Support Manager
UK
The median Support Manager daily rate in the UK is £438, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 6 August 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 6 Aug 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 487 | 545 | 630 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +58 | +85 | +157 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Support Manager | 65 | 19 | 40 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.20% | 0.049% | 0.075% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.22% | 0.052% | 0.079% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 32 | 17 | 27 |
| 10th Percentile | £311 | £340 | £200 |
| 25th Percentile | £375 | £375 | £334 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £438 | £413 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +6.06% | -21.43% | +5.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £541 | £450 | £575 |
| 90th Percentile | £587 | £578 | - |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £400 | £375 | £523 |
| % change year-on-year | +6.67% | -28.23% | +14.84% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Median hourly rate | £35.89 | - | - |
| 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 | 30,148 | 36,343 | 50,671 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 91.47% | 92.92% | 94.51% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 19,119 | 23,458 | 34,956 |
| 10th Percentile | £281 | £300 | £306 |
| 25th Percentile | £400 | £413 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £525 | £538 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.76% | -2.33% | -0.46% |
| 75th Percentile | £623 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £725 | £750 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £500 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.00% | - | +2.04% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,497 | 2,067 | 1,515 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.60 | £14.16 | £14.51 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.30 | £20.12 | £19.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £25.15 | £43.00 | £42.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -41.51% | +1.18% | +65.50% |
| 75th Percentile | £53.99 | £65.00 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £73.25 | £75.00 | £77.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £25.15 | £43.90 | £37.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -42.71% | +17.07% | +77.64% |
Support Manager
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Support Manager in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Support Manager
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Support Manager.
Support Manager
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Support Manager over the 6 months to 6 August 2025.
Support Manager
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Support Manager.
Support Manager
Top 12 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Support Manager within the UK over the 6 months to 6 August 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 | +48 | 60 | £475 | +15.15% | 41 |
| UK excluding London | +44 | 47 | £400 | +6.67% | 35 |
| Yorkshire | +20 | 31 | £400 | -7.25% | 4 |
| North of England | +8 | 31 | £400 | -7.25% | 13 |
| London | +6 | 16 | £525 | +20.00% | 7 |
| Work from Home | +28 | 8 | £400 | +6.67% | 16 |
| East of England | - | 6 | - | - | 5 |
| West Midlands | - | 5 | £500 | - | 1 |
| Midlands | - | 5 | £500 | - | 4 |
| South East | - | 2 | £525 | - | 8 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 2 | - | - | |
| Scotland | -8 | 1 | £275 | -13.39% | 2 |
Support Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 6 August 2025, Support 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 Support Manager in the job title.
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Support 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: