Senior Project Manager Contract Job Trends in Birmingham

Senior Project Manager
West Midlands > Birmingham

The median Senior Project Manager daily rate in Birmingham is £550, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 26 December 2025.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
26 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 73 62 52
Rank change year-on-year -11 -10 +22
Contract jobs requiring a Senior Project Manager 4 5 14
As % of all contract jobs in Birmingham 0.53% 0.73% 1.94%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.60% 0.77% 2.07%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 4 11
10th Percentile £515 - £523
25th Percentile £519 £750 £550
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £775 £588
Median % change year-on-year -29.03% +31.91% -12.96%
75th Percentile £631 £800 £725
90th Percentile £665 - £775
West Midlands median daily rate £550 £750 £600
% change year-on-year -26.67% +25.00% -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Birmingham

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Birmingham. 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 Birmingham with a recognized job title 667 648 676
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 88.93% 94.60% 93.63%
Number of daily rates quoted 437 438 457
10th Percentile £213 £196 £247
25th Percentile £365 £365 £375
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £500 £463
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% +8.11% -2.63%
75th Percentile £575 £619 £588
90th Percentile £641 £733 £675
West Midlands median daily rate £500 £500 £475
% change year-on-year - +5.26% -4.04%
Number of hourly rates quoted 24 15 22
10th Percentile £12.62 £17.33 £13.34
25th Percentile £13.25 £23.78 £15.22
Median hourly rate £19.25 £30.45 £29.77
Median % change year-on-year -36.78% +2.28% +48.85%
75th Percentile £26.25 £52.50 £67.50
90th Percentile £32.63 £56.45 -
West Midlands median hourly rate £25.00 £23.82 £22.75
% change year-on-year +4.95% +4.70% +28.39%

Senior Project Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Birmingham

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Senior Project Manager' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Birmingham.

Senior Project Manager job vacancy trend in Birmingham

Senior Project Manager
Daily Rate Trend in Birmingham

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Senior Project Manager job vacancies in Birmingham.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Senior Project Manager job vacancies in Birmingham

Senior Project Manager
Hourly Rate Trend in Birmingham

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Senior Project Manager job vacancies in Birmingham.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Senior Project Manager job vacancies in Birmingham

Senior Project Manager Skill Set
Top 18 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Birmingham

For the 6 months to 26 December 2025, Senior Project Manager contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Birmingham region featuring Senior Project Manager in the job title.

1 2 (50.00%) Stakeholder Management
2 1 (25.00%) API Integration
2 1 (25.00%) API Management
2 1 (25.00%) Azure
2 1 (25.00%) Azure API Management
2 1 (25.00%) Cutover Planning
2 1 (25.00%) Data Migration
2 1 (25.00%) ERP
2 1 (25.00%) Migration
2 1 (25.00%) NEC Housing
2 1 (25.00%) Northgate
2 1 (25.00%) Oracle
2 1 (25.00%) Oracle ERP
2 1 (25.00%) Oracle Fusion
2 1 (25.00%) PRINCE2
2 1 (25.00%) Project Management
2 1 (25.00%) Supplier Management
2 1 (25.00%) Waterfall

Senior Project Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Birmingham by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Business Applications
1 1 (25.00%) NEC Housing
1 1 (25.00%) Oracle ERP
Cloud Services
1 1 (25.00%) Azure
1 1 (25.00%) Azure API Management
General
1 2 (50.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (25.00%) Finance
2 1 (25.00%) Manufacturing
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (25.00%) Oracle Fusion
Miscellaneous
1 1 (25.00%) FMCG
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (50.00%) Stakeholder Management
2 1 (25.00%) API Integration
2 1 (25.00%) API Management
2 1 (25.00%) Cutover Planning
2 1 (25.00%) Data Migration
2 1 (25.00%) ERP
2 1 (25.00%) Migration
2 1 (25.00%) PRINCE2
2 1 (25.00%) Project Management
2 1 (25.00%) Supplier Management
2 1 (25.00%) Waterfall
Vendors
1 1 (25.00%) Northgate
1 1 (25.00%) Oracle