Contract Manager
UK

The median Contract Manager salary in the UK is £65,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 20 May 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
20 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 789 946 1211
Rank change year-on-year +157 +265 -297
Permanent jobs requiring a Contracts Manager 95 29 31
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.095% 0.029% 0.019%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.10% 0.032% 0.020%
Number of salaries quoted 69 23 17
10th Percentile £52,400 £35,500 -
25th Percentile £56,250 £43,162 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £44,666 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +45.53% -0.74% -2.70%
75th Percentile £80,000 £53,000 £47,500
90th Percentile £85,000 £57,875 £54,750
UK excluding London median annual salary £65,000 £44,666 £51,250
% change year-on-year +45.53% -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 94,627 91,047 156,403
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.71% 91.54% 96.08%
Number of salaries quoted 67,562 57,571 85,106
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,500 £45,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.50% - +9.09%
75th Percentile £70,750 £80,000 £78,750
90th Percentile £90,000 £100,000 £95,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £53,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -5.66% +6.00% +5.26%

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 20 May 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 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
England +152 86 £65,033 +27.52% 77
UK excluding London +46 76 £65,000 +45.53% 56
Work from Home +116 49 £68,000 +52.24% 20
North of England +56 24 £80,000 +56.86% 19
South East +25 20 £57,868 +52.28% 17
North West +15 19 £80,000 +56.86% 8
London +118 16 £68,000 +33.33% 19
East of England - 14 £67,500 - 10
Midlands - 12 £54,000 - 9
East Midlands - 6 £56,250 - 3
West Midlands - 6 £54,000 - 6
Yorkshire +86 5 £65,066 - 11
Wales +5 4 £57,450 +28.62%
Scotland -64 2 - - 3

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

For the 6 months to 20 May 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 (53.68%) Social Skills
2 39 (41.05%) Contract Management
3 25 (26.32%) Finance
4 21 (22.11%) Law
5 19 (20.00%) Degree
6 16 (16.84%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 16 (16.84%) Microsoft Excel
7 15 (15.79%) Microsoft
7 15 (15.79%) Contract Negotiation
7 15 (15.79%) Public Sector
8 14 (14.74%) Aerospace
8 14 (14.74%) Project Management
8 14 (14.74%) SAP
8 14 (14.74%) SC Cleared
8 14 (14.74%) Security Cleared
9 13 (13.68%) Continuous Improvement
10 12 (12.63%) Legal
11 11 (11.58%) Change Control
12 10 (10.53%) Software Licensing
12 10 (10.53%) Telecoms
12 10 (10.53%) Microsoft Office
12 10 (10.53%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
12 10 (10.53%) Presentation Skills
12 10 (10.53%) Pricing Strategy
13 7 (7.37%) Performance Management
13 7 (7.37%) Commercial Awareness
13 7 (7.37%) Organisational Skills
14 6 (6.32%) Problem-Solving
15 5 (5.26%) Openreach
15 5 (5.26%) Process Improvement

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 (16.84%) Microsoft Excel
1 16 (16.84%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 10 (10.53%) Microsoft Office
3 2 (2.11%) Microsoft Project
Cloud Services
1 3 (3.16%) Amazon Ads
Communications & Networking
1 1 (1.05%) WPA
General
1 51 (53.68%) Social Skills
2 25 (26.32%) Finance
3 21 (22.11%) Law
4 15 (15.79%) Public Sector
5 14 (14.74%) Aerospace
6 12 (12.63%) Legal
7 10 (10.53%) Presentation Skills
7 10 (10.53%) Telecoms
8 7 (7.37%) Organisational Skills
9 4 (4.21%) Manufacturing
9 4 (4.21%) Retail
10 3 (3.16%) Analytical Skills
10 3 (3.16%) Social Housing
11 2 (2.11%) Local Government
12 1 (1.05%) Banking
12 1 (1.05%) Billing
12 1 (1.05%) Influencing Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (1.05%) CSS
Miscellaneous
1 10 (10.53%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
2 2 (2.11%) Housing Association
2 2 (2.11%) NHS
3 1 (1.05%) Analytical Mindset
3 1 (1.05%) Data Centre
3 1 (1.05%) Driving Licence
3 1 (1.05%) Management Information System
3 1 (1.05%) Onboarding
3 1 (1.05%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 2 (2.11%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 39 (41.05%) Contract Management
2 15 (15.79%) Contract Negotiation
3 14 (14.74%) Project Management
4 13 (13.68%) Continuous Improvement
5 11 (11.58%) Change Control
6 10 (10.53%) Pricing Strategy
6 10 (10.53%) Software Licensing
7 7 (7.37%) Commercial Awareness
7 7 (7.37%) Performance Management
8 6 (6.32%) Problem-Solving
9 5 (5.26%) E-Commerce
9 5 (5.26%) ERP
9 5 (5.26%) Process Improvement
9 5 (5.26%) Risk Management
9 5 (5.26%) Stakeholder Management
10 4 (4.21%) Asset Management
10 4 (4.21%) Process Management
10 4 (4.21%) Workflow
11 3 (3.16%) Coaching
11 3 (3.16%) Supplier Management
Qualifications
1 19 (20.00%) Degree
2 14 (14.74%) SC Cleared
2 14 (14.74%) Security Cleared
3 4 (4.21%) DBS Check
4 1 (1.05%) AAT
4 1 (1.05%) HNC
4 1 (1.05%) HND
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (3.16%) GDPR
1 3 (3.16%) SLA
2 1 (1.05%) PMO
Vendors
1 15 (15.79%) Microsoft
2 14 (14.74%) SAP
3 5 (5.26%) Openreach
4 4 (4.21%) NEC
5 3 (3.16%) Criteo