Contract Manager
UK
The median Contract Manager salary in the UK is £56,250 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 30 April 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 30 Apr 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 661 | 800 | 955 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +139 | +155 | +232 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Contracts Manager | 23 | 85 | 32 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.044% | 0.086% | 0.031% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.049% | 0.091% | 0.034% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 10 | 62 | 26 |
| 10th Percentile | £50,625 | £52,050 | £35,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £52,188 | £56,250 | £43,162 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £56,250 | £65,033 | £47,333 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -13.51% | +37.39% | +5.18% |
| 75th Percentile | £60,406 | £82,188 | £54,033 |
| 90th Percentile | £79,375 | £85,000 | £56,564 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £55,000 | £65,000 | £44,666 |
| % change year-on-year | -15.38% | +45.53% | -10.67% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. 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 UK with a recognized job title | 46,971 | 93,051 | 95,196 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.06% | 94.62% | 91.53% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 27,308 | 66,827 | 59,871 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £42,500 | £38,500 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,500 | £52,750 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +9.00% | -12.08% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £75,000 | £71,250 | £81,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £97,500 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £52,344 | £50,000 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.69% | -4.76% | +5.00% |
Contracts Manager
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Contracts Manager in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Contracts Manager
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Contracts Manager.
Contracts Manager
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Contracts Manager over the 6 months to 30 April 2025.
Contracts Manager
Top 12 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Contracts Manager within the UK over the 6 months to 30 April 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 |
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| UK excluding London | +162 | 22 | £55,000 | -15.38% | 20 |
| England | +126 | 13 | £56,250 | -15.41% | 31 |
| Scotland | +135 | 9 | £75,000 | - | |
| Work from Home | +139 | 7 | £59,250 | -12.87% | 13 |
| Midlands | +56 | 6 | £52,500 | -2.78% | 2 |
| West Midlands | +52 | 6 | £52,500 | -2.78% | 2 |
| South East | +102 | 4 | £56,250 | +2.27% | 8 |
| London | +90 | 1 | £92,500 | +25.00% | 12 |
| North of England | +63 | 1 | - | - | 5 |
| East of England | +47 | 1 | £59,000 | -21.33% | 3 |
| North West | +17 | 1 | - | - | 3 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 1 | £45,000 | - |
Contracts Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 30 April 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 featuring Contracts Manager in the job title.
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Contracts Manager Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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: