Project Manager Contracts in the City of London

Project Manager
Central London > City of London

The median Project Manager daily rate in the City of London is £600 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 29 April 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 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 22 28 35
Rank change year-on-year +6 +7 +1
Contract jobs requiring a Project Manager 167 255 264
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the City of London 7.55% 7.00% 6.24%
As % of the Job Titles category 7.95% 7.35% 6.60%
Number of daily rates quoted 111 193 188
10th Percentile £400 £412 £406
25th Percentile £513 £513 £475
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 £625 £550
Median % change year-on-year -4.00% +13.64% -
75th Percentile £700 £713 £640
90th Percentile £788 £800 £725
Central London median daily rate £575 £613 £550
% change year-on-year -6.12% +11.36% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 3
10th Percentile - - £51.70
25th Percentile - - £53.88
Median hourly rate - - £60.00
75th Percentile - - £62.50
90th Percentile - - -
Central London median hourly rate - - £60.00
% change year-on-year - - +118.18%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
City of London

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies advertised in the City of London. 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 City of London with a recognized job title 2,100 3,471 3,999
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 94.98% 95.25% 94.52%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,491 2,364 3,014
10th Percentile £350 £350 £363
25th Percentile £450 £475 £475
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £563 £600 £565
Median % change year-on-year -6.25% +6.19% +7.62%
75th Percentile £688 £725 £675
90th Percentile £792 £820 £775
Central London median daily rate £550 £585 £560
% change year-on-year -5.98% +4.46% +6.67%
Number of hourly rates quoted 17 22 52
10th Percentile £16.46 £15.50 £13.88
25th Percentile £20.22 £18.50 £18.50
Median hourly rate £23.00 £35.00 £37.25
Median % change year-on-year -34.29% -6.04% +110.01%
75th Percentile £27.50 £58.75 £51.75
90th Percentile £44.10 £87.97 £65.43
Central London median hourly rate £25.78 £35.00 £37.25
% change year-on-year -26.34% -6.04% +107.23%

Project Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London

Job postings that featured Project Manager in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the City of London.

Job vacancy trend for Project Manager in the City of London

Project Manager
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the City of London

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Project Manager in the City of London.

Daily rate trend for Project Manager in the City of London

Project Manager
Daily Rate Histogram in the City of London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Project Manager in the City of London over the 6 months to 29 April 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Project Manager in the City of London

Project Manager
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the City of London

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Project Manager in the City of London.

Hourly rate trend for Project Manager in the City of London

Project Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the City of London

For the 6 months to 29 April 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 across the City of London region featuring Project Manager in the job title.

1 71 (42.51%) Project Management
2 58 (34.73%) Finance
3 41 (24.55%) Stakeholder Management
4 39 (23.35%) Agile
5 37 (22.16%) Social Skills
6 25 (14.97%) Migration
7 24 (14.37%) Project Delivery
8 20 (11.98%) Legal
9 18 (10.78%) Microsoft
10 17 (10.18%) Banking
11 16 (9.58%) Waterfall
12 15 (8.98%) Budget Management
13 13 (7.78%) Degree
13 13 (7.78%) Change Management
14 12 (7.19%) Cybersecurity
14 12 (7.19%) Organisational Skills
14 12 (7.19%) Problem-Solving
15 11 (6.59%) PRINCE2
16 10 (5.99%) Front Office
16 10 (5.99%) Risk Management
16 10 (5.99%) WhatsApp
17 9 (5.39%) Analytical Skills
17 9 (5.39%) Microsoft Project
18 8 (4.79%) Marketing
18 8 (4.79%) Microsoft PowerPoint
18 8 (4.79%) Business Case
18 8 (4.79%) PMO
18 8 (4.79%) Accessibility
19 7 (4.19%) Business Analysis
19 7 (4.19%) Supplier Management

Project Manager Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the City of London 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:

