Contracts Manager Job Trends in Bristol

Contract Manager
South West > Bristol

The median Contract Manager salary in Bristol is £54,200 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 21 March 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
21 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 95 - 153
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Contracts Manager 1 0 1
As % of all permanent jobs in Bristol 0.038% - 0.037%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.040% - 0.039%
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £52,200 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £54,200 - -
75th Percentile £56,200 - -
90th Percentile - - -
South West median annual salary £42,682 - -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Bristol

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Bristol. 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 permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in Bristol with a recognized job title 2,476 990 2,580
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.87% 94.65% 96.27%
Number of salaries quoted 1,821 677 2,069
10th Percentile £28,250 £31,250 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,500 £46,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% -
75th Percentile £70,000 £73,886 £71,725
90th Percentile £80,000 £91,250 £86,250
South West median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -9.09% +10.00% -

Contracts Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Bristol

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

Contracts Manager job vacancy trend in Bristol

Contracts Manager
Salary Trend in Bristol

Salary distribution trend for Contracts Manager job vacancies in Bristol.

Salary distribution trend for Contracts Manager job vacancies in Bristol

Contracts Manager Skill Set
Top 2 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bristol

For the 6 months to 21 March 2026, Contracts Manager 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 permanent job ads across the Bristol region featuring Contracts Manager in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Commercial Awareness
1 1 (100.00%) Supplier Management

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

General
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
1 1 (100.00%) Law
1 1 (100.00%) Public Sector
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Commercial Awareness
1 1 (100.00%) Supplier Management