IT Manager
UK
The median IT 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 228 | 218 | 179 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -10 | -39 | +5 |
| Contract jobs requiring an IT Manager | 349 | 484 | 870 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 1.19% | 1.11% | 1.46% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 1.29% | 1.20% | 1.54% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 220 | 358 | 655 |
| 10th Percentile | £386 | £363 | £363 |
| 25th Percentile | £440 | £425 | £440 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £525 | £520 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +0.96% | +1.46% |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £613 | £600 |
| 90th Percentile | £675 | £675 | £675 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £513 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.44% | +2.50% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 14 | 12 | 5 |
| 10th Percentile | £27.16 | - | £58.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £35.22 | £23.63 | £61.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £63.50 | £31.84 | £62.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +99.47% | -49.06% | +79.47% |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £47.94 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £76.75 | £56.68 | £75.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £70.00 | £25.28 | £65.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +176.95% | -61.12% | +140.74% |
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% |
IT Manager
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured IT Manager in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
IT Manager
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing IT Manager.
IT Manager
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing IT Manager over the 6 months to 30 April 2025.
IT Manager
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing IT Manager.
IT Manager
Hourly Rate Histogram
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing IT Manager over the 6 months to 30 April 2025.
IT 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 IT 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 | -5 | 309 | £531 | +1.19% | 356 |
| UK excluding London | +7 | 191 | £500 | -2.44% | 255 |
| Work from Home | +1 | 134 | £518 | -5.82% | 191 |
| London | -14 | 127 | £551 | -4.26% | 136 |
| North of England | +32 | 53 | £500 | +10.50% | 71 |
| South East | +39 | 51 | £540 | +2.86% | 55 |
| Midlands | -1 | 40 | £475 | -9.52% | 56 |
| West Midlands | -8 | 29 | £475 | -9.52% | 44 |
| North West | +11 | 26 | £525 | +7.69% | 48 |
| Yorkshire | +22 | 25 | £475 | +5.56% | 19 |
| East of England | +41 | 17 | £675 | +42.11% | 27 |
| South West | +14 | 16 | £498 | -4.10% | 23 |
| Scotland | -10 | 14 | £449 | -10.25% | 14 |
| East Midlands | +11 | 11 | £488 | -2.50% | 12 |
| North East | -2 | 2 | £488 | -7.14% | 4 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 1 | £425 | - | 3 |
IT Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 30 April 2025, IT 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 IT Manager in the job title.
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IT 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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