Project Manager Contracts in Somerset

Project Manager
South West > Somerset

The median Project Manager daily rate in Somerset is £550 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 3 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
3 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 23 16 24
Rank change year-on-year -7 +8 -1
Contract jobs requiring a Project Manager 6 17 11
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Somerset 2.91% 8.17% 5.50%
As % of the Job Titles category 3.16% 8.29% 5.67%
Number of daily rates quoted 6 15 9
10th Percentile £313 £389 £433
25th Percentile £363 £488 £438
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £525 £467
Median % change year-on-year +4.76% +12.42% -1.68%
75th Percentile £597 £583 £538
90th Percentile £600 £595 £545
South West median daily rate £500 £525 £500
% change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% +6.95%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Somerset

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies advertised in Somerset. 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 Somerset with a recognized job title 190 205 194
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.23% 98.56% 97.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 116 155 137
10th Percentile £170 £201 £231
25th Percentile £273 £375 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £488 £450
Median % change year-on-year -7.69% +8.33% -
75th Percentile £582 £653 £525
90th Percentile £609 £732 £593
South West median daily rate £514 £525 £500
% change year-on-year -2.19% +5.00% +9.14%
Number of hourly rates quoted 32 17 9
10th Percentile £12.28 £17.60 £36.19
25th Percentile £15.23 £32.40 £46.25
Median hourly rate £25.00 £50.00 £49.75
Median % change year-on-year -50.00% +0.50% +15.70%
75th Percentile £40.00 £60.13 £50.00
90th Percentile £48.00 £75.70 £57.75
South West median hourly rate £55.00 £65.00 £46.00
% change year-on-year -15.38% +41.30% +8.24%

Project Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Somerset

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

Job vacancy trend for Project Manager in Somerset

Project Manager
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Somerset

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

Daily rate trend for Project Manager in Somerset

Project Manager
Daily Rate Histogram in Somerset

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Project Manager in Somerset over the 6 months to 3 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Project Manager in Somerset

Project Manager
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Somerset

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

Hourly rate trend for Project Manager in Somerset

Project Manager
Contract Job Locations in Somerset

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 Somerset region over the 6 months to 3 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
Taunton +8 4 £588 +11.90%
Bath -4 1 £525 +3.96% 4
Project Manager
South West

Project Manager Skill Set
Top 26 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Somerset

For the 6 months to 3 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 across the Somerset region featuring Project Manager in the job title.

1 3 (50.00%) Agile
1 3 (50.00%) Scrum
2 2 (33.33%) Project Delivery
2 2 (33.33%) Social Skills
2 2 (33.33%) Analytical Skills
2 2 (33.33%) Performance Metrics
2 2 (33.33%) Acceptance Criteria
2 2 (33.33%) Local Government
2 2 (33.33%) Change Management
2 2 (33.33%) DSDM
2 2 (33.33%) Manufacturing
3 1 (16.67%) SAP
3 1 (16.67%) ERP
3 1 (16.67%) Business Intelligence
3 1 (16.67%) Electronics
3 1 (16.67%) Telecoms
3 1 (16.67%) Finance
3 1 (16.67%) Marketing
3 1 (16.67%) Digital Marketing
3 1 (16.67%) SC Cleared
3 1 (16.67%) Security Cleared
3 1 (16.67%) Programme Management
3 1 (16.67%) Stakeholder Identification
3 1 (16.67%) Public Sector
3 1 (16.67%) Digital Transformation Programme
3 1 (16.67%) Dynamics 365

Project Manager Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Somerset 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (16.67%) Dynamics 365
General
1 2 (33.33%) Analytical Skills
1 2 (33.33%) Local Government
1 2 (33.33%) Manufacturing
1 2 (33.33%) Social Skills
2 1 (16.67%) Electronics
2 1 (16.67%) Finance
2 1 (16.67%) Marketing
2 1 (16.67%) Public Sector
2 1 (16.67%) Telecoms
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (50.00%) Agile
1 3 (50.00%) Scrum
2 2 (33.33%) Acceptance Criteria
2 2 (33.33%) Change Management
2 2 (33.33%) DSDM
2 2 (33.33%) Performance Metrics
2 2 (33.33%) Project Delivery
3 1 (16.67%) Business Intelligence
3 1 (16.67%) Digital Marketing
3 1 (16.67%) Digital Transformation Programme
3 1 (16.67%) ERP
3 1 (16.67%) Programme Management
3 1 (16.67%) Stakeholder Identification
Qualifications
1 1 (16.67%) SC Cleared
1 1 (16.67%) Security Cleared
Vendors
1 1 (16.67%) SAP