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 30 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 244 199 209
Rank change year-on-year -45 +10 -6
Contract jobs citing Line Management 96 204 265
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 0.74% 0.99% 1.16%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.82% 1.18% 1.30%
Number of daily rates quoted 48 122 192
10th Percentile £208 £121 £240
25th Percentile £364 £172 £323
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £473 £288 £500
Median % change year-on-year +64.18% -42.38% +5.26%
75th Percentile £591 £500 £625
90th Percentile £830 £683 £694
UK median daily rate £500 £550 £525
% change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 12 40 10
10th Percentile £14.69 £13.40 £21.31
25th Percentile £15.25 £15.15 £47.51
Median hourly rate £27.77 £34.62 £59.81
Median % change year-on-year -19.79% -42.13% +121.69%
75th Percentile £54.00 £60.75 £65.75
90th Percentile £69.00 £78.29 £67.10
UK median hourly rate £23.18 £23.32 £55.24
% change year-on-year -0.62% -57.78% +104.58%

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 11,716 17,285 20,358
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 90.66% 83.51% 89.29%
Number of daily rates quoted 7,290 10,280 13,964
10th Percentile £235 £250 £260
25th Percentile £375 £375 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% - +2.87%
75th Percentile £575 £600 £600
90th Percentile £650 £688 £690
UK median daily rate £513 £525 £550
% change year-on-year -2.38% -4.55% +2.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted 847 2,123 1,246
10th Percentile £13.83 £12.40 £10.63
25th Percentile £16.95 £15.39 £15.25
Median hourly rate £25.15 £38.12 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year -34.02% +8.91% +75.00%
75th Percentile £60.06 £61.30 £65.00
90th Percentile £75.00 £72.50 £74.25
UK median hourly rate £27.50 £36.50 £37.00
% change year-on-year -24.66% -1.35% +44.08%

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 30 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 30 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 30 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
Scotland +14 23 £413 +46.68% 58
Midlands +16 18 £514 +2.70% 247
South West +10 18 £900 +420.23% 172
North of England -3 16 £358 +18.35% 369
West Midlands +13 14 £525 +5.00% 147
North West +6 13 £371 +23.50% 156
South East +12 11 £425 +3.03% 430
East of England +13 8 £500 +66.67% 194
East Midlands +12 4 £391 +26.13% 87
Yorkshire +7 2 £112 -76.51% 166
Wales +3 1 £180 +46.94% 41
North East - 1 - - 49
Northern Ireland - 1 £492 - 17
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 9 (9.38%) SharePoint
2 8 (8.33%) Microsoft Exchange
3 3 (3.13%) Confluence
3 3 (3.13%) IIS
4 1 (1.04%) Apache
4 1 (1.04%) Tomcat
Applications
1 5 (5.21%) Microsoft Excel
1 5 (5.21%) Microsoft Office
1 5 (5.21%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 3 (3.13%) Microsoft Project
3 2 (2.08%) Trello
