Infrastructure Manager Contract Job Trends
Infrastructure Manager
UK
The median Infrastructure Manager daily rate in the UK is £550, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 16 October 2026.
The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 16 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 508 | 458 | 409 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -50 | -49 | -10 |
| Contract jobs requiring an Infrastructure Manager | 184 | 107 | 157 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.33% | 0.32% | 0.42% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.36% | 0.35% | 0.45% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 137 | 78 | 105 |
| 10th Percentile | £421 | £359 | £321 |
| 25th Percentile | £481 | £425 | £450 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | £525 | £538 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.76% | -2.33% | +2.38% |
| 75th Percentile | £658 | £622 | £600 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £668 | £700 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £550 | £550 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +10.00% | -4.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Median hourly rate | £48.84 | - | - |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £48.84 | - | - |
All Contract IT Job Roles
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.
| 6 months to 16 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title | 50,844 | 30,247 | 34,978 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 91.93% | 90.91% | 92.99% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 29,853 | 19,090 | 21,121 |
| 10th Percentile | £325 | £277 | £300 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £401 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £500 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.00% | -4.76% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £623 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £725 | £738 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £475 | £490 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.26% | -3.06% | -2.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 4,177 | 1,669 | 1,428 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.25 | £13.80 | £15.05 |
| 25th Percentile | £19.25 | £17.30 | £20.30 |
| Median hourly rate | £41.06 | £25.15 | £41.08 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +63.24% | -38.77% | -8.72% |
| 75th Percentile | £67.50 | £50.00 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £80.00 | £68.75 | £73.75 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £40.32 | £25.00 | £41.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +61.28% | -39.76% | -6.74% |
Infrastructure Manager Job Vacancy Trend
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Infrastructure Manager' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.
Infrastructure Manager Daily Rate Trend
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Infrastructure Manager job vacancies in the UK.
Infrastructure Manager Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Infrastructure Manager over the 6 months to 16 October 2026.
Infrastructure Manager Hourly Rate Trend
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Infrastructure Manager job vacancies in the UK.
Infrastructure Manager Top 15 Contract Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Infrastructure Manager within the UK over the 6 months to 16 October 2026. 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 | -65 | 170 | £550 | - | 78 |
| UK excluding London | -37 | 108 | £550 | - | 62 |
| London | -75 | 58 | £563 | +9.76% | 33 |
| Work from Home | -71 | 42 | £550 | +22.22% | 32 |
| North of England | -44 | 31 | £525 | +12.00% | 9 |
| South West | -13 | 28 | £675 | -10.00% | 4 |
| Yorkshire | -15 | 24 | £549 | +35.49% | 5 |
| East of England | -17 | 17 | £600 | - | 9 |
| South East | -50 | 15 | £500 | -16.67% | 15 |
| West Midlands | -43 | 14 | £625 | +8.70% | 4 |
| Midlands | -52 | 14 | £625 | +16.28% | 7 |
| North West | -43 | 6 | £475 | - | 3 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 2 | £550 | - | 5 |
| Scotland | -28 | 1 | £515 | - | 7 |
| North East | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
Infrastructure Manager Skill Set Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities
For the 6 months to 16 October 2026, Infrastructure 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 featuring Infrastructure Manager in the job title.
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stakeholder Management | 27.2% | 50 |
| 2 | Azure | 25.0% | 46 |
| 3 | Migration | 21.2% | 39 |
| 4 | Project Management | 20.7% | 38 |
| 5 | Windows | 17.4% | 32 |
| 6 | Agile | 16.8% | 31 |
| 7 | Project Delivery | 16.3% | 30 |
| 7 | Security Cleared | 16.3% | 30 |
| 9 | PRINCE2 | 14.1% | 26 |
| 10 | VMware | 12.0% | 22 |
| 11 | Microsoft 365 | 10.9% | 20 |
| 12 | Change Management | 10.3% | 19 |
| 12 | ITIL | 10.3% | 19 |
| 14 | Microsoft | 9.8% | 18 |
| 14 | Project Governance | 9.8% | 18 |
| 16 | PMI Certification | 9.2% | 17 |
| 17 | PMP | 8.7% | 16 |
| 17 | SC Cleared | 8.7% | 16 |
| 17 | Waterfall | 8.7% | 16 |
| 20 | AWS | 8.2% | 15 |
| 20 | DV Cleared | 8.2% | 15 |
| 22 | Continuous Improvement | 7.6% | 14 |
| 22 | Fintech | 7.6% | 14 |
| 22 | Infrastructure Transformation | 7.6% | 14 |
| 22 | Service Management | 7.6% | 14 |
| 22 | VMware Infrastructure | 7.6% | 14 |
| 27 | Risk Management | 7.1% | 13 |
| 27 | Windows Server | 7.1% | 13 |
| 29 | Cybersecurity | 6.5% | 12 |
| 29 | Data Protection | 6.5% | 12 |
Infrastructure Manager Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Job Titles
| Rank | Job Title | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Infrastructure Project Manager | 52.7% | 97 |
| 2 | Network Infrastructure Manager | 20.1% | 37 |
| 3 | IT Infrastructure Manager | 15.8% | 29 |
| 4 | Network Manager | 10.9% | 20 |
| 5 | Senior Infrastructure Manager | 9.2% | 17 |
| 6 | Technical Infrastructure Manager | 7.6% | 14 |
| 7 | Infrastructure Programme Manager | 7.1% | 13 |
| 7 | IT Infrastructure Project Manager | 7.1% | 13 |
| 7 | Senior Infrastructure Project Manager | 7.1% | 13 |
| 10 | DV Cleared Project Manager | 6.5% | 12 |
| 10 | Infrastructure Delivery Manager | 6.5% | 12 |
| 12 | Cloud Infrastructure Manager | 5.4% | 10 |
| 12 | Network Infrastructure Project Manager | 5.4% | 10 |
| 14 | Technical Infrastructure Project Manager | 4.3% | 8 |
| 15 | Chief Technology Officer | 3.8% | 7 |
| 15 | Defect Manager | 3.8% | 7 |
| 17 | Infrastructure Operations Manager | 3.3% | 6 |
| 17 | Migration Manager | 3.3% | 6 |
| 19 | Infrastructure Test Manager | 2.7% | 5 |
| 19 | IT Operations Manager | 2.7% | 5 |