Project Manager Contract Job Trends in Bradford

Project Manager
West Yorkshire > Bradford

The median Project Manager daily rate in Bradford is £595, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 4 June 2026.

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

6 months to
4 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 12 9 13
Rank change year-on-year -3 +4 -1
Contract jobs requiring a Project Manager 9 1 4
As % of all contract jobs in Bradford 9.00% 4.00% 7.55%
As % of the Job Titles category 9.57% 4.35% 7.69%
Number of daily rates quoted 9 1 4
10th Percentile £500 - £458
25th Percentile £561 £573 £525
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £595 £595 £588
Median % change year-on-year - +1.28% -9.62%
75th Percentile £618 £618 £625
90th Percentile £632 - -
West Yorkshire median daily rate £540 £525 £500
% change year-on-year +2.86% +5.00% -4.76%

All Contract IT Job Roles
Bradford

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Bradford. 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 Bradford with a recognized job title 94 23 52
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 94.00% 92.00% 98.11%
Number of daily rates quoted 61 11 43
10th Percentile - £300 £185
25th Percentile £283 £381 £313
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £450 £450
Median % change year-on-year +11.11% - -18.18%
75th Percentile £618 £609 £520
90th Percentile £660 £645 £618
West Yorkshire median daily rate £500 £475 £495
% change year-on-year +5.26% -4.04% -5.71%
Number of hourly rates quoted 8 8 0
10th Percentile £19.06 - -
25th Percentile £23.50 - -
Median hourly rate £26.77 £22.14 -
Median % change year-on-year +20.91% - -
75th Percentile £46.25 - -
90th Percentile - - -
West Yorkshire median hourly rate £25.77 £22.14 £15.50
% change year-on-year +16.40% +42.84% -25.30%

Project Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Bradford

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

Project Manager job vacancy trend in Bradford

Project Manager
Daily Rate Trend in Bradford

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Project Manager job vacancies in Bradford

Project Manager
Hourly Rate Trend in Bradford

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

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Project Manager job vacancies in Bradford

Project Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bradford

For the 6 months to 4 June 2026, 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 Bradford region featuring Project Manager in the job title.

1 9 (100.00%) Project Management
2 8 (88.89%) ERP
3 7 (77.78%) Budget Management
3 7 (77.78%) Problem-Solving
3 7 (77.78%) Project Delivery
4 6 (66.67%) Dynamics 365
4 6 (66.67%) SAP
5 5 (55.56%) Business Case
5 5 (55.56%) Commercial Awareness
5 5 (55.56%) PMP
5 5 (55.56%) QA
6 4 (44.44%) SAP S/4HANA
7 3 (33.33%) Azure
8 2 (22.22%) Logistics
8 2 (22.22%) Order Management
8 2 (22.22%) PRINCE2
8 2 (22.22%) Supply Chain Management
9 1 (11.11%) Agile
9 1 (11.11%) Analytics
9 1 (11.11%) APMG
9 1 (11.11%) Change Control
9 1 (11.11%) Collaborative Working
9 1 (11.11%) Degree
9 1 (11.11%) E-Commerce
9 1 (11.11%) GIS
9 1 (11.11%) Impact Assessments
9 1 (11.11%) Inventory Management
9 1 (11.11%) Lean Manufacturing
9 1 (11.11%) Microsoft
9 1 (11.11%) SDLC

Project Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bradford 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 4 (44.44%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 6 (66.67%) Dynamics 365
2 3 (33.33%) Azure
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (11.11%) GIS
General
1 7 (77.78%) Finance
2 2 (22.22%) Retail
3 1 (11.11%) Manufacturing
Miscellaneous
1 1 (11.11%) Data Centre
1 1 (11.11%) Management Information System
1 1 (11.11%) SCADA
Processes & Methodologies
1 9 (100.00%) Project Management
2 8 (88.89%) ERP
3 7 (77.78%) Budget Management
3 7 (77.78%) Problem-Solving
3 7 (77.78%) Project Delivery
4 5 (55.56%) Business Case
4 5 (55.56%) Commercial Awareness
5 2 (22.22%) Logistics
5 2 (22.22%) Order Management
5 2 (22.22%) PRINCE2
5 2 (22.22%) Supply Chain Management
6 1 (11.11%) Agile
6 1 (11.11%) Change Control
6 1 (11.11%) E-Commerce
6 1 (11.11%) Impact Assessments
6 1 (11.11%) Inventory Management
6 1 (11.11%) Lean Manufacturing
6 1 (11.11%) Service Management
6 1 (11.11%) Six Sigma
6 1 (11.11%) Waterfall
Qualifications
1 5 (55.56%) PMP
2 1 (11.11%) APMG
2 1 (11.11%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (55.56%) QA
Vendors
1 6 (66.67%) SAP
2 1 (11.11%) Microsoft