Project Management Contract Job Trends in Blackpool

Project Management
Lancashire > Blackpool

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Blackpool requiring Project Management skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 22 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
22 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 10 4 -
Rank change year-on-year -6 - -
Contract jobs citing Project Management 2 1 0
As % of all contract jobs in Blackpool 8.00% 10.00% -
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 8.33% 10.00% -
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile £488 - -
25th Percentile £498 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £519 - -
75th Percentile £536 - -
90th Percentile £544 - -
Lancashire median daily rate £525 £570 £538
% change year-on-year -7.89% +6.05% -2.27%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 1 0
Median hourly rate - £27.50 -
Lancashire median hourly rate £45.46 £26.13 -
% change year-on-year +73.98% - -

All Process & Methodology Skills
Blackpool

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 Blackpool.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 24 10 34
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Blackpool 96.00% 100.00% 97.14%
Number of daily rates quoted 9 4 25
10th Percentile £341 £333 £450
25th Percentile £363 £382 £625
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £410 £455 £700
Median % change year-on-year -9.79% -35.07% +27.27%
75th Percentile £494 £532 £720
90th Percentile £570 £588 -
Lancashire median daily rate £525 £533 £575
% change year-on-year -1.41% -7.39% +5.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 1 1
10th Percentile £22.55 - -
25th Percentile - £26.25 -
Median hourly rate £25.15 £27.50 £11.00
Median % change year-on-year -8.55% +150.00% -
75th Percentile - £28.75 -
90th Percentile £25.52 - -
Lancashire median hourly rate £45.46 £31.52 £46.18
% change year-on-year +44.23% -31.75% +8.66%

Project Management
Job Vacancy Trend in Blackpool

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Project Management relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Blackpool.

Project Management job vacancy trend in Blackpool

Project Management
Daily Rate Trend in Blackpool

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Blackpool citing Project Management.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Blackpool citing Project Management

Project Management
Hourly Rate Trend in Blackpool

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Blackpool citing Project Management.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Blackpool citing Project Management

Project Management
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Blackpool 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:

General
1 1 (50.00%) Finance
1 1 (50.00%) Law
Job Titles
1 2 (100.00%) Project Manager
2 1 (50.00%) Digital Project Manager
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (50.00%) Project Delivery
1 1 (50.00%) Supplier Management
Qualifications
1 1 (50.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (50.00%) Security Cleared