Contract Management Contracts in the Thames Valley

Contract Management
South East > Thames Valley

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the Thames Valley requiring Contract Management skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Contract Management over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 81 119 133
Rank change year-on-year +38 +14 +14
Contract jobs citing Contract Management 21 26 18
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 1.39% 0.97% 0.61%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.50% 1.11% 0.67%
Number of daily rates quoted 10 9 13
10th Percentile £422 £380 £426
25th Percentile £475 £425 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £584 £450 £650
Median % change year-on-year +29.72% -30.77% +22.64%
75th Percentile £651 £575 £773
90th Percentile £654 £655 £790
South East median daily rate £540 £550 £565
% change year-on-year -1.82% -2.65% +5.61%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 0
Median hourly rate £48.00 - -
South East median hourly rate £48.00 £70.00 £60.00
% change year-on-year -31.43% +16.67% +63.27%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Thames Valley

Contract Management falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in the Thames Valley.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 1,403 2,340 2,682
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 92.85% 87.12% 91.54%
Number of daily rates quoted 851 1,306 1,860
10th Percentile £300 £213 £320
25th Percentile £413 £369 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year - - +5.26%
75th Percentile £605 £600 £600
90th Percentile £675 £675 £688
South East median daily rate £500 £500 £508
% change year-on-year - -1.53% +1.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 58 170 62
10th Percentile £14.20 £15.30 £18.60
25th Percentile £14.54 £19.48 £24.86
Median hourly rate £32.05 £45.00 £51.25
Median % change year-on-year -28.78% -12.20% +192.86%
75th Percentile £62.44 £64.57 £66.21
90th Percentile £78.03 £85.65 £79.19
South East median hourly rate £28.00 £47.50 £50.00
% change year-on-year -41.05% -5.00% +122.22%

Contract Management
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

Job postings citing Contract Management as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the Thames Valley.

Job vacancy trend for Contract Management in the Thames Valley

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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the Thames Valley

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Contract Management in the Thames Valley.

Daily rate trend for Contract Management in the Thames Valley

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Daily Rate Histogram in the Thames Valley

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Contract Management in the Thames Valley over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Contract Management in the Thames Valley

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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the Thames Valley

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Contract Management in the Thames Valley.

Hourly rate trend for Contract Management in the Thames Valley

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Contract Job Locations in the Thames Valley

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Contract Management within the Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 1 May 2025. 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
Berkshire +22 16 £651 +44.56% 10
Buckinghamshire - 4 £489 - 4
Oxfordshire +5 1 £625 -3.85% 5
Contract Management
South East

Contract Management
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Thames Valley by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Applications
1 2 (9.52%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 1 (4.76%) SAP IS-U
Cloud Services
1 1 (4.76%) Smartsheet
Development Applications
1 1 (4.76%) JIRA
General
1 10 (47.62%) Legal
2 8 (38.10%) Finance
3 7 (33.33%) Telecoms
4 6 (28.57%) Analytical Skills
4 6 (28.57%) Social Skills
5 5 (23.81%) Law
6 3 (14.29%) Public Sector
7 2 (9.52%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 2 (9.52%) Manufacturing
8 1 (4.76%) Billing
8 1 (4.76%) Electronics
8 1 (4.76%) Influencing Skills
8 1 (4.76%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 7 (33.33%) Commercial Manager
2 6 (28.57%) Senior
3 5 (23.81%) Senior Manager
4 4 (19.05%) Analyst
4 4 (19.05%) Commercial Analyst
5 3 (14.29%) Financial Analyst
5 3 (14.29%) Lead
6 2 (9.52%) Project Manager
6 2 (9.52%) Relationships Manager
6 2 (9.52%) Senior Project Manager
6 2 (9.52%) Service Manager
6 2 (9.52%) Service Relationship Manager
7 1 (4.76%) Category Manager
7 1 (4.76%) Enterprise Architect
7 1 (4.76%) SAP Enterprise Architect
7 1 (4.76%) SC Cleared Project Manager
7 1 (4.76%) Senior Category Manager
7 1 (4.76%) Senior Commercial Analyst
7 1 (4.76%) Senior Relationships Manager
7 1 (4.76%) Telecoms Manager
Miscellaneous
1 3 (14.29%) Onboarding
2 1 (4.76%) Life Science
2 1 (4.76%) Renewable Energy
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (38.10%) Project Management
2 7 (33.33%) Stakeholder Management
3 5 (23.81%) Risk Management
4 4 (19.05%) Financial Analysis
4 4 (19.05%) Problem-Solving
4 4 (19.05%) Roadmaps
5 3 (14.29%) Agile
5 3 (14.29%) Budget Management
5 3 (14.29%) Budgeting
5 3 (14.29%) Budgeting and Forecasting
5 3 (14.29%) Change Control
5 3 (14.29%) Financial Modelling
5 3 (14.29%) PRINCE2
5 3 (14.29%) Programme Governance
6 2 (9.52%) Business Intelligence
6 2 (9.52%) Continuous Improvement
6 2 (9.52%) ITIL
6 2 (9.52%) Resource Management
6 2 (9.52%) Service Delivery
6 2 (9.52%) Stakeholder Engagement
Qualifications
1 5 (23.81%) SC Cleared
1 5 (23.81%) Security Cleared
2 3 (14.29%) ACCA
2 3 (14.29%) CIMA
3 2 (9.52%) APMP
3 2 (9.52%) Degree
3 2 (9.52%) ISEB
3 2 (9.52%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
4 1 (4.76%) BPSS Clearance
4 1 (4.76%) DV Cleared
4 1 (4.76%) ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (4.76%) SLA
Vendors
1 3 (14.29%) IFS
2 2 (9.52%) SAP