Senior Manager Contract Job Trends in Southampton

Senior Manager
Hampshire > Southampton

The median Senior Manager daily rate in Southampton is £800, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 27 November 2025.

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

 6 months to
27 Nov 2025		 Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 19 20 27
Rank change year-on-year +1 +7 -
Contract jobs requiring a Senior Manager 3 3 1
As % of all contract jobs in Southampton 1.84% 2.01% 0.57%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.21% 2.07% 0.61%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 1 1
10th Percentile £645 - -
25th Percentile £694 £506 £513
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £800 £513 £525
Median % change year-on-year +56.10% -2.38% -
75th Percentile £875 £519 £538
90th Percentile £905 - -
Hampshire median daily rate £650 £650 £556
% change year-on-year - +16.85% -1.98%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Southampton

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Southampton. 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 Southampton with a recognized job title 136 145 164
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 83.44% 97.32% 94.25%
Number of daily rates quoted 80 98 116
10th Percentile £161 £200 £263
25th Percentile £350 £262 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £400 £525
Median % change year-on-year +25.00% -23.81% +1.45%
75th Percentile £550 £588 £623
90th Percentile £650 £653 £650
Hampshire median daily rate £525 £550 £535
% change year-on-year -4.55% +2.80% +1.90%
Number of hourly rates quoted 14 4 16
10th Percentile £22.50 - -
25th Percentile £25.00 - £16.00
Median hourly rate £27.58 £21.89 £19.25
Median % change year-on-year +25.97% +13.71% +5.87%
75th Percentile £68.69 - £33.94
90th Percentile £74.40 - £39.38
Hampshire median hourly rate £25.00 £62.50 £49.00
% change year-on-year -60.00% +27.55% +8.89%

Senior Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Southampton

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

Senior Manager job vacancy trend in Southampton

Senior Manager
Daily Rate Trend in Southampton

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Senior Manager job vacancies in Southampton.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Senior Manager job vacancies in Southampton

Senior Manager
Daily Rate Histogram in Southampton

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Senior Manager in Southampton over the 6 months to 27 November 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Senior Manager in Southampton

Senior Manager Skill Set
Top 15 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Southampton

For the 6 months to 27 November 2025, Senior 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 Southampton region featuring Senior Manager in the job title.

1 2 (66.67%) Agile
1 2 (66.67%) DV Cleared
1 2 (66.67%) PRINCE2
1 2 (66.67%) Security Cleared
2 1 (33.33%) Budget Management
2 1 (33.33%) PMI Certification
2 1 (33.33%) Portfolio Management
2 1 (33.33%) Project Management
2 1 (33.33%) QMS
2 1 (33.33%) Risk Register
2 1 (33.33%) SC Cleared
2 1 (33.33%) Scaled Agile Framework
2 1 (33.33%) Scrum
2 1 (33.33%) Software Testing
2 1 (33.33%) Windows

Senior Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Southampton 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 1 (33.33%) Manufacturing
1 1 (33.33%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (33.33%) PMI
Operating Systems
1 1 (33.33%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (66.67%) Agile
1 2 (66.67%) PRINCE2
2 1 (33.33%) Budget Management
2 1 (33.33%) Portfolio Management
2 1 (33.33%) Project Management
2 1 (33.33%) QMS
2 1 (33.33%) Risk Register
2 1 (33.33%) Scaled Agile Framework
2 1 (33.33%) Scrum
2 1 (33.33%) Software Testing
Qualifications
1 2 (66.67%) DV Cleared
1 2 (66.67%) Security Cleared
2 1 (33.33%) PMI Certification
2 1 (33.33%) SC Cleared
4 Senior Manager jobs in Southampton