Project Manager Contract Job Trends in Cardiff

Project Manager
South Wales > Cardiff

The median Project Manager daily rate in Cardiff is £293, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 27 April 2026.

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

6 months to
27 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 19 19 10
Rank change year-on-year 0 -9 +11
Contract jobs requiring a Project Manager 14 9 27
As % of all contract jobs in Cardiff 5.15% 5.59% 12.68%
As % of the Job Titles category 5.36% 5.84% 13.64%
Number of daily rates quoted 13 9 23
10th Percentile £187 £250 £259
25th Percentile £214 £355 £489
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £293 £425 £513
Median % change year-on-year -31.06% -17.07% +20.59%
75th Percentile £336 £488 £526
90th Percentile £474 £543 £586
South Wales median daily rate £297 £425 £513
% change year-on-year -30.24% -17.07% +24.24%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £11.03
Median hourly rate - - £11.64
75th Percentile - - £12.25
90th Percentile - - -
South Wales median hourly rate - - £11.64

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 261 154 198
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 95.96% 95.65% 92.96%
Number of daily rates quoted 193 129 161
10th Percentile £250 £186 £199
25th Percentile £313 £259 £369
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £425 £400 £490
Median % change year-on-year +6.25% -18.37% +8.89%
75th Percentile £525 £494 £550
90th Percentile £755 £615 £620
South Wales median daily rate £425 £400 £450
% change year-on-year +6.25% -11.11% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 18 6 5
10th Percentile - £12.21 £11.32
25th Percentile £12.21 £13.79 £11.75
Median hourly rate £12.71 £20.51 £13.50
Median % change year-on-year -38.02% +51.89% -17.91%
75th Percentile £16.21 £23.75 £18.00
90th Percentile £21.00 £38.75 £39.45
South Wales median hourly rate £21.25 £22.50 £22.68
% change year-on-year -5.56% -0.79% +25.03%

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 job vacancy trend in Cardiff

Project Manager
Daily Rate Trend in Cardiff

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

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

Project Manager
Daily Rate Histogram in Cardiff

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Project Manager in Cardiff over the 6 months to 27 April 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Project Manager in Cardiff

Project Manager
Hourly Rate Trend in Cardiff

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

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

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

For the 6 months to 27 April 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.

1 8 (57.14%) Project Management
2 7 (50.00%) Migration
3 6 (42.86%) Agile
3 6 (42.86%) PRINCE2
3 6 (42.86%) Project Delivery
3 6 (42.86%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 4 (28.57%) Continuous Improvement
4 4 (28.57%) Degree
4 4 (28.57%) Line Management
4 4 (28.57%) Master's Degree
4 4 (28.57%) PMI Certification
4 4 (28.57%) Project Governance
5 3 (21.43%) Business Case
5 3 (21.43%) Data Protection
5 3 (21.43%) Digital Transformation Programme
5 3 (21.43%) Microsoft
5 3 (21.43%) Resource Management
5 3 (21.43%) Risk Management
6 2 (14.29%) Agile Project Management
6 2 (14.29%) Budget Management
6 2 (14.29%) Decision-Making
6 2 (14.29%) Microsoft Intune
6 2 (14.29%) PMP
6 2 (14.29%) QA
6 2 (14.29%) Quality Management
6 2 (14.29%) Requirements Management
6 2 (14.29%) Stakeholder Identification
6 2 (14.29%) Stakeholder Management
6 2 (14.29%) Windows
6 2 (14.29%) Windows 10

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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (7.14%) Azure
1 1 (7.14%) GCP
General
1 6 (42.86%) Finance
2 4 (28.57%) Social Skills
3 3 (21.43%) Public Sector
4 2 (14.29%) Digital Health
4 2 (14.29%) Welsh Language
Miscellaneous
1 5 (35.71%) NHS
2 3 (21.43%) PMI
3 2 (14.29%) Data Protection Act
3 2 (14.29%) Management Information System
3 2 (14.29%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 2 (14.29%) Windows
1 2 (14.29%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (57.14%) Project Management
2 7 (50.00%) Migration
3 6 (42.86%) Agile
3 6 (42.86%) PRINCE2
3 6 (42.86%) Project Delivery
3 6 (42.86%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 4 (28.57%) Continuous Improvement
4 4 (28.57%) Line Management
4 4 (28.57%) Project Governance
5 3 (21.43%) Business Case
5 3 (21.43%) Data Protection
5 3 (21.43%) Digital Transformation Programme
5 3 (21.43%) Resource Management
5 3 (21.43%) Risk Management
6 2 (14.29%) Budget Management
6 2 (14.29%) Decision-Making
6 2 (14.29%) Quality Management
6 2 (14.29%) Requirements Management
6 2 (14.29%) Stakeholder Identification
6 2 (14.29%) Stakeholder Management
Qualifications
1 4 (28.57%) Degree
1 4 (28.57%) Master's Degree
1 4 (28.57%) PMI Certification
2 2 (14.29%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (14.29%) QA
2 1 (7.14%) Cyber Essentials
2 1 (7.14%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
2 1 (7.14%) GDPR
2 1 (7.14%) IASME
2 1 (7.14%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 1 (7.14%) P3O
Systems Management
1 2 (14.29%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 3 (21.43%) Microsoft
2 1 (7.14%) Google