Systems Development Manager Contract Job Trends in the UK excluding London

System Development Manager
UK > UK excluding London

The median System Development Manager daily rate in the UK excluding London is £475, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 27 December 2025.

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

6 months to
27 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 403 - 404
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Systems Development Manager 1 0 1
As % of all contract jobs in the UK excluding London 0.005% - 0.005%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.006% - 0.005%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £463 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 - £470
75th Percentile £488 - -
90th Percentile - - -
UK median daily rate £475 £325 £585
% change year-on-year +46.15% -44.44% -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
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 16,619 13,612 18,391
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 90.26% 92.38% 93.42%
Number of daily rates quoted 10,198 8,120 11,936
10th Percentile £213 £213 £213
25th Percentile £373 £363 £375
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £488 £500
Median % change year-on-year -2.56% -2.50% -
75th Percentile £575 £588 £600
90th Percentile £675 £678 £688
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,674 773 1,298
10th Percentile £13.95 £15.25 £14.16
25th Percentile £17.69 £20.24 £18.26
Median hourly rate £25.15 £32.50 £45.55
Median % change year-on-year -22.62% -28.64% +82.18%
75th Percentile £60.00 £64.10 £65.00
90th Percentile £70.00 £71.25 £76.53
UK median hourly rate £26.00 £32.50 £45.00
% change year-on-year -20.00% -27.78% +46.96%

Systems Development Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

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

Systems Development Manager job vacancy trend in the UK excluding London

Systems Development Manager
Daily Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

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

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

Systems Development Manager
Hourly Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

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

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

Systems Development 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 Systems Development Manager within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 27 December 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
Midlands - 1 £475 - 1
West Midlands - 1 £475 - 1
Systems Development Manager
UK

Systems Development Manager Skill Set
Top 4 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the UK excluding London

For the 6 months to 27 December 2025, Systems Development 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 Systems Development Manager in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Business Case
1 1 (100.00%) Case Management
1 1 (100.00%) Liquidlogic
1 1 (100.00%) Roadmaps

Systems Development 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:

Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Business Case
1 1 (100.00%) Case Management
1 1 (100.00%) Roadmaps
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Liquidlogic