Project Management Contracts in Birmingham

Project Management
West Midlands > Birmingham

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Birmingham requiring Project Management skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Project Management over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 9 16 14
Rank change year-on-year +7 -2 -2
Contract jobs citing Project Management 61 63 78
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Birmingham 11.69% 8.15% 8.63%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 13.50% 9.78% 9.77%
Number of daily rates quoted 46 45 57
10th Percentile £250 £373 £245
25th Percentile £426 £440 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £500
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% +2.56%
75th Percentile £594 £538 £575
90th Percentile £676 £925 £643
West Midlands median daily rate £500 £525 £500
% change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% +5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 4 3
10th Percentile - - £21.81
25th Percentile - £27.75 £23.81
Median hourly rate - £28.50 £27.13
Median % change year-on-year - +5.05% -
75th Percentile - £35.69 £63.57
90th Percentile - £47.28 £85.43
West Midlands median hourly rate £31.76 £35.00 £27.13
% change year-on-year -9.26% +29.01% -

All Process and Methodology Skills
Birmingham

Project Management falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Birmingham.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 452 644 798
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Birmingham 86.59% 83.31% 88.27%
Number of daily rates quoted 317 423 537
10th Percentile £163 £240 £263
25th Percentile £375 £368 £388
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £463 £513
Median % change year-on-year +8.11% -9.76% +7.89%
75th Percentile £600 £575 £625
90th Percentile £700 £675 £700
West Midlands median daily rate £500 £500 £512
% change year-on-year - -2.34% +5.03%
Number of hourly rates quoted 22 44 27
10th Percentile - £13.20 £11.00
25th Percentile £12.62 £17.75 £12.50
Median hourly rate £18.38 £27.25 £15.00
Median % change year-on-year -32.57% +81.67% -14.19%
75th Percentile £27.69 £48.75 £26.50
90th Percentile £30.68 £56.25 £71.25
West Midlands median hourly rate £18.00 £22.50 £17.72
% change year-on-year -20.00% +26.98% +4.24%

Project Management
Job Vacancy Trend in Birmingham

Job postings citing Project Management as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Birmingham.

Job vacancy trend for Project Management in Birmingham

Project Management
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Birmingham

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Project Management in Birmingham.

Daily rate trend for Project Management in Birmingham

Project Management
Daily Rate Histogram in Birmingham

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

Daily rate histogram for Project Management in Birmingham

Project Management
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Birmingham

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Project Management in Birmingham.

