Product Manager Contract Job Trends in Chelmsford

Product Manager
Essex > Chelmsford

The median Product Manager daily rate in Chelmsford is £488, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 15 July 2026.

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

6 months to
15 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 13 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Product Manager 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Chelmsford 2.13% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 2.38% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £481 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £488 - -
75th Percentile £494 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Essex median daily rate £488 - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Chelmsford

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Chelmsford. 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 Chelmsford with a recognized job title 42 9 8
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 89.36% 100.00% 100.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 17 6 5
10th Percentile £240 - £295
25th Percentile £325 £225 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £425 £228 £425
Median % change year-on-year +86.81% -46.47% +11.55%
75th Percentile £450 £311 £488
90th Percentile £468 £363 £548
Essex median daily rate £450 £388 £444
% change year-on-year +16.13% -12.73% -11.20%
Number of hourly rates quoted 21 2 3
10th Percentile - £70.50 -
25th Percentile £16.25 £78.75 -
Median hourly rate £17.50 £95.00 £12.86
Median % change year-on-year -81.58% +638.72% -43.99%
75th Percentile £35.53 £108.75 £14.31
90th Percentile £81.05 £115.50 £15.18
Essex median hourly rate £18.25 £35.00 £55.00
% change year-on-year -47.86% -36.36% -4.35%

Product Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Chelmsford

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

Product Manager job vacancy trend in Chelmsford

Product Manager Skill Set
Top 14 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Chelmsford

For the 6 months to 15 July 2026, Product 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 Chelmsford region featuring Product Manager in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Backlog Prioritisation
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 1 (100.00%) Product Backlog
1 1 (100.00%) Product Requirements
1 1 (100.00%) Requirements Gathering
1 1 (100.00%) Roadmaps
1 1 (100.00%) Software Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 1 (100.00%) Translating Business Requirements
1 1 (100.00%) User Stories
1 1 (100.00%) Workshop Facilitation

Product Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Chelmsford 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 1 (100.00%) Finance
1 1 (100.00%) Legal
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Product Ownership
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Backlog Prioritisation
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 1 (100.00%) Product Backlog
1 1 (100.00%) Product Requirements
1 1 (100.00%) Requirements Gathering
1 1 (100.00%) Roadmaps
1 1 (100.00%) Software Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 1 (100.00%) Translating Business Requirements
1 1 (100.00%) User Stories
1 1 (100.00%) Workshop Facilitation