IT Project Manager Contract Job Trends in Bristol

IT Project Manager
South West > Bristol

The median IT Project Manager daily rate in Bristol is £456, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 2 August 2026.

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

6 months to
2 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 78 56 64
Rank change year-on-year -22 +8 +8
Contract jobs requiring an IT Project Manager 7 9 11
As % of all contract jobs in Bristol 0.53% 1.31% 1.14%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.57% 1.42% 1.20%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 5 10
10th Percentile £411 £372 £458
25th Percentile £428 £405 £525
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £456 £525 £550
Median % change year-on-year -13.24% -4.55% +7.32%
75th Percentile £483 - £575
90th Percentile £500 £540 £590
South West median daily rate £518 £488 £513
% change year-on-year +6.26% -4.88% +3.80%

All Contract IT Job Roles
Bristol

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Bristol. 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 Bristol with a recognized job title 1,230 634 916
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.61% 92.55% 94.53%
Number of daily rates quoted 608 324 507
10th Percentile £377 £240 £240
25th Percentile £438 £360 £388
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £519 £447 £500
Median % change year-on-year +16.05% -10.60% -
75th Percentile £596 £575 £588
90th Percentile £650 £644 £688
South West median daily rate £525 £500 £518
% change year-on-year +5.00% -3.38% -1.43%
Number of hourly rates quoted 298 108 222
10th Percentile £19.33 £12.82 £31.97
25th Percentile £45.00 £18.51 £45.00
Median hourly rate £65.00 £35.00 £70.00
Median % change year-on-year +85.71% -50.00% +7.69%
75th Percentile £68.00 £65.25 £72.50
90th Percentile £75.48 £73.43 £80.00
South West median hourly rate £60.00 £25.15 £65.00
% change year-on-year +138.57% -61.31% +3.17%

IT Project Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Bristol

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

IT Project Manager job vacancy trend in Bristol

IT Project Manager
Daily Rate Trend in Bristol

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for IT Project Manager job vacancies in Bristol

IT Project Manager
Hourly Rate Trend in Bristol

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

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for IT Project Manager job vacancies in Bristol

IT Project Manager Skill Set
Top 25 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bristol

For the 6 months to 2 August 2026, IT 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 Bristol region featuring IT Project Manager in the job title.

1 6 (85.71%) Project Delivery
2 5 (71.43%) AI
3 3 (42.86%) Microsoft Project
4 2 (28.57%) BCP
4 2 (28.57%) Budget Management
4 2 (28.57%) Business Continuity
4 2 (28.57%) Business Continuity Planning
4 2 (28.57%) Chatbot
4 2 (28.57%) Conversational UI
4 2 (28.57%) Disaster Recovery
4 2 (28.57%) JIRA
4 2 (28.57%) Line Management
4 2 (28.57%) Microsoft Copilot
4 2 (28.57%) PMO
4 2 (28.57%) Project Management
4 2 (28.57%) SharePoint
4 2 (28.57%) Stakeholder Management
5 1 (14.29%) Decision-Making
5 1 (14.29%) Digital Transformation Programme
5 1 (14.29%) Microsoft Excel
5 1 (14.29%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 1 (14.29%) Problem-Solving
5 1 (14.29%) Project Planning
5 1 (14.29%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 1 (14.29%) Technical Architecture

IT Project Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bristol 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 2 (28.57%) SharePoint
Applications
1 3 (42.86%) Microsoft Project
2 2 (28.57%) Chatbot
3 1 (14.29%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (14.29%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 2 (28.57%) Microsoft Copilot
Development Applications
1 2 (28.57%) JIRA
General
1 6 (85.71%) Finance
2 2 (28.57%) Social Skills
3 1 (14.29%) Documentation Skills
3 1 (14.29%) Organisational Skills
3 1 (14.29%) Telecoms
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (85.71%) Project Delivery
2 5 (71.43%) AI
3 2 (28.57%) BCP
3 2 (28.57%) Budget Management
3 2 (28.57%) Business Continuity
3 2 (28.57%) Business Continuity Planning
3 2 (28.57%) Conversational UI
3 2 (28.57%) Disaster Recovery
3 2 (28.57%) Line Management
3 2 (28.57%) Project Management
3 2 (28.57%) Stakeholder Management
4 1 (14.29%) Decision-Making
4 1 (14.29%) Digital Transformation Programme
4 1 (14.29%) Problem-Solving
4 1 (14.29%) Project Planning
4 1 (14.29%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 1 (14.29%) Technical Architecture
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (28.57%) PMO