Account Manager Contracts

Account Manager
UK

The median Account Manager daily rate in the UK is £300, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025.

The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 493 566 700
Rank change year-on-year +73 +134 +129
Contract jobs requiring an Account Manager 27 16 18
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 0.092% 0.037% 0.030%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.100% 0.040% 0.032%
Number of daily rates quoted 15 11 10
10th Percentile £205 £250 £138
25th Percentile £250 £250 £151
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £300 £270 £244
Median % change year-on-year +11.11% +10.77% -27.78%
75th Percentile £353 £339 £338
90th Percentile £355 £385 £505
UK excluding London median daily rate - £245 £180
% change year-on-year - +36.11% -49.30%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 2 0
10th Percentile £25.40 £31.45 -
25th Percentile £26.38 £33.25 -
Median hourly rate £29.00 £37.50 -
Median % change year-on-year -22.67% - -
75th Percentile £40.25 £41.75 -
90th Percentile £46.40 £43.55 -
UK excluding London median hourly rate - - -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies. 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 with a recognized job title 27,084 40,415 56,464
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.52% 92.78% 94.61%
Number of daily rates quoted 17,692 26,309 39,470
10th Percentile £300 £275 £313
25th Percentile £406 £410 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £515 £525 £540
Median % change year-on-year -1.90% -2.78% +2.86%
75th Percentile £625 £638 £650
90th Percentile £738 £750 £750
UK excluding London median daily rate £475 £492 £500
% change year-on-year -3.46% -1.60% +5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,035 2,664 1,570
10th Percentile £14.07 £12.86 £14.29
25th Percentile £18.50 £16.30 £19.50
Median hourly rate £29.00 £36.42 £45.00
Median % change year-on-year -20.37% -19.07% +91.49%
75th Percentile £62.50 £60.75 £65.75
90th Percentile £75.00 £72.50 £75.75
UK excluding London median hourly rate £28.00 £39.55 £42.50
% change year-on-year -29.20% -6.94% +117.95%

Account Manager
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings that featured Account Manager in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Account Manager in the UK

Account Manager
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Account Manager.

Daily rate trend for Account Manager in the UK

Account Manager
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Account Manager over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Account Manager in the UK

Account Manager
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Account Manager.

Hourly rate trend for Account Manager in the UK

Account Manager
Hourly Rate Histogram

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Account Manager over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for Account Manager in the UK

Account Manager
Top 5 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Account Manager within the UK over the 6 months to 1 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
England +68 27 £300 +11.11% 464
London +49 24 £300 - 304
Work from Home +45 9 £250 -7.41% 183
UK excluding London +63 3 - - 212
South West - 3 - - 23

Account Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities

For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, Account Manager contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads featuring Account Manager in the job title.

1 17 (62.96%) Marketing
2 14 (51.85%) Advertising
3 12 (44.44%) Finance
3 12 (44.44%) Analytical Skills
4 11 (40.74%) Digital Marketing
5 9 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
5 9 (33.33%) Project Management
6 8 (29.63%) Ad Operations
6 8 (29.63%) Programmatic Advertising
6 8 (29.63%) Digital Media
6 8 (29.63%) Social Skills
7 7 (25.93%) SEO
7 7 (25.93%) Google
8 6 (22.22%) Campaign Management
9 5 (18.52%) Social Media
9 5 (18.52%) Display Advertising
9 5 (18.52%) User Experience
9 5 (18.52%) Strategic Planning
9 5 (18.52%) Business Development
9 5 (18.52%) Salesforce
9 5 (18.52%) Customer Retention
10 4 (14.81%) Digital Strategy
10 4 (14.81%) CRM
10 4 (14.81%) Automotive
10 4 (14.81%) Interaction Design
10 4 (14.81%) Marketing Strategy
10 4 (14.81%) Analytics
10 4 (14.81%) UX Design
11 3 (11.11%) SaaS
11 3 (11.11%) Time Management

Account Manager Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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:

Applications
1 2 (7.41%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (3.70%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 1 (3.70%) Payment Gateway
Cloud Services
1 3 (11.11%) SaaS
2 1 (3.70%) Google Ads
2 1 (3.70%) Power Platform
2 1 (3.70%) Slack
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (3.70%) Power BI
General
1 17 (62.96%) Marketing
2 14 (51.85%) Advertising
3 12 (44.44%) Analytical Skills
3 12 (44.44%) Finance
4 8 (29.63%) Social Skills
5 4 (14.81%) Automotive
6 3 (11.11%) Presentation Skills
7 2 (7.41%) Billing
7 2 (7.41%) French Language
7 2 (7.41%) Italian Language
7 2 (7.41%) Spanish Language
8 1 (3.70%) German Language
8 1 (3.70%) Inclusion and Diversity
Miscellaneous
1 8 (29.63%) Digital Media
2 5 (18.52%) Social Media
3 3 (11.11%) Marketing Technology
4 2 (7.41%) Onboarding
Processes & Methodologies
1 11 (40.74%) Digital Marketing
2 9 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
2 9 (33.33%) Project Management
3 8 (29.63%) Ad Operations
3 8 (29.63%) Programmatic Advertising
4 7 (25.93%) SEO
5 6 (22.22%) Campaign Management
6 5 (18.52%) Business Development
6 5 (18.52%) Customer Retention
6 5 (18.52%) Display Advertising
6 5 (18.52%) Strategic Planning
6 5 (18.52%) User Experience
7 4 (14.81%) Analytics
7 4 (14.81%) CRM
7 4 (14.81%) Digital Strategy
7 4 (14.81%) Interaction Design
7 4 (14.81%) Marketing Strategy
7 4 (14.81%) UX Design
8 3 (11.11%) Time Management
8 3 (11.11%) Web Development
Qualifications
1 3 (11.11%) ACCA
1 3 (11.11%) Degree
2 2 (7.41%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (3.70%) SLA
Vendors
1 7 (25.93%) Google
2 5 (18.52%) Salesforce
3 2 (7.41%) comScore