Delivery Manager
UK
The median Delivery Manager daily rate in the UK is £525, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 30 April 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 30 Apr 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 257 | 253 | 214 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -4 | -39 | -9 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Delivery Manager | 303 | 417 | 746 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 1.04% | 0.96% | 1.25% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 1.12% | 1.03% | 1.32% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 209 | 291 | 565 |
| 10th Percentile | £361 | £350 | £413 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £450 | £495 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £550 | £575 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.55% | -4.35% | +4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £696 | £723 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £550 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | -9.09% | - | +7.32% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 6 | 7 | 3 |
| 10th Percentile | £37.75 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £51.63 | £29.75 | - |
| Median hourly rate | £66.25 | £30.00 | £12.95 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +120.83% | +131.66% | -50.19% |
| 75th Percentile | £69.69 | £51.57 | £35.85 |
| 90th Percentile | £70.00 | £72.90 | £49.59 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £67.50 | £30.00 | £12.95 |
| % change year-on-year | +125.00% | +131.66% | - |
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 | 27,050 | 40,453 | 56,471 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.52% | 92.79% | 94.61% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 17,687 | 26,352 | 39,474 |
| 10th Percentile | £300 | £275 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £406 | £409 | £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 | £493 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.55% | -1.50% | +5.26% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,031 | 2,658 | 1,569 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.20 | £12.86 | £14.29 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.51 | £16.30 | £19.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £29.07 | £36.00 | £45.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -19.25% | -20.00% | +91.86% |
| 75th Percentile | £62.50 | £60.75 | £65.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.00 | £72.50 | £75.75 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £28.75 | £38.50 | £42.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -25.32% | -9.41% | +117.95% |
Delivery Manager
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Delivery Manager in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Delivery Manager
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Delivery Manager.
Delivery Manager
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Delivery Manager over the 6 months to 30 April 2025.
Delivery Manager
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Delivery Manager.
Delivery Manager
Hourly Rate Histogram
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Delivery Manager over the 6 months to 30 April 2025.
Delivery Manager
Top 16 Contract Locations
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 over the 6 months to 30 April 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 |
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| England | -8 | 253 | £525 | -4.55% | 211 |
| UK excluding London | +20 | 136 | £500 | -9.09% | 157 |
| London | -15 | 132 | £525 | -5.75% | 71 |
| Work from Home | +13 | 107 | £519 | -5.64% | 102 |
| South West | +36 | 35 | £523 | -12.92% | 16 |
| South East | +38 | 29 | £563 | +4.17% | 35 |
| North of England | +11 | 27 | £500 | -9.09% | 42 |
| Midlands | +24 | 18 | £450 | -17.81% | 30 |
| West Midlands | +20 | 14 | £450 | -17.81% | 23 |
| Yorkshire | +17 | 13 | £425 | -15.00% | 15 |
| Scotland | -6 | 12 | £430 | -14.00% | 15 |
| North West | -9 | 12 | £500 | -13.04% | 21 |
| East of England | +36 | 11 | £519 | -1.14% | 13 |
| Wales | +9 | 7 | £488 | +16.07% | 7 |
| East Midlands | +6 | 4 | £391 | - | 7 |
| North East | +1 | 2 | £519 | - | 6 |
Delivery Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 30 April 2025, Delivery 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 Delivery Manager in the job title.
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Delivery 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:
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