IT Manager Contract Job Trends in Staffordshire

IT Manager
West Midlands > Staffordshire

The median IT Manager daily rate in Staffordshire is £190, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 23 January 2026.

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

6 months to
23 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 13 15 14
Rank change year-on-year +2 -1 +12
Contract jobs requiring an IT Manager 1 1 6
As % of all contract jobs in Staffordshire 1.52% 1.10% 4.55%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.89% 1.16% 4.92%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 1 4
10th Percentile - - £383
25th Percentile £185 £513 £394
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £190 £525 £450
Median % change year-on-year -63.81% +16.67% +24.14%
75th Percentile £195 £538 £509
90th Percentile - - £526
West Midlands median daily rate £515 £575 £535
% change year-on-year -10.43% +7.48% +1.90%

All Contract IT Job Roles
Staffordshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Staffordshire. 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 Staffordshire with a recognized job title 53 86 122
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 80.30% 94.51% 92.42%
Number of daily rates quoted 30 46 89
10th Percentile £140 £140 £325
25th Percentile £186 £200 £375
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £260 £375 £450
Median % change year-on-year -30.67% -16.67% +5.88%
75th Percentile £442 £488 £550
90th Percentile £575 £544 £639
West Midlands median daily rate £500 £500 £475
% change year-on-year - +5.26% -4.04%
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 9 15
10th Percentile £27.83 £16.65 £14.71
25th Percentile £33.56 £17.00 -
Median hourly rate £53.25 £20.24 £23.00
Median % change year-on-year +163.09% -12.00% -1.41%
75th Percentile £68.00 £24.22 £28.38
90th Percentile - £36.75 £48.25
West Midlands median hourly rate £25.00 £23.82 £23.00
% change year-on-year +4.95% +3.57% +29.80%

IT Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Staffordshire

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 Staffordshire.

IT Manager job vacancy trend in Staffordshire

IT Manager
Daily Rate Trend in Staffordshire

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for IT Manager job vacancies in Staffordshire

IT Manager
Hourly Rate Trend in Staffordshire

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

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for IT Manager job vacancies in Staffordshire

IT Manager
Contract Job Locations in Staffordshire

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 Staffordshire region over the 6 months to 23 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
Uttoxeter - 1 £190 -
IT Manager
West Midlands

IT Manager Skill Set
Top 3 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Staffordshire

For the 6 months to 23 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 Staffordshire region featuring IT Manager in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Asset Management
1 1 (100.00%) Inventory Management
1 1 (100.00%) IT Asset Management

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

Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Management Information System
1 1 (100.00%) Onboarding
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Asset Management
1 1 (100.00%) Inventory Management
1 1 (100.00%) IT Asset Management