Innovation Manager
UK
The median Innovation Manager daily rate in the UK is £700, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 18 July 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 18 Jul 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 552 | - | 678 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | +201 |
| Contract jobs requiring an Innovation Manager | 1 | 0 | 11 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.003% | - | 0.020% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.003% | - | 0.021% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £395 |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £442 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £700 | - | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | +31.25% |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £619 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £630 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | - | - | £459 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | +14.69% |
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 | 29,882 | 39,182 | 52,718 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 91.65% | 93.03% | 94.56% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 19,009 | 25,295 | 36,541 |
| 10th Percentile | £285 | £288 | £310 |
| 25th Percentile | £400 | £409 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £525 | £538 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.76% | -2.33% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £750 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £494 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.85% | -1.20% | +2.56% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,416 | 2,570 | 1,574 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.75 | £13.25 | £14.45 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.30 | £17.50 | £19.02 |
| Median hourly rate | £25.28 | £40.00 | £42.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -36.81% | -5.88% | +65.50% |
| 75th Percentile | £55.00 | £63.75 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £73.75 | £74.00 | £77.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £25.15 | £40.72 | £39.03 |
| % change year-on-year | -38.24% | +4.34% | +85.83% |
Innovation Manager
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Innovation Manager in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Innovation Manager
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Innovation Manager.
Innovation Manager
Top 2 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Innovation Manager within the UK over the 6 months to 18 July 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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| London | - | 1 | £700 | - | 8 |
| England | - | 1 | £700 | - | 9 |
Innovation Manager Skill Set
Top 7 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 18 July 2025, Innovation 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 Innovation Manager in the job title.
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Innovation 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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