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 16 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 Aug 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 99 80 131
Rank change year-on-year -19 +51 +41
Contract jobs citing Contract Management 16 40 14
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 0.95% 1.76% 0.50%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.03% 2.08% 0.55%
Number of daily rates quoted 8 21 12
10th Percentile £378 £425 £403
25th Percentile £400 £513 £444
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £456 £625 £528
Median % change year-on-year -27.00% +18.48% +2.43%
75th Percentile £544 £675 £603
90th Percentile £545 £1,025 £650
South East median daily rate £500 £625 £530
% change year-on-year -20.00% +17.92% +0.95%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 0
Median hourly rate £51.00 - -
South East median hourly rate £37.00 £70.00 £60.00
% change year-on-year -47.14% +16.67% -

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 1,550 1,926 2,523
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 91.99% 84.55% 90.20%
Number of daily rates quoted 928 1,100 1,709
10th Percentile £300 £263 £300
25th Percentile £402 £413 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £513 £515
Median % change year-on-year -2.44% -0.49% +3.00%
75th Percentile £600 £625 £623
90th Percentile £679 £688 £700
South East median daily rate £500 £520 £518
% change year-on-year -3.85% +0.39% +3.60%
Number of hourly rates quoted 110 110 83
10th Percentile £14.20 £14.30 £14.45
25th Percentile £15.12 £23.37 £22.88
Median hourly rate £24.00 £55.44 £50.00
Median % change year-on-year -56.71% +10.88% +143.90%
75th Percentile £46.30 £66.75 £66.00
90th Percentile £77.75 £85.29 £75.20
South East median hourly rate £21.58 £57.35 £50.00
% change year-on-year -62.38% +14.70% +98.02%

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 16 August 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 16 August 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 -17 11 £530 -13.61% 9
Buckinghamshire - 5 £400 - 8
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 (12.50%) Microsoft Project
Cloud Services
1 1 (6.25%) Smartsheet
Development Applications
1 1 (6.25%) JIRA
General
1 8 (50.00%) Legal
2 7 (43.75%) Finance
3 3 (18.75%) Analytical Skills
3 3 (18.75%) Manufacturing
3 3 (18.75%) Social Skills
4 2 (12.50%) German Language
4 2 (12.50%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 2 (12.50%) Law
4 2 (12.50%) Pharmaceutical
4 2 (12.50%) Public Sector
4 2 (12.50%) Telecoms
5 1 (6.25%) Automotive
5 1 (6.25%) Influencing Skills
5 1 (6.25%) Marketing
5 1 (6.25%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 4 (25.00%) Analyst
1 4 (25.00%) Commercial Analyst
1 4 (25.00%) Senior
2 3 (18.75%) Commercial Manager
2 3 (18.75%) Financial Analyst
2 3 (18.75%) Lead
2 3 (18.75%) Project Manager
2 3 (18.75%) Senior Manager
3 2 (12.50%) Contract Management Specialist
3 2 (12.50%) Procurement Specialist
3 2 (12.50%) Project Leader
3 2 (12.50%) Senior Project Manager
4 1 (6.25%) Category Manager
4 1 (6.25%) Contract Management Manager
4 1 (6.25%) Development Manager
4 1 (6.25%) Implementation Manager
4 1 (6.25%) Procurement Manager
4 1 (6.25%) SC Cleared Project Manager
4 1 (6.25%) Senior Analyst
4 1 (6.25%) Senior Category Manager
Miscellaneous
1 2 (12.50%) Onboarding
2 1 (6.25%) Life Science
2 1 (6.25%) Management Information System
2 1 (6.25%) Product Ownership
2 1 (6.25%) Renewable Energy
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (37.50%) Project Management
2 5 (31.25%) Stakeholder Management
3 4 (25.00%) Budget Management
3 4 (25.00%) Project Delivery
4 3 (18.75%) Budgeting
4 3 (18.75%) Budgeting and Forecasting
4 3 (18.75%) Financial Analysis
4 3 (18.75%) Financial Modelling
4 3 (18.75%) Problem-Solving
4 3 (18.75%) Risk Management
4 3 (18.75%) Roadmaps
5 2 (12.50%) Biotechnology
5 2 (12.50%) Contract Negotiation
5 2 (12.50%) Customer-Centricity
5 2 (12.50%) Infrastructure Management
5 2 (12.50%) Matrix Organization
5 2 (12.50%) PRINCE2
5 2 (12.50%) Product Management
5 2 (12.50%) Resource Management
5 2 (12.50%) Supplier Management
Qualifications
1 3 (18.75%) ACCA
1 3 (18.75%) CIMA
1 3 (18.75%) SC Cleared
1 3 (18.75%) Security Cleared
2 2 (12.50%) APMP
2 2 (12.50%) Degree
2 2 (12.50%) ISEB
2 2 (12.50%) PMI Certification
2 2 (12.50%) PMP
2 2 (12.50%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
Vendors
1 3 (18.75%) IFS