Application Platforms
1 5 (2.99%) SharePoint
2 4 (2.40%) Microsoft Exchange
3 2 (1.20%) Confluence
3 2 (1.20%) Documentum
4 1 (0.60%) CMS
4 1 (0.60%) PowerExchange
4 1 (0.60%) Umbraco
Applications
1 9 (5.39%) Microsoft Project
2 8 (4.79%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 6 (3.59%) Microsoft Excel
4 5 (2.99%) MS Visio
5 2 (1.20%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 1 (0.60%) Aladdin
1 1 (0.60%) ION MarketView
1 1 (0.60%) NetSuite
1 1 (0.60%) Oracle HRMS
1 1 (0.60%) Summit
Cloud Services
1 10 (5.99%) WhatsApp
2 6 (3.59%) Azure
2 6 (3.59%) Microsoft 365
3 4 (2.40%) Dynamics 365
3 4 (2.40%) SuccessFactors
4 2 (1.20%) Power Platform
5 1 (0.60%) Asana
5 1 (0.60%) AWS
5 1 (0.60%) Azure DevOps
5 1 (0.60%) Cloud Computing
5 1 (0.60%) OCI
5 1 (0.60%) OneDrive
5 1 (0.60%) PowerApps
5 1 (0.60%) SaaS
5 1 (0.60%) Salesforce Service Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 3 (1.80%) Wi-Fi
2 2 (1.20%) Firewall
3 1 (0.60%) FIX Connectivity
3 1 (0.60%) LAN
3 1 (0.60%) Network Security
3 1 (0.60%) Structured Cabling
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (1.20%) Data Lake
1 2 (1.20%) Metadata
2 1 (0.60%) BusinessObjects
2 1 (0.60%) Data Warehouse
2 1 (0.60%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 7 (4.19%) JIRA
2 1 (0.60%) Oracle APEX
General
1 58 (34.73%) Finance
2 37 (22.16%) Social Skills
3 20 (11.98%) Legal
4 17 (10.18%) Banking
5 12 (7.19%) Organisational Skills
6 10 (5.99%) Front Office
7 9 (5.39%) Analytical Skills
8 8 (4.79%) Marketing
9 7 (4.19%) Retail
10 6 (3.59%) Telecoms
11 5 (2.99%) Investment Banking
11 5 (2.99%) Law
12 4 (2.40%) Financial Institution
12 4 (2.40%) Public Sector
13 2 (1.20%) Back Office
13 2 (1.20%) French Language
13 2 (1.20%) Influencing Skills
13 2 (1.20%) Public Speaking
14 1 (0.60%) Documentation Skills
14 1 (0.60%) German Language
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (1.20%) SailPoint
2 1 (0.60%) ADO
2 1 (0.60%) FIX Protocol
Miscellaneous
1 6 (3.59%) Onboarding
2 5 (2.99%) Data Centre
2 5 (2.99%) Photography
3 3 (1.80%) Management Information System
3 3 (1.80%) Smart Meter
4 2 (1.20%) Derivative
4 2 (1.20%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
4 2 (1.20%) NHS
4 2 (1.20%) Product Ownership
4 2 (1.20%) Reinsurance
4 2 (1.20%) SWIFT Messaging Network
5 1 (0.60%) Blockchain
5 1 (0.60%) Cyber Defence
5 1 (0.60%) Cyber Threat
5 1 (0.60%) Enterprise Software
5 1 (0.60%) HACMP
5 1 (0.60%) Mobile App
5 1 (0.60%) PropTech
5 1 (0.60%) Smart Energy
5 1 (0.60%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 2 (1.20%) Windows
1 2 (1.20%) Windows 10
2 1 (0.60%) AIX
Processes & Methodologies
1 71 (42.51%) Project Management
2 41 (24.55%) Stakeholder Management
3 39 (23.35%) Agile
4 25 (14.97%) Migration
5 24 (14.37%) Project Delivery
6 16 (9.58%) Waterfall
7 15 (8.98%) Budget Management
8 13 (7.78%) Change Management
9 12 (7.19%) Cybersecurity
9 12 (7.19%) Problem-Solving
10 11 (6.59%) PRINCE2
11 10 (5.99%) Risk Management
12 8 (4.79%) Business Case
13 7 (4.19%) Business Analysis
13 7 (4.19%) Supplier Management
14 6 (3.59%) Asset Management
14 6 (3.59%) Programme Management
14 6 (3.59%) Project Planning
14 6 (3.59%) Scrum
15 5 (2.99%) Data Management
Programming Languages
1 1 (0.60%) PowerShell
1 1 (0.60%) Python
1 1 (0.60%) SQL
Qualifications
1 13 (7.78%) Degree
2 5 (2.99%) PMP
2 5 (2.99%) Security Cleared
3 3 (1.80%) Computer Science Degree
3 3 (1.80%) PMI Certification
3 3 (1.80%) SC Cleared
4 2 (1.20%) CCNA
4 2 (1.20%) Cisco Certification
4 2 (1.20%) ITIL Certification
5 1 (0.60%) FFIEC
5 1 (0.60%) Master's Degree
5 1 (0.60%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (4.79%) Accessibility
1 8 (4.79%) PMO
2 3 (1.80%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 3 (1.80%) NIST
3 2 (1.20%) Basel III
3 2 (1.20%) QA
4 1 (0.60%) Actionable Recommendations
4 1 (0.60%) EMIR
4 1 (0.60%) IFRS
4 1 (0.60%) IFRS 17
4 1 (0.60%) ISO 20022
4 1 (0.60%) MiFID
4 1 (0.60%) PCI DSS
4 1 (0.60%) SLA
System Software
1 2 (1.20%) Active Directory
2 1 (0.60%) PowerHA
Vendors
1 18 (10.78%) Microsoft
2 5 (2.99%) Cisco
2 5 (2.99%) ServiceNow
3 4 (2.40%) SAP
4 3 (1.80%) Arista
4 3 (1.80%) Bloomberg
4 3 (1.80%) Oracle
4 3 (1.80%) Salesforce
5 2 (1.20%) BT
5 2 (1.20%) CyberArk
5 2 (1.20%) Databricks
5 2 (1.20%) Radianz
5 2 (1.20%) Refinitiv
5 2 (1.20%) Reuters
5 2 (1.20%) Workday
6 1 (0.60%) Calypso
6 1 (0.60%) Charles River
6 1 (0.60%) CheckPoint
6 1 (0.60%) Informatica
6 1 (0.60%) Murex