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Assistant Site Manager
Posted 1 day ago by CORE Recruiter
Requirements/QualificationsCSCS CardSMSTS1st AidProven Residential experienceTwo working referencesJob DutiesAssisting w...
- Rate Not specified
- Category Not specified
- Work type Onsite
- Location East Anglia; Peterborough; Norwich; Cambridge; Ipswich; Norfolk; Suffolk; Bury St. Edmunds; Cambridgeshire; Lowestoft; Great Yarmouth
Technical & Site Manager – Timber Frame Construction
Posted 2 days ago by Job Talent Agency
The OpportunityAn established UK timber frame construction specialist is seeking an experienced Technical & Site Man...
- Rate £250 per day
- Category Not specified
- Work type Hybrid
- Location South East London
Data Centre Manager (Contract) | Southampton | On-site
Posted 3 days ago by ea Change Group
Data Centre Manager (Contract) | Southampton | On-siteLength: 3 months initially, likely to be extendedStart: ASAPLocati...
- Rate Not specified
- Category Not specified
- Work type Onsite
- Location Southampton, Hampshire
Site Manager Contractor Day Rate Benchmarks and National Landscape
Live market telemetry, compensation quartiles, and IR35 compliance benchmarks across the UK contract sector.
Market Conditions and Compensation Trajectory
Statutory engagement conditions for Site Manager specialists across the UK maintain clear operational transparency, providing well-defined engagement boundaries for independent practitioners. Compliance tracking confirms that 3% of active roles are determined outside the scope of IR35, allowing specialists to deploy via compliant limited company vehicles. Gross daily remuneration converges on a UK median of £250/day, with quartiles from £210/day to £275/day. Premium-rate assignments remain contingent upon specialists with verified competency across Construction and cloud infrastructure. The benchmark dataset rates current hiring for Site Manager contractors as very high, its top demand band.
Daily Rate Quartiles and Market Benchmarks
Day rates and IR35 shares come from the Quality Contracts market benchmark dataset of UK contract postings; sector labels come from vacancies matching this hub. Quartiles use priced roles only.
| Metric | Value | What it shows |
|---|---|---|
| Median day rate | £250/day | Mid-market advertised pay for this hub |
| 25th percentile (P25) | £210/day | Lower-quartile priced vacancies |
| 75th percentile (P75) | £275/day | Upper-quartile priced vacancies |
| Hiring demand | Very High | Demand level in the benchmark dataset (Moderate, High or Very High) |
| Outside IR35 share | 3% | Stated limited-company / outside SDS |
| Inside IR35 share | 1% | Stated PAYE / umbrella / inside SDS |
| Undetermined IR35 | 96% | Adverts that omit a published status |
| Leading sector | Construction (80%) | Largest hiring cluster in the sample |
| Priced sample | 22,560 roles | Postings with a stated day rate in the benchmark dataset |
| Regional rate band | UK-wide rate parity | Location pricing context, not an SDS |
Statutory Standards and Frequently Asked Questions
Chapter 10 determinations remain a client-side duty for medium and large private-sector hirers of Site Manager contractors across the UK. An SDS is expected before the assignment begins, and inside IR35 income is typically paid through PAYE or an umbrella. PSC contractors invoice fees gross and the contractor manages corporation tax and dividends. Location does not remove IR35: UK-wide rate parity only describes advertised rates. None of this replaces a CEST assessment or professional advice. The Construction cluster above is the practical place to compare SDS outcomes for this discipline.
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