Contracts Manager Jobs in England

Contract Manager
UK > England

The median Contract Manager salary in England is £56,250 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 13 May 2025.

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

6 months to
13 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 682 765 913
Rank change year-on-year +83 +148 +210
Permanent jobs requiring a Contracts Manager 13 82 20
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.026% 0.095% 0.022%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.029% 0.10% 0.024%
Number of salaries quoted 8 58 16
10th Percentile £51,250 £52,000 -
25th Percentile £54,063 £55,313 £35,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £56,250 £65,783 £51,000
Median % change year-on-year -14.49% +28.99% -2.86%
75th Percentile £59,469 £82,500 £54,377
90th Percentile £71,488 £85,000 £63,375
UK median annual salary £57,500 £65,000 £44,666
% change year-on-year -11.54% +45.53% -0.74%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
England

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in England. 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 England with a recognized job title 44,533 81,192 82,548
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.73% 94.49% 91.54%
Number of salaries quoted 24,433 60,582 52,517
10th Percentile £30,000 £28,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £41,250 £38,355 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £53,500 £60,800
Median % change year-on-year +7.48% -12.01% +1.33%
75th Percentile £75,000 £71,500 £82,500
90th Percentile £97,500 £91,000 £100,000
UK median annual salary £56,500 £52,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year +7.62% -12.50% -

Contracts Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Job vacancy trend for Contracts Manager in England

Contracts Manager
Salary Trend in England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Contracts Manager in England.

Salary trend for Contracts Manager in England

Contracts Manager
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Contracts Manager in England over the 6 months to 13 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Contracts Manager in England

Contracts Manager
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Contracts Manager within the England region over the 6 months to 13 May 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Midlands +66 6 £52,500 -2.78% 1
West Midlands +49 6 £52,500 -2.78% 1
South East +85 4 £56,250 -2.17% 9
London +86 1 £92,500 +25.00% 21
East of England +28 1 £59,000 -21.33% 4
North of England +27 1 - - 5
North West -6 1 - -
Contracts Manager
UK

Contracts Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 13 May 2025, Contracts Manager 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 permanent job ads across the England region featuring Contracts Manager in the job title.

1 8 (61.54%) Project Management
2 7 (53.85%) Stakeholder Management
2 7 (53.85%) Contract Management
3 5 (38.46%) Analytical Skills
3 5 (38.46%) Finance
3 5 (38.46%) Contract Negotiation
4 4 (30.77%) Cost Control
4 4 (30.77%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 4 (30.77%) YouTube
4 4 (30.77%) Validation
4 4 (30.77%) Management Information System
4 4 (30.77%) NEC
4 4 (30.77%) SAP
4 4 (30.77%) Microsoft Excel
4 4 (30.77%) EDI
4 4 (30.77%) DBS Check
4 4 (30.77%) MRICS
4 4 (30.77%) Proactive Monitoring
4 4 (30.77%) Supplier Management
4 4 (30.77%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 3 (23.08%) Public Sector
5 3 (23.08%) Supplier Relationship Management
6 2 (15.38%) Problem-Solving
6 2 (15.38%) Deadline-Driven
6 2 (15.38%) Organisational Skills
6 2 (15.38%) Security Cleared
6 2 (15.38%) Roadmaps
6 2 (15.38%) QA
6 2 (15.38%) Stakeholder and Relationship Management
6 2 (15.38%) Sage

Contracts Manager Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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:

Applications
1 4 (30.77%) Microsoft Excel
1 4 (30.77%) Microsoft PowerPoint
General
1 5 (38.46%) Analytical Skills
1 5 (38.46%) Finance
2 4 (30.77%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 3 (23.08%) Public Sector
4 2 (15.38%) Organisational Skills
5 1 (7.69%) Influencing Skills
5 1 (7.69%) Police
5 1 (7.69%) Social Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (30.77%) EDI
Miscellaneous
1 4 (30.77%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (61.54%) Project Management
2 7 (53.85%) Contract Management
2 7 (53.85%) Stakeholder Management
3 5 (38.46%) Contract Negotiation
4 4 (30.77%) Cost Control
4 4 (30.77%) Proactive Monitoring
4 4 (30.77%) Supplier Management
4 4 (30.77%) Validation
5 3 (23.08%) Supplier Relationship Management
6 2 (15.38%) Benchmarking
6 2 (15.38%) Deadline-Driven
6 2 (15.38%) Problem-Solving
6 2 (15.38%) Roadmaps
6 2 (15.38%) Stakeholder and Relationship Management
7 1 (7.69%) Continuous Improvement
7 1 (7.69%) Process Improvement
7 1 (7.69%) Risk Management
7 1 (7.69%) Service Delivery
7 1 (7.69%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 1 (7.69%) Time Management
Qualifications
1 4 (30.77%) DBS Check
1 4 (30.77%) MRICS
2 2 (15.38%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (15.38%) QA
2 1 (7.69%) SLA
Vendors
1 4 (30.77%) NEC
1 4 (30.77%) SAP
1 4 (30.77%) YouTube
2 2 (15.38%) Sage