Contracts Manager Jobs in the Midlands

Contract Manager
England > Midlands

The median Contract Manager salary in the Midlands is £52,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 6 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
6 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 250 300 -
Rank change year-on-year +50 - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Contracts Manager 6 11 0
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 0.085% 0.094% -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.093% 0.100% -
Number of salaries quoted 2 11 0
10th Percentile - £33,934 -
25th Percentile £51,250 £46,625 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £54,000 -
Median % change year-on-year -2.78% - -
75th Percentile £53,750 £68,750 -
90th Percentile - £72,500 -
England median annual salary £56,250 £66,500 £51,000
% change year-on-year -15.41% +30.39% -2.86%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Midlands

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the Midlands. 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 the Midlands with a recognized job title 6,484 11,032 8,504
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 91.78% 94.31% 89.59%
Number of salaries quoted 2,851 8,249 4,760
10th Percentile £27,500 £26,200 £29,000
25th Percentile £33,750 £33,750 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £47,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +5.26% -9.52% +5.00%
75th Percentile £63,750 £60,741 £67,500
90th Percentile £75,000 £75,000 £77,500
England median annual salary £57,500 £53,500 £60,800
% change year-on-year +7.48% -12.01% +1.33%

Contracts Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

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

Job vacancy trend for Contracts Manager in the Midlands

Contracts Manager
Salary Trend in the Midlands

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

Salary trend for Contracts Manager in the Midlands

Contracts Manager
Job Locations in the Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Contracts Manager within the Midlands region over the 6 months to 6 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
West Midlands +51 6 £52,500 -2.78% 2
Contracts Manager
England

Contracts Manager Skill Set
Top 20 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Midlands

For the 6 months to 6 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 Midlands region featuring Contracts Manager in the job title.

1 4 (66.67%) Management Information System
1 4 (66.67%) NEC
1 4 (66.67%) Finance
1 4 (66.67%) Validation
1 4 (66.67%) Stakeholder Management
1 4 (66.67%) Supplier Management
1 4 (66.67%) Microsoft PowerPoint
1 4 (66.67%) Analytical Skills
1 4 (66.67%) DBS Check
1 4 (66.67%) Contract Management
1 4 (66.67%) MRICS
1 4 (66.67%) Proactive Monitoring
1 4 (66.67%) SAP
1 4 (66.67%) Microsoft Excel
1 4 (66.67%) EDI
1 4 (66.67%) Project Management
1 4 (66.67%) YouTube
1 4 (66.67%) Cost Control
1 4 (66.67%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 2 (33.33%) Contract Negotiation

Contracts Manager Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Midlands 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 (66.67%) Microsoft Excel
1 4 (66.67%) Microsoft PowerPoint
General
1 4 (66.67%) Analytical Skills
1 4 (66.67%) Finance
1 4 (66.67%) Inclusion and Diversity
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (66.67%) EDI
Miscellaneous
1 4 (66.67%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (66.67%) Contract Management
1 4 (66.67%) Cost Control
1 4 (66.67%) Proactive Monitoring
1 4 (66.67%) Project Management
1 4 (66.67%) Stakeholder Management
1 4 (66.67%) Supplier Management
1 4 (66.67%) Validation
2 2 (33.33%) Contract Negotiation
Qualifications
1 4 (66.67%) DBS Check
1 4 (66.67%) MRICS
Vendors
1 4 (66.67%) NEC
1 4 (66.67%) SAP
1 4 (66.67%) YouTube