2 (2.63%) Cisco ASA
5 2 (2.63%) DHCP
5 2 (2.63%) Multicast
5 2 (2.63%) OSPF
5 2 (2.63%) SAN
5 2 (2.63%) VLAN
5 2 (2.63%) VPN
5 2 (2.63%) Wireshark
6 1 (1.32%) Internet
6 1 (1.32%) iSCSI
6 1 (1.32%) Remote Desktop
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (9.21%) SQL Server
2 6 (7.89%) Power BI
3 2 (2.63%) Data Lake
3 2 (2.63%) Data Mining
3 2 (2.63%) Metadata
3 2 (2.63%) OLAP
3 2 (2.63%) Oracle OLAP
3 2 (2.63%) Relational Database
4 1 (1.32%) BusinessObjects
4 1 (1.32%) MySQL
4 1 (1.32%) PostgreSQL
4 1 (1.32%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 3 (3.95%) Rational DOORS
General
1 15 (19.74%) Finance
2 13 (17.11%) Social Skills
3 12 (15.79%) Analytical Skills
4 10 (13.16%) Aerospace
4 10 (13.16%) Public Sector
5 9 (11.84%) Documentation Skills
6 4 (5.26%) Retail
7 3 (3.95%) Legal
7 3 (3.95%) Military
7 3 (3.95%) Telecoms
8 2 (2.63%) Aviation
8 2 (2.63%) Marketing
9 1 (1.32%) Electronics
9 1 (1.32%) Influencing Skills
9 1 (1.32%) Law
9 1 (1.32%) Organisational Skills
9 1 (1.32%) Pharmaceutical
9 1 (1.32%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 15 (19.74%) Analyst
2 7 (9.21%) Security Engineer
3 6 (7.89%) IT Manager
3 6 (7.89%) Support Analyst
4 5 (6.58%) Consultant
4 5 (6.58%) Security Consultant
4 5 (6.58%) SOC Analyst
5 4 (5.26%) Delivery Manager
5 4 (5.26%) Desktop Analyst
5 4 (5.26%) Desktop Support
5 4 (5.26%) Desktop Support Analyst
5 4 (5.26%) Product Manager
5 4 (5.26%) Senior
6 3 (3.95%) Data Analyst
6 3 (3.95%) Engineering Manager
6 3 (3.95%) Principal Engineer
6 3 (3.95%) Principal Security Engineer
6 3 (3.95%) Product Delivery Manager
6 3 (3.95%) Requirements Manager
7 2 (2.63%) Compliance Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (1.32%) LDAP
1 1 (1.32%) Middleware
1 1 (1.32%) OAuth
1 1 (1.32%) OAuth2
1 1 (1.32%) OpenID
1 1 (1.32%) SailPoint
1 1 (1.32%) SAML
1 1 (1.32%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 11 (14.47%) Onboarding
2 6 (7.89%) BYOD
3 4 (5.26%) Self-Motivation
3 4 (5.26%) Taxonomies
4 3 (3.95%) Operational Technology
4 3 (3.95%) Product Ownership
5 2 (2.63%) CCTV
5 2 (2.63%) Data Centre
5 2 (2.63%) Marketing Technology
6 1 (1.32%) Analytical Mindset
6 1 (1.32%) Cloud Native
6 1 (1.32%) Cyberattack
6 1 (1.32%) Data Protection Act
6 1 (1.32%) Driving Licence
6 1 (1.32%) Enterprise Storage
6 1 (1.32%) HP Storage
6 1 (1.32%) Legacy Systems
6 1 (1.32%) SCADA
6 1 (1.32%) Security Operations Centre
6 1 (1.32%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 13 (17.11%) Windows
2 12 (15.79%) Linux
3 7 (9.21%) Unix
3 7 (9.21%) Windows Server
4 2 (2.63%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 24 (31.58%) Cybersecurity
