Project Manager Contracts in Bristol

Project Manager
South West > Bristol

The median Project Manager daily rate in Bristol is £496, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 22 June 2024.

The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
22 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 26 22 12
Rank change year-on-year -4 -10 +10
Contract jobs requiring a Project Manager 68 86 146
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Bristol 6.17% 7.58% 10.35%
As % of the Job Titles category 6.49% 8.40% 10.90%
Number of daily rates quoted 50 59 120
10th Percentile £296 £325 £413
25th Percentile £420 £425 £438
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £496 £518 £500
Median % change year-on-year -4.15% +3.50% +17.65%
75th Percentile £538 £589 £548
90th Percentile £589 £660 £601
South West median daily rate £500 £520 £500
% change year-on-year -3.85% +4.00% +11.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 6 11 7
10th Percentile £35.00 £50.00 £31.25
25th Percentile £38.13 £56.25 £33.33
Median hourly rate £52.50 £62.50 £42.50
Median % change year-on-year -16.00% +47.06% +103.06%
75th Percentile £62.50 £67.25 £53.25
90th Percentile £72.50 £68.75 £58.20
South West median hourly rate £42.50 £62.50 £42.50
% change year-on-year -32.00% +47.06% +103.03%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
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 1,047 1,024 1,339
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 94.92% 90.22% 94.96%
Number of daily rates quoted 563 737 917
10th Percentile £260 £300 £279
25th Percentile £375 £413 £406
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £513 £500
Median % change year-on-year -2.44% +2.50% +14.29%
75th Percentile £600 £638 £588
90th Percentile £688 £713 £650
South West median daily rate £520 £525 £500
% change year-on-year -0.95% +5.00% +8.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 250 125 128
10th Percentile £27.50 £23.35 £15.90
25th Percentile £44.94 £55.00 £16.50
Median hourly rate £67.50 £65.00 £45.00
Median % change year-on-year +3.85% +44.44% +12.50%
75th Percentile £72.50 £70.30 £65.00
90th Percentile £80.00 £84.50 £65.75
South West median hourly rate £55.00 £63.23 £47.64
% change year-on-year -13.02% +32.74% +10.78%

Project Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Bristol

Job postings that featured Project Manager in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Bristol.

Job vacancy trend for Project Manager in Bristol

Project Manager
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Bristol

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Project Manager in Bristol.

Daily rate trend for Project Manager in Bristol

Project Manager
Daily Rate Histogram in Bristol

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Project Manager in Bristol over the 6 months to 22 June 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Project Manager in Bristol

Project Manager
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Bristol

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Project Manager in Bristol.

Hourly rate trend for Project Manager in Bristol

Project Manager
Hourly Rate Histogram in Bristol

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Project Manager in Bristol over the 6 months to 22 June 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Project Manager in Bristol

Project Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Bristol

For the 6 months to 22 June 2024, Project Manager contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Bristol region featuring Project Manager in the job title.

1 43 (63.24%) Project Management
2 28 (41.18%) PRINCE2
2 28 (41.18%) Security Cleared
3 23 (33.82%) Finance
4 19 (27.94%) SC Cleared
5 16 (23.53%) Social Skills
6 15 (22.06%) Public Sector
6 15 (22.06%) Agile
7 12 (17.65%) Change Management
7 12 (17.65%) Decision-Making
8 11 (16.18%) Project Delivery
8 11 (16.18%) Stakeholder Management
9 10 (14.71%) Telecoms
9 10 (14.71%) DV Cleared
10 8 (11.76%) Programme Management
10 8 (11.76%) Risk Management
10 8 (11.76%) PRINCE2 Certification
10 8 (11.76%) Problem-Solving
11 7 (10.29%) Budget Management
11 7 (10.29%) Structured Cabling
11 7 (10.29%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
11 7 (10.29%) Project Planning
11 7 (10.29%) Migration
12 6 (8.82%) SAP
12 6 (8.82%) Marketing
12 6 (8.82%) Influencing Skills
12 6 (8.82%) PMO
13 5 (7.35%) Business Case
13 5 (7.35%) Degree
13 5 (7.35%) Digital Marketing

Project Manager Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Bristol by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 2 (2.94%) SharePoint
2 1 (1.47%) Confluence
Applications
1 2 (2.94%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 2 (2.94%) Unit4 Business World
2 1 (1.47%) NEC Housing
2 1 (1.47%) SAP CRM
2 1 (1.47%) SAP SRM
Cloud Services
1 1 (1.47%) Azure
1 1 (1.47%) Dynamics 365
Communications & Networking
1 7 (10.29%) Structured Cabling
2 5 (7.35%) Wi-Fi
3 1 (1.47%) 4G
3 1 (1.47%) 5G
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (1.47%) Data Lake
Development Applications
1 2 (2.94%) JIRA
General
1 23 (33.82%) Finance
2 16 (23.53%) Social Skills
3 15 (22.06%) Public Sector
4 10 (14.71%) Telecoms
5 6 (8.82%) Influencing Skills
5 6 (8.82%) Marketing
6 5 (7.35%) Electronics
6 5 (7.35%) Manufacturing
7 4 (5.88%) Local Government
7 4 (5.88%) Organisational Skills
7 4 (5.88%) Presentation Skills
8 2 (2.94%) Aerospace
8 2 (2.94%) Analytical Skills
8 2 (2.94%) Legal
9 1 (1.47%) Aviation
9 1 (1.47%) Billing
9 1 (1.47%) Military
9 1 (1.47%) Retail
9 1 (1.47%) Social Housing
Miscellaneous
1 2 (2.94%) Credit Risk
1 2 (2.94%) Onboarding
1 2 (2.94%) Virtual Team
2 1 (1.47%) Data Centre
2 1 (1.47%) FMCG
2 1 (1.47%) Legacy Systems
Operating Systems
1 1 (1.47%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 43 (63.24%) Project Management
2 28 (41.18%) PRINCE2
3 15 (22.06%) Agile
4 12 (17.65%) Change Management
4 12 (17.65%) Decision-Making
5 11 (16.18%) Project Delivery
5 11 (16.18%) Stakeholder Management
6 8 (11.76%) Problem-Solving
6 8 (11.76%) Programme Management
6 8 (11.76%) Risk Management
7 7 (10.29%) Budget Management
7 7 (10.29%) Migration
7 7 (10.29%) Project Planning
8 5 (7.35%) Business Case
8 5 (7.35%) Business Intelligence
8 5 (7.35%) Digital Marketing
8 5 (7.35%) Line Management
9 4 (5.88%) Continuous Improvement
9 4 (5.88%) Time Management
10 3 (4.41%) Resource Management
Qualifications
1 28 (41.18%) Security Cleared
2 19 (27.94%) SC Cleared
3 10 (14.71%) DV Cleared
4 8 (11.76%) PRINCE2 Certification
5 7 (10.29%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
6 5 (7.35%) Degree
7 3 (4.41%) BPSS Clearance
8 2 (2.94%) PMI Certification
8 2 (2.94%) PMP
9 1 (1.47%) Computer Science Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (8.82%) PMO
2 1 (1.47%) QA
Vendors
1 6 (8.82%) SAP
2 1 (1.47%) Civica
2 1 (1.47%) Dell
2 1 (1.47%) Hitachi
2 1 (1.47%) NEC