IT Project Manager Contract Job Trends in Cambridge

IT Project Manager
Cambridgeshire > Cambridge

The median IT Project Manager daily rate in Cambridge is £438, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 19 October 2025.

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

6 months to
19 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 35 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring an IT Project Manager 2 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Cambridge 0.98% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 1.12% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile £416 - -
25th Percentile £422 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £438 - -
75th Percentile £447 - -
90th Percentile £449 - -
Cambridgeshire median daily rate £450 - £550

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Cambridge

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Cambridge. 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 Cambridge with a recognized job title 179 183 206
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 87.75% 91.50% 92.38%
Number of daily rates quoted 96 92 114
10th Percentile £250 £227 £168
25th Percentile £400 £330 £366
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £509 £423 £465
Median % change year-on-year +20.41% -9.14% -4.62%
75th Percentile £623 £562 £538
90th Percentile £700 £638 £575
Cambridgeshire median daily rate £500 £450 £475
% change year-on-year +11.11% -5.26% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 8 10 25
10th Percentile £26.53 £22.09 £17.01
25th Percentile £38.75 £32.50 -
Median hourly rate £49.10 £53.75 £17.72
Median % change year-on-year -8.65% +203.33% -59.73%
75th Percentile £69.38 £62.19 £61.25
90th Percentile £78.75 £63.75 £77.50
Cambridgeshire median hourly rate £16.00 £22.90 £17.72
% change year-on-year -30.12% +29.20% +14.32%

IT Project Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Cambridge

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

IT Project Manager job vacancy trend in Cambridge

IT Project Manager
Daily Rate Trend in Cambridge

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for IT Project Manager job vacancies in Cambridge

IT Project Manager
Hourly Rate Trend in Cambridge

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

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for IT Project Manager job vacancies in Cambridge

IT Project Manager Skill Set
Top 5 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cambridge

For the 6 months to 19 October 2025, IT 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 Cambridge region featuring IT Project Manager in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Project Management
2 1 (50.00%) Agile
2 1 (50.00%) Migration
2 1 (50.00%) Stakeholder Management
2 1 (50.00%) Waterfall

IT Project Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cambridge 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:

General
1 1 (50.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Project Management
2 1 (50.00%) Agile
2 1 (50.00%) Migration
2 1 (50.00%) Stakeholder Management
2 1 (50.00%) Waterfall