Line Management Contracts in the UK excluding London

Line Management
UK > UK excluding London

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London requiring Line Management skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Line Management over the 6 months leading up to 4 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
4 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 227 206 187
Rank change year-on-year -21 -19 +18
Contract jobs citing Line Management 108 212 316
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 0.84% 1.03% 1.32%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.93% 1.21% 1.48%
Number of daily rates quoted 52 137 228
10th Percentile £212 £138 £200
25th Percentile £361 £172 £314
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £478 £345 £500
Median % change year-on-year +38.55% -31.00% +5.26%
75th Percentile £600 £550 £625
90th Percentile £795 £727 £694
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - +0.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted 18 35 27
10th Percentile £15.06 £14.16 -
25th Percentile £20.26 £16.99 £16.25
Median hourly rate £26.93 £44.74 £16.83
Median % change year-on-year -39.82% +165.83% -37.64%
75th Percentile £46.10 £60.75 £52.86
90th Percentile £73.00 £76.29 £65.00
UK median hourly rate £26.50 £23.32 £16.83
% change year-on-year +13.64% +38.56% -37.67%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK excluding London

Line 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 UK excluding London.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 11,553 17,505 21,400
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 90.38% 84.71% 89.51%
Number of daily rates quoted 7,248 10,459 14,852
10th Percentile £235 £250 £256
25th Percentile £375 £378 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £480 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year -4.00% - +5.26%
75th Percentile £588 £600 £600
90th Percentile £662 £688 £688
UK median daily rate £520 £525 £550
% change year-on-year -0.95% -4.55% +3.77%
Number of hourly rates quoted 834 2,060 1,308
10th Percentile £14.20 £12.34 £11.00
25th Percentile £17.30 £15.19 £15.50
Median hourly rate £27.50 £37.50 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year -26.67% +7.14% +75.00%
75th Percentile £64.50 £60.75 £65.00
90th Percentile £75.00 £72.50 £73.72
UK median hourly rate £29.00 £35.95 £36.00
% change year-on-year -19.33% -0.14% +44.00%

Line Management
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Job postings citing Line Management as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Job vacancy trend for Line Management in the UK excluding London

Line Management
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Line Management in the UK excluding London.

Daily rate trend for Line Management in the UK excluding London

Line Management
Daily Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Line Management in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 4 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Line Management in the UK excluding London

Line Management
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Line Management in the UK excluding London.

Hourly rate trend for Line Management in the UK excluding London

Line Management
Hourly Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Line Management in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 4 May 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for Line Management in the UK excluding London

Line Management
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 Line Management within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 4 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
North of England +2 22 £425 -12.82% 206
Scotland +18 20 £400 +42.24% 45
North West +7 19 £564 +61.14% 113
Midlands +9 17 £502 +0.40% 129
South West +4 17 £525 +203.47% 108
South East +1 17 £425 -5.56% 208
West Midlands +10 13 £514 +9.55% 72
East of England +21 12 £600 +100.00% 112
East Midlands +13 4 £391 -25.52% 49
North East -3 2 £425 -40.97% 23
Northern Ireland - 2 £492 - 12
Wales +5 1 £180 -72.31% 29
Yorkshire -2 1 £112 -84.50% 72
Line Management
UK

Line Management
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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:

