Relationships Manager Contracts

Relationship Manager
UK

The median Relationship Manager daily rate in the UK is £540, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 1 May 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
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 504 564 683
Rank change year-on-year +60 +119 +153
Contract jobs requiring a Relationships Manager 16 18 35
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 0.055% 0.041% 0.059%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.059% 0.045% 0.062%
Number of daily rates quoted 9 11 26
10th Percentile £411 £434 £415
25th Percentile £423 £480 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £540 £650 £500
Median % change year-on-year -16.92% +30.00% -4.76%
75th Percentile £550 £850 £550
90th Percentile £560 £1,500 £600
UK excluding London median daily rate £425 £650 £500
% change year-on-year -34.62% +30.00% -9.09%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 3 0
Median hourly rate - £34.25 -
UK excluding London median hourly rate - - -

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 27,084 40,415 56,464
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.52% 92.78% 94.61%
Number of daily rates quoted 17,692 26,309 39,470
10th Percentile £300 £275 £313
25th Percentile £406 £410 £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 £492 £500
% change year-on-year -3.46% -1.60% +5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,035 2,664 1,570
10th Percentile £14.07 £12.86 £14.29
25th Percentile £18.50 £16.30 £19.50
Median hourly rate £29.00 £36.42 £45.00
Median % change year-on-year -20.37% -19.07% +91.49%
75th Percentile £62.50 £60.75 £65.75
90th Percentile £75.00 £72.50 £75.75
UK excluding London median hourly rate £28.00 £39.55 £42.50
% change year-on-year -29.20% -6.94% +117.95%

Relationships Manager
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings that featured Relationships Manager in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Relationships Manager in the UK

Relationships Manager
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Relationships Manager.

Daily rate trend for Relationships Manager in the UK

Relationships Manager
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Relationships Manager over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Relationships Manager in the UK

Relationships Manager
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Relationships Manager.

Hourly rate trend for Relationships Manager in the UK

Relationships Manager
Top 7 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Relationships Manager within the UK over the 6 months to 1 May 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
England +62 15 £540 +24.42% 23
London +43 9 £545 - 14
Work from Home +40 9 £508 -21.92% 13
UK excluding London +57 6 £425 -34.62% 12
South East +46 4 £425 -2.07% 5
Yorkshire - 2 £488 -
North of England - 2 £488 - 3

Relationships Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities

For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, Relationships 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 Relationships Manager in the job title.

1 11 (68.75%) Finance
2 9 (56.25%) Supplier Relationship Management
3 5 (31.25%) Public Sector
3 5 (31.25%) Supplier Management
4 4 (25.00%) Marketing
4 4 (25.00%) Business Development
4 4 (25.00%) Programme Management
4 4 (25.00%) Security Cleared
4 4 (25.00%) Digital Marketing
4 4 (25.00%) SC Cleared
4 4 (25.00%) SAP
4 4 (25.00%) Business Intelligence
4 4 (25.00%) Manufacturing
4 4 (25.00%) Service Delivery
4 4 (25.00%) Electronics
4 4 (25.00%) Telecoms
4 4 (25.00%) Onboarding
4 4 (25.00%) Contract Management
4 4 (25.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 3 (18.75%) Analytical Skills
5 3 (18.75%) Due Diligence
5 3 (18.75%) Contract Negotiation
5 3 (18.75%) Social Skills
5 3 (18.75%) ITIL
5 3 (18.75%) French Language
5 3 (18.75%) Italian Language
5 3 (18.75%) Spanish Language
5 3 (18.75%) Agile
6 2 (12.50%) Banking
6 2 (12.50%) Financial Analysis

Relationships 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:

General
1 11 (68.75%) Finance
2 5 (31.25%) Public Sector
3 4 (25.00%) Electronics
3 4 (25.00%) Manufacturing
3 4 (25.00%) Marketing
3 4 (25.00%) Telecoms
4 3 (18.75%) Analytical Skills
4 3 (18.75%) French Language
4 3 (18.75%) Italian Language
4 3 (18.75%) Social Skills
4 3 (18.75%) Spanish Language
5 2 (12.50%) Banking
6 1 (6.25%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 1 (6.25%) Legal
6 1 (6.25%) Retail
Miscellaneous
1 4 (25.00%) Onboarding
2 1 (6.25%) FMCG
Processes & Methodologies
1 9 (56.25%) Supplier Relationship Management
2 5 (31.25%) Supplier Management
3 4 (25.00%) Business Development
3 4 (25.00%) Business Intelligence
3 4 (25.00%) Contract Management
3 4 (25.00%) Digital Marketing
3 4 (25.00%) Programme Management
3 4 (25.00%) Service Delivery
3 4 (25.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 3 (18.75%) Agile
4 3 (18.75%) Contract Negotiation
4 3 (18.75%) Due Diligence
4 3 (18.75%) ITIL
5 2 (12.50%) Business Forecasting
5 2 (12.50%) Change Management
5 2 (12.50%) Emotional Intelligence
5 2 (12.50%) Financial Analysis
5 2 (12.50%) Roadmaps
5 2 (12.50%) Service Management
6 1 (6.25%) Budgeting and Forecasting
Qualifications
1 4 (25.00%) SC Cleared
1 4 (25.00%) Security Cleared
2 1 (6.25%) DV Cleared
2 1 (6.25%) ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (12.50%) SLA
Vendors
1 4 (25.00%) SAP