Project Manager Contracts in the West Midlands

Project Manager
England > West Midlands

The median Project Manager daily rate in the West Midlands is £525 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 24 April 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
24 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 18 18 12
Rank change year-on-year 0 -6 +6
Contract jobs requiring a Project Manager 133 235 371
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the West Midlands 6.89% 9.74% 10.29%
As % of the Job Titles category 7.55% 10.29% 10.66%
Number of daily rates quoted 94 164 293
10th Percentile £409 £363 £359
25th Percentile £463 £413 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £484 £490
Median % change year-on-year +8.53% -1.28% +6.35%
75th Percentile £588 £575 £550
90th Percentile £646 £598 £625
England median daily rate £525 £525 £513
% change year-on-year - +2.44% +7.89%
Number of hourly rates quoted 11 2 1
10th Percentile £26.92 £28.67 -
25th Percentile £27.75 £30.97 £16.24
Median hourly rate £35.00 £36.07 £17.48
Median % change year-on-year -2.95% +106.32% -26.74%
75th Percentile £43.75 £42.41 £18.72
90th Percentile - £45.46 -
England median hourly rate £35.96 £65.00 £49.53
% change year-on-year -44.68% +31.23% +73.76%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
West Midlands

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies advertised in the West 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 West Midlands with a recognized job title 1,762 2,284 3,481
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.30% 94.69% 96.56%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,188 1,571 2,548
10th Percentile £259 £250 £213
25th Percentile £363 £388 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £488 £500 £475
Median % change year-on-year -2.50% +5.26% +17.28%
75th Percentile £600 £600 £575
90th Percentile £700 £688 £675
England median daily rate £525 £550 £525
% change year-on-year -4.55% +4.76% +10.53%
Number of hourly rates quoted 134 69 85
10th Percentile £12.01 £12.50 £12.30
25th Percentile £15.00 £15.10 £14.00
Median hourly rate £22.25 £19.00 £17.00
Median % change year-on-year +17.11% +11.76% +6.25%
75th Percentile £42.31 £27.13 £20.00
90th Percentile £55.88 £54.50 £23.15
England median hourly rate £35.50 £45.00 £22.50
% change year-on-year -21.11% +100.00% +0.36%

Project Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in the West Midlands

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

Job vacancy trend for Project Manager in the West Midlands

Project Manager
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the West Midlands

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

Daily rate trend for Project Manager in the West Midlands

Project Manager
Daily Rate Histogram in the West Midlands

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Project Manager in the West Midlands over the 6 months to 24 April 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Project Manager in the West Midlands

Project Manager
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the West Midlands

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

Hourly rate trend for Project Manager in the West Midlands

Project Manager
Hourly Rate Histogram in the West Midlands

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Project Manager in the West Midlands over the 6 months to 24 April 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Project Manager in the West Midlands

Project Manager
Contract Job Locations in the West Midlands

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 West Midlands region over the 6 months to 24 April 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
Birmingham -7 53 £506 +1.25% 27
Warwickshire 0 30 £600 +9.09% 10
Staffordshire +5 13 £475 -1.04% 7
Coventry +6 10 £600 +20.00% 7
Worcestershire 0 6 £363 -14.71% 7
Solihull -20 2 £375 -16.76% 1
Herefordshire -8 1 £525 - 1
Shropshire - 1 - - 4
Project Manager
England

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

For the 6 months to 24 April 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 West Midlands region featuring Project Manager in the job title.

1 79 (59.40%) Project Management
2 44 (33.08%) Finance
2 44 (33.08%) Social Skills
3 35 (26.32%) Stakeholder Management
4 26 (19.55%) Project Delivery
5 24 (18.05%) Agile
5 24 (18.05%) PRINCE2
6 17 (12.78%) Problem-Solving
7 16 (12.03%) Risk Management
7 16 (12.03%) Migration
8 15 (11.28%) Public Sector
8 15 (11.28%) Analytical Skills
9 14 (10.53%) Project Planning
9 14 (10.53%) Resource Management
10 13 (9.77%) PMP
10 13 (9.77%) PMI Certification
10 13 (9.77%) Budget Management
11 12 (9.02%) Microsoft
12 11 (8.27%) Asset Management
12 11 (8.27%) Stakeholder Engagement
12 11 (8.27%) Business Case
13 10 (7.52%) Organisational Skills
13 10 (7.52%) Resource Allocation
14 9 (6.77%) Decision-Making
14 9 (6.77%) Change Control
14 9 (6.77%) Business Transformation
14 9 (6.77%) SAP
14 9 (6.77%) Change Management
15 8 (6.02%) ERP
15 8 (6.02%) Waterfall

