Product Manager Contract Job Trends in Buckinghamshire

Product Manager
South East > Buckinghamshire

The median Product Manager daily rate in Buckinghamshire is £518, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 27 June 2026.

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

6 months to
27 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 63 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Product Manager 11 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Buckinghamshire 1.26% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 1.30% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 9 0 0
10th Percentile £474 - -
25th Percentile £509 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £518 - -
75th Percentile £600 - -
90th Percentile £623 - -
South East median daily rate £521 £625 £525
% change year-on-year -16.60% +19.05% +5.00%

All Contract IT Job Roles
Buckinghamshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Buckinghamshire. 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 Buckinghamshire with a recognized job title 846 233 413
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 97.24% 93.57% 93.65%
Number of daily rates quoted 607 135 276
10th Percentile £359 £209 £225
25th Percentile £450 £339 £397
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £450 £475
Median % change year-on-year +16.67% -5.26% -3.06%
75th Percentile £600 £555 £550
90th Percentile £640 £637 £638
South East median daily rate £525 £500 £510
% change year-on-year +5.00% -1.96% +2.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 45 35 40
10th Percentile £14.12 - £14.98
25th Percentile £16.35 £14.20 £16.32
Median hourly rate £18.32 £15.25 £22.50
Median % change year-on-year +20.13% -32.22% +32.74%
75th Percentile £39.63 £22.50 £28.75
90th Percentile - £65.50 £37.95
South East median hourly rate £50.00 £31.78 £49.00
% change year-on-year +57.36% -35.15% -2.00%

Product Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Buckinghamshire

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 Buckinghamshire.

Product Manager job vacancy trend in Buckinghamshire

Product Manager
Daily Rate Trend in Buckinghamshire

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

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

Product Manager
Daily Rate Histogram in Buckinghamshire

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Product Manager in Buckinghamshire over the 6 months to 27 June 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Product Manager in Buckinghamshire

Product Manager
Contract Job Locations in Buckinghamshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Product Manager within the Buckinghamshire region over the 6 months to 27 June 2026. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Milton Keynes - 11 £518 - 2
Product Manager
South East

Product Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Buckinghamshire

For the 6 months to 27 June 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 Buckinghamshire region featuring Product Manager in the job title.

1 11 (100.00%) Agile
1 11 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 11 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 7 (63.64%) Roadmaps
2 7 (63.64%) Scaled Agile Framework
3 6 (54.55%) ITIL
3 6 (54.55%) PRINCE2
3 6 (54.55%) Product Management
3 6 (54.55%) Scrum
4 5 (45.45%) Continuous Improvement
4 5 (45.45%) DV Cleared
4 5 (45.45%) Service Delivery
4 5 (45.45%) Service Design
5 4 (36.36%) Product Strategy
5 4 (36.36%) Risk Management
6 3 (27.27%) Backlog Management
6 3 (27.27%) User Stories
6 3 (27.27%) Value Proposition
7 2 (18.18%) Analytics
7 2 (18.18%) Business Analytics
7 2 (18.18%) Product Backlog
7 2 (18.18%) Product Roadmap
7 2 (18.18%) Product Vision
7 2 (18.18%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 2 (18.18%) Stakeholder Management
7 2 (18.18%) User Research
8 1 (9.09%) Agile Coaching
8 1 (9.09%) Azure
8 1 (9.09%) Backlog Prioritisation
8 1 (9.09%) Burndown Charts

Product Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Buckinghamshire 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (9.09%) Azure
General
1 4 (36.36%) Influencing Skills
2 3 (27.27%) Public Sector
2 3 (27.27%) Social Skills
3 2 (18.18%) Analytical Skills
Miscellaneous
1 7 (63.64%) Product Ownership
2 1 (9.09%) Onboarding
Processes & Methodologies
1 11 (100.00%) Agile
2 7 (63.64%) Roadmaps
2 7 (63.64%) Scaled Agile Framework
3 6 (54.55%) ITIL
3 6 (54.55%) PRINCE2
3 6 (54.55%) Product Management
3 6 (54.55%) Scrum
4 5 (45.45%) Continuous Improvement
4 5 (45.45%) Service Delivery
4 5 (45.45%) Service Design
5 4 (36.36%) Product Strategy
5 4 (36.36%) Risk Management
6 3 (27.27%) Backlog Management
6 3 (27.27%) User Stories
6 3 (27.27%) Value Proposition
7 2 (18.18%) Analytics
7 2 (18.18%) Business Analytics
7 2 (18.18%) Product Backlog
7 2 (18.18%) Product Vision
7 2 (18.18%) User Research
Qualifications
1 11 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 11 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 5 (45.45%) DV Cleared
3 1 (9.09%) CSPO
Vendors
1 1 (9.09%) ServiceNow