Project Manager Contract Job Trends in Buckinghamshire

Project Manager
South East > Buckinghamshire

The median Project Manager daily rate in Buckinghamshire is £500, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 14 November 2025.

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

6 months to
14 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 35 34 28
Rank change year-on-year -1 -6 +1
Contract jobs requiring a Project Manager 12 19 35
As % of all contract jobs in Buckinghamshire 3.17% 4.81% 5.58%
As % of the Job Titles category 3.48% 4.96% 5.88%
Number of daily rates quoted 8 15 28
10th Percentile £356 £375 £463
25th Percentile £395 £406 £495
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £475 £525
Median % change year-on-year +5.26% -9.52% +7.69%
75th Percentile £524 £511 £600
90th Percentile £565 £605 £640
South East median daily rate £545 £528 £525
% change year-on-year +3.32% +0.48% +2.44%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
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 345 383 595
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.27% 96.96% 94.90%
Number of daily rates quoted 214 258 449
10th Percentile £203 £244 £232
25th Percentile £350 £383 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £475 £500
Median % change year-on-year -5.26% -5.00% -
75th Percentile £541 £550 £600
90th Percentile £640 £638 £700
South East median daily rate £500 £510 £511
% change year-on-year -1.96% -0.24% +2.25%
Number of hourly rates quoted 34 15 20
10th Percentile £15.13 £14.59 £13.16
25th Percentile £15.32 £15.04 £13.57
Median hourly rate £16.89 £18.70 £19.75
Median % change year-on-year -9.68% -5.32% +27.42%
75th Percentile £29.61 £33.00 £23.81
90th Percentile - £37.50 £30.00
South East median hourly rate £20.79 £57.50 £51.66
% change year-on-year -63.84% +11.30% +37.76%

Project Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Buckinghamshire

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

Project Manager job vacancy trend in Buckinghamshire

Project Manager
Daily Rate Trend in Buckinghamshire

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

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

Project Manager
Daily Rate Histogram in Buckinghamshire

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Project Manager in Buckinghamshire over the 6 months to 14 November 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Project Manager in Buckinghamshire

Project Manager
Hourly Rate Trend in Buckinghamshire

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

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Project Manager job vacancies in Buckinghamshire

Project 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 Project Manager within the Buckinghamshire region over the 6 months to 14 November 2025. 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 +6 10 £500 +8.11% 3
Newport Pagnell - 1 - -
Project Manager
South East

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

For the 6 months to 14 November 2025, 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 Buckinghamshire region featuring Project Manager in the job title.

1 8 (66.67%) Project Management
2 3 (25.00%) APMP
2 3 (25.00%) Cost Reduction
2 3 (25.00%) Energy Management
2 3 (25.00%) PMI Certification
2 3 (25.00%) PMP
2 3 (25.00%) Problem-Solving
2 3 (25.00%) Project Delivery
2 3 (25.00%) SC Cleared
2 3 (25.00%) Security Cleared
2 3 (25.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 3 (25.00%) Stakeholder Map
3 2 (16.67%) Change Management
3 2 (16.67%) DV Cleared
3 2 (16.67%) GMP
3 2 (16.67%) Project Governance
3 2 (16.67%) Service Management
3 2 (16.67%) Stakeholder Identification
3 2 (16.67%) Stakeholder Management
4 1 (8.33%) Agile
4 1 (8.33%) AI
4 1 (8.33%) Change Control
4 1 (8.33%) Confluence
4 1 (8.33%) Contract Management
4 1 (8.33%) End-to-End Testing
4 1 (8.33%) JIRA
4 1 (8.33%) Matrix Management
4 1 (8.33%) Matrix Organization
4 1 (8.33%) Mechatronics
4 1 (8.33%) Microsoft Excel

Project 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (8.33%) Confluence
Applications
1 1 (8.33%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (8.33%) Microsoft PowerPoint
1 1 (8.33%) Microsoft Project
Development Applications
1 1 (8.33%) JIRA
General
1 2 (16.67%) Legal
2 1 (8.33%) Law
2 1 (8.33%) Public Sector
2 1 (8.33%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 3 (25.00%) PMI
2 1 (8.33%) Robotics
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (66.67%) Project Management
2 3 (25.00%) Cost Reduction
2 3 (25.00%) Energy Management
2 3 (25.00%) Problem-Solving
2 3 (25.00%) Project Delivery
2 3 (25.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 3 (25.00%) Stakeholder Map
3 2 (16.67%) Change Management
3 2 (16.67%) Project Governance
3 2 (16.67%) Service Management
3 2 (16.67%) Stakeholder Identification
3 2 (16.67%) Stakeholder Management
4 1 (8.33%) Agile
4 1 (8.33%) AI
4 1 (8.33%) Change Control
4 1 (8.33%) Mechatronics
4 1 (8.33%) PRINCE2
4 1 (8.33%) Process Improvement
4 1 (8.33%) Risk Management
4 1 (8.33%) Supplier Management
Qualifications
1 3 (25.00%) APMP
1 3 (25.00%) PMI Certification
1 3 (25.00%) PMP
1 3 (25.00%) SC Cleared
1 3 (25.00%) Security Cleared
2 2 (16.67%) DV Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (16.67%) GMP
2 1 (8.33%) PMO