Relationships Manager Contract Job Trends in the South East

Relationship Manager
England > South East

The median Relationship Manager daily rate in the South East is £513, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 22 July 2026.

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

6 months to
22 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 218 160 192
Rank change year-on-year -58 +32 +6
Contract jobs requiring a Relationships Manager 4 1 4
As % of all contract jobs in the South East 0.061% 0.029% 0.074%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.066% 0.032% 0.081%
Number of daily rates quoted 4 0 4
10th Percentile - - £419
25th Percentile £463 - £429
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 - £434
Median % change year-on-year - - -5.65%
75th Percentile £550 - £472
90th Percentile - - £534
England median daily rate £475 £638 £550
% change year-on-year -25.49% +15.91% +8.91%

All Contract IT Job Roles
South East

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the South East. 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 the South East with a recognized job title 6,066 3,090 4,956
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.16% 90.40% 92.29%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,621 1,998 2,978
10th Percentile £303 £212 £255
25th Percentile £425 £375 £406
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £500 £519
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% -3.71% +3.85%
75th Percentile £624 £600 £630
90th Percentile £713 £663 £689
England median daily rate £525 £513 £525
% change year-on-year +2.44% -2.38% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 668 244 449
10th Percentile £16.35 £14.20 £13.25
25th Percentile £26.25 £15.50 £20.75
Median hourly rate £52.50 £25.90 £55.80
Median % change year-on-year +102.70% -53.58% +11.60%
75th Percentile £77.75 £60.56 £70.39
90th Percentile £88.00 £75.00 £80.00
England median hourly rate £45.57 £27.21 £42.50
% change year-on-year +67.48% -35.98% -3.65%

Relationships Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

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

Relationships Manager job vacancy trend in the South East

Relationships Manager
Daily Rate Trend in the South East

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Relationships Manager job vacancies in the South East.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Relationships Manager job vacancies in the South East

Relationships Manager
Hourly Rate Trend in the South East

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Relationships Manager job vacancies in the South East.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Relationships Manager job vacancies in the South East

Relationships Manager
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 Relationships Manager within the South East region over the 6 months to 22 July 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 -51 2 £475 - 1
Oxfordshire - 2 £475 - 1
Surrey - 2 £550 -
Relationships Manager
England

Relationships Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South East

For the 6 months to 22 July 2026, Relationships 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 South East region featuring Relationships Manager in the job title.

1 4 (100.00%) Service Delivery
2 2 (50.00%) Agile
2 2 (50.00%) AI
2 2 (50.00%) Analytics
2 2 (50.00%) Business Case
2 2 (50.00%) Business Continuity
2 2 (50.00%) Business Strategy
2 2 (50.00%) Change Management
2 2 (50.00%) Coaching
2 2 (50.00%) Collaborative Culture
2 2 (50.00%) Conflict Resolution
2 2 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 2 (50.00%) Customer-Centricity
2 2 (50.00%) Decision-Making
2 2 (50.00%) Degree
2 2 (50.00%) Demand Management
2 2 (50.00%) GRC
2 2 (50.00%) IT Governance
2 2 (50.00%) ITIL
2 2 (50.00%) Master's Degree
2 2 (50.00%) Matrix Organization
2 2 (50.00%) MBA
2 2 (50.00%) Performance Management
2 2 (50.00%) PMI Certification
2 2 (50.00%) PMO
2 2 (50.00%) PMP
2 2 (50.00%) Portfolio Management
2 2 (50.00%) Process Improvement
2 2 (50.00%) Programme Management
2 2 (50.00%) Project Management

Relationships Manager Skill Set
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:

General
1 4 (100.00%) Social Skills
2 2 (50.00%) Finance
2 2 (50.00%) Presentation Skills
Miscellaneous
1 2 (50.00%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (100.00%) Service Delivery
2 2 (50.00%) Agile
2 2 (50.00%) AI
2 2 (50.00%) Analytics
2 2 (50.00%) Business Continuity
2 2 (50.00%) Change Management
2 2 (50.00%) Coaching
2 2 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 2 (50.00%) Demand Management
2 2 (50.00%) IT Governance
2 2 (50.00%) ITIL
2 2 (50.00%) Performance Management
2 2 (50.00%) Portfolio Management
2 2 (50.00%) Process Improvement
2 2 (50.00%) Programme Management
2 2 (50.00%) Project Management
2 2 (50.00%) Risk Management
2 2 (50.00%) Stakeholder Management
2 2 (50.00%) Strategic Planning
2 2 (50.00%) Strategic Thinking
Qualifications
1 2 (50.00%) Degree
1 2 (50.00%) Master's Degree
1 2 (50.00%) MBA
1 2 (50.00%) PMI Certification
1 2 (50.00%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (50.00%) GRC
1 2 (50.00%) PMO