Project Manager
UK
The median Project Manager daily rate in the UK is £525 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 29 May 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 29 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 29 | 27 | 23 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -2 | -4 | +15 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Project Manager | 2,493 | 3,871 | 6,848 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 5.81% | 6.89% | 7.82% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 6.26% | 7.29% | 8.20% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1,711 | 2,841 | 4,982 |
| 10th Percentile | £355 | £400 | £380 |
| 25th Percentile | £440 | £450 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £525 | £513 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +2.44% | +7.89% |
| 75th Percentile | £613 | £623 | £599 |
| 90th Percentile | £700 | £700 | £675 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £500 | £488 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +2.56% | +8.33% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 141 | 66 | 60 |
| 10th Percentile | £18.32 | £29.58 | £22.90 |
| 25th Percentile | £27.75 | £41.75 | £30.80 |
| Median hourly rate | £35.96 | £62.50 | £53.75 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -42.46% | +16.28% | +61.64% |
| 75th Percentile | £55.00 | £65.75 | £65.08 |
| 90th Percentile | £67.00 | £70.00 | £68.29 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £35.00 | £62.50 | £32.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -44.00% | +92.31% | +11.63% |
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 | 39,824 | 53,123 | 83,534 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.80% | 94.61% | 95.36% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 25,845 | 37,082 | 58,755 |
| 10th Percentile | £280 | £313 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £410 | £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% | +10.47% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,796 | 1,480 | 1,998 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.81 | £14.25 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.30 | £19.06 | £15.90 |
| Median hourly rate | £37.50 | £45.00 | £24.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -16.67% | +87.50% | +6.90% |
| 75th Percentile | £61.30 | £65.75 | £49.25 |
| 90th Percentile | £73.75 | £76.28 | £65.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £40.00 | £43.00 | £20.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.98% | +115.00% | +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 29 May 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 29 May 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 29 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 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 | -2 | 2,173 | £525 | -2.33% | 1,063 |
| UK excluding London | -6 | 1,181 | £500 | - | 868 |
| London | 0 | 1,067 | £550 | -4.35% | 272 |
| Work from Home | -1 | 903 | £523 | -0.48% | 431 |
| South East | -6 | 322 | £525 | +1.94% | 199 |
| North of England | -10 | 258 | £500 | - | 211 |
| Midlands | -2 | 181 | £514 | +8.21% | 175 |
| South West | -6 | 180 | £500 | -3.85% | 115 |
| North West | -7 | 161 | £500 | - | 137 |
| West Midlands | -1 | 135 | £525 | +10.53% | 103 |
| Scotland | -4 | 116 | £475 | -5.00% | 83 |
| East of England | -14 | 92 | £450 | -10.00% | 85 |
| Yorkshire | -21 | 78 | £500 | -9.09% | 55 |
| East Midlands | -7 | 44 | £463 | -2.63% | 71 |
| Wales | +7 | 22 | £514 | +14.17% | 30 |
| North East | +7 | 12 | £575 | +43.75% | 23 |
| Northern Ireland | -5 | 8 | £435 | -10.77% | 6 |
| Channel Islands | 0 | 2 | £575 | - |
Project Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 29 May 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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