Contract Management Job Trends in the North West

Contract Management
England > North West

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the North West requiring Contract Management skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 14 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 249 223 221
Rank change year-on-year -26 -2 -20
Permanent jobs citing Contract Management 18 15 16
As % of all permanent jobs in the North West 0.14% 0.29% 0.22%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.19% 0.33% 0.28%
Number of salaries quoted 10 13 8
10th Percentile £48,350 £33,200 £37,500
25th Percentile £49,013 £48,225 £39,540
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £56,558 £50,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +13.12% -4.76% -21.11%
75th Percentile £66,780 - £63,563
90th Percentile £67,374 £76,000 £83,700
England median annual salary £61,000 £50,915 £60,000
% change year-on-year +19.81% -15.14% -4.17%

All Process & Methodology Skills
North West

Contract Management falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in the North West.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 9,441 4,538 5,791
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 73.25% 88.96% 80.26%
Number of salaries quoted 6,988 2,199 2,978
10th Percentile £30,000 £27,195 £31,250
25th Percentile £41,250 £34,750 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £50,000 £51,750
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% -3.38% -5.91%
75th Percentile £75,000 £65,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £80,000 £78,750
England median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% -8.33% -1.32%

Contract Management
Job Vacancy Trend in the North West

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Contract Management relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the North West.

Contract Management job vacancy trend in the North West

Contract Management
Salary Trend in the North West

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the North West citing Contract Management.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the North West citing Contract Management

Contract Management
Salary Histogram in the North West

Salary distribution for jobs citing Contract Management in the North West over the 6 months to 14 October 2026.

Salary histogram for Contract Management in the North West

Contract Management
Job Locations in the North West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Contract Management within the North West region over the 6 months to 14 October 2026. 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
Manchester -48 9 £55,000 +10.00% 6
Lancashire +16 5 £65,000 - 2
Merseyside -12 2 - - 1
Cheshire - 2 - -
Contract Management
England

Contract Management
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North West by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Applications
1 2 (11.11%) Microsoft Excel
1 2 (11.11%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 3 (16.67%) Microsoft 365
2 2 (11.11%) Microsoft Copilot
3 1 (5.56%) Azure
General
1 12 (66.67%) Finance
2 7 (38.89%) Analytical Skills
2 7 (38.89%) Social Skills
3 5 (27.78%) Legal
4 4 (22.22%) Public Sector
5 3 (16.67%) Manufacturing
5 3 (16.67%) Organisational Skills
6 2 (11.11%) Aerospace
7 1 (5.56%) Local Government
7 1 (5.56%) Social Housing
Job Titles
1 4 (22.22%) Category Manager
2 3 (16.67%) Contracts Manager
2 3 (16.67%) IT Manager
2 3 (16.67%) Procurement Manager
3 2 (11.11%) Administrator
4 1 (5.56%) Coordinator
4 1 (5.56%) Infrastructure Manager
4 1 (5.56%) Programme Coordinator
4 1 (5.56%) Programme Manager
4 1 (5.56%) Technical Coordinator
4 1 (5.56%) Technical Manager
4 1 (5.56%) Technical Programme Manager
Miscellaneous
1 2 (11.11%) Data Centre
1 2 (11.11%) Enterprise Software
1 2 (11.11%) Onboarding
2 1 (5.56%) FMCG
Processes & Methodologies
1 11 (61.11%) Stakeholder Management
2 9 (50.00%) Contract Negotiation
2 9 (50.00%) Supplier Management
3 8 (44.44%) Continuous Improvement
3 8 (44.44%) Cybersecurity
4 7 (38.89%) Problem-Solving
5 6 (33.33%) Decision-Making
6 5 (27.78%) Customer Service
6 5 (27.78%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 3 (16.67%) AI
7 3 (16.67%) Collaborative Working
7 3 (16.67%) Cost Optimisation
7 3 (16.67%) Digital Innovation
7 3 (16.67%) Indirect Procurement
7 3 (16.67%) Performance Metrics
7 3 (16.67%) Service Management
7 3 (16.67%) Supply Chain Management
8 2 (11.11%) Due Diligence
8 2 (11.11%) Infrastructure Engineering
8 2 (11.11%) Supplier Relationship Management
Qualifications
1 2 (11.11%) BPSS Clearance
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (16.67%) PMO
2 2 (11.11%) Accessibility
System Software
1 1 (5.56%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 1 (5.56%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 3 (16.67%) Microsoft
1 3 (16.67%) YouTube
2 2 (11.11%) SAP
3 1 (5.56%) Cisco
3 1 (5.56%) CrowdStrike
3 1 (5.56%) Fortinet
3 1 (5.56%) Meraki