Software Project Manager Contracts in the South East

Software Project Manager
England > South East

The median Software Project Manager daily rate in the South East is £475 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 2 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
2 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 191 209 246
Rank change year-on-year +18 +37 -42
Contract jobs requiring a Software Project Manager 3 10 11
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the South East 0.054% 0.17% 0.14%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.059% 0.18% 0.15%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 8 10
10th Percentile £453 £400 £450
25th Percentile £456 £419 £453
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £463 £500
Median % change year-on-year +2.70% -7.50% -4.76%
75th Percentile £509 £546 £597
90th Percentile £522 £641 £625
England median daily rate £475 £550 £506
% change year-on-year -13.64% +8.64% +1.25%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
South East

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies advertised in the South East. 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 South East with a recognized job title 5,125 5,467 7,458
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.41% 94.62% 95.79%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,083 3,821 5,060
10th Percentile £213 £225 £200
25th Percentile £400 £400 £375
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £491
Median % change year-on-year - +1.88% +9.06%
75th Percentile £615 £606 £588
90th Percentile £688 £700 £669
England median daily rate £525 £550 £525
% change year-on-year -4.55% +4.76% +9.38%
Number of hourly rates quoted 483 243 338
10th Percentile £12.79 £17.19 £12.24
25th Percentile £18.32 £22.16 £15.50
Median hourly rate £47.50 £48.40 £20.00
Median % change year-on-year -1.86% +142.00% -20.00%
75th Percentile £62.50 £65.00 £43.50
90th Percentile £76.96 £75.00 £60.00
England median hourly rate £36.34 £44.77 £22.50
% change year-on-year -18.83% +98.96% +0.36%

Software Project Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

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

Job vacancy trend for Software Project Manager in the South East

Software Project Manager
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the South East

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Software Project Manager in the South East.

Daily rate trend for Software Project Manager in the South East

Software Project Manager
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the South East

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Software Project Manager in the South East.

Hourly rate trend for Software Project Manager in the South East

Software Project Manager
Contract Job Locations in the South East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Software Project Manager within the South East region over the 6 months to 2 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
Buckinghamshire +25 1 £520 +9.47%
Thames Valley +3 1 £520 +9.47% 1
Hampshire -1 1 £450 - 1
Surrey - 1 £475 -
Software Project Manager
England

Software Project Manager Skill Set
Top 26 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East

For the 6 months to 2 May 2024, Software 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 South East region featuring Software Project Manager in the job title.

1 2 (66.67%) Project Management
2 1 (33.33%) PRINCE2
2 1 (33.33%) Smartcard
2 1 (33.33%) Electronics
2 1 (33.33%) Automotive
2 1 (33.33%) Manufacturing
2 1 (33.33%) Stakeholder Management
2 1 (33.33%) Risk Assessment
2 1 (33.33%) Software Engineering
2 1 (33.33%) Marketing
2 1 (33.33%) Degree
2 1 (33.33%) PCI DSS
2 1 (33.33%) SC Cleared
2 1 (33.33%) Security Cleared
2 1 (33.33%) Spreadsheet
2 1 (33.33%) Change Control
2 1 (33.33%) Master's Degree
2 1 (33.33%) Decision-Making
2 1 (33.33%) Contract Negotiation
2 1 (33.33%) Public Sector
2 1 (33.33%) Project Delivery
2 1 (33.33%) Social Skills
2 1 (33.33%) Presentation Skills
2 1 (33.33%) Cost Management
2 1 (33.33%) Customer Service
2 1 (33.33%) Budget Management

Software Project Manager Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East 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:

Applications
1 1 (33.33%) Spreadsheet
General
1 1 (33.33%) Automotive
1 1 (33.33%) Electronics
1 1 (33.33%) Manufacturing
1 1 (33.33%) Marketing
1 1 (33.33%) Presentation Skills
1 1 (33.33%) Public Sector
1 1 (33.33%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (33.33%) Smartcard
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (66.67%) Project Management
2 1 (33.33%) Budget Management
2 1 (33.33%) Change Control
2 1 (33.33%) Contract Negotiation
2 1 (33.33%) Cost Management
2 1 (33.33%) Customer Service
2 1 (33.33%) Decision-Making
2 1 (33.33%) PRINCE2
2 1 (33.33%) Project Delivery
2 1 (33.33%) Risk Assessment
2 1 (33.33%) Software Engineering
2 1 (33.33%) Stakeholder Management
Qualifications
1 1 (33.33%) Degree
1 1 (33.33%) Master's Degree
1 1 (33.33%) SC Cleared
1 1 (33.33%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (33.33%) PCI DSS