IT Project Manager Contracts in the Midlands

IT Project Manager
England > Midlands

The median IT Project Manager daily rate in the Midlands is £500, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 13 June 2024.

The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 112 114 114
Rank change year-on-year +2 0 +6
Contract jobs requiring an IT Project Manager 29 44 99
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the Midlands 0.98% 1.37% 1.98%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.07% 1.45% 2.06%
Number of daily rates quoted 27 39 77
10th Percentile £273 £393 £343
25th Percentile £369 £413 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £488 £489
Median % change year-on-year +2.56% -0.31% +13.39%
75th Percentile £538 £539 £538
90th Percentile £588 £575 £588
England median daily rate £525 £535 £520
% change year-on-year -1.87% +2.88% +12.43%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Midlands

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the Midlands. 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 Midlands with a recognized job title 2,719 3,042 4,799
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.23% 94.50% 95.85%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,809 2,147 3,499
10th Percentile £213 £225 £208
25th Percentile £338 £363 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £465 £480 £475
Median % change year-on-year -3.13% +1.05% +15.85%
75th Percentile £588 £595 £569
90th Percentile £675 £692 £650
England median daily rate £525 £550 £535
% change year-on-year -4.55% +2.80% +7.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 236 113 146
10th Percentile £11.83 £12.50 £11.63
25th Percentile £14.09 £15.00 £14.67
Median hourly rate £19.00 £20.71 £18.25
Median % change year-on-year -8.23% +13.45% +21.67%
75th Percentile £35.00 £30.00 £23.75
90th Percentile £51.91 £65.00 £35.00
England median hourly rate £39.50 £45.00 £24.00
% change year-on-year -12.22% +87.50% +14.01%

IT Project Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

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

Job vacancy trend for IT Project Manager in the Midlands

IT Project Manager
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the Midlands

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing IT Project Manager in the Midlands.

Daily rate trend for IT Project Manager in the Midlands

IT Project Manager
Daily Rate Histogram in the Midlands

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing IT Project Manager in the Midlands over the 6 months to 13 June 2024.

Daily rate histogram for IT Project Manager in the Midlands

IT Project Manager
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the Midlands

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing IT Project Manager in the Midlands.

Hourly rate trend for IT Project Manager in the Midlands

IT Project Manager
Contract Job Locations in the Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing IT Project Manager within the Midlands region over the 6 months to 13 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
West Midlands +11 28 £500 +2.56% 15
East Midlands -1 1 £370 -24.10% 4
IT Project Manager
England

IT Project Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Midlands

For the 6 months to 13 June 2024, IT 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 Midlands region featuring IT Project Manager in the job title.

1 15 (51.72%) Project Management
2 11 (37.93%) Social Skills
3 10 (34.48%) Stakeholder Management
4 7 (24.14%) PRINCE2
4 7 (24.14%) Migration
5 5 (17.24%) Agile
5 5 (17.24%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 5 (17.24%) SAP
5 5 (17.24%) Finance
6 4 (13.79%) Waterfall
6 4 (13.79%) Project Planning
7 3 (10.34%) Data Migration
7 3 (10.34%) Change Control
7 3 (10.34%) Automotive
7 3 (10.34%) Law
7 3 (10.34%) Legal
7 3 (10.34%) PRINCE2 Certification
7 3 (10.34%) Problem-Solving
7 3 (10.34%) Project Delivery
7 3 (10.34%) PMO
8 2 (6.90%) People Management
8 2 (6.90%) Data Centre
8 2 (6.90%) Public Sector
8 2 (6.90%) Resource Allocation
8 2 (6.90%) Legacy Systems
8 2 (6.90%) Budgeting
8 2 (6.90%) PMP
8 2 (6.90%) PMI Certification
8 2 (6.90%) SAP Certification
8 2 (6.90%) Manufacturing

IT Project Manager Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Midlands 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 (3.45%) SharePoint
Cloud Services
1 1 (3.45%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (3.45%) SuccessFactors
Communications & Networking
1 1 (3.45%) Intranet
General
1 11 (37.93%) Social Skills
2 5 (17.24%) Finance
3 3 (10.34%) Automotive
3 3 (10.34%) Law
3 3 (10.34%) Legal
4 2 (6.90%) Manufacturing
4 2 (6.90%) Public Sector
5 1 (3.45%) Analytical Skills
5 1 (3.45%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 1 (3.45%) Local Government
5 1 (3.45%) Presentation Skills
Miscellaneous
1 2 (6.90%) Data Centre
1 2 (6.90%) Legacy Systems
2 1 (3.45%) FMCG
2 1 (3.45%) Housing Association
2 1 (3.45%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 1 (3.45%) Linux
1 1 (3.45%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 15 (51.72%) Project Management
2 10 (34.48%) Stakeholder Management
3 7 (24.14%) Migration
3 7 (24.14%) PRINCE2
4 5 (17.24%) Agile
4 5 (17.24%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 4 (13.79%) Project Planning
5 4 (13.79%) Waterfall
6 3 (10.34%) Change Control
6 3 (10.34%) Data Migration
6 3 (10.34%) Problem-Solving
6 3 (10.34%) Project Delivery
7 2 (6.90%) Agile Project Management
7 2 (6.90%) Asset Management
7 2 (6.90%) Budgeting
7 2 (6.90%) People Management
7 2 (6.90%) PLM
7 2 (6.90%) Programme Management
7 2 (6.90%) Resource Allocation
7 2 (6.90%) Supplier Management
Programming Languages
1 1 (3.45%) Java
1 1 (3.45%) SQL
Qualifications
1 3 (10.34%) PRINCE2 Certification
2 2 (6.90%) PMI Certification
2 2 (6.90%) PMP
2 2 (6.90%) SAP Certification
3 1 (3.45%) SC Cleared
3 1 (3.45%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (10.34%) PMO
Vendors
1 5 (17.24%) SAP
2 1 (3.45%) Oracle
2 1 (3.45%) VMware