Contracts Manager Jobs

Contract Manager
UK

The median Contract Manager salary in the UK is £60,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 1 June 2024.

The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
1 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 798 920 1223
Rank change year-on-year +122 +303 -310
Permanent jobs requiring a Contracts Manager 109 27 38
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.10% 0.029% 0.023%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.11% 0.031% 0.023%
Number of salaries quoted 82 22 17
10th Percentile £52,575 £35,500 -
25th Percentile £57,450 £43,162 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £44,666 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +34.33% -0.74% -2.70%
75th Percentile £79,375 £53,000 £47,500
90th Percentile £85,000 £58,175 £54,750
UK excluding London median annual salary £60,000 £44,666 £51,250
% change year-on-year +34.33% -12.85% +14.17%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes 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 99,552 86,380 162,088
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.85% 91.27% 96.05%
Number of salaries quoted 70,786 55,655 84,889
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,500 £45,000 £42,625
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.50% - +9.09%
75th Percentile £70,000 £80,000 £78,750
90th Percentile £90,000 £100,000 £95,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £53,500 £50,244
% change year-on-year -6.54% +6.48% +5.78%

Contracts Manager
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Contracts Manager in the UK

Contracts Manager
Salary Trend

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

Salary trend for Contracts Manager in the UK

Contracts Manager
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Contracts Manager over the 6 months to 1 June 2024.

Salary histogram for Contracts Manager in the UK

Contracts Manager
Top 14 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 1 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
England +119 100 £65,000 +28.71% 64
UK excluding London +36 89 £60,000 +34.33% 49
Work from Home +78 49 £68,000 +52.24% 13
South East +12 25 £60,000 +57.89% 19
North of England +54 24 £80,000 +56.86% 11
East of England - 21 £60,000 - 9
North West +12 19 £80,000 +56.86% 5
London +125 17 £65,122 +27.69% 13
Midlands - 13 £54,000 - 7
West Midlands - 7 £54,000 - 3
East Midlands - 6 £56,250 - 4
Yorkshire - 5 £65,066 - 5
Wales +5 4 £57,450 +28.62%
Scotland -65 2 - - 4

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

For the 6 months to 1 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 featuring Contracts Manager in the job title.

1 51 (46.79%) Social Skills
2 39 (35.78%) Contract Management
3 25 (22.94%) Finance
4 21 (19.27%) Law
5 19 (17.43%) Degree
6 18 (16.51%) Public Sector
7 16 (14.68%) Microsoft PowerPoint
7 16 (14.68%) Microsoft Excel
8 15 (13.76%) Microsoft
8 15 (13.76%) Contract Negotiation
9 14 (12.84%) Project Management
9 14 (12.84%) SAP
9 14 (12.84%) Aerospace
9 14 (12.84%) SC Cleared
9 14 (12.84%) Security Cleared
10 13 (11.93%) Continuous Improvement
11 12 (11.01%) Legal
12 11 (10.09%) Change Control
13 10 (9.17%) Telecoms
13 10 (9.17%) Microsoft Office
13 10 (9.17%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
13 10 (9.17%) Presentation Skills
13 10 (9.17%) Pricing Strategy
13 10 (9.17%) Software Licensing
14 7 (6.42%) Performance Management
14 7 (6.42%) Organisational Skills
14 7 (6.42%) Commercial Awareness
15 6 (5.50%) Problem-Solving
16 5 (4.59%) Process Improvement
16 5 (4.59%) Risk Management

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:

Applications
1 16 (14.68%) Microsoft Excel
1 16 (14.68%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 10 (9.17%) Microsoft Office
3 2 (1.83%) Microsoft Project
Cloud Services
1 3 (2.75%) Amazon Ads
Communications & Networking
1 1 (0.92%) WPA
General
1 51 (46.79%) Social Skills
2 25 (22.94%) Finance
3 21 (19.27%) Law
4 18 (16.51%) Public Sector
5 14 (12.84%) Aerospace
6 12 (11.01%) Legal
7 10 (9.17%) Presentation Skills
7 10 (9.17%) Telecoms
8 7 (6.42%) Organisational Skills
9 4 (3.67%) Manufacturing
9 4 (3.67%) Retail
10 3 (2.75%) Analytical Skills
10 3 (2.75%) Social Housing
11 2 (1.83%) Local Government
12 1 (0.92%) Banking
12 1 (0.92%) Billing
12 1 (0.92%) Influencing Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (0.92%) CSS
Miscellaneous
1 10 (9.17%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
2 4 (3.67%) Data Centre
3 2 (1.83%) Housing Association
3 2 (1.83%) NHS
4 1 (0.92%) Analytical Mindset
4 1 (0.92%) Driving Licence
4 1 (0.92%) Management Information System
4 1 (0.92%) Onboarding
4 1 (0.92%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 2 (1.83%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 39 (35.78%) Contract Management
2 15 (13.76%) Contract Negotiation
3 14 (12.84%) Project Management
4 13 (11.93%) Continuous Improvement
5 11 (10.09%) Change Control
6 10 (9.17%) Pricing Strategy
6 10 (9.17%) Software Licensing
7 7 (6.42%) Commercial Awareness
7 7 (6.42%) Performance Management
8 6 (5.50%) Problem-Solving
9 5 (4.59%) E-Commerce
9 5 (4.59%) ERP
9 5 (4.59%) Process Improvement
9 5 (4.59%) Risk Management
9 5 (4.59%) Stakeholder Management
10 4 (3.67%) Asset Management
10 4 (3.67%) Process Management
10 4 (3.67%) Workflow
11 3 (2.75%) Line Management
11 3 (2.75%) Supplier Management
Qualifications
1 19 (17.43%) Degree
2 14 (12.84%) SC Cleared
2 14 (12.84%) Security Cleared
3 4 (3.67%) DBS Check
4 1 (0.92%) AAT
4 1 (0.92%) HNC
4 1 (0.92%) HND
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (2.75%) GDPR
1 3 (2.75%) SLA
2 1 (0.92%) PMO
Vendors
1 15 (13.76%) Microsoft
2 14 (12.84%) SAP
3 5 (4.59%) Openreach
4 4 (3.67%) NEC
5 3 (2.75%) Criteo