IT Manager Contract Job Trends in Stevenage

IT Manager
Hertfordshire > Stevenage

The median IT Manager daily rate in Stevenage is £450, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 5 August 2026.

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

6 months to
5 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 38 38 48
Rank change year-on-year 0 +10 -3
Contract jobs requiring an IT Manager 4 3 1
As % of all contract jobs in Stevenage 1.17% 1.52% 0.24%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.19% 1.82% 0.27%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 3 1
10th Percentile £358 - -
25th Percentile £393 - £475
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year -10.00% - -23.08%
75th Percentile - £619 £525
90th Percentile - £690 -
Hertfordshire median daily rate £450 £656 £550
% change year-on-year -31.43% +19.32% -15.38%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 0
Median hourly rate £48.84 - -
Hertfordshire median hourly rate £48.84 - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Stevenage

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Stevenage. 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 Stevenage with a recognized job title 337 165 370
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 98.25% 83.76% 88.52%
Number of daily rates quoted 68 30 73
10th Percentile £331 £225 £107
25th Percentile £425 £450 £350
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £550
Median % change year-on-year - -9.09% +27.91%
75th Percentile £607 £680 £575
90th Percentile £775 £704 -
Hertfordshire median daily rate £510 £525 £444
% change year-on-year -2.86% +18.31% -15.27%
Number of hourly rates quoted 216 99 226
10th Percentile £27.08 £31.64 £40.85
25th Percentile £45.44 £43.00 £43.00
Median hourly rate £64.00 £55.00 £50.00
Median % change year-on-year +16.36% +10.00% -23.08%
75th Percentile £70.00 £67.00 £65.00
90th Percentile £80.00 £81.01 £70.00
Hertfordshire median hourly rate £60.00 £55.00 £50.00
% change year-on-year +9.09% +10.00% -23.08%

IT Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Stevenage

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 Stevenage.

IT Manager job vacancy trend in Stevenage

IT Manager
Daily Rate Trend in Stevenage

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

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

IT Manager
Daily Rate Histogram in Stevenage

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing IT Manager in Stevenage over the 6 months to 5 August 2026.

Daily rate histogram for IT Manager in Stevenage

IT Manager
Hourly Rate Trend in Stevenage

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

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

IT Manager Skill Set
Top 23 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Stevenage

For the 6 months to 5 August 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 Stevenage region featuring IT Manager in the job title.

1 3 (75.00%) Security Cleared
2 2 (50.00%) Agile
2 2 (50.00%) AI
2 2 (50.00%) Analytics
2 2 (50.00%) Cybersecurity
2 2 (50.00%) Data Analytics
2 2 (50.00%) Digital Transformation Programme
2 2 (50.00%) Programme Management
2 2 (50.00%) SC Cleared
2 2 (50.00%) Windows
3 1 (25.00%) Budgeting
3 1 (25.00%) Change Management
3 1 (25.00%) Customer Engagement
3 1 (25.00%) DV Cleared
3 1 (25.00%) Escalation Management
3 1 (25.00%) Incident Management
3 1 (25.00%) Performance Management
3 1 (25.00%) Programme Delivery
3 1 (25.00%) Project Management
3 1 (25.00%) Stakeholder Management
3 1 (25.00%) Virtual Desktop
3 1 (25.00%) Vulnerability Management
3 1 (25.00%) Windows 10

IT Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Stevenage 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 2 (50.00%) Public Sector
2 1 (25.00%) Finance
2 1 (25.00%) Law
Miscellaneous
1 2 (50.00%) Robotics
2 1 (25.00%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 2 (50.00%) Windows
2 1 (25.00%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (50.00%) Agile
1 2 (50.00%) AI
1 2 (50.00%) Analytics
1 2 (50.00%) Cybersecurity
1 2 (50.00%) Data Analytics
1 2 (50.00%) Digital Transformation Programme
1 2 (50.00%) Programme Management
2 1 (25.00%) Budgeting
2 1 (25.00%) Change Management
2 1 (25.00%) Customer Engagement
2 1 (25.00%) Escalation Management
2 1 (25.00%) Incident Management
2 1 (25.00%) Performance Management
2 1 (25.00%) Programme Delivery
2 1 (25.00%) Project Management
2 1 (25.00%) Stakeholder Management
2 1 (25.00%) Vulnerability Management
Qualifications
1 3 (75.00%) Security Cleared
2 2 (50.00%) SC Cleared
3 1 (25.00%) DV Cleared
System Software
1 1 (25.00%) Virtual Desktop