Product Manager Contract Job Trends in Bristol

Product Manager
South West > Bristol

The median Product Manager daily rate in Bristol is £525, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 17 March 2026.

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

6 months to
17 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 73 57 77
Rank change year-on-year -16 +20 +23
Contract jobs requiring a Product Manager 2 1 1
As % of all contract jobs in Bristol 0.18% 0.19% 0.096%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.19% 0.20% 0.10%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 1 1
10th Percentile £505 - -
25th Percentile £513 £435 £488
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £440 £500
Median % change year-on-year +19.32% -12.00% -23.08%
75th Percentile £538 £445 £513
90th Percentile £545 - -
South West median daily rate £525 £425 £409
% change year-on-year +23.53% +3.89% -36.45%

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 1,026 495 992
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 94.48% 95.74% 95.66%
Number of daily rates quoted 456 296 555
10th Percentile £275 £195 £250
25th Percentile £400 £320 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £498 £450 £500
Median % change year-on-year +10.56% -10.00% -
75th Percentile £553 £588 £625
90th Percentile £672 £675 £700
South West median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 290 71 186
10th Percentile £17.87 £35.00 £36.25
25th Percentile £52.50 £60.00 £45.00
Median hourly rate £65.00 £65.00 £62.50
Median % change year-on-year - +4.00% -4.58%
75th Percentile - £68.38 £75.00
90th Percentile £68.75 £75.00 £80.63
South West median hourly rate £57.50 £65.00 £48.72
% change year-on-year -11.54% +33.42% -25.05%

Product Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Bristol

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

Product Manager job vacancy trend in Bristol

Product Manager
Daily Rate Trend in Bristol

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Product Manager job vacancies in Bristol

Product Manager Skill Set
Top 21 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bristol

For the 6 months to 17 March 2026, Product 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 Product Manager in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Agile
1 2 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 1 (50.00%) Acceptance Criteria
2 1 (50.00%) Analytics
2 1 (50.00%) Confluence
2 1 (50.00%) DV Cleared
2 1 (50.00%) Figma
2 1 (50.00%) Fintech
2 1 (50.00%) JIRA
2 1 (50.00%) Kanban
2 1 (50.00%) Miro
2 1 (50.00%) Product Backlog
2 1 (50.00%) Product Requirements
2 1 (50.00%) Product Roadmap
2 1 (50.00%) Product Vision
2 1 (50.00%) Roadmaps
2 1 (50.00%) SC Cleared
2 1 (50.00%) Scrum
2 1 (50.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 1 (50.00%) Stakeholder Management
2 1 (50.00%) User Stories

Product 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 1 (50.00%) Confluence
Cloud Services
1 1 (50.00%) Figma
1 1 (50.00%) Miro
Development Applications
1 1 (50.00%) JIRA
General
1 1 (50.00%) Public Sector
1 1 (50.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Agile
2 1 (50.00%) Acceptance Criteria
2 1 (50.00%) Analytics
2 1 (50.00%) Fintech
2 1 (50.00%) Kanban
2 1 (50.00%) Product Backlog
2 1 (50.00%) Product Requirements
2 1 (50.00%) Product Roadmap
2 1 (50.00%) Product Vision
2 1 (50.00%) Roadmaps
2 1 (50.00%) Scrum
2 1 (50.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 1 (50.00%) Stakeholder Management
2 1 (50.00%) User Stories
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 1 (50.00%) DV Cleared
2 1 (50.00%) SC Cleared