IT Manager
Hertfordshire > Watford
The median IT Manager daily rate in Watford is £500, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 19 October 2025.
The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 19 Oct 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 13 | - | 10 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract jobs requiring an IT Manager | 1 | 0 | 11 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Watford | 1.64% | - | 9.09% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 1.75% | - | 9.40% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 9 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £475 | - | £613 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | - | £650 |
| 75th Percentile | £525 | - | £675 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £688 |
| Hertfordshire median daily rate | £500 | £525 | £650 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.76% | -19.23% | +40.54% |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
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 | 57 | 72 | 117 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 93.44% | 91.14% | 96.69% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 42 | 51 | 90 |
| 10th Percentile | £244 | £250 | £170 |
| 25th Percentile | £400 | £306 | £285 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £375 | £438 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +40.00% | -14.29% | +4.48% |
| 75th Percentile | £575 | £481 | £675 |
| 90th Percentile | £614 | £600 | £739 |
| Hertfordshire median daily rate | £528 | £478 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | +10.58% | -4.50% | -0.99% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 4 | 7 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | £17.53 | £13.36 | £17.10 |
| 25th Percentile | £23.96 | £13.69 | £18.37 |
| Median hourly rate | £29.51 | £14.50 | £21.48 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +103.52% | -32.48% | -38.64% |
| 75th Percentile | £33.82 | £16.88 | £24.32 |
| 90th Percentile | £34.44 | £25.35 | £25.43 |
| Hertfordshire median hourly rate | £48.29 | £57.50 | £65.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -16.02% | -11.54% | +8.33% |
IT Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Watford
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'IT Manager' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Watford.
IT Manager
Daily Rate Trend in Watford
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for IT Manager job vacancies in Watford.
