Logistics Manager Contract Job Trends

Logistics Manager
UK

The median Logistics Manager daily rate in the UK is £325, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 14 October 2025.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 550 543 620
Rank change year-on-year -7 +77 +179
Contract jobs requiring a Logistics Manager 6 12 11
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 0.018% 0.032% 0.023%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.020% 0.034% 0.025%
Number of daily rates quoted 4 8 9
10th Percentile - £518 £450
25th Percentile £313 £525 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £325 £550 £500
Median % change year-on-year -40.91% +10.00% -16.67%
75th Percentile £466 £575 £640
90th Percentile £696 £695 £678
UK excluding London median daily rate - £550 £450
% change year-on-year - +22.22% -43.75%

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 30,134 34,848 44,835
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 90.83% 92.98% 93.98%
Number of daily rates quoted 19,036 21,019 30,631
10th Percentile £275 £300 £300
25th Percentile £400 £413 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
75th Percentile £623 £638 £650
90th Percentile £725 £738 £745
UK excluding London median daily rate £475 £490 £500
% change year-on-year -3.06% -2.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,648 1,434 1,528
10th Percentile £13.75 £15.00 £14.60
25th Percentile £17.30 £20.30 £19.06
Median hourly rate £25.15 £41.27 £45.00
Median % change year-on-year -39.05% -8.30% +69.81%
75th Percentile £50.00 £65.00 £65.00
90th Percentile £68.08 £73.75 £77.50
UK excluding London median hourly rate £25.00 £42.50 £44.50
% change year-on-year -41.18% -4.49% +97.78%

Logistics Manager
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Logistics Manager' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.

Logistics Manager job vacancy trend in the UK

Logistics Manager
Daily Rate Trend

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Logistics Manager job vacancies in the UK.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Logistics Manager job vacancies in the UK

Logistics Manager
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Logistics Manager over the 6 months to 14 October 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Logistics Manager in the UK

Logistics Manager
Hourly Rate Trend

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Logistics Manager job vacancies in the UK.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Logistics Manager job vacancies in the UK

Logistics Manager
Top 3 Contract Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Logistics Manager within the UK over the 6 months to 14 October 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
London +30 5 £325 -35.00% 7
England -2 5 £325 -40.91% 10
Work from Home +30 2 £850 +52.33% 6

Logistics Manager Skill Set
Top 27 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities

For the 6 months to 14 October 2025, Logistics 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 Logistics Manager in the job title.

1 6 (100.00%) Logistics
2 5 (83.33%) Process Improvement
3 4 (66.67%) ServiceNow
3 4 (66.67%) Analytical Skills
3 4 (66.67%) Social Skills
3 4 (66.67%) Workflow
3 4 (66.67%) Stakeholder Management
4 2 (33.33%) SAP
5 1 (16.67%) ERP
5 1 (16.67%) Ariba
5 1 (16.67%) Six Sigma
5 1 (16.67%) Project Management
5 1 (16.67%) Pharmaceutical
5 1 (16.67%) Change Management
5 1 (16.67%) Biotechnology
5 1 (16.67%) Spanish Language
5 1 (16.67%) Lean Six Sigma
5 1 (16.67%) System Testing
5 1 (16.67%) FMCG
5 1 (16.67%) Continuous Improvement
5 1 (16.67%) Roadmaps
5 1 (16.67%) Product Ownership
5 1 (16.67%) SAP S/4HANA
5 1 (16.67%) Business Change Management
5 1 (16.67%) Community of Practice
5 1 (16.67%) User Experience
5 1 (16.67%) SAP HANA

Logistics Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Business Applications
1 1 (16.67%) SAP S/4HANA
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (16.67%) SAP HANA
General
1 4 (66.67%) Analytical Skills
1 4 (66.67%) Social Skills
2 1 (16.67%) Pharmaceutical
2 1 (16.67%) Spanish Language
Miscellaneous
1 1 (16.67%) FMCG
1 1 (16.67%) Product Ownership
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (100.00%) Logistics
2 5 (83.33%) Process Improvement
3 4 (66.67%) Stakeholder Management
3 4 (66.67%) Workflow
4 1 (16.67%) Biotechnology
4 1 (16.67%) Business Change Management
4 1 (16.67%) Change Management
4 1 (16.67%) Community of Practice
4 1 (16.67%) Continuous Improvement
4 1 (16.67%) ERP
4 1 (16.67%) Lean Six Sigma
4 1 (16.67%) Project Management
4 1 (16.67%) Roadmaps
4 1 (16.67%) Six Sigma
4 1 (16.67%) System Testing
4 1 (16.67%) User Experience
Vendors
1 4 (66.67%) ServiceNow
2 2 (33.33%) SAP
3 1 (16.67%) Ariba