Capacity Manager Contract Job Trends in the UK excluding London

Capacity Manager
UK > UK excluding London

The median Capacity Manager daily rate in the UK excluding London is £582, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 20 March 2026.

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

6 months to
20 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 416 329 378
Rank change year-on-year -87 +49 +82
Contract jobs requiring a Capacity Manager 9 13 18
As % of all contract jobs in the UK excluding London 0.041% 0.10% 0.086%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.045% 0.11% 0.092%
Number of daily rates quoted 9 4 17
10th Percentile - £394 £479
25th Percentile £525 £526 £488
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £582 £601 £525
Median % change year-on-year -3.08% +14.38% -
75th Percentile £600 £601 £563
90th Percentile £619 - £615
UK median daily rate £582 £601 £525
% change year-on-year -3.08% +14.38% +11.70%

All Contract IT Job Roles
UK excluding London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the UK excluding London. 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 the UK excluding London with a recognized job title 19,997 11,736 19,475
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.58% 92.51% 92.76%
Number of daily rates quoted 11,907 7,583 12,118
10th Percentile £256 £213 £210
25th Percentile £395 £363 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £480 £475 £487
Median % change year-on-year +1.05% -2.46% -2.60%
75th Percentile £580 £588 £593
90th Percentile £675 £663 £688
UK median daily rate £500 £521 £525
% change year-on-year -4.03% -0.76% -4.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,159 703 2,077
10th Percentile £14.49 £14.99 £12.50
25th Percentile £18.87 £20.12 £15.50
Median hourly rate £36.00 £32.00 £32.50
Median % change year-on-year +12.50% -1.54% -19.92%
75th Percentile £65.00 £65.00 £60.00
90th Percentile £75.79 £75.25 £71.25
UK median hourly rate £36.00 £32.50 £32.50
% change year-on-year +10.77% - -23.53%

Capacity Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Capacity Manager' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Capacity Manager job vacancy trend in the UK excluding London

Capacity Manager
Daily Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Capacity Manager job vacancies in the UK excluding London.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Capacity Manager job vacancies in the UK excluding London

Capacity Manager
Hourly Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Capacity Manager job vacancies in the UK excluding London.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Capacity Manager job vacancies in the UK excluding London

Capacity Manager
Contract Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Capacity Manager within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 20 March 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
South West -32 5 £600 -0.08%
South East -55 4 £550 +77.42% 6
Capacity Manager
UK

Capacity Manager Skill Set
Top 27 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the UK excluding London

For the 6 months to 20 March 2026, Capacity 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 UK excluding London region featuring Capacity Manager in the job title.

1 9 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 8 (88.89%) Capacity Management
2 8 (88.89%) DV Cleared
2 8 (88.89%) ITIL
2 8 (88.89%) VMware
3 7 (77.78%) Capacity Planning
4 4 (44.44%) Continuous Improvement
4 4 (44.44%) Problem-Solving
4 4 (44.44%) Service Management
4 4 (44.44%) Stakeholder Management
4 4 (44.44%) vRealize
5 3 (33.33%) Conflict Resolution
5 3 (33.33%) ITSM
5 3 (33.33%) Performance Metrics
5 3 (33.33%) Proactive Monitoring
5 3 (33.33%) Service Design
5 3 (33.33%) Trend Analysis
5 3 (33.33%) VMware Infrastructure
6 2 (22.22%) Service Delivery
6 2 (22.22%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 2 (22.22%) VxRail
7 1 (11.11%) Availability Management
7 1 (11.11%) Cost Control
7 1 (11.11%) Decision-Making
7 1 (11.11%) Performance Analysis
7 1 (11.11%) Planning and Forecasting
7 1 (11.11%) Service Delivery Management

Capacity Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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 6 (66.67%) Analytical Skills
2 3 (33.33%) Public Sector
3 1 (11.11%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (11.11%) Analytical Mindset
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (88.89%) Capacity Management
1 8 (88.89%) ITIL
2 7 (77.78%) Capacity Planning
3 4 (44.44%) Continuous Improvement
3 4 (44.44%) Problem-Solving
3 4 (44.44%) Service Management
3 4 (44.44%) Stakeholder Management
4 3 (33.33%) Conflict Resolution
4 3 (33.33%) ITSM
4 3 (33.33%) Performance Metrics
4 3 (33.33%) Proactive Monitoring
4 3 (33.33%) Service Design
4 3 (33.33%) Trend Analysis
5 2 (22.22%) Service Delivery
5 2 (22.22%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 1 (11.11%) Availability Management
6 1 (11.11%) Decision-Making
6 1 (11.11%) Performance Analysis
6 1 (11.11%) Planning and Forecasting
6 1 (11.11%) Service Delivery Management
Qualifications
1 9 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 8 (88.89%) DV Cleared
System Software
1 3 (33.33%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 4 (44.44%) vRealize
2 2 (22.22%) VxRail
Vendors
1 8 (88.89%) VMware