4 1 (1.04%) Adobe Creative Suite
4 1 (1.04%) Open Workbench
Business Applications
1 2 (2.08%) Eloqua
1 2 (2.08%) LabWindows
2 1 (1.04%) iTrent
2 1 (1.04%) Primavera
Cloud Services
1 15 (15.63%) Microsoft 365
2 14 (14.58%) Azure
3 12 (12.50%) Entra ID
4 7 (7.29%) IaaS
5 3 (3.13%) Power Platform
6 2 (2.08%) SaaS
7 1 (1.04%) Azure Data Factory
7 1 (1.04%) Azure Synapse Analytics
7 1 (1.04%) Cloud Computing
7 1 (1.04%) GitHub
7 1 (1.04%) OneDrive
7 1 (1.04%) Power Automate
7 1 (1.04%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 8 (8.33%) Firewall
2 7 (7.29%) Intrusion Detection
2 7 (7.29%) Network Security
3 3 (3.13%) 4G
3 3 (3.13%) SD-WAN
3 3 (3.13%) WAN
4 2 (2.08%) DHCP
4 2 (2.08%) DNS
4 2 (2.08%) Intranet
5 1 (1.04%) TCP/IP
5 1 (1.04%) VoIP
5 1 (1.04%) VPN
5 1 (1.04%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (8.33%) SQL Server
2 2 (2.08%) Data Warehouse
2 2 (2.08%) NoSQL
2 2 (2.08%) Power BI
2 2 (2.08%) SQL Server Reporting Services
2 2 (2.08%) UniData
3 1 (1.04%) Metadata
3 1 (1.04%) MySQL
3 1 (1.04%) Oracle Reports
3 1 (1.04%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 6 (6.25%) JIRA
2 2 (2.08%) LabVIEW
2 2 (2.08%) TestRail
3 1 (1.04%) Jenkins
3 1 (1.04%) Oracle Forms
General
1 43 (44.79%) Social Skills
2 24 (25.00%) Finance
3 23 (23.96%) Public Sector
4 15 (15.63%) Analytical Skills
5 7 (7.29%) Manufacturing
5 7 (7.29%) Telecoms
6 6 (6.25%) Presentation Skills
7 5 (5.21%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 4 (4.17%) Automotive
8 4 (4.17%) Legal
8 4 (4.17%) Military
8 4 (4.17%) Police
9 3 (3.13%) Influencing Skills
9 3 (3.13%) Organisational Skills
10 2 (2.08%) Back Office
10 2 (2.08%) Billing
10 2 (2.08%) Marketing
11 1 (1.04%) Electronics
11 1 (1.04%) Korean Language
11 1 (1.04%) Law
Job Titles
1 16 (16.67%) Analyst
2 15 (15.63%) Senior
3 11 (11.46%) Lead
4 8 (8.33%) Administrator
4 8 (8.33%) Project Manager
5 5 (5.21%) Infrastructure Analyst
6 4 (4.17%) Delivery Manager
6 4 (4.17%) Head of AI
6 4 (4.17%) Head of Data Science
6 4 (4.17%) IT Manager
6 4 (4.17%) Senior Manager
7 3 (3.13%) Business Analyst
7 3 (3.13%) Data Manager
7 3 (3.13%) Desktop Support
7 3 (3.13%) Head of Information
7 3 (3.13%) Head of Knowledge Management
7 3 (3.13%) Lead Data Analyst
7 3 (3.13%) Programme Manager
7 3 (3.13%) Support Engineer
7 3 (3.13%) Systems Administrator
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (4.17%) X-Windows
2 3 (3.13%) .NET
2 3 (3.13%) LDAP
3 1 (1.04%) LAMP
Miscellaneous
1 9 (9.38%) Management Information System
2 6 (6.25%) Onboarding
3 4 (4.17%) Product Ownership
4 2 (2.08%) Cyberattack
4 2 (2.08%) Data Centre
4 2 (2.08%) FPGA
4 2 (2.08%) Infotainment
4 2 (2.08%) Life Science
4 2 (2.08%) Self-Motivation
4 2 (2.08%) Team-Oriented Environment
4 2 (2.08%) Virtual Team
5 1 (1.04%) Data Protection Act
5 1 (1.04%) Enterprise Software
5 1 (1.04%) FMCG
5 1 (1.04%) iPad
5 1 (1.04%) iPhone
5 1 (1.04%) Learning Management System
5 1 (1.04%) NHS
5 1 (1.04%) Operational Technology
