The median Delivery Manager daily rate in the UK excluding London is £478, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 6 October 2025.
The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.
6 months to 6 Oct 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
227
203
170
Rank change year-on-year
-24
-33
+33
Contract jobs requiring a Delivery Manager
145
170
315
As % of all contract jobs in the 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
13,963
16,043
20,192
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title
89.40%
92.28%
94.13%
Number of daily rates quoted
8,578
9,102
13,478
10th Percentile
£210
£219
£223
25th Percentile
£363
£375
£388
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£475
£495
£500
Median % change year-on-year
-4.04%
-1.00%
-
75th Percentile
£575
£588
£600
90th Percentile
£669
£675
£688
UK median daily rate
£500
£525
£530
% change year-on-year
-4.76%
-0.94%
-3.64%
Number of hourly rates quoted
1,315
1,280
1,250
10th Percentile
£13.50
£14.69
£14.25
25th Percentile
£16.34
£19.50
£17.84
Median hourly rate
£25.08
£43.00
£43.95
Median % change year-on-year
-41.69%
-2.16%
+95.33%
75th Percentile
£50.00
£66.61
£65.00
90th Percentile
£69.65
£74.37
£77.50
UK median hourly rate
£25.15
£42.50
£44.50
% change year-on-year
-40.82%
-4.49%
+71.15%
Delivery Manager Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Delivery Manager' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.
Delivery Manager Daily Rate Trend in the UK excluding London
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Delivery Manager job vacancies in the UK excluding London.
Delivery Manager Daily Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Delivery Manager in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 6 October 2025.
Delivery Manager Hourly Rate Trend in the UK excluding London
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Delivery Manager job vacancies in the UK excluding London.
Delivery Manager Hourly Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Delivery Manager in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 6 October 2025.
Delivery 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 Delivery Manager within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 6 October 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
Delivery Manager Skill Set Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the UK excluding London
For the 6 months to 6 October 2025, Delivery 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 Delivery Manager in the job title.
Delivery 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:
