IT Manager
UK
The median IT Manager daily rate in the UK is £516, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 30 June 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 Jun 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 231 | 196 | 186 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -35 | -10 | -15 |
| Contract jobs requiring an IT Manager | 350 | 527 | 793 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 1.14% | 1.22% | 1.42% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 1.24% | 1.31% | 1.51% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 234 | 360 | 614 |
| 10th Percentile | £357 | £363 | £363 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £438 | £450 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £516 | £525 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -1.71% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £603 | £625 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £675 | £675 | £725 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £525 | £502 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.76% | +4.58% | +0.40% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 10 | 14 | 8 |
| 10th Percentile | £58.49 | £21.19 | £32.38 |
| 25th Percentile | £61.69 | £22.78 | £35.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £70.50 | £27.70 | £63.06 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +154.54% | -56.07% | +13.10% |
| 75th Percentile | £76.88 | £43.22 | £72.14 |
| 90th Percentile | £78.88 | £58.13 | £84.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £73.00 | £25.28 | £51.81 |
| % change year-on-year | +188.82% | -51.21% | +3.92% |
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 | 28,211 | 40,139 | 52,625 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.03% | 92.98% | 94.46% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 18,028 | 25,767 | 36,553 |
| 10th Percentile | £288 | £283 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £402 | £410 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £525 | £538 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.76% | -2.33% | +1.42% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £750 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £493 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.65% | -1.40% | +4.38% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,262 | 2,867 | 1,530 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.78 | £12.86 | £14.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.33 | £16.50 | £19.06 |
| Median hourly rate | £27.00 | £37.50 | £43.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -28.00% | -12.79% | +71.71% |
| 75th Percentile | £56.25 | £62.50 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £73.75 | £74.00 | £76.03 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £25.15 | £40.00 | £40.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -37.13% | - | +100.00% |
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 June 2025.
IT Manager
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing IT Manager.
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Hourly Rate Histogram
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing IT Manager over the 6 months to 30 June 2025.
IT Manager
Top 17 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 June 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 | -21 | 309 | £525 | - | 1,000 |
| UK excluding London | -43 | 177 | £500 | -4.76% | 594 |
| London | +17 | 138 | £550 | -4.35% | 469 |
| Work from Home | -22 | 119 | £516 | -6.18% | 454 |
| North of England | +16 | 58 | £500 | - | 146 |
| Midlands | -22 | 38 | £475 | -9.09% | 92 |
| South East | +25 | 37 | £535 | -2.73% | 165 |
| West Midlands | -18 | 33 | £475 | -9.52% | 66 |
| North West | +19 | 27 | £500 | -4.76% | 87 |
| Yorkshire | +7 | 27 | £513 | +13.89% | 50 |
| South West | -6 | 18 | £520 | -5.45% | 64 |
| East of England | +32 | 13 | £519 | -9.74% | 54 |
| Scotland | -27 | 11 | £475 | - | 39 |
| East Midlands | -5 | 5 | £488 | +8.33% | 25 |
| North East | -1 | 4 | £463 | -11.90% | 9 |
| Northern Ireland | -9 | 2 | £425 | -19.05% | 16 |
| Wales | +4 | 1 | £488 | +21.88% | 25 |
IT Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 30 June 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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