Contracts Manager Jobs in England

Contract Manager
UK > England

The median Contract Manager salary in England is £60,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 11 June 2024.

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

6 months to
11 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 741 882 1153
Rank change year-on-year +141 +271 -242
Permanent jobs requiring a Contracts Manager 110 17 29
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.12% 0.021% 0.020%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.12% 0.023% 0.021%
Number of salaries quoted 85 14 6
10th Percentile £52,000 - £37,500
25th Percentile £56,250 £35,500 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £50,500 £51,250
Median % change year-on-year +18.81% -1.46% +13.89%
75th Percentile £77,500 £53,000 £55,625
90th Percentile £85,000 £65,225 £60,625
UK median annual salary £60,000 £44,666 £45,000
% change year-on-year +34.33% -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 90,043 75,204 138,046
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.61% 91.22% 95.88%
Number of salaries quoted 65,775 49,529 75,271
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,500 £45,000 £43,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £60,331 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.98% +0.55% +9.09%
75th Percentile £70,000 £81,250 £80,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £100,000 £97,500
UK median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.50% - +9.09%

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 11 June 2024.

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 11 June 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
South East -5 27 £60,000 +57.89% 8
North of England +44 25 £80,000 +56.86% 10
East of England - 25 £60,000 - 8
North West -2 20 £80,000 +56.86% 7
London +97 18 £62,244 +22.05% 16
Midlands - 15 £54,000 - 9
West Midlands - 9 £54,000 - 5
East Midlands - 6 £56,250 - 4
Yorkshire - 5 £65,066 - 3
Contracts Manager
UK

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

For the 6 months to 11 June 2024, 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 45 (40.91%) Social Skills
2 31 (28.18%) Contract Management
3 21 (19.09%) Law
4 20 (18.18%) Finance
5 18 (16.36%) Public Sector
6 17 (15.45%) Degree
7 14 (12.73%) SC Cleared
7 14 (12.73%) Security Cleared
7 14 (12.73%) Microsoft PowerPoint
7 14 (12.73%) Microsoft Excel
7 14 (12.73%) Project Management
8 13 (11.82%) Microsoft
9 12 (10.91%) SAP
9 12 (10.91%) Aerospace
10 11 (10.00%) Change Control
10 11 (10.00%) Contract Negotiation
11 10 (9.09%) Pricing Strategy
11 10 (9.09%) Presentation Skills
11 10 (9.09%) Software Licensing
11 10 (9.09%) Telecoms
11 10 (9.09%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
11 10 (9.09%) Microsoft Office
12 8 (7.27%) Continuous Improvement
13 7 (6.36%) Performance Management
13 7 (6.36%) Organisational Skills
13 7 (6.36%) Commercial Awareness
14 6 (5.45%) Problem-Solving
14 6 (5.45%) Legal
15 5 (4.55%) Stakeholder Management
15 5 (4.55%) Risk Management

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 14 (12.73%) Microsoft Excel
1 14 (12.73%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 10 (9.09%) Microsoft Office
3 2 (1.82%) Microsoft Project
Cloud Services
1 3 (2.73%) Amazon Ads
Communications & Networking
1 1 (0.91%) WPA
General
1 45 (40.91%) Social Skills
2 21 (19.09%) Law
3 20 (18.18%) Finance
4 18 (16.36%) Public Sector
5 12 (10.91%) Aerospace
6 10 (9.09%) Presentation Skills
6 10 (9.09%) Telecoms
7 7 (6.36%) Organisational Skills
8 6 (5.45%) Legal
9 4 (3.64%) Manufacturing
9 4 (3.64%) Retail
10 3 (2.73%) Analytical Skills
10 3 (2.73%) Social Housing
11 2 (1.82%) Local Government
12 1 (0.91%) Banking
12 1 (0.91%) Billing
12 1 (0.91%) Influencing Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (0.91%) CSS
Miscellaneous
1 10 (9.09%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
2 4 (3.64%) Data Centre
3 2 (1.82%) Housing Association
4 1 (0.91%) Analytical Mindset
4 1 (0.91%) Driving Licence
4 1 (0.91%) Management Information System
4 1 (0.91%) Onboarding
4 1 (0.91%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 2 (1.82%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 31 (28.18%) Contract Management
2 14 (12.73%) Project Management
3 11 (10.00%) Change Control
3 11 (10.00%) Contract Negotiation
4 10 (9.09%) Pricing Strategy
4 10 (9.09%) Software Licensing
5 8 (7.27%) Continuous Improvement
6 7 (6.36%) Commercial Awareness
6 7 (6.36%) Performance Management
7 6 (5.45%) Problem-Solving
8 5 (4.55%) E-Commerce
8 5 (4.55%) Process Improvement
8 5 (4.55%) Risk Management
8 5 (4.55%) Stakeholder Management
9 3 (2.73%) Coaching
9 3 (2.73%) Decision-Making
9 3 (2.73%) ERP
9 3 (2.73%) Line Management
9 3 (2.73%) Supplier Management
10 2 (1.82%) Supplier Relationship Management
Qualifications
1 17 (15.45%) Degree
2 14 (12.73%) SC Cleared
2 14 (12.73%) Security Cleared
3 4 (3.64%) DBS Check
4 1 (0.91%) AAT
4 1 (0.91%) HNC
4 1 (0.91%) HND
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (2.73%) GDPR
1 3 (2.73%) SLA
2 1 (0.91%) PMO
Vendors
1 13 (11.82%) Microsoft
2 12 (10.91%) SAP
3 5 (4.55%) Openreach
4 4 (3.64%) NEC
5 3 (2.73%) Criteo