Application Platforms
1 10 (9.26%) SharePoint
2 8 (7.41%) Microsoft Exchange
3 4 (3.70%) Confluence
4 3 (2.78%) IIS
5 1 (0.93%) Apache
5 1 (0.93%) Tomcat
Applications
1 7 (6.48%) Microsoft Office
2 5 (4.63%) Microsoft Excel
2 5 (4.63%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 2 (1.85%) Open Workbench
4 1 (0.93%) Adobe Creative Suite
4 1 (0.93%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 2 (1.85%) Eloqua
1 2 (1.85%) iTrent
1 2 (1.85%) LabWindows
2 1 (0.93%) Primavera
Cloud Services
1 18 (16.67%) Azure
2 15 (13.89%) Microsoft 365
3 13 (12.04%) Entra ID
4 7 (6.48%) IaaS
5 6 (5.56%) Power Platform
6 3 (2.78%) Azure Data Factory
6 3 (2.78%) SaaS
7 2 (1.85%) Cloud Computing
8 1 (0.93%) Azure Synapse Analytics
8 1 (0.93%) GitHub
8 1 (0.93%) OCI
8 1 (0.93%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 8 (7.41%) Firewall
2 7 (6.48%) Intrusion Detection
2 7 (6.48%) Network Security
3 3 (2.78%) 4G
3 3 (2.78%) SD-WAN
3 3 (2.78%) WAN
4 2 (1.85%) DHCP
4 2 (1.85%) DNS
4 2 (1.85%) Intranet
4 2 (1.85%) Structured Cabling
5 1 (0.93%) SAN
5 1 (0.93%) Skype
5 1 (0.93%) TCP/IP
5 1 (0.93%) VoIP
5 1 (0.93%) VPN
5 1 (0.93%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 11 (10.19%) SQL Server
2 6 (5.56%) Power BI
3 3 (2.78%) OLAP
4 2 (1.85%) NoSQL
4 2 (1.85%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 2 (1.85%) UniData
5 1 (0.93%) Data Warehouse
5 1 (0.93%) Geospatial Data
5 1 (0.93%) GIS
5 1 (0.93%) Metadata
5 1 (0.93%) MySQL
5 1 (0.93%) Oracle Database
5 1 (0.93%) Oracle Reports
Development Applications
1 5 (4.63%) JIRA
2 2 (1.85%) LabVIEW
3 1 (0.93%) Jenkins
3 1 (0.93%) Oracle Forms
3 1 (0.93%) TestRail
General
1 37 (34.26%) Social Skills
2 33 (30.56%) Finance
3 27 (25.00%) Public Sector
4 14 (12.96%) Analytical Skills
5 7 (6.48%) Telecoms
6 6 (5.56%) Military
6 6 (5.56%) Presentation Skills
7 5 (4.63%) Influencing Skills
7 5 (4.63%) Manufacturing
8 4 (3.70%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 4 (3.70%) Legal
8 4 (3.70%) Organisational Skills
9 2 (1.85%) Automotive
9 2 (1.85%) Back Office
9 2 (1.85%) Billing
9 2 (1.85%) Local Government
9 2 (1.85%) Marketing
9 2 (1.85%) Pharmaceutical
9 2 (1.85%) Police
10 1 (0.93%) Korean Language
Job Titles
1 15 (13.89%) Project Manager
2 14 (12.96%) Analyst
3 13 (12.04%) Senior
4 9 (8.33%) Administrator
5 7 (6.48%) Lead
6 5 (4.63%) Infrastructure Analyst
6 5 (4.63%) IT Manager
7 4 (3.70%) Data Engineer
7 4 (3.70%) Delivery Manager
7 4 (3.70%) Engagement Manager
7 4 (3.70%) Programme Manager
7 4 (3.70%) Senior Manager
7 4 (3.70%) Service Manager
7 4 (3.70%) Systems Administrator
8 3 (2.78%) Applications Manager
8 3 (2.78%) Head of Information
8 3 (2.78%) Head of Knowledge Management
8 3 (2.78%) IT Support
8 3 (2.78%) Senior Data Warehouse Specialist
8 3 (2.78%) Technical Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (2.78%) .NET
1 3 (2.78%) LDAP
1 3 (2.78%) X-Windows
2 1 (0.93%) LAMP
2 1 (0.93%) Oracle Fusion
Miscellaneous
1 11 (10.19%) Management Information System
2 7 (6.48%) Onboarding
3 4 (3.70%) Product Ownership
4 2 (1.85%) Cyberattack
4 2 (1.85%) FPGA
4 2 (1.85%) Infotainment
4 2 (1.85%) Self-Motivation
4 2 (1.85%) Team-Oriented Environment
5 1 (0.93%) Data Centre
5 1 (0.93%) Data Protection Act
5 1 (0.93%) Driving Licence
5 1 (0.93%) Enterprise Software
5 1 (0.93%) FMCG
5 1 (0.93%) iPad
5 1 (0.93%) iPhone
5 1 (0.93%) Learning Management System
5 1 (0.93%) NHS
5 1 (0.93%) Operational Technology
5 1 (0.93%) Public Cloud
5 1 (0.93%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 22 (20.37%) Windows
2 13 (12.04%) Windows Server
3 5 (4.63%) Linux
3 5 (4.63%) Mac OS
4 3 (2.78%) Unix
5 2 (1.85%) Windows 10
5 2 (1.85%) Windows Server 2012
5 2 (1.85%) Windows Server 2016
5 2 (1.85%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 44 (40.74%) Problem-Solving
2 26 (24.07%) Project Management
3 25 (23.15%) Change Management
4 22 (20.37%) ITIL
5 21 (19.44%) Agile
6 17 (15.74%) Decision-Making
7 15 (13.89%) Stakeholder Management
8 14 (12.96%) Continuous Improvement
8 14 (12.96%) Project Delivery
9 13 (12.04%) Business Case
9 13 (12.04%) Coaching
9 13 (12.04%) Disaster Recovery
9 13 (12.04%) Mentoring
9 13 (12.04%) Service Delivery
10 12 (11.11%) PRINCE2
11 11 (10.19%) Analytics
11 11 (10.19%) Business Continuity
11 11 (10.19%) Information Security
11 11 (10.19%) Risk Management
12 9 (8.33%) Cybersecurity
Programming Languages
1 15 (13.89%) PowerShell
2 9 (8.33%) SQL
3 5 (4.63%) Python
4 3 (2.78%) Shell Script
5 2 (1.85%) C
5 2 (1.85%) JavaScript
5 2 (1.85%) T-SQL
5 2 (1.85%) UniBasic
6 1 (0.93%) PHP
Qualifications
1 24 (22.22%) Security Cleared
2 17 (15.74%) SC Cleared
3 14 (12.96%) Degree
4 7 (6.48%) Azure Certification
4 7 (6.48%) Microsoft Certification
5 5 (4.63%) BPSS Clearance
6 4 (3.70%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
7 3 (2.78%) APMG
7 3 (2.78%) DV Cleared
8 2 (1.85%) CISM
8 2 (1.85%) CISSP
8 2 (1.85%) DBS Check
8 2 (1.85%) HNC
8 2 (1.85%) ITIL Certification
9 1 (0.93%) ACCA
9 1 (0.93%) CCAB
9 1 (0.93%) Chartered Engineer
9 1 (0.93%) CIMA
9 1 (0.93%) CIPFA
9 1 (0.93%) CISA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (6.48%) GDPR
2 5 (4.63%) Accessibility
2 5 (4.63%) QA
3 4 (3.70%) Cyber Essentials
3 4 (3.70%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
3 4 (3.70%) SLA
4 2 (1.85%) COSHH
4 2 (1.85%) Disclosure Scotland
4 2 (1.85%) ISO 14001
4 2 (1.85%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 2 (1.85%) NIST
5 1 (0.93%) Data Quality
5 1 (0.93%) HAZOP
5 1 (0.93%) MiFID
5 1 (0.93%) PMO
System Software
1 19 (17.59%) Active Directory
2 8 (7.41%) VMware Infrastructure
3 7 (6.48%) vSphere
4 6 (5.56%) Hyper-V
5 4 (3.70%) Docker
6 3 (2.78%) Virtual Servers
7 2 (1.85%) Virtual Machines
7 2 (1.85%) VMware ESXi
8 1 (0.93%) Firmware
8 1 (0.93%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 12 (11.11%) Microsoft Intune
2 3 (2.78%) Kubernetes
3 2 (1.85%) Microsoft Clustering
3 2 (1.85%) NetApp OnCommand
3 2 (1.85%) Single Sign-On
3 2 (1.85%) vCenter Server
3 2 (1.85%) vMotion
3 2 (1.85%) WSUS
4 1 (0.93%) Active Directory Federation Services
4 1 (0.93%) EMC NetWorker
4 1 (0.93%) HP Data Protector
4 1 (0.93%) McAfee ePO
4 1 (0.93%) NetBackup
4 1 (0.93%) Norton AntiVirus
4 1 (0.93%) PaperCut
4 1 (0.93%) SCCM
4 1 (0.93%) Symantec Endpoint Protection
4 1 (0.93%) Terraform
Vendors
1 35 (32.41%) Microsoft
2 10 (9.26%) VMware
3 6 (5.56%) Oracle
4 5 (4.63%) ServiceNow
5 4 (3.70%) Atlassian
6 3 (2.78%) BT
7 2 (1.85%) Apple
7 2 (1.85%) McAfee
7 2 (1.85%) Snow
8 1 (0.93%) Adobe
8 1 (0.93%) Brocade
8 1 (0.93%) Cisco
8 1 (0.93%) Computacenter
8 1 (0.93%) Databricks
8 1 (0.93%) EMC
8 1 (0.93%) HP
8 1 (0.93%) Salesforce
8 1 (0.93%) Symantec
8 1 (0.93%) Veritas