ICT Project Manager Contracts in England

ICT Project Manager
UK > England

The median ICT Project Manager daily rate in England is £350 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 19 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
19 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 525 638 759
Rank change year-on-year +113 +121 -116
Contract jobs requiring an ICT Project Manager 8 2 15
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 0.022% 0.004% 0.021%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.024% 0.004% 0.022%
Number of daily rates quoted 7 0 15
10th Percentile £284 - -
25th Percentile £313 - £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £350 - £425
Median % change year-on-year - - +32.61%
75th Percentile £368 - £495
90th Percentile £383 - £635
UK median daily rate £350 £425 £424
% change year-on-year -17.65% +0.29% +32.22%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 2 0
10th Percentile - £35.11 -
25th Percentile £27.26 £37.05 -
Median hourly rate £27.52 £41.16 -
Median % change year-on-year -33.15% - -
75th Percentile £27.77 £46.14 -
90th Percentile - £48.61 -
UK median hourly rate £27.52 £41.16 -
% change year-on-year -33.15% - -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
England

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies advertised in England. 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 England with a recognized job title 33,765 45,858 67,296
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.76% 94.60% 95.44%
Number of daily rates quoted 22,417 32,568 47,999
10th Percentile £282 £313 £313
25th Percentile £413 £425 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £525
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +4.76% +7.14%
75th Percentile £644 £663 £644
90th Percentile £750 £760 £744
UK median daily rate £525 £543 £525
% change year-on-year -3.23% +3.33% +9.38%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,442 1,343 1,842
10th Percentile £12.86 £14.27 £12.50
25th Percentile £16.30 £20.00 £15.72
Median hourly rate £36.92 £45.00 £23.03
Median % change year-on-year -17.97% +95.42% +5.92%
75th Percentile £61.30 £65.00 £49.25
90th Percentile £73.75 £77.00 £64.98
UK median hourly rate £36.50 £45.00 £24.00
% change year-on-year -18.89% +87.50% +6.67%

ICT Project Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Job vacancy trend for ICT Project Manager in England

ICT Project Manager
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing ICT Project Manager in England.

Daily rate trend for ICT Project Manager in England

ICT Project Manager
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing ICT Project Manager in England over the 6 months to 19 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for ICT Project Manager in England

ICT Project Manager
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing ICT Project Manager in England.

Hourly rate trend for ICT Project Manager in England

ICT Project Manager
Contract Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing ICT Project Manager within the England region over the 6 months to 19 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
South West +15 4 £325 -
South East - 2 £366 -
London +94 1 £400 -
Midlands - 1 £350 - 1
West Midlands - 1 £350 -
ICT Project Manager
UK

ICT Project Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 19 May 2024, ICT 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 England region featuring ICT Project Manager in the job title.

1 5 (62.50%) Project Management
2 4 (50.00%) Local Government
3 2 (25.00%) Resource Allocation
3 2 (25.00%) Risk Management
3 2 (25.00%) Stakeholder Management
3 2 (25.00%) Budget Management
4 1 (12.50%) Business Analysis
4 1 (12.50%) Finance
4 1 (12.50%) Service Delivery
4 1 (12.50%) BT
4 1 (12.50%) Microsoft Project
4 1 (12.50%) Microsoft Office
4 1 (12.50%) PRINCE2
4 1 (12.50%) Microsoft Excel
4 1 (12.50%) SharePoint
4 1 (12.50%) ERP
4 1 (12.50%) Microsoft
4 1 (12.50%) PRINCE2 Certification
4 1 (12.50%) Dynamics 365
4 1 (12.50%) Creative Thinking
4 1 (12.50%) Problem-Solving
4 1 (12.50%) Public Sector
4 1 (12.50%) Project Delivery
4 1 (12.50%) Business Case
4 1 (12.50%) Social Skills
4 1 (12.50%) Technology Transformation
4 1 (12.50%) Culture Change
4 1 (12.50%) Customer Experience
4 1 (12.50%) Capita
4 1 (12.50%) Microsoft PowerPoint

ICT Project Manager Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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 1 (12.50%) SharePoint
Applications
1 1 (12.50%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (12.50%) Microsoft Office
1 1 (12.50%) Microsoft PowerPoint
1 1 (12.50%) Microsoft Project
Cloud Services
1 1 (12.50%) Dynamics 365
General
1 4 (50.00%) Local Government
2 1 (12.50%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (12.50%) Finance
2 1 (12.50%) Public Sector
2 1 (12.50%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (62.50%) Project Management
2 2 (25.00%) Budget Management
2 2 (25.00%) Resource Allocation
2 2 (25.00%) Risk Management
2 2 (25.00%) Stakeholder Management
3 1 (12.50%) Budgeting and Resource Allocation
3 1 (12.50%) Business Analysis
3 1 (12.50%) Business Case
3 1 (12.50%) Business Transformation
3 1 (12.50%) Creative Thinking
3 1 (12.50%) Culture Change
3 1 (12.50%) Customer Experience
3 1 (12.50%) ERP
3 1 (12.50%) Matrix Management
3 1 (12.50%) Problem-Solving
3 1 (12.50%) Process Improvement
3 1 (12.50%) Project Delivery
3 1 (12.50%) Project Planning
3 1 (12.50%) Resource Management
3 1 (12.50%) Technology Transformation
Qualifications
1 1 (12.50%) PRINCE2 Certification
1 1 (12.50%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
Vendors
1 1 (12.50%) BT
1 1 (12.50%) Capita
1 1 (12.50%) Microsoft