IT Manager Contract Job Trends in South London

IT Manager
London > South London

The median IT Manager daily rate in South London is £600, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 3 January 2026.

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

6 months to
3 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 45 38 44
Rank change year-on-year -7 +6 +15
Contract jobs requiring an IT Manager 1 1 1
As % of all contract jobs in South London 0.49% 0.43% 0.39%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.51% 0.45% 0.40%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £260
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 - £270
Median % change year-on-year - - -52.53%
75th Percentile - - £280
90th Percentile - - -
London median daily rate £558 £550 £575
% change year-on-year +1.36% -4.35% +4.55%

All Contract IT Job Roles
South London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in South London. 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 South London with a recognized job title 198 221 252
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 96.12% 95.67% 97.30%
Number of daily rates quoted 131 147 175
10th Percentile £263 £205 £167
25th Percentile £413 £400 £356
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £530 £525
Median % change year-on-year -5.66% +0.95% -4.55%
75th Percentile £553 £626 £600
90th Percentile £638 £776 £674
London median daily rate £525 £550 £555
% change year-on-year -4.55% -0.90% -4.31%
Number of hourly rates quoted 22 3 19
10th Percentile £54.39 - £15.94
25th Percentile £54.55 £17.25 £20.50
Median hourly rate £66.85 £19.50 £23.50
Median % change year-on-year +242.82% -17.02% -46.72%
75th Percentile £76.58 £50.08 £46.86
90th Percentile - £67.07 £66.58
London median hourly rate £31.49 £35.00 £35.00
% change year-on-year -10.03% - +2.94%

IT Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in South London

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

IT Manager job vacancy trend in South London

IT Manager
Daily Rate Trend in South London

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for IT Manager job vacancies in South London.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for IT Manager job vacancies in South London

IT Manager
Hourly Rate Trend in South London

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for IT Manager job vacancies in South London.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for IT Manager job vacancies in South London

IT Manager
Contract Job Locations in South London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing IT Manager within the South London region over the 6 months to 3 January 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
Bromley - 1 £600 -
IT Manager
London

IT Manager Skill Set
Top 13 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in South London

For the 6 months to 3 January 2026, IT 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 London region featuring IT Manager in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Business Strategy
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) Emotional Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) Identity Access Management
1 1 (100.00%) Information Security
1 1 (100.00%) Network Security
1 1 (100.00%) PMI Certification
1 1 (100.00%) PMO
1 1 (100.00%) PMP
1 1 (100.00%) Programme Management
1 1 (100.00%) Project Management
1 1 (100.00%) Strategic Planning
1 1 (100.00%) Threat Detection

IT Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in South London 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:

Communications & Networking
1 1 (100.00%) Network Security
General
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Influencing Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Cyber Threat
1 1 (100.00%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Business Strategy
1 1 (100.00%) Emotional Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) Identity Access Management
1 1 (100.00%) Information Security
1 1 (100.00%) Programme Management
1 1 (100.00%) Project Management
1 1 (100.00%) Strategic Planning
1 1 (100.00%) Threat Detection
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) PMI Certification
1 1 (100.00%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) PMO