Hourly rate trend for Project Management in Birmingham

Project Management
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Birmingham 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 1 (1.64%) Confluence
1 1 (1.64%) Microsoft Exchange
1 1 (1.64%) SharePoint
Applications
1 6 (9.84%) Microsoft Project
2 4 (6.56%) Trello
3 3 (4.92%) Microsoft Excel
4 2 (3.28%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 2 (3.28%) Spreadsheet
5 1 (1.64%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 1 (1.64%) Dynamics CRM
1 1 (1.64%) Oracle ERP
1 1 (1.64%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 6 (9.84%) Azure
2 3 (4.92%) Asana
2 3 (4.92%) Azure DevOps
2 3 (4.92%) Power Platform
2 3 (4.92%) SaaS
3 2 (3.28%) Azure AKS
3 2 (3.28%) OCI
4 1 (1.64%) Azure Storage
4 1 (1.64%) Dynamics 365
4 1 (1.64%) Entra ID
4 1 (1.64%) IaaS
4 1 (1.64%) Microsoft 365
4 1 (1.64%) OneDrive
4 1 (1.64%) PaaS
4 1 (1.64%) Power Automate
4 1 (1.64%) PowerApps
4 1 (1.64%) ShareGate
4 1 (1.64%) Snowflake
4 1 (1.64%) Tricentis Tosca
Communications & Networking
1 2 (3.28%) HTTP
2 1 (1.64%) Remote Desktop
2 1 (1.64%) Unified Communications
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (8.20%) Oracle Reports
2 2 (3.28%) Power BI
3 1 (1.64%) Data Warehouse
Development Applications
1 3 (4.92%) JIRA
2 1 (1.64%) LoadRunner
General
1 25 (40.98%) Social Skills
2 18 (29.51%) Finance
3 16 (26.23%) Analytical Skills
4 7 (11.48%) Presentation Skills
5 6 (9.84%) Public Sector
6 5 (8.20%) Advertising
7 4 (6.56%) Legal
8 3 (4.92%) Influencing Skills
9 2 (3.28%) Aerospace
9 2 (3.28%) Banking
9 2 (3.28%) Marketing
9 2 (3.28%) Organisational Skills
9 2 (3.28%) Pharmaceutical
9 2 (3.28%) Telecoms
10 1 (1.64%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 13 (21.31%) Project Manager
2 9 (14.75%) Lead
3 8 (13.11%) Senior
4 5 (8.20%) JavaScript Engineer
4 5 (8.20%) Senior Manager
4 5 (8.20%) Support Engineer
5 4 (6.56%) Architect
6 3 (4.92%) Coordinator
6 3 (4.92%) Developer
6 3 (4.92%) Full-Stack Engineer
6 3 (4.92%) Infrastructure Manager
6 3 (4.92%) Infrastructure Project Manager
6 3 (4.92%) IT Manager
6 3 (4.92%) Migration Engineer
6 3 (4.92%) Project Coordinator
6 3 (4.92%) Senior Data Warehouse Specialist
6 3 (4.92%) Senior Project Manager
7 2 (3.28%) Azure DevOps Engineer
7 2 (3.28%) Senior Infrastructure Manager
7 2 (3.28%) Senior Infrastructure Project Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (8.20%) React
2 2 (3.28%) .NET
2 2 (3.28%) EDI
2 2 (3.28%) IDoc
2 2 (3.28%) J2EE
2 2 (3.28%) JDBC
2 2 (3.28%) LDAP
2 2 (3.28%) Oracle Fusion
2 2 (3.28%) REST
2 2 (3.28%) SOAP
2 2 (3.28%) XSLT
3 1 (1.64%) OAuth
3 1 (1.64%) OpenID
3 1 (1.64%) SAML
Miscellaneous
1 8 (13.11%) Data Protection Act
2 3 (4.92%) Management Information System
3 2 (3.28%) PMI
3 2 (3.28%) Product Ownership
4 1 (1.64%) IoT
4 1 (1.64%) Onboarding
4 1 (1.64%) Renewable Energy
4 1 (1.64%) SCADA
4 1 (1.64%) Security Posture
4 1 (1.64%) Self-Motivation
4 1 (1.64%) Social Media
4 1 (1.64%) Team-Oriented Environment
4 1 (1.64%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 1 (1.64%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 24 (39.34%) Agile
2 20 (32.79%) Problem-Solving
3 13 (21.31%) Stakeholder Management
4 11 (18.03%) Project Delivery
5 8 (13.11%) Data Protection
5 8 (13.11%) Risk Management
6 7 (11.48%) Migration
7 6 (9.84%) Continuous Improvement
7 6 (9.84%) Data Analysis
7 6 (9.84%) Programme Management
8 5 (8.20%) API Development
8 5 (8.20%) Business Case
8 5 (8.20%) Change Management
8 5 (8.20%) Decision-Making
8 5 (8.20%) DevOps
8 5 (8.20%) Resource Allocation
9 4 (6.56%) Deadline-Driven
9 4 (6.56%) Full-Stack Development
9 4 (6.56%) PRINCE2
9 4 (6.56%) Workshop Facilitation
Programming Languages
1 11 (18.03%) Python
2 7 (11.48%) JavaScript
3 5 (8.20%) PHP
4 4 (6.56%) Java
4 4 (6.56%) PowerShell
5 3 (4.92%) C#
6 2 (3.28%) ABAP
6 2 (3.28%) Groovy
7 1 (1.64%) COBOL
7 1 (1.64%) VB
Qualifications
1 10 (16.39%) Degree
2 7 (11.48%) Security Cleared
3 6 (9.84%) PMI Certification
4 4 (6.56%) PMP
4 4 (6.56%) SC Cleared
5 3 (4.92%) HNC
5 3 (4.92%) HND
6 2 (3.28%) SAP Certification
7 1 (1.64%) BPSS Clearance
7 1 (1.64%) CISM
7 1 (1.64%) CISSP
7 1 (1.64%) Computer Science Degree
7 1 (1.64%) Master's Degree
7 1 (1.64%) MRICS
7 1 (1.64%) Numerate Degree
7 1 (1.64%) OCP
7 1 (1.64%) Oracle Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (11.48%) PMO
2 5 (8.20%) Data Quality
3 1 (1.64%) Actionable Recommendations
3 1 (1.64%) GDPR
3 1 (1.64%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 1 (1.64%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
3 1 (1.64%) NIST
3 1 (1.64%) QA
3 1 (1.64%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 1 (1.64%) Virtual Desktop
1 1 (1.64%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 2 (3.28%) Kubernetes
1 2 (3.28%) Terraform
Vendors
1 7 (11.48%) Oracle
2 4 (6.56%) Microsoft
2 4 (6.56%) SAP
3 2 (3.28%) Epicor
3 2 (3.28%) Foundry
4 1 (1.64%) Civica
4 1 (1.64%) Cognizant
4 1 (1.64%) Micro Focus