Project Manager Contract Job Trends in Cambridgeshire

Project Manager
East of England > Cambridgeshire

The median Project Manager daily rate in Cambridgeshire is £505, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 3 June 2026.

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

6 months to
3 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 27 27 41
Rank change year-on-year 0 +14 -17
Contract jobs requiring a Project Manager 9 15 14
As % of all contract jobs in Cambridgeshire 2.54% 5.45% 2.68%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.88% 6.64% 3.14%
Number of daily rates quoted 4 11 7
10th Percentile £483 £442 £278
25th Percentile £494 £450 £325
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £505 £500 £350
Median % change year-on-year +1.00% +42.86% -30.00%
75th Percentile £544 £688 £500
90th Percentile £578 £700 £538
East of England median daily rate £510 £494 £450
% change year-on-year +3.29% +9.72% -11.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 4
10th Percentile - - £30.33
25th Percentile - - £36.06
Median hourly rate £50.00 - £39.50
75th Percentile - - £42.00
90th Percentile - - £46.05
East of England median hourly rate £57.50 - £32.40
% change year-on-year - - -49.18%

All Contract IT Job Roles
Cambridgeshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Cambridgeshire. 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 Cambridgeshire with a recognized job title 313 226 446
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 88.17% 82.18% 85.28%
Number of daily rates quoted 149 121 170
10th Percentile £208 £253 £219
25th Percentile £358 £413 £350
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £450
Median % change year-on-year - +11.11% -
75th Percentile £588 £575 £563
90th Percentile £675 £688 £653
East of England median daily rate £500 £500 £450
% change year-on-year - +11.11% -5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 74 42 189
10th Percentile £13.33 £14.84 -
25th Percentile £14.22 £14.99 £14.16
Median hourly rate £17.69 £15.44 £16.30
Median % change year-on-year +14.59% -5.28% +12.41%
75th Percentile £33.98 £20.87 £27.50
90th Percentile £48.00 £60.00 £58.35
East of England median hourly rate £32.00 £42.50 £43.00
% change year-on-year -24.71% -1.16% -1.44%

Project Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Cambridgeshire

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 Cambridgeshire.

Project Manager job vacancy trend in Cambridgeshire

Project Manager
Daily Rate Trend in Cambridgeshire

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

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

Project Manager
Hourly Rate Trend in Cambridgeshire

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

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

Project Manager
Contract Job Locations in Cambridgeshire

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 Cambridgeshire region over the 6 months to 3 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
Cambridge -9 8 £500 -9.09% 5
Project Manager
East of England

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

For the 6 months to 3 June 2026, 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 Cambridgeshire region featuring Project Manager in the job title.

1 6 (66.67%) Stakeholder Management
2 5 (55.56%) ERP
3 4 (44.44%) Degree
4 3 (33.33%) Agile
4 3 (33.33%) Change Management
4 3 (33.33%) Data Migration
4 3 (33.33%) Migration
4 3 (33.33%) Power Platform
4 3 (33.33%) PRINCE2
4 3 (33.33%) Project Management
5 2 (22.22%) AI
5 2 (22.22%) Azure
5 2 (22.22%) Continuous Improvement
5 2 (22.22%) Dynamics 365
5 2 (22.22%) Microsoft
5 2 (22.22%) Microsoft Copilot
5 2 (22.22%) Problem-Solving
5 2 (22.22%) Project Governance
5 2 (22.22%) Waterfall
6 1 (11.11%) .NET
6 1 (11.11%) Azure DevOps
6 1 (11.11%) Azure Logic Apps
6 1 (11.11%) Azure Service Bus
6 1 (11.11%) Business Analysis
6 1 (11.11%) Business Case
6 1 (11.11%) Business Intelligence
6 1 (11.11%) C#
6 1 (11.11%) Cisco
6 1 (11.11%) Configuration Management
6 1 (11.11%) Confluence

Project Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cambridgeshire 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 (11.11%) Confluence
Business Applications
1 1 (11.11%) Dynamics GP
1 1 (11.11%) Infor M3
Cloud Services
1 3 (33.33%) Power Platform
2 2 (22.22%) Azure
2 2 (22.22%) Dynamics 365
2 2 (22.22%) Microsoft Copilot
3 1 (11.11%) Azure DevOps
3 1 (11.11%) Azure Logic Apps
3 1 (11.11%) Azure Service Bus
3 1 (11.11%) Power Automate
3 1 (11.11%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 1 (11.11%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (11.11%) Power BI
1 1 (11.11%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 1 (11.11%) JIRA
1 1 (11.11%) Visual Studio
General
1 5 (55.56%) Social Skills
2 3 (33.33%) Finance
3 2 (22.22%) Manufacturing
4 1 (11.11%) Documentation Skills
4 1 (11.11%) Electronics
4 1 (11.11%) Organisational Skills
4 1 (11.11%) Publishing
4 1 (11.11%) Telecoms
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (11.11%) .NET
Miscellaneous
1 2 (22.22%) AI Agents
2 1 (11.11%) BYOD
2 1 (11.11%) Low-Code
2 1 (11.11%) Virtual Team
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (66.67%) Stakeholder Management
2 5 (55.56%) ERP
3 3 (33.33%) Agile
3 3 (33.33%) Change Management
3 3 (33.33%) Data Migration
3 3 (33.33%) Migration
3 3 (33.33%) PRINCE2
3 3 (33.33%) Project Management
4 2 (22.22%) AI
4 2 (22.22%) Continuous Improvement
4 2 (22.22%) Problem-Solving
4 2 (22.22%) Project Governance
4 2 (22.22%) Waterfall
5 1 (11.11%) Decision-Making
5 1 (11.11%) Digital Transformation Programme
5 1 (11.11%) Escalation Management
5 1 (11.11%) Programme Governance
5 1 (11.11%) Project Delivery
5 1 (11.11%) Scaled Agile Framework
5 1 (11.11%) Virtual Team Management
Programming Languages
1 1 (11.11%) C#
1 1 (11.11%) JavaScript
1 1 (11.11%) SQL
1 1 (11.11%) X++
Qualifications
1 4 (44.44%) Degree
2 1 (11.11%) PMI Certification
2 1 (11.11%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (11.11%) SLA
Vendors
1 2 (22.22%) Microsoft
2 1 (11.11%) Cisco
2 1 (11.11%) EMC
2 1 (11.11%) IFS
2 1 (11.11%) Infor
2 1 (11.11%) ServiceNow