Project Manager Contracts in Berkshire

Project Manager
South East > Berkshire

The median Project Manager daily rate in Berkshire is £494, 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 38 34 14
Rank change year-on-year -4 -20 -9
Contract jobs requiring a Project Manager 58 100 182
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Berkshire 4.94% 5.04% 10.06%
As % of the Job Titles category 5.35% 5.36% 10.58%
Number of daily rates quoted 40 57 130
10th Percentile £323 £413 £363
25th Percentile £450 £513 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £494 £575 £500
Median % change year-on-year -14.13% +15.00% -
75th Percentile £600 £630 £588
90th Percentile £650 £663 £625
South East median daily rate £500 £525 £510
% change year-on-year -4.76% +2.94% +2.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 13 2
10th Percentile £59.33 - -
25th Percentile £63.95 £41.25 -
Median hourly rate £72.28 £62.00 £65.00
Median % change year-on-year +16.57% -4.62% -19.00%
75th Percentile £79.98 £71.75 -
90th Percentile £84.22 £72.21 -
South East median hourly rate £58.75 £42.50 £65.00
% change year-on-year +38.24% -34.62% -8.13%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Berkshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Berkshire. 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 Berkshire with a recognized job title 1,085 1,866 1,720
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.50% 94.05% 95.08%
Number of daily rates quoted 655 992 1,104
10th Percentile £311 £213 £325
25th Percentile £413 £381 £415
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £504 £513 £525
Median % change year-on-year -1.76% -2.38% +7.09%
75th Percentile £625 £608 £625
90th Percentile £675 £688 £713
South East median daily rate £500 £500 £500
% change year-on-year - - +2.42%
Number of hourly rates quoted 26 116 56
10th Percentile £27.46 £18.75 £17.61
25th Percentile £50.06 £41.44 £22.66
Median hourly rate £63.37 £59.50 £56.89
Median % change year-on-year +6.51% +4.60% +170.88%
75th Percentile £76.77 £70.42 £73.69
90th Percentile £88.19 £86.32 £79.72
South East median hourly rate £32.50 £47.50 £48.40
% change year-on-year -31.58% -1.86% +130.48%

Project Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Berkshire

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

Job vacancy trend for Project Manager in Berkshire

Project Manager
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Berkshire

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

Daily rate trend for Project Manager in Berkshire

Project Manager
Daily Rate Histogram in Berkshire

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

Daily rate histogram for Project Manager in Berkshire

Project Manager
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Berkshire

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

Hourly rate trend for Project Manager in Berkshire

Project Manager
Hourly Rate Histogram in Berkshire

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Project Manager in Berkshire over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for Project Manager in Berkshire

Project Manager
Contract Job Locations in Berkshire

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 Berkshire 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
Reading -5 20 £575 -4.17% 14
Bracknell +16 15 £600 +14.29% 3
Wokingham -6 7 £450 -21.74% 1
Windsor - 5 £588 - 3
Slough -11 3 £450 -18.18% 11
Thatcham - 1 £600 - 1
Project Manager
South East

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

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 Berkshire region featuring Project Manager in the job title.

1 34 (58.62%) Project Management
2 19 (32.76%) Stakeholder Management
3 18 (31.03%) Social Skills
4 16 (27.59%) Finance
5 14 (24.14%) Agile
6 13 (22.41%) PMI Certification
6 13 (22.41%) Project Delivery
6 13 (22.41%) Problem-Solving
7 12 (20.69%) PRINCE2
7 12 (20.69%) SAP
8 11 (18.97%) Migration
8 11 (18.97%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 10 (17.24%) Risk Management
9 10 (17.24%) Change Management
9 10 (17.24%) PMP
9 10 (17.24%) Analytical Skills
10 9 (15.52%) Telecoms
11 8 (13.79%) SAP S/4HANA
12 7 (12.07%) Manufacturing
13 6 (10.34%) Retail
13 6 (10.34%) Degree
14 5 (8.62%) Project Planning
14 5 (8.62%) Contract Negotiation
14 5 (8.62%) Collaborative Working
15 4 (6.90%) NIST
15 4 (6.90%) PMO
15 4 (6.90%) DevOps
15 4 (6.90%) Agriculture
15 4 (6.90%) Programme Management
15 4 (6.90%) Supplier Management