5 1 (1.04%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 21 (21.88%) Windows
2 12 (12.50%) Windows Server
3 6 (6.25%) Linux
3 6 (6.25%) Mac OS
4 3 (3.13%) Unix
4 3 (3.13%) Windows 10
5 2 (2.08%) Windows Server 2012
5 2 (2.08%) Windows Server 2016
5 2 (2.08%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 38 (39.58%) Problem-Solving
2 19 (19.79%) Change Management
2 19 (19.79%) ITIL
3 16 (16.67%) Agile
4 14 (14.58%) Project Delivery
5 13 (13.54%) Decision-Making
5 13 (13.54%) Project Management
6 12 (12.50%) Disaster Recovery
6 12 (12.50%) Information Security
6 12 (12.50%) Mentoring
6 12 (12.50%) Stakeholder Management
7 11 (11.46%) Analytics
7 11 (11.46%) Business Continuity
8 10 (10.42%) Coaching
8 10 (10.42%) PRINCE2
8 10 (10.42%) Service Delivery
8 10 (10.42%) Service Management
9 9 (9.38%) Continuous Improvement
9 9 (9.38%) Customer Service
9 9 (9.38%) Cybersecurity
Programming Languages
1 13 (13.54%) PowerShell
2 10 (10.42%) SQL
3 5 (5.21%) Python
4 3 (3.13%) Shell Script
5 2 (2.08%) C
5 2 (2.08%) JavaScript
5 2 (2.08%) UniBasic
6 1 (1.04%) C++
6 1 (1.04%) PHP
6 1 (1.04%) R
6 1 (1.04%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 20 (20.83%) Security Cleared
2 14 (14.58%) SC Cleared
3 12 (12.50%) Degree
4 7 (7.29%) Azure Certification
4 7 (7.29%) Microsoft Certification
5 6 (6.25%) BPSS Clearance
6 3 (3.13%) DV Cleared
7 2 (2.08%) APMG
7 2 (2.08%) CISM
7 2 (2.08%) CISSP
7 2 (2.08%) DBS Check
7 2 (2.08%) ISTQB
7 2 (2.08%) ITIL Certification
8 1 (1.04%) Chartered Engineer
8 1 (1.04%) CISA
8 1 (1.04%) CRISC
8 1 (1.04%) HNC
8 1 (1.04%) ISACA
8 1 (1.04%) Master's Degree
8 1 (1.04%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (7.29%) GDPR
2 5 (5.21%) Accessibility
2 5 (5.21%) Cyber Essentials
2 5 (5.21%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
3 4 (4.17%) QA
3 4 (4.17%) SLA
4 3 (3.13%) Disclosure Scotland
5 2 (2.08%) COSHH
5 2 (2.08%) Data Quality
5 2 (2.08%) ISO 14001
5 2 (2.08%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 2 (2.08%) NIST
5 2 (2.08%) PMO
6 1 (1.04%) GRC
6 1 (1.04%) HAZOP
6 1 (1.04%) MiFID
6 1 (1.04%) WCAG
System Software
1 18 (18.75%) Active Directory
2 8 (8.33%) VMware Infrastructure
3 7 (7.29%) vSphere
4 6 (6.25%) Hyper-V
5 4 (4.17%) Docker
6 3 (3.13%) Virtual Servers
7 2 (2.08%) Virtual Machines
7 2 (2.08%) VMware ESXi
8 1 (1.04%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 12 (12.50%) Microsoft Intune
2 3 (3.13%) Kubernetes
3 2 (2.08%) Microsoft Clustering
3 2 (2.08%) NetApp OnCommand
3 2 (2.08%) Single Sign-On
3 2 (2.08%) vCenter Server
3 2 (2.08%) vMotion
3 2 (2.08%) WSUS
4 1 (1.04%) Active Directory Federation Services
4 1 (1.04%) PaperCut
4 1 (1.04%) Terraform
Vendors
1 31 (32.29%) Microsoft
2 10 (10.42%) VMware
3 5 (5.21%) ServiceNow
4 3 (3.13%) Apple
4 3 (3.13%) Atlassian
4 3 (3.13%) BT
4 3 (3.13%) Oracle
4 3 (3.13%) Salesforce
5 2 (2.08%) Hitachi
5 2 (2.08%) Snow
6 1 (1.04%) Adobe
6 1 (1.04%) Databricks
6 1 (1.04%) McAfee