Project Manager Contracts in Belfast

Project Manager
County Antrim > Belfast

The median Project Manager daily rate in Belfast is £475, 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 20 16 9
Rank change year-on-year -4 -7 +13
Contract jobs requiring a Project Manager 10 7 15
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Belfast 6.80% 5.65% 9.15%
As % of the Job Titles category 7.41% 5.98% 10.20%
Number of daily rates quoted 8 3 10
10th Percentile £340 £257 £311
25th Percentile £359 £324 £403
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £435 £493
Median % change year-on-year +9.20% -11.68% +12.57%
75th Percentile £620 - £623
90th Percentile £629 - £649
County Antrim median daily rate £475 £435 £493
% change year-on-year +9.20% -11.68% +12.57%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £67.98 - £14.09
Median hourly rate £73.23 - £14.19
75th Percentile £78.47 - £14.28
90th Percentile - - -
County Antrim median hourly rate £73.23 - £14.19
% change year-on-year - - -42.10%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Belfast

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Belfast. 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 Belfast with a recognized job title 135 117 147
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.84% 94.35% 89.63%
Number of daily rates quoted 90 72 72
10th Percentile £155 £173 £166
25th Percentile £273 £309 £293
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £410 £450 £419
Median % change year-on-year -8.89% +7.46% -
75th Percentile £530 £575 £504
90th Percentile £625 £650 £636
County Antrim median daily rate £410 £450 £419
% change year-on-year -8.89% +7.46% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 10 8 8
10th Percentile £22.50 - £13.29
25th Percentile £22.92 £12.25 £13.91
Median hourly rate £26.59 £14.19 £14.59
Median % change year-on-year +87.45% -2.79% +16.74%
75th Percentile £48.32 £16.12 £15.94
90th Percentile £78.47 - £16.87
County Antrim median hourly rate £24.18 £15.75 £14.59
% change year-on-year +53.52% +7.93% +5.06%

Project Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Belfast

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

Job vacancy trend for Project Manager in Belfast

Project Manager
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Belfast

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

Daily rate trend for Project Manager in Belfast

Project Manager
Daily Rate Histogram in Belfast

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Project Manager in Belfast over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Project Manager in Belfast

Project Manager
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Belfast

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

Hourly rate trend for Project Manager in Belfast

Project Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Belfast

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 Belfast region featuring Project Manager in the job title.

1 8 (80.00%) Project Management
2 7 (70.00%) Finance
2 7 (70.00%) Social Skills
3 6 (60.00%) Project Delivery
4 3 (30.00%) Regulatory Change
4 3 (30.00%) Problem-Solving
4 3 (30.00%) Data Governance
4 3 (30.00%) Agile
4 3 (30.00%) Banking
5 2 (20.00%) Investment Banking
5 2 (20.00%) Scrum
5 2 (20.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 2 (20.00%) Derivative
5 2 (20.00%) Kanban
5 2 (20.00%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
5 2 (20.00%) Risk Management
5 2 (20.00%) Change Management
5 2 (20.00%) Analytical Skills
5 2 (20.00%) JIRA
5 2 (20.00%) DevOps
5 2 (20.00%) Strategic Thinking
5 2 (20.00%) Sprint Planning
5 2 (20.00%) Roadmaps
5 2 (20.00%) Backlog Prioritisation
5 2 (20.00%) Technology Roadmap
5 2 (20.00%) Product Ownership
5 2 (20.00%) Product Strategy
6 1 (10.00%) Collaborative Culture
6 1 (10.00%) Product Requirements
6 1 (10.00%) DataOps

Project Manager Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Belfast 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 2 (20.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 1 (10.00%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (10.00%) Microsoft Project
Development Applications
1 2 (20.00%) JIRA
General
1 7 (70.00%) Finance
1 7 (70.00%) Social Skills
2 3 (30.00%) Banking
3 2 (20.00%) Analytical Skills
3 2 (20.00%) Investment Banking
4 1 (10.00%) Financial Institution
Miscellaneous
1 2 (20.00%) Derivative
1 2 (20.00%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
1 2 (20.00%) Product Ownership
2 1 (10.00%) Analytical Mindset
2 1 (10.00%) Enterprise Software
2 1 (10.00%) Reference Data
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (80.00%) Project Management
2 6 (60.00%) Project Delivery
3 3 (30.00%) Agile
3 3 (30.00%) Data Governance
3 3 (30.00%) Problem-Solving
3 3 (30.00%) Regulatory Change
4 2 (20.00%) Backlog Prioritisation
4 2 (20.00%) Change Management
4 2 (20.00%) DevOps
4 2 (20.00%) Kanban
4 2 (20.00%) Product Strategy
4 2 (20.00%) Risk Management
4 2 (20.00%) Roadmaps
4 2 (20.00%) Scrum
4 2 (20.00%) Sprint Planning
4 2 (20.00%) Strategic Thinking
4 2 (20.00%) Technology Roadmap
5 1 (10.00%) Decision-Making
5 1 (10.00%) Product Requirements
5 1 (10.00%) Sprint Review
Programming Languages
1 1 (10.00%) C#
1 1 (10.00%) Java
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (10.00%) Data Quality
1 1 (10.00%) PMO