Project Manager Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the West 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 2 (1.50%) CMS
1 2 (1.50%) SharePoint
2 1 (0.75%) Moodle
Applications
1 7 (5.26%) Microsoft Project
2 2 (1.50%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 4 (3.01%) SAP ERP
2 3 (2.26%) Maximo
3 2 (1.50%) Dynamics CRM
4 1 (0.75%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 4 (3.01%) Azure
2 3 (2.26%) Dynamics 365
2 3 (2.26%) SaaS
3 2 (1.50%) SuccessFactors
4 1 (0.75%) AWS
4 1 (0.75%) Microsoft 365
4 1 (0.75%) Smartsheet
Communications & Networking
1 3 (2.26%) WAN
2 2 (1.50%) Intranet
2 2 (1.50%) LAN
2 2 (1.50%) SD-WAN
2 2 (1.50%) VPN
3 1 (0.75%) Firewall
3 1 (0.75%) Internet
3 1 (0.75%) IP Telephony
3 1 (0.75%) Network Security
3 1 (0.75%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (1.50%) Data Warehouse
2 1 (0.75%) Metadata
Development Applications
1 2 (1.50%) JIRA
General
1 44 (33.08%) Finance
1 44 (33.08%) Social Skills
2 15 (11.28%) Analytical Skills
2 15 (11.28%) Public Sector
3 10 (7.52%) Organisational Skills
4 7 (5.26%) Automotive
4 7 (5.26%) Law
4 7 (5.26%) Presentation Skills
5 6 (4.51%) Banking
5 6 (4.51%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 4 (3.01%) Legal
6 4 (3.01%) Local Government
6 4 (3.01%) Pharmaceutical
6 4 (3.01%) Telecoms
7 3 (2.26%) Manufacturing
8 1 (0.75%) German Language
8 1 (0.75%) Influencing Skills
8 1 (0.75%) Police
8 1 (0.75%) Retail
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (0.75%) SAP PI
Miscellaneous
1 6 (4.51%) Analytical Mindset
1 6 (4.51%) Onboarding
2 5 (3.76%) PMI
3 4 (3.01%) Data Centre
3 4 (3.01%) Self-Motivation
4 3 (2.26%) Housing Association
5 2 (1.50%) CCTV
5 2 (1.50%) Legacy Systems
6 1 (0.75%) Cyber Security Posture
6 1 (0.75%) Cyberattack
6 1 (0.75%) Data Protection Act
6 1 (0.75%) Data Structures
6 1 (0.75%) Enterprise Software
6 1 (0.75%) FMCG
6 1 (0.75%) Greenfield Project
6 1 (0.75%) Mobile App
6 1 (0.75%) SCADA
6 1 (0.75%) Security Posture
6 1 (0.75%) Social Media
6 1 (0.75%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 5 (3.76%) Windows
2 3 (2.26%) Unix
2 3 (2.26%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 79 (59.40%) Project Management
2 35 (26.32%) Stakeholder Management
3 26 (19.55%) Project Delivery
4 24 (18.05%) Agile
4 24 (18.05%) PRINCE2
5 17 (12.78%) Problem-Solving
6 16 (12.03%) Migration
6 16 (12.03%) Risk Management
7 14 (10.53%) Project Planning
7 14 (10.53%) Resource Management
8 13 (9.77%) Budget Management
9 11 (8.27%) Asset Management
9 11 (8.27%) Business Case
9 11 (8.27%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 10 (7.52%) Resource Allocation
11 9 (6.77%) Business Transformation
11 9 (6.77%) Change Control
11 9 (6.77%) Change Management
11 9 (6.77%) Decision-Making
12 8 (6.02%) ERP
Programming Languages
1 3 (2.26%) Java
2 2 (1.50%) SQL
Qualifications
1 13 (9.77%) PMI Certification
1 13 (9.77%) PMP
2 7 (5.26%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
3 6 (4.51%) PRINCE2 Certification
4 5 (3.76%) Degree
4 5 (3.76%) Security Cleared
5 3 (2.26%) SC Cleared
6 1 (0.75%) APMG
6 1 (0.75%) CCNA
6 1 (0.75%) CCNP
6 1 (0.75%) Cisco Certification
6 1 (0.75%) HND
6 1 (0.75%) RIBA
6 1 (0.75%) SAP Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (4.51%) PMO
2 3 (2.26%) QA
3 1 (0.75%) IFRS
3 1 (0.75%) IFRS 17
3 1 (0.75%) P3O
3 1 (0.75%) SLA
3 1 (0.75%) Solvency II
Vendors
1 12 (9.02%) Microsoft
2 9 (6.77%) SAP
3 3 (2.26%) Sage
4 1 (0.75%) Cisco
4 1 (0.75%) CyberArk
4 1 (0.75%) Oracle
4 1 (0.75%) Palantir
4 1 (0.75%) Planview