Project Manager Contract Job Trends in Cardiff
Project Manager
South Wales > Cardiff
The median Project Manager daily rate in Cardiff is £413, 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 | 35 | 22 | 19 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -13 | -3 | -3 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Project Manager | 5 | 13 | 14 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Cardiff | 1.54% | 6.10% | 6.09% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 1.71% | 6.40% | 6.54% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 5 | 11 | 13 |
| 10th Percentile | £403 | £240 | £278 |
| 25th Percentile | £406 | £285 | £328 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £413 | £350 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +17.86% | -30.00% | -0.74% |
| 75th Percentile | £419 | £504 | £516 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £525 | £565 |
| South Wales median daily rate | £413 | £413 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -17.50% | -4.76% |
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.
| 6 months to 17 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract vacancies in Cardiff with a recognized job title | 292 | 203 | 214 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 89.85% | 95.31% | 93.04% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 206 | 145 | 150 |
| 10th Percentile | £300 | £218 | £130 |
| 25th Percentile | £325 | £300 | £200 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £450 | £413 | £479 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +9.09% | -13.84% | +12.65% |
| 75th Percentile | £586 | £500 | £569 |
| 90th Percentile | £675 | £665 | £631 |
| South Wales median daily rate | £455 | £410 | £425 |
| % change year-on-year | +10.98% | -3.53% | -5.56% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 13 | 8 | 13 |
| 10th Percentile | £15.44 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £19.25 | £13.08 | £15.48 |
| Median hourly rate | £19.50 | £14.54 | £24.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +34.11% | -39.42% | +12.94% |
| 75th Percentile | £21.10 | £18.10 | £25.60 |
| 90th Percentile | £72.50 | £22.82 | £26.50 |
| South Wales median hourly rate | £19.50 | £20.50 | £25.36 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.88% | -19.16% | -2.46% |
Project Manager Job Vacancy Trend in Cardiff
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 Cardiff.
Project Manager Daily Rate Trend in Cardiff
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Project Manager job vacancies in Cardiff.
Project Manager Hourly Rate Trend in Cardiff
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Project Manager job vacancies in Cardiff.
Project Manager Skill Set Top 13 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cardiff
For the 6 months to 17 October 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 Cardiff region featuring Project Manager in the job title.
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Data Protection | 100.0% | 5 |
| 1 | Stakeholder Engagement | 100.0% | 5 |
| 3 | Data Loss Prevention | 80.0% | 4 |
| 3 | Microsoft | 80.0% | 4 |
| 3 | Microsoft 365 | 80.0% | 4 |
| 3 | Microsoft Purview | 80.0% | 4 |
| 7 | Stakeholder Identification | 60.0% | 3 |
| 8 | Fintech | 20.0% | 1 |
| 8 | GDPR | 20.0% | 1 |
| 8 | Matrix Organization | 20.0% | 1 |
| 8 | Project Governance | 20.0% | 1 |
| 8 | Regtech | 20.0% | 1 |
| 8 | Stakeholder Management | 20.0% | 1 |
Project Manager Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cardiff 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.
Processes & Methodologies
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Data Protection | 100.0% | 5 |
| 1 | Stakeholder Engagement | 100.0% | 5 |
| 3 | Data Loss Prevention | 80.0% | 4 |
| 4 | Stakeholder Identification | 60.0% | 3 |
| 5 | Fintech | 20.0% | 1 |
| 5 | Matrix Organization | 20.0% | 1 |
| 5 | Project Governance | 20.0% | 1 |
| 5 | Regtech | 20.0% | 1 |
| 5 | Stakeholder Management | 20.0% | 1 |