Principal Project Manager Contract Job Trends in Cardiff

Principal Project Manager
South Wales > Cardiff

The median Principal Project Manager daily rate in Cardiff is £239, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 14 March 2026.

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

 6 months to
14 Mar 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 31 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Principal Project Manager 4 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Cardiff 1.53% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 1.63% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 4 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £214 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £239 - -
75th Percentile £281 - -
90th Percentile £296 - -
South Wales median daily rate £239 - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Cardiff

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Cardiff. 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 Cardiff with a recognized job title 246 168 220
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 94.25% 94.92% 94.02%
Number of daily rates quoted 181 136 183
10th Percentile £214 £180 £160
25th Percentile £304 £250 £259
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £413 £425 £425
Median % change year-on-year -2.94% - -4.49%
75th Percentile £494 £538 £538
90th Percentile £613 £606 £600
South Wales median daily rate £425 £425 £438
% change year-on-year - -2.86% -2.78%
Number of hourly rates quoted 12 7 5
10th Percentile - £20.15 £11.32
25th Percentile £12.21 £21.25 £11.75
Median hourly rate £13.50 £24.00 £13.50
Median % change year-on-year -43.75% +77.78% -21.75%
75th Percentile £20.81 £27.00 £18.00
90th Percentile £21.00 £38.00 £39.45
South Wales median hourly rate £21.50 £24.00 £22.68
% change year-on-year -10.42% +5.82% +25.03%

Principal Project Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Cardiff

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

Principal Project Manager job vacancy trend in Cardiff

Principal Project Manager
Daily Rate Trend in Cardiff

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Principal Project Manager job vacancies in Cardiff

Principal Project Manager Skill Set
Top 21 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cardiff

For the 6 months to 14 March 2026, Principal 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 Cardiff region featuring Principal Project Manager in the job title.

1 3 (75.00%) Degree
1 3 (75.00%) Digital Transformation Programme
1 3 (75.00%) Line Management
1 3 (75.00%) Master's Degree
1 3 (75.00%) Migration
1 3 (75.00%) PRINCE2
1 3 (75.00%) Project Delivery
1 3 (75.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 2 (50.00%) Agile
2 2 (50.00%) Business Case
2 2 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 2 (50.00%) PMI Certification
2 2 (50.00%) Project Management
2 2 (50.00%) QA
2 2 (50.00%) Resource Management
2 2 (50.00%) Risk Management
3 1 (25.00%) Budget Management
3 1 (25.00%) Project Governance
3 1 (25.00%) Quality Management
3 1 (25.00%) Requirements Management
3 1 (25.00%) Stakeholder Identification

Principal Project Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cardiff 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 3 (75.00%) Finance
2 2 (50.00%) Digital Health
2 2 (50.00%) Public Sector
2 2 (50.00%) Social Skills
2 2 (50.00%) Welsh Language
Miscellaneous
1 2 (50.00%) NHS
1 2 (50.00%) PMI
1 2 (50.00%) Public Cloud
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (75.00%) Digital Transformation Programme
1 3 (75.00%) Line Management
1 3 (75.00%) Migration
1 3 (75.00%) PRINCE2
1 3 (75.00%) Project Delivery
1 3 (75.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 2 (50.00%) Agile
2 2 (50.00%) Business Case
2 2 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 2 (50.00%) Project Management
2 2 (50.00%) Resource Management
2 2 (50.00%) Risk Management
3 1 (25.00%) Budget Management
3 1 (25.00%) Project Governance
3 1 (25.00%) Quality Management
3 1 (25.00%) Requirements Management
3 1 (25.00%) Stakeholder Identification
Qualifications
1 3 (75.00%) Degree
1 3 (75.00%) Master's Degree
2 2 (50.00%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (50.00%) QA