2 20 (26.32%) Information Security
3 17 (22.37%) Risk Management
4 16 (21.05%) Continuous Improvement
5 15 (19.74%) Agile
6 14 (18.42%) Change Control
6 14 (18.42%) Computer Science
6 14 (18.42%) Incident Management
6 14 (18.42%) ITSM
6 14 (18.42%) SIEM
7 12 (15.79%) Security Operations
8 11 (14.47%) Asset Management
9 10 (13.16%) Information Governance
9 10 (13.16%) ITIL
10 9 (11.84%) Change Management
10 9 (11.84%) Decision-Making
10 9 (11.84%) Migration
10 9 (11.84%) Risk Analysis
11 8 (10.53%) Project Management
11 8 (10.53%) Security Testing
Programming Languages
1 10 (13.16%) PowerShell
1 10 (13.16%) Python
2 5 (6.58%) SQL
3 3 (3.95%) Bash
4 1 (1.32%) Data Analysis Expressions
4 1 (1.32%) Korn
4 1 (1.32%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 33 (43.42%) Security Cleared
2 32 (42.11%) Degree
3 12 (15.79%) SC Cleared
4 8 (10.53%) CISSP
5 7 (9.21%) CISM
5 7 (9.21%) DV Cleared
6 5 (6.58%) CESG Certified Professional
7 4 (5.26%) Cisco Certification
8 3 (3.95%) BPSS Clearance
8 3 (3.95%) CCIE
8 3 (3.95%) Computer Science Degree
9 2 (2.63%) ACCA
9 2 (2.63%) BC Cleared
9 2 (2.63%) CCNP
9 2 (2.63%) CIMA
9 2 (2.63%) ISTQB
10 1 (1.32%) CISMP
10 1 (1.32%) GIAC
10 1 (1.32%) Microsoft Certification
10 1 (1.32%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 15 (19.74%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 15 (19.74%) NIST
2 9 (11.84%) Data Quality
2 9 (11.84%) GDPR
3 6 (7.89%) PCI DSS
3 6 (7.89%) Sarbanes-Oxley
4 5 (6.58%) NCSC
4 5 (6.58%) SLA
5 3 (3.95%) QA
6 2 (2.63%) Accessibility
6 2 (2.63%) JSP 440
7 1 (1.32%) Cyber Essentials
7 1 (1.32%) DICOM
7 1 (1.32%) EU AI Act
7 1 (1.32%) GRC
7 1 (1.32%) HIPAA
7 1 (1.32%) HL7
7 1 (1.32%) SOC 2
System Software
1 10 (13.16%) Active Directory
2 1 (1.32%) Citrix Hypervisor
2 1 (1.32%) Docker
2 1 (1.32%) Firmware
2 1 (1.32%) vCloud
2 1 (1.32%) VMware ESXi
2 1 (1.32%) VMware Infrastructure
2 1 (1.32%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 3 (3.95%) Kubernetes
2 2 (2.63%) Ansible
2 2 (2.63%) Cisco Prime
2 2 (2.63%) Iperf
2 2 (2.63%) Nessus
2 2 (2.63%) Nmap
3 1 (1.32%) NetBackup
3 1 (1.32%) SCCM
3 1 (1.32%) SCOM
3 1 (1.32%) Single Sign-On
3 1 (1.32%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 8 (10.53%) Oracle
2 6 (7.89%) BeyondTrust
2 6 (7.89%) CyberArk
2 6 (7.89%) Microsoft
3 5 (6.58%) ServiceNow
4 3 (3.95%) Cisco
4 3 (3.95%) IBM
4 3 (3.95%) LogRhythm
4 3 (3.95%) Salesforce
5 2 (2.63%) Adobe
5 2 (2.63%) CheckPoint
5 2 (2.63%) Dell
5 2 (2.63%) Fortinet
5 2 (2.63%) Palo Alto
5 2 (2.63%) Red Hat
5 2 (2.63%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
5 2 (2.63%) SAP
5 2 (2.63%) SolarWinds
5 2 (2.63%) Tufin
5 2 (2.63%) VMware