Project Manager
UK
The median Project Manager daily rate in the UK is £525 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 2 June 2024.
The first table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 2 Jun 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 30 | 27 | 23 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -3 | -4 | +15 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Project Manager | 2,478 | 3,894 | 6,906 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 5.75% | 6.91% | 7.87% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 6.19% | 7.30% | 8.25% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1,693 | 2,858 | 5,030 |
| 10th Percentile | £355 | £400 | £380 |
| 25th Percentile | £440 | £450 | £430 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £525 | £513 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +2.44% | +7.89% |
| 75th Percentile | £613 | £622 | £600 |
| 90th Percentile | £700 | £700 | £675 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £500 | £490 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +2.04% | +8.89% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 144 | 63 | 60 |
| 10th Percentile | £18.82 | £29.00 | £24.35 |
| 25th Percentile | £27.75 | £42.00 | £31.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £36.23 | £62.50 | £54.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -42.03% | +15.74% | +54.29% |
| 75th Percentile | £60.00 | £65.75 | £65.48 |
| 90th Percentile | £69.66 | £70.00 | £69.78 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £35.50 | £61.25 | £33.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -42.04% | +85.61% | -4.35% |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract 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 contract jobs in our overall sample.
| Contract vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title | 40,001 | 53,325 | 83,708 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.83% | 94.58% | 95.35% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 25,880 | 37,256 | 59,003 |
| 10th Percentile | £280 | £313 | £315 |
| 25th Percentile | £409 | £425 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £540 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.78% | +2.86% | +7.69% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £650 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £750 | £738 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £488 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.50% | +5.26% | +9.45% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,851 | 1,473 | 1,957 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.86 | £14.25 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.30 | £19.06 | £15.90 |
| Median hourly rate | £37.50 | £45.00 | £25.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -16.67% | +80.00% | +14.34% |
| 75th Percentile | £61.60 | £65.75 | £49.41 |
| 90th Percentile | £73.75 | £76.45 | £65.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £40.00 | £42.50 | £20.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.88% | +112.50% | +5.26% |
Project Manager
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Project Manager in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Project Manager
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Project Manager.
Project Manager
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Project Manager over the 6 months to 2 June 2024.
Project Manager
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Project Manager.
Project Manager
Hourly Rate Histogram
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Project Manager over the 6 months to 2 June 2024.
Project Manager
Top 18 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Project Manager within the UK over the 6 months to 2 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 Contract IT Job Ads |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
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| England | -3 | 2,161 | £525 | -2.33% | 977 |
| UK excluding London | -6 | 1,177 | £500 | - | 819 |
| London | -1 | 1,060 | £550 | -4.35% | 232 |
| Work from Home | -5 | 884 | £515 | -1.90% | 373 |
| South East | -6 | 323 | £525 | +1.94% | 173 |
| North of England | -10 | 258 | £500 | -0.79% | 182 |
| Midlands | +1 | 180 | £500 | +5.26% | 188 |
| South West | -10 | 174 | £500 | -3.61% | 114 |
| North West | -2 | 161 | £500 | - | 122 |
| West Midlands | -2 | 133 | £525 | +10.53% | 109 |
| Scotland | -3 | 116 | £481 | -3.27% | 70 |
| East of England | -14 | 94 | £450 | -11.11% | 92 |
| Yorkshire | -18 | 78 | £500 | -9.09% | 41 |
| East Midlands | -3 | 45 | £463 | -2.63% | 79 |
| Wales | +5 | 22 | £514 | +14.17% | 25 |
| North East | +9 | 12 | £575 | +43.75% | 21 |
| Northern Ireland | -7 | 8 | £435 | -8.42% | 7 |
| Channel Islands | 0 | 2 | £575 | - |
Project Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 2 June 2024, Project Manager contract 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 contract job ads featuring Project Manager in the job title.
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Project 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:
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