Relationships Manager Contracts

Relationship Manager
UK

The median Relationship Manager daily rate in the UK is £578, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 21 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
21 Jul 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 547 550 650
Rank change year-on-year +3 +100 +180
Contract jobs requiring a Relationships Manager 5 21 33
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 0.015% 0.051% 0.060%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.017% 0.055% 0.063%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 12 29
10th Percentile £435 £434 £409
25th Percentile £483 £500 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £578 £550 £505
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% +8.91% -3.81%
75th Percentile £683 £638 £600
90th Percentile £738 £649 £739
UK excluding London median daily rate £578 £550 £500
% change year-on-year +5.00% +10.00% -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 29,910 38,449 52,190
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.63% 93.03% 94.61%
Number of daily rates quoted 18,995 24,871 36,110
10th Percentile £285 £293 £308
25th Percentile £400 £410 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £535
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% -1.87% -0.47%
75th Percentile £625 £638 £650
90th Percentile £735 £750 £750
UK excluding London median daily rate £475 £500 £500
% change year-on-year -5.00% - +2.56%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,430 2,439 1,564
10th Percentile £13.75 £13.49 £14.53
25th Percentile £17.30 £18.00 £19.00
Median hourly rate £25.15 £40.00 £43.00
Median % change year-on-year -37.13% -6.98% +67.45%
75th Percentile £55.00 £64.25 £65.00
90th Percentile £73.75 £74.45 £77.50
UK excluding London median hourly rate £25.15 £41.81 £39.58
% change year-on-year -39.85% +5.65% +88.45%

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 21 July 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 21 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
England +20 5 £578 +5.00% 41
UK excluding London +19 3 £578 +5.00% 17
South East +38 2 £405 -6.68% 2
London +22 2 - - 25
Work from Home +26 1 - - 20
North of England -5 1 £750 +27.66% 14
Yorkshire - 1 £750 - 5

Relationships Manager Skill Set
Top 26 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities

For the 6 months to 21 July 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 3 (60.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 2 (40.00%) Cost Optimisation
2 2 (40.00%) Cost Reduction
2 2 (40.00%) Roadmaps
2 2 (40.00%) Supplier Relationship Management
2 2 (40.00%) Retail
2 2 (40.00%) Supplier Management
2 2 (40.00%) SC Cleared
2 2 (40.00%) Security Cleared
2 2 (40.00%) FMCG
3 1 (20.00%) Financial Analysis
3 1 (20.00%) Business Development
3 1 (20.00%) Service Management
3 1 (20.00%) Service Delivery
3 1 (20.00%) Finance
3 1 (20.00%) Agile
3 1 (20.00%) Decision-Making
3 1 (20.00%) Strategic Roadmap
3 1 (20.00%) Emotional Intelligence
3 1 (20.00%) Social Skills
3 1 (20.00%) Budgeting and Forecasting
3 1 (20.00%) Lead Generation
3 1 (20.00%) Budget Management
3 1 (20.00%) ITIL
3 1 (20.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 1 (20.00%) Analytical Skills

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 2 (40.00%) Retail
2 1 (20.00%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (20.00%) Finance
2 1 (20.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 1 (20.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 2 (40.00%) FMCG
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (60.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 2 (40.00%) Cost Optimisation
2 2 (40.00%) Cost Reduction
2 2 (40.00%) Roadmaps
2 2 (40.00%) Supplier Management
2 2 (40.00%) Supplier Relationship Management
3 1 (20.00%) Agile
3 1 (20.00%) Budget Management
3 1 (20.00%) Budgeting and Forecasting
3 1 (20.00%) Business Development
3 1 (20.00%) Decision-Making
3 1 (20.00%) Emotional Intelligence
3 1 (20.00%) Financial Analysis
3 1 (20.00%) ITIL
3 1 (20.00%) Lead Generation
3 1 (20.00%) Service Delivery
3 1 (20.00%) Service Management
3 1 (20.00%) Strategic Roadmap
Qualifications
1 2 (40.00%) SC Cleared
1 2 (40.00%) Security Cleared