Project Manager Contract Job Trends in Southend-on-Sea

Project Manager
Essex > Southend-on-Sea

The median Project Manager daily rate in Southend-on-Sea is £625, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 9 June 2026.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
9 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 1 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Project Manager 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Southend-on-Sea 50.00% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 50.00% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £613 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £625 - -
75th Percentile £638 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Essex median daily rate £425 £400 £450
% change year-on-year +6.25% -11.11% -10.00%

All Contract IT Job Roles
Southend-on-Sea

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Southend-on-Sea. 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 Southend-on-Sea with a recognized job title 2 3 5
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 100.00% 100.00% 55.56%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 1
10th Percentile £196 - -
25th Percentile £266 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £388 - £400
Median % change year-on-year - - -23.81%
75th Percentile £516 - -
90th Percentile £589 - -
Essex median daily rate £450 £400 £450
% change year-on-year +12.50% -11.11% -10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 2 4
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £12.13
Median hourly rate - £200.00 £12.25
Median % change year-on-year - +1532.65% -69.33%
75th Percentile - - £13.28
90th Percentile - - £14.90
Essex median hourly rate £20.60 £30.00 £55.00
% change year-on-year -31.33% -45.45% +24.77%

Project Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Southend-on-Sea

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Project Manager' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Southend-on-Sea.

Project Manager job vacancy trend in Southend-on-Sea

Project Manager
Daily Rate Trend in Southend-on-Sea

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Project Manager job vacancies in Southend-on-Sea.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Project Manager job vacancies in Southend-on-Sea

Project Manager Skill Set
Top 4 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Southend-on-Sea

For the 6 months to 9 June 2026, Project Manager contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Southend-on-Sea region featuring Project Manager in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Community of Practice
1 1 (100.00%) SaaS
1 1 (100.00%) Scrum
1 1 (100.00%) Smartsheet

Project Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Southend-on-Sea by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) SaaS
1 1 (100.00%) Smartsheet
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Reference Data
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Community of Practice
1 1 (100.00%) Scrum