Project Manager Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Berkshire 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 (3.45%) Microsoft Project
2 1 (1.72%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 8 (13.79%) SAP S/4HANA
2 2 (3.45%) Oracle Retail
2 2 (3.45%) SAP Oil and Gas
3 1 (1.72%) SAP BPC
3 1 (1.72%) SAP PM
Cloud Services
1 4 (6.90%) Azure
2 3 (5.17%) SonarCloud
3 2 (3.45%) Azure DevOps
4 1 (1.72%) Adobe Analytics
4 1 (1.72%) AWS
4 1 (1.72%) Microsoft 365
4 1 (1.72%) SaaS
4 1 (1.72%) Smartsheet
Communications & Networking
1 2 (3.45%) Radio Access Network
1 2 (3.45%) Structured Cabling
1 2 (3.45%) Wi-Fi
2 1 (1.72%) Firewall
2 1 (1.72%) LAN
2 1 (1.72%) VPN
2 1 (1.72%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (1.72%) Oracle Reports
Development Applications
1 3 (5.17%) Snyk
General
1 18 (31.03%) Social Skills
2 16 (27.59%) Finance
3 10 (17.24%) Analytical Skills
4 9 (15.52%) Telecoms
5 7 (12.07%) Manufacturing
6 6 (10.34%) Retail
7 4 (6.90%) Agriculture
7 4 (6.90%) Local Government
8 3 (5.17%) Legal
8 3 (5.17%) Presentation Skills
9 2 (3.45%) Automotive
9 2 (3.45%) Aviation
9 2 (3.45%) Influencing Skills
9 2 (3.45%) Public Sector
10 1 (1.72%) Marketing
10 1 (1.72%) Organisational Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (1.72%) .NET
1 1 (1.72%) .NET Core
Miscellaneous
1 4 (6.90%) Life Science
2 3 (5.17%) Infotainment
2 3 (5.17%) IoT
2 3 (5.17%) Management Information System
2 3 (5.17%) Mobile App
2 3 (5.17%) Onboarding
2 3 (5.17%) PMI
3 2 (3.45%) CCTV
3 2 (3.45%) Data Centre
3 2 (3.45%) Renewable Energy
4 1 (1.72%) Data Protection Act
4 1 (1.72%) Hybrid Cloud
4 1 (1.72%) Legacy Systems
4 1 (1.72%) Operational Technology
4 1 (1.72%) Security Operations Centre
4 1 (1.72%) Self-Motivation
4 1 (1.72%) Smart Meter
4 1 (1.72%) Virtual Team
Processes & Methodologies
1 34 (58.62%) Project Management
2 19 (32.76%) Stakeholder Management
3 14 (24.14%) Agile
4 13 (22.41%) Problem-Solving
4 13 (22.41%) Project Delivery
5 12 (20.69%) PRINCE2
6 11 (18.97%) Migration
6 11 (18.97%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 10 (17.24%) Change Management
7 10 (17.24%) Risk Management
8 5 (8.62%) Collaborative Working
8 5 (8.62%) Contract Negotiation
8 5 (8.62%) Project Planning
9 4 (6.90%) Continuous Improvement
9 4 (6.90%) Data Migration
9 4 (6.90%) Data Protection
9 4 (6.90%) DevOps
9 4 (6.90%) Programme Management
9 4 (6.90%) Supplier Management
10 3 (5.17%) E-Commerce
Qualifications
1 13 (22.41%) PMI Certification
2 10 (17.24%) PMP
3 6 (10.34%) Degree
4 2 (3.45%) Master's Degree
5 1 (1.72%) CISSP
5 1 (1.72%) DV Cleared
5 1 (1.72%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (6.90%) NIST
1 4 (6.90%) PMO
2 3 (5.17%) QA
3 1 (1.72%) EU AI Act
3 1 (1.72%) GDPR
3 1 (1.72%) ISO/IEC 27001
Systems Management
1 2 (3.45%) Amdocs OSS
Vendors
1 12 (20.69%) SAP
2 3 (5.17%) Microsoft
2 3 (5.17%) Oracle
3 2 (3.45%) Ariba
3 2 (3.45%) Cramer
3 2 (3.45%) Infoblox
3 2 (3.45%) Remedy
4 1 (1.72%) Adobe
4 1 (1.72%) Dynatrace
4 1 (1.72%) Facebook