Contracts Manager Contract Job Trends in Watford

Contract Manager
Hertfordshire > Watford

The median Contract Manager daily rate in Watford is £410, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 25 August 2026.

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

6 months to
25 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 19 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Contracts Manager 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Watford 0.90% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 1.12% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £405 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £410 - -
75th Percentile £415 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Hertfordshire median daily rate £410 - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Watford

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Watford. 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 Watford with a recognized job title 89 49 81
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 80.18% 98.00% 92.05%
Number of daily rates quoted 54 36 61
10th Percentile £238 £275 £300
25th Percentile £400 £422 £313
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £550 £375
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +46.67% -21.05%
75th Percentile £588 £575 £500
90th Percentile £638 - £686
Hertfordshire median daily rate £507 £525 £450
% change year-on-year -3.43% +16.67% -10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 8 4 6
10th Percentile - £17.53 £13.28
25th Percentile - £23.96 £13.69
Median hourly rate £14.96 £29.51 £14.31
Median % change year-on-year -49.31% +106.18% -34.94%
75th Percentile £18.44 £33.82 £14.94
90th Percentile £35.83 £34.44 £16.88
Hertfordshire median hourly rate £60.00 £53.25 £50.00
% change year-on-year +12.68% +6.50% -23.08%

Contracts Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Watford

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

Contracts Manager job vacancy trend in Watford

Contracts Manager
Daily Rate Trend in Watford

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Contracts Manager job vacancies in Watford.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Contracts Manager job vacancies in Watford

Contracts Manager Skill Set
Top 15 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Watford

For the 6 months to 25 August 2026, Contracts 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 across the Watford region featuring Contracts Manager in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Change Management
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Objectives and Key Results
1 1 (100.00%) Product Governance
1 1 (100.00%) Product Management
1 1 (100.00%) Product Vision
1 1 (100.00%) QA
1 1 (100.00%) Requirements Workshops
1 1 (100.00%) Roadmaps
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 1 (100.00%) Strategic Roadmap
1 1 (100.00%) Translating Business Requirements
1 1 (100.00%) Value Proposition
1 1 (100.00%) Workshop Facilitation

Contracts Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Watford 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:

Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Change Management
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Objectives and Key Results
1 1 (100.00%) Product Governance
1 1 (100.00%) Product Management
1 1 (100.00%) Product Vision
1 1 (100.00%) Requirements Workshops
1 1 (100.00%) Roadmaps
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 1 (100.00%) Strategic Roadmap
1 1 (100.00%) Translating Business Requirements
1 1 (100.00%) Value Proposition
1 1 (100.00%) Workshop Facilitation
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) QA