Vendor Manager Contracts

Vendor Manager
UK

The median Vendor Manager daily rate in the UK is £550, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 13 June 2024.

The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 562 681 825
Rank change year-on-year +119 +144 -107
Contract jobs requiring a Vendor Manager 22 16 23
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 0.050% 0.029% 0.026%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.054% 0.030% 0.028%
Number of daily rates quoted 19 10 10
10th Percentile £338 £393 £427
25th Percentile £441 £534 £448
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £575 £475
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% +21.05% -
75th Percentile £581 £588 £568
90th Percentile £635 £646 £590
UK excluding London median daily rate £550 £575 £475
% change year-on-year -4.35% +21.05% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 2 0
Median hourly rate - £35.00 -
UK excluding London median hourly rate - £35.00 -

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 40,557 52,491 83,111
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.86% 94.51% 95.34%
Number of daily rates quoted 26,070 36,644 58,616
10th Percentile £280 £313 £318
25th Percentile £408 £425 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £538 £525
Median % change year-on-year -2.42% +2.48% +6.06%
75th Percentile £638 £650 £638
90th Percentile £750 £750 £738
UK excluding London median daily rate £488 £500 £475
% change year-on-year -2.50% +5.26% +8.57%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,936 1,486 1,938
10th Percentile £12.86 £14.25 £12.75
25th Percentile £16.30 £19.42 £15.90
Median hourly rate £37.50 £45.00 £25.00
Median % change year-on-year -16.67% +80.00% +16.28%
75th Percentile £61.81 £65.75 £50.00
90th Percentile £73.75 £77.00 £65.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £40.00 £42.08 £20.00
% change year-on-year -4.94% +110.39% +7.82%

Vendor Manager
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Vendor Manager in the UK

Vendor Manager
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

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

Daily rate trend for Vendor Manager in the UK

Vendor Manager
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Vendor Manager over the 6 months to 13 June 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Vendor Manager in the UK

Vendor Manager
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

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

Hourly rate trend for Vendor Manager in the UK

Vendor Manager
Top 8 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Vendor Manager within the UK over the 6 months to 13 June 2024. 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 +92 20 £550 -4.35% 3
UK excluding London +35 16 £550 -4.35% 2
Work from Home +120 12 £550 -6.38% 2
West Midlands +24 11 £550 -4.35%
Midlands +23 11 £550 -4.35% 1
London +82 4 £750 +31.00% 1
South West +4 4 £375 -
South East +14 1 £424 -

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

For the 6 months to 13 June 2024, Vendor 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 Vendor Manager in the job title.

1 9 (40.91%) Cost Reduction
2 8 (36.36%) Finance
3 7 (31.82%) Data Centre
4 6 (27.27%) Law
5 4 (18.18%) Due Diligence
5 4 (18.18%) Onboarding
6 3 (13.64%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 3 (13.64%) Contract Management
6 3 (13.64%) Performance Management
7 2 (9.09%) Marketing
7 2 (9.09%) Stakeholder Management
7 2 (9.09%) Billing
7 2 (9.09%) Document Management
7 2 (9.09%) SharePoint
7 2 (9.09%) SAP
7 2 (9.09%) Management Information System
7 2 (9.09%) Risk Management
7 2 (9.09%) Escalation Management
7 2 (9.09%) Spend Analysis
7 2 (9.09%) Continuous Improvement
7 2 (9.09%) Process Improvement
7 2 (9.09%) Change Control
7 2 (9.09%) Degree
7 2 (9.09%) Spanish Language
7 2 (9.09%) Contract Negotiation
7 2 (9.09%) Business Case
7 2 (9.09%) Social Skills
7 2 (9.09%) Influencing Skills
8 1 (4.55%) Presentation Skills
8 1 (4.55%) SAP HANA

Vendor 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:

Application Platforms
1 2 (9.09%) SharePoint
Applications
1 1 (4.55%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 1 (4.55%) SAP EWM
1 1 (4.55%) SAP S/4HANA
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (4.55%) Big Data
1 1 (4.55%) SAP HANA
General
1 8 (36.36%) Finance
2 6 (27.27%) Law
3 3 (13.64%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 2 (9.09%) Billing
4 2 (9.09%) Influencing Skills
4 2 (9.09%) Marketing
4 2 (9.09%) Social Skills
4 2 (9.09%) Spanish Language
5 1 (4.55%) Banking
5 1 (4.55%) Legal
5 1 (4.55%) Presentation Skills
5 1 (4.55%) Private Banking
5 1 (4.55%) Telecoms
Miscellaneous
1 7 (31.82%) Data Centre
2 4 (18.18%) Onboarding
3 2 (9.09%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 9 (40.91%) Cost Reduction
2 4 (18.18%) Due Diligence
3 3 (13.64%) Contract Management
3 3 (13.64%) Performance Management
4 2 (9.09%) Business Case
4 2 (9.09%) Change Control
4 2 (9.09%) Continuous Improvement
4 2 (9.09%) Contract Negotiation
4 2 (9.09%) Document Management
4 2 (9.09%) Escalation Management
4 2 (9.09%) Process Improvement
4 2 (9.09%) Risk Management
4 2 (9.09%) Spend Analysis
4 2 (9.09%) Stakeholder Management
5 1 (4.55%) Business Continuity
5 1 (4.55%) Client Onboarding
5 1 (4.55%) Incident Management
5 1 (4.55%) Risk Assessment
5 1 (4.55%) Scenario Testing
5 1 (4.55%) Stakeholder and Relationship Management
Qualifications
1 2 (9.09%) Degree
System Software
1 1 (4.55%) Virtual Machines
Vendors
1 2 (9.09%) SAP
2 1 (4.55%) EMC
2 1 (4.55%) Microsoft