Senior Project Manager Contract Job Trends in Cambridge
Senior Project Manager
Cambridgeshire > Cambridge
The median Senior Project Manager daily rate in Cambridge is £500, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 17 October 2026.
The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 17 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 26 | 35 | 32 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +9 | -3 | - |
| Contract jobs requiring a Senior Project Manager | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Cambridge | 1.13% | 0.48% | 1.47% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 1.32% | 0.55% | 1.60% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £349 |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £374 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £750 | £423 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -33.33% | +77.51% | - |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £464 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £486 |
| Cambridgeshire median daily rate | £500 | £650 | £423 |
| % change year-on-year | -23.08% | +53.85% | -6.11% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Median hourly rate | £50.00 | - | - |
| Cambridgeshire median hourly rate | £50.00 | - | - |
All Contract IT Job Roles
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.
| 6 months to 17 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract vacancies in Cambridge with a recognized job title | 152 | 182 | 187 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 85.88% | 87.92% | 91.67% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 52 | 99 | 93 |
| 10th Percentile | £188 | £250 | £229 |
| 25th Percentile | £345 | £400 | £331 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £488 | £503 | £425 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.99% | +18.24% | -6.49% |
| 75th Percentile | £576 | £621 | £550 |
| 90th Percentile | £692 | £700 | £635 |
| Cambridgeshire median daily rate | £525 | £500 | £450 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.00% | +11.11% | -5.26% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 27 | 8 | 11 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.50 | £26.53 | £22.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.85 | £38.75 | £24.40 |
| Median hourly rate | £37.82 | £49.10 | £52.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -22.97% | -6.48% | +178.37% |
| 75th Percentile | £60.00 | £69.38 | £60.63 |
| 90th Percentile | £77.50 | £78.75 | £63.75 |
| Cambridgeshire median hourly rate | £14.89 | £16.00 | £22.90 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.94% | -30.12% | +29.20% |
Senior Project Manager Job Vacancy Trend in Cambridge
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Senior Project Manager' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Cambridge.
Senior Project Manager Daily Rate Trend in Cambridge
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Senior Project Manager job vacancies in Cambridge.
Senior Project Manager Hourly Rate Trend in Cambridge
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Senior Project Manager job vacancies in Cambridge.
Senior Project Manager Skill Set Top 15 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cambridge
For the 6 months to 17 October 2026, Senior 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 Senior Project Manager in the job title.
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PRINCE2 | 100.0% | 2 |
| 1 | Stakeholder Management | 100.0% | 2 |
| 3 | Agile | 50.0% | 1 |
| 3 | Cisco | 50.0% | 1 |
| 3 | Configuration Management | 50.0% | 1 |
| 3 | Degree | 50.0% | 1 |
| 3 | Embedded Software Development | 50.0% | 1 |
| 3 | EMC | 50.0% | 1 |
| 3 | Product Strategy | 50.0% | 1 |
| 3 | Project Delivery | 50.0% | 1 |
| 3 | Project Governance | 50.0% | 1 |
| 3 | Project Management | 50.0% | 1 |
| 3 | Scaled Agile Framework | 50.0% | 1 |
| 3 | WAN | 50.0% | 1 |
| 3 | Waterfall | 50.0% | 1 |
Senior Project Manager Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cambridge by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Job Titles
| Rank | Job Title | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Network Infrastructure Project Manager | 50.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Senior Infrastructure Project Manager | 50.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Senior Network Project Manager | 50.0% | 1 |