Contract Management Contracts in England

Contract Management
UK > England

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for Contract Management skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Contract Management over the 6 months to 20 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
20 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 372 431 587
Rank change year-on-year +59 +156 -94
Contract jobs citing Contract Management 159 217 191
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 0.44% 0.45% 0.27%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.51% 0.50% 0.30%
Number of daily rates quoted 96 124 134
10th Percentile £275 £400 £316
25th Percentile £422 £463 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £550 £525
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +11.11%
75th Percentile £611 £652 £638
90th Percentile £768 £757 £696
UK median daily rate £500 £550 £525
% change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +8.81%
Number of hourly rates quoted 6 9 6
10th Percentile £35.00 £28.48 -
25th Percentile £43.75 £35.00 £26.25
Median hourly rate £70.00 £40.00 £28.00
Median % change year-on-year +75.00% +42.86% +14.29%
75th Percentile - £60.00 £36.94
90th Percentile - £60.75 £52.63
UK median hourly rate £70.00 £40.00 £28.00
% change year-on-year +75.00% +42.86% +12.00%

All Process and Methodology Skills
England

Contract Management is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 31,426 43,648 64,496
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 86.34% 90.08% 90.83%
Number of daily rates quoted 20,611 30,630 45,872
10th Percentile £300 £325 £331
25th Percentile £413 £450 £430
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £540
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +1.85% +8.00%
75th Percentile £650 £675 £650
90th Percentile £750 £765 £750
UK median daily rate £525 £550 £530
% change year-on-year -4.55% +3.77% +7.07%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,247 1,533 1,757
10th Percentile £12.92 £10.63 £12.50
25th Percentile £16.00 £16.13 £15.25
Median hourly rate £36.50 £36.54 £25.00
Median % change year-on-year -0.11% +46.16% +8.70%
75th Percentile £60.13 £65.00 £49.25
90th Percentile £72.50 £75.00 £65.00
UK median hourly rate £36.50 £36.00 £25.68
% change year-on-year +1.39% +40.19% +7.00%

Contract Management
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings citing Contract Management as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for Contract Management in England

Contract Management
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Contract Management in England.

Daily rate trend for Contract Management in England

Contract Management
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Contract Management in England over the 6 months to 20 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Contract Management in England

Contract Management
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Contract Management in England.

Hourly rate trend for Contract Management in England

Contract Management
Hourly Rate Histogram in England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Contract Management in England over the 6 months to 20 May 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Contract Management in England

Contract Management
Contract Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Contract Management within the England region over the 6 months to 20 May 2024. 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
London +61 62 £523 -4.84% 74
South East +17 34 £500 -8.68% 32
South West +15 20 £465 -17.33% 18
North of England +1 15 £525 -4.55% 53
East of England +17 12 £350 -44.00% 9
West Midlands +18 11 £513 -10.87% 17
Midlands +6 11 £513 -16.33% 28
North West -7 9 £550 - 33
Yorkshire +12 5 £525 - 13
North East - 1 - - 7
Contract Management
UK

Contract Management
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:

