Software Engineering Project Manager Contract Job Trends in Bristol

Project Manager - Software Engineering
South West > Bristol

As of 16 October 2025, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Project Manager - Software Engineering daily rate in Bristol.

6 months to
16 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 73 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Software Engineering Project Manager 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Bristol 0.13% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.14% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
South West median daily rate - - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £91.25 - -
Median hourly rate £92.50 - -
75th Percentile £93.75 - -
90th Percentile - - -
South West median hourly rate £92.50 - -

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 707 829 995
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.66% 95.40% 95.95%
Number of daily rates quoted 345 431 646
10th Percentile £235 £213 £311
25th Percentile £375 £384 £407
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £485 £475 £525
Median % change year-on-year +2.11% -9.52% +5.00%
75th Percentile £600 £575 £638
90th Percentile £765 £700 £700
South West median daily rate £513 £513 £538
% change year-on-year - -4.65% +2.38%
Number of hourly rates quoted 152 151 128
10th Percentile £12.88 £17.50 £29.48
25th Percentile £18.87 £54.38 £50.00
Median hourly rate £33.50 £67.50 £65.00
Median % change year-on-year -50.37% +3.85% -
75th Percentile £65.00 £72.50 £76.25
90th Percentile £68.00 £75.00 £83.40
South West median hourly rate £25.15 £67.50 £57.66
% change year-on-year -62.74% +17.07% -3.64%

Software Engineering Project Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Bristol

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

Software Engineering Project Manager job vacancy trend in Bristol

Software Engineering Project Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bristol

For the 6 months to 16 October 2025, Software Engineering 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 Software Engineering Project Manager in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Azure
1 1 (100.00%) Azure DevOps
1 1 (100.00%) Budget Management
1 1 (100.00%) Budgeting and Forecasting
1 1 (100.00%) Change Control
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Contract Management
1 1 (100.00%) Contract Negotiation
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Requirements
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) DevOps
1 1 (100.00%) DSDM
1 1 (100.00%) Epics
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Project
1 1 (100.00%) Network Architecture
1 1 (100.00%) Network Management
1 1 (100.00%) Performance Management
1 1 (100.00%) Performance Metrics
1 1 (100.00%) Primavera
1 1 (100.00%) Programme Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) Programme Governance
1 1 (100.00%) Programme Management
1 1 (100.00%) Requirements Gathering
1 1 (100.00%) Resource Management
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Scaled Agile Framework
1 1 (100.00%) Scrum
1 1 (100.00%) SDLC
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared

Software Engineering 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:

Applications
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 1 (100.00%) Primavera
Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Azure
1 1 (100.00%) Azure DevOps
General
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
1 1 (100.00%) Telecoms
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Legacy Systems
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Change Control
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) DevOps
1 1 (100.00%) DSDM
1 1 (100.00%) Network Architecture
1 1 (100.00%) Network Management
1 1 (100.00%) Performance Management
1 1 (100.00%) Performance Metrics
1 1 (100.00%) Programme Governance
1 1 (100.00%) Programme Management
1 1 (100.00%) Resource Management
1 1 (100.00%) Scrum
1 1 (100.00%) SDLC
1 1 (100.00%) Software Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 1 (100.00%) Use Case
1 1 (100.00%) User Stories
1 1 (100.00%) Validation
1 1 (100.00%) Waterfall
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared