Project Manager
East of England > Bedfordshire
The median Project Manager daily rate in Bedfordshire is £825, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025.
The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 1 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 28 | 12 | 13 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -16 | +1 | -1 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Project Manager | 5 | 27 | 21 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Bedfordshire | 3.21% | 10.98% | 11.35% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 3.76% | 12.39% | 11.67% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2 | 19 | 15 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £262 | £363 |
| 25th Percentile | £800 | £300 | £481 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £825 | £375 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +120.00% | -31.82% | +10.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £875 | £519 | £588 |
| 90th Percentile | £890 | £586 | £600 |
| East of England median daily rate | £525 | £450 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | +16.67% | -14.29% | +5.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 3 | 4 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £20.26 | £30.70 | - |
| Median hourly rate | £20.50 | £31.80 | - |
| Median % change year-on-year | -35.53% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £23.87 | £32.90 | - |
| 90th Percentile | £25.75 | - | - |
| East of England median hourly rate | £60.00 | £39.50 | £65.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +51.90% | -39.23% | +74.64% |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Bedfordshire
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Bedfordshire. 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 Bedfordshire with a recognized job title | 133 | 218 | 180 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 85.26% | 88.62% | 97.30% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 74 | 127 | 130 |
| 10th Percentile | £266 | £263 | £174 |
| 25th Percentile | £500 | £359 | £281 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £600 | £500 | £470 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +20.00% | +6.38% | -6.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £684 | £560 | £594 |
| 90th Percentile | £700 | £625 | £625 |
| East of England median daily rate | £500 | £450 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | +11.11% | -5.26% | +5.56% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 16 | 33 | 6 |
| 10th Percentile | £20.26 | £15.31 | £18.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £27.71 | £15.39 | £29.31 |
| Median hourly rate | £60.75 | £31.80 | £63.75 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +91.04% | -50.12% | +15.91% |
| 75th Percentile | £82.50 | £65.00 | £87.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £88.00 | £65.75 | £90.00 |
| East of England median hourly rate | £50.00 | £43.00 | £35.40 |
| % change year-on-year | +16.28% | +21.47% | +128.39% |
Project Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Bedfordshire
Job postings that featured Project Manager in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Bedfordshire.
Project Manager
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Bedfordshire
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Project Manager in Bedfordshire.
Project Manager
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Bedfordshire
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Project Manager in Bedfordshire.
Project Manager
Contract Job Locations in Bedfordshire
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 Bedfordshire region over the 6 months to 1 May 2025. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luton | -10 | 3 | £850 | +183.33% | 7 |
| Project Manager East of England |
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Project Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Bedfordshire
For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, 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 Bedfordshire region featuring Project Manager in the job title.
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Project Manager Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Bedfordshire 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: