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 3 months leading up to 18 September 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

3 months to
18 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 85 80 73
Rank change year-on-year -5 -7 -21
Contract jobs citing Management Information System 75 38 51
As % of all contract jobs in the South East 2.32% 2.07% 2.35%
As % of the Miscellaneous category 7.25% 6.23% 7.65%
Number of daily rates quoted 29 10 29
10th Percentile £325 £328 £244
25th Percentile £463 £370 £315
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £430 £495
Median % change year-on-year +27.91% -13.13% -5.71%
75th Percentile £588 £520 £538
90th Percentile £622 £776 £673
England median daily rate £500 £520 £543
% change year-on-year -3.85% -4.15% +3.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted 18 7 4
10th Percentile £13.50 - £23.11
25th Percentile £14.14 £16.50 £37.90
Median hourly rate £18.00 £17.00 £54.37
Median % change year-on-year +5.85% -68.73% -16.51%
75th Percentile £75.75 £24.50 £64.66
90th Percentile £77.50 £30.96 £69.00
England median hourly rate £21.14 £33.50 £19.83
% change year-on-year -36.90% +68.94% -69.17%

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 1,034 610 667
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South East 31.94% 33.26% 30.77%
Number of daily rates quoted 596 400 377
10th Percentile £288 £204 £239
25th Percentile £413 £340 £375
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £476 £500
Median % change year-on-year +10.35% -4.85% -0.20%
75th Percentile £622 £588 £608
90th Percentile £678 £665 £700
England median daily rate £525 £515 £550
% change year-on-year +1.94% -6.37% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 118 38 23
10th Percentile £12.84 £16.20 £17.85
25th Percentile £14.10 £21.75 £26.50
Median hourly rate £23.00 £32.74 £41.00
Median % change year-on-year -29.75% -20.15% -25.45%
75th Percentile £70.33 £68.18 £56.25
90th Percentile £96.00 £70.56 £70.92
England median hourly rate £30.73 £30.00 £39.75
% change year-on-year +2.43% -24.53% -10.67%

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 3 months to 18 September 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 3 months to 18 September 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 3 months to 18 September 2026. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 3 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Thames Valley -19 33 £575 +40.24% 151
Berkshire -11 19 £575 +27.78% 93
Hampshire -8 18 £525 - 80
Surrey +4 13 £513 -2.38% 74
Buckinghamshire -14 9 £526 +37.22% 39
Middlesex - 6 - - 3
Oxfordshire -9 5 £850 - 20
Kent - 3 £463 - 19
East Sussex - 1 - - 19
Sussex - 1 - - 3
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 12 (9.45%) SharePoint
2 3 (2.36%) IIS
3 1 (0.79%) Apache Airflow
3 1 (0.79%) Oracle Workflow
Applications
1 15 (11.81%) Microsoft Office
2 14 (11.02%) Microsoft Excel
3 5 (3.94%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 2 (1.57%) Adobe Creative Suite
4 2 (1.57%) Houdini
4 2 (1.57%) NUKE
4 2 (1.57%) Spreadsheet
5 1 (0.79%) Chatbot
