Project Management Contract Job Trends in Bolton

Project Management
Manchester > Bolton

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Bolton requiring Project Management skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 3 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
3 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 4 5 5
Rank change year-on-year +1 0 -3
Contract jobs citing Project Management 5 7 5
As % of all contract jobs in Bolton 17.86% 29.17% 19.23%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 17.86% 36.84% 20.83%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £375 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £400 - -
75th Percentile £425 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Manchester median daily rate £451 £428 £475
% change year-on-year +5.38% -10.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 6 5
10th Percentile £28.80 £31.88 -
25th Percentile £29.25 £39.75 £30.00
Median hourly rate £30.00 £60.00 £49.00
Median % change year-on-year -50.00% +22.45% -24.62%
75th Percentile £31.13 - £50.00
90th Percentile £31.80 - £56.00
Manchester median hourly rate £30.75 £32.50 £45.75
% change year-on-year -5.38% -28.96% -29.62%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Bolton

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 Bolton.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 28 19 24
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Bolton 100.00% 79.17% 92.31%
Number of daily rates quoted 8 9 10
10th Percentile £171 £154 £472
25th Percentile £177 £163 £484
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £185 £500
Median % change year-on-year +156.76% -63.00% +5.26%
75th Percentile £575 £195 -
90th Percentile £650 £250 £540
Manchester median daily rate £450 £463 £500
% change year-on-year -2.70% -7.50% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 11 8 8
10th Percentile £22.68 £32.33 £24.16
25th Percentile £25.59 £33.00 £28.55
Median hourly rate £31.50 £48.50 £39.50
Median % change year-on-year -35.05% +22.78% -39.23%
75th Percentile £64.38 £60.00 £52.50
90th Percentile £72.50 - £71.25
Manchester median hourly rate £55.00 £32.50 £26.00
% change year-on-year +69.23% +25.00% -32.03%

Project Management
Job Vacancy Trend in Bolton

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

Project Management job vacancy trend in Bolton

Project Management
Daily Rate Trend in Bolton

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

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

Project Management
Hourly Rate Trend in Bolton

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

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

Project Management
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bolton 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (20.00%) SharePoint
Applications
1 3 (60.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 3 (60.00%) Microsoft Office
1 3 (60.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 2 (40.00%) Microsoft Project
2 2 (40.00%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 2 (40.00%) Primavera
1 2 (40.00%) SAP MM
2 1 (20.00%) Dynamics CRM
General
1 3 (60.00%) Analytical Skills
1 3 (60.00%) Manufacturing
2 2 (40.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (20.00%) Analyst
1 1 (20.00%) Consultant
1 1 (20.00%) Coordinator
1 1 (20.00%) PMO Analyst
1 1 (20.00%) Project Coordinator
1 1 (20.00%) Project Manager
1 1 (20.00%) Project Officer
Miscellaneous
1 1 (20.00%) Legacy Systems
1 1 (20.00%) Management Information System
1 1 (20.00%) Operational Technology
1 1 (20.00%) PMI
1 1 (20.00%) Social Media
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (40.00%) PRINCE2
2 1 (20.00%) Agile
2 1 (20.00%) Analytics
2 1 (20.00%) Change Management
2 1 (20.00%) CRM
2 1 (20.00%) Customer Engagement
2 1 (20.00%) Digital Transformation Programme
2 1 (20.00%) Document Management
2 1 (20.00%) ITIL
2 1 (20.00%) Mathematics
2 1 (20.00%) Matrix Organization
2 1 (20.00%) Performance Metrics
2 1 (20.00%) Project Planning
2 1 (20.00%) Service Management
2 1 (20.00%) Stakeholder and Relationship Management
2 1 (20.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 1 (20.00%) Stakeholder Management
2 1 (20.00%) Strategic Planning
2 1 (20.00%) Supplier Management
2 1 (20.00%) WFM
Qualifications
1 2 (40.00%) Degree
2 1 (20.00%) BPSS Clearance
2 1 (20.00%) DBS Check
2 1 (20.00%) PMI Certification
2 1 (20.00%) SC Cleared
2 1 (20.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (20.00%) PMO
Vendors
1 5 (100.00%) Microsoft
2 2 (40.00%) SAP
3 1 (20.00%) Avaya
3 1 (20.00%) Genesys
3 1 (20.00%) Salesforce