Application Platforms
1 6 (3.77%) SAS
2 4 (2.52%) SharePoint
3 1 (0.63%) CMS
Applications
1 8 (5.03%) Microsoft Office
2 6 (3.77%) Microsoft Excel
3 5 (3.14%) Microsoft Project
4 1 (0.63%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.63%) MS Visio
4 1 (0.63%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 5 (3.14%) Primavera
1 5 (3.14%) SAP S/4HANA
2 1 (0.63%) SAP CCM
2 1 (0.63%) SAP MM
2 1 (0.63%) SAP Retail
Cloud Services
1 3 (1.89%) Microsoft 365
1 3 (1.89%) Power Platform
1 3 (1.89%) SaaS
2 2 (1.26%) IaaS
2 2 (1.26%) PaaS
3 1 (0.63%) Azure
3 1 (0.63%) Cloud Computing
3 1 (0.63%) Power Automate
3 1 (0.63%) PowerApps
3 1 (0.63%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 6 (3.77%) 5G
2 3 (1.89%) RTP
3 2 (1.26%) Broadband
3 2 (1.26%) Intranet
3 2 (1.26%) ISDN
3 2 (1.26%) PSTN
3 2 (1.26%) Radio Access Network
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (3.77%) Crystal Reports
2 2 (1.26%) MS Access
2 2 (1.26%) Power BI
3 1 (0.63%) Big Data
3 1 (0.63%) Oracle Reports
Development Applications
1 2 (1.26%) Hudson
2 1 (0.63%) JIRA
General
1 63 (39.62%) Social Skills
2 61 (38.36%) Finance
3 47 (29.56%) Public Sector
4 29 (18.24%) Telecoms
5 26 (16.35%) Legal
6 16 (10.06%) Analytical Skills
7 15 (9.43%) Influencing Skills
8 12 (7.55%) Law
9 7 (4.40%) Local Government
10 6 (3.77%) Banking
10 6 (3.77%) Billing
11 5 (3.14%) Organisational Skills
12 4 (2.52%) Presentation Skills
13 3 (1.89%) Electronics
13 3 (1.89%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 3 (1.89%) Manufacturing
13 3 (1.89%) Marketing
13 3 (1.89%) Retail
14 2 (1.26%) Police
15 1 (0.63%) Aerospace
Job Titles
1 30 (18.87%) Project Manager
2 18 (11.32%) Senior
3 16 (10.06%) IT Manager
4 15 (9.43%) Commercial Manager
4 15 (9.43%) Contracts Manager
4 15 (9.43%) Senior Manager
5 13 (8.18%) Procurement Manager
6 10 (6.29%) Lead
6 10 (6.29%) Senior Project Manager
6 10 (6.29%) Telecoms Manager
7 9 (5.66%) Delivery Manager
8 8 (5.03%) Analyst
8 8 (5.03%) Programme Manager
9 7 (4.40%) Coordinator
9 7 (4.40%) Project Coordinator
10 6 (3.77%) Consultant
10 6 (3.77%) Network Manager
11 5 (3.14%) Product Manager
11 5 (3.14%) Supplier Manager
12 4 (2.52%) Contract Management Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (0.63%) SAP PI
Miscellaneous
1 7 (4.40%) Management Information System
2 6 (3.77%) Hybrid Cloud
3 4 (2.52%) Self-Motivation
4 3 (1.89%) Onboarding
4 3 (1.89%) Public Cloud
5 2 (1.26%) CMDB
5 2 (1.26%) Data Protection Act
5 2 (1.26%) Operational Technology
5 2 (1.26%) Product Ownership
6 1 (0.63%) Animation
6 1 (0.63%) Driving Licence
6 1 (0.63%) Life Science
6 1 (0.63%) Tandem
6 1 (0.63%) Virtual Team
Processes & Methodologies
1 45 (28.30%) Project Management
2 37 (23.27%) Stakeholder Management
3 35 (22.01%) Agile
3 35 (22.01%) Change Management
4 24 (15.09%) Project Delivery
5 23 (14.47%) Decision-Making
6 22 (13.84%) PRINCE2
7 20 (12.58%) Performance Management
8 19 (11.95%) Contract Negotiation
9 16 (10.06%) Business Case
10 15 (9.43%) Stakeholder Engagement
11 14 (8.81%) Problem-Solving
12 13 (8.18%) Change Control
13 12 (7.55%) Analytics
13 12 (7.55%) Continuous Improvement
13 12 (7.55%) Line Management
13 12 (7.55%) Project Governance
13 12 (7.55%) Service Delivery
14 11 (6.92%) Programme Management
14 11 (6.92%) Risk Management
Programming Languages
1 6 (3.77%) SQL
2 1 (0.63%) R
Qualifications
1 38 (23.90%) Security Cleared
2 28 (17.61%) SC Cleared
3 20 (12.58%) Degree
4 10 (6.29%) DV Cleared
5 4 (2.52%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
6 2 (1.26%) BPSS Clearance
6 2 (1.26%) PMI Certification
6 2 (1.26%) PMP
7 1 (0.63%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
7 1 (0.63%) Master's Degree
7 1 (0.63%) Microsoft Certification
7 1 (0.63%) OCP
7 1 (0.63%) Oracle Certification
7 1 (0.63%) PRINCE2 Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 10 (6.29%) PMO
2 5 (3.14%) QA
2 5 (3.14%) SLA
3 2 (1.26%) GRC
4 1 (0.63%) Government Security Classifications
Systems Management
1 1 (0.63%) Autotask
Vendors
1 23 (14.47%) Microsoft
2 11 (6.92%) SAP
3 6 (3.77%) IFS
4 5 (3.14%) NEC
5 2 (1.26%) Ariba
5 2 (1.26%) BT
5 2 (1.26%) Openreach
5 2 (1.26%) ServiceNow
6 1 (0.63%) Computacenter
6 1 (0.63%) Oracle
6 1 (0.63%) Salesforce