5 1 (0.79%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 5 (3.94%) Maximo
2 4 (3.15%) NEC Housing
3 3 (2.36%) SAP S/4HANA
4 1 (0.79%) Dynamics CRM
4 1 (0.79%) iTrent
Cloud Services
1 28 (22.05%) Azure
2 14 (11.02%) Entra ID
3 12 (9.45%) AWS
4 11 (8.66%) Power Platform
4 11 (8.66%) SaaS
5 6 (4.72%) GCP
6 4 (3.15%) Microsoft 365
7 3 (2.36%) Azure DevOps
7 3 (2.36%) Azure ExpressRoute
7 3 (2.36%) Azure Monitor
7 3 (2.36%) Azure Sentinel
8 2 (1.57%) OpenShift
9 1 (0.79%) Azure Data Factory
9 1 (0.79%) Copilot Studio
9 1 (0.79%) Dynamics 365
9 1 (0.79%) Microsoft Copilot
9 1 (0.79%) Snowflake
9 1 (0.79%) SuccessFactors
Communications & Networking
1 19 (14.96%) DNS
2 9 (7.09%) DHCP
3 8 (6.30%) TCP/IP
4 7 (5.51%) VPN
5 6 (4.72%) Firewall
5 6 (4.72%) SSH
6 5 (3.94%) Network Security
7 3 (2.36%) HTTP
8 2 (1.57%) Broadband
8 2 (1.57%) Software-Defined Networking
8 2 (1.57%) SSL
9 1 (0.79%) BGP
9 1 (0.79%) Internet
9 1 (0.79%) Intrusion Detection
9 1 (0.79%) Modbus
9 1 (0.79%) MPLS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 10 (7.87%) Metadata
1 10 (7.87%) Power BI
2 6 (4.72%) SQL Server
3 3 (2.36%) Geospatial Data
3 3 (2.36%) GIS
4 2 (1.57%) BusinessObjects
5 1 (0.79%) Data Mining
5 1 (0.79%) Data Warehouse
5 1 (0.79%) EDMS
5 1 (0.79%) Power Query
5 1 (0.79%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 1 (0.79%) JIRA
General
1 55 (43.31%) Social Skills
2 36 (28.35%) Analytical Skills
3 21 (16.54%) Finance
4 19 (14.96%) Public Sector
5 15 (11.81%) Organisational Skills
6 13 (10.24%) Aerospace
6 13 (10.24%) Documentation Skills
7 11 (8.66%) Military
8 7 (5.51%) Local Government
8 7 (5.51%) Presentation Skills
9 5 (3.94%) Marketing
10 4 (3.15%) Influencing Skills
10 4 (3.15%) Manufacturing
11 3 (2.36%) Automotive
11 3 (2.36%) Legal
11 3 (2.36%) Telecoms
12 2 (1.57%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 2 (1.57%) Police
13 1 (0.79%) Fire and Rescue
13 1 (0.79%) Social Housing
Job Titles
1 14 (11.02%) Analyst
2 12 (9.45%) Lead
2 12 (9.45%) Senior
3 11 (8.66%) Architect
4 10 (7.87%) Cloud Engineer
5 9 (7.09%) Support Engineer
6 8 (6.30%) Administrator
7 6 (4.72%) Delivery Manager
7 6 (4.72%) Product Delivery Manager
7 6 (4.72%) Product Manager
7 6 (4.72%) Project Manager
7 6 (4.72%) Security Engineer
8 5 (3.94%) Data Analyst
8 5 (3.94%) Security Architect
8 5 (3.94%) Solutions Architect
9 4 (3.15%) Consultant
9 4 (3.15%) Infrastructure Engineer
9 4 (3.15%) Senior Architect
9 4 (3.15%) Senior Infrastructure Engineer
9 4 (3.15%) Senior Solutions Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (5.51%) SailPoint
2 6 (4.72%) LDAP
2 6 (4.72%) OAuth
2 6 (4.72%) OpenID
2 6 (4.72%) SAML
3 5 (3.94%) ARM Templates
3 5 (3.94%) Terraform
4 4 (3.15%) OAuth2
4 4 (3.15%) Web Services
5 2 (1.57%) Middleware
5 2 (1.57%) Unreal Engine
Miscellaneous
1 18 (14.17%) Onboarding
2 8 (6.30%) Operational Technology
3 6 (4.72%) Hybrid Cloud
3 6 (4.72%) Virtual Team
4 5 (3.94%) Enterprise Software
4 5 (3.94%) Public Cloud
5 4 (3.15%) Data Centre
6 3 (2.36%) ARM Cortex
6 3 (2.36%) Cloud Native
6 3 (2.36%) Embedded Systems
6 3 (2.36%) Learning Management System
6 3 (2.36%) Mobile Payment
6 3 (2.36%) Product Ownership
6 3 (2.36%) Smartcard
6 3 (2.36%) Social Media
7 2 (1.57%) CCTV
7 2 (1.57%) Distributed Computing
7 2 (1.57%) Motion Graphics
7 2 (1.57%) SCADA
7 2 (1.57%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 32 (25.20%) Windows
2 24 (18.90%) Windows Server
3 22 (17.32%) Linux
4 8 (6.30%) Unix
5 1 (0.79%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 37 (29.13%) Computer Science
2 34 (26.77%) Problem-Solving
3 33 (25.98%) Continuous Improvement
4 32 (25.20%) Agile
5 29 (22.83%) ITIL
6 28 (22.05%) Cybersecurity
7 27 (21.26%) Stakeholder Management
8 24 (18.90%) Change Control
9 20 (15.75%) Information Security
9 20 (15.75%) PRINCE2
9 20 (15.75%) Roadmaps
10 19 (14.96%) Project Management
10 19 (14.96%) Service Management
10 19 (14.96%) Technical Leadership
11 18 (14.17%) Stakeholder Engagement
12 17 (13.39%) Analytics
13 16 (12.60%) Change Management
13 16 (12.60%) ITSM
13 16 (12.60%) Migration
14 15 (11.81%) SIEM
Programming Languages
1 24 (18.90%) PowerShell
2 14 (11.02%) Python
2 14 (11.02%) SQL
3 5 (3.94%) Bash
3 5 (3.94%) Bicep
Qualifications
1 57 (44.88%) Degree
2 55 (43.31%) Security Cleared
3 31 (24.41%) SC Cleared
4 22 (17.32%) DV Cleared
5 12 (9.45%) CISSP
5 12 (9.45%) Computer Science Degree
6 9 (7.09%) CISM
7 8 (6.30%) Azure Certification
7 8 (6.30%) Microsoft Certification
8 6 (4.72%) Cisco Certification
9 5 (3.94%) (ISC)2 CCSP
9 5 (3.94%) PMI Certification
9 5 (3.94%) PRINCE2 Certification
10 4 (3.15%) BPSS Clearance
10 4 (3.15%) PMP
10 4 (3.15%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
11 3 (2.36%) CLAS
11 3 (2.36%) CREST Certified
11 3 (2.36%) IISP
11 3 (2.36%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 21 (16.54%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 18 (14.17%) NIST
3 16 (12.60%) Data Quality
4 10 (7.87%) QA
5 7 (5.51%) GDPR
6 6 (4.72%) ISO 9001
7 4 (3.15%) Actionable Recommendations
7 4 (3.15%) GRC
7 4 (3.15%) PCI DSS
7 4 (3.15%) PMO
8 3 (2.36%) Cyber Essentials
8 3 (2.36%) ISO 31000
8 3 (2.36%) ISO/IEC 27005
9 2 (1.57%) Accessibility
10 1 (0.79%) DICOM
10 1 (0.79%) HL7
10 1 (0.79%) ISO 14001
10 1 (0.79%) ISO 19650
10 1 (0.79%) NEBOSH
10 1 (0.79%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 24 (18.90%) Active Directory
2 9 (7.09%) vCloud
2 9 (7.09%) VMware ESXi
2 9 (7.09%) VMware NSX
3 4 (3.15%) VMware Infrastructure
4 3 (2.36%) ISA Server
5 2 (1.57%) Hyper-V
5 2 (1.57%) vSphere
6 1 (0.79%) BitLocker
Systems Management
1 9 (7.09%) SCOM
1 9 (7.09%) vCenter Server
2 5 (3.94%) Ansible
3 4 (3.15%) Kubernetes
3 4 (3.15%) Microsoft Intune
3 4 (3.15%) Single Sign-On
4 3 (2.36%) CASB
4 3 (2.36%) SCCM
5 2 (1.57%) Istio
Vendors
1 35 (27.56%) Microsoft
2 13 (10.24%) VMware
3 11 (8.66%) Oracle
4 7 (5.51%) CyberArk
5 6 (4.72%) BeyondTrust
5 6 (4.72%) CrowdStrike
5 6 (4.72%) Google
5 6 (4.72%) SAP
6 5 (3.94%) Qualys
7 4 (3.15%) Cisco
7 4 (3.15%) NEC
8 3 (2.36%) Centrify
8 3 (2.36%) ESRI
8 3 (2.36%) F5
8 3 (2.36%) LogRhythm
8 3 (2.36%) ServiceNow
8 3 (2.36%) Splunk
8 3 (2.36%) Tripwire
8 3 (2.36%) Workday
9 2 (1.57%) Okta