Project Manager Contract Job Trends in Cheltenham

Project Manager
Gloucestershire > Cheltenham

The median Project Manager daily rate in Cheltenham is £700, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 7 March 2026.

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

6 months to
7 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 25 - 8
Rank change year-on-year - - +18
Contract jobs requiring a Project Manager 3 0 19
As % of all contract jobs in Cheltenham 2.48% - 11.31%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.80% - 12.93%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 17
10th Percentile - - £425
25th Percentile £675 - £513
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £700 - £525
75th Percentile £725 - £600
90th Percentile - - £650
Gloucestershire median daily rate £588 £505 £525
% change year-on-year +16.34% -3.81% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 1
Median hourly rate - - £70.00
Gloucestershire median hourly rate - £26.12 £70.00
% change year-on-year - -62.69% +2.94%

All Contract IT Job Roles
Cheltenham

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Cheltenham. 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 Cheltenham with a recognized job title 107 92 147
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 88.43% 98.92% 87.50%
Number of daily rates quoted 62 71 96
10th Percentile £156 £513 £359
25th Percentile £380 £547 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £600 £550
Median % change year-on-year -16.67% +9.09% -6.78%
75th Percentile £644 £676 £688
90th Percentile £750 £1,075 £750
Gloucestershire median daily rate £475 £548 £550
% change year-on-year -13.32% -0.36% -4.35%
Number of hourly rates quoted 7 1 3
10th Percentile - - £64.00
25th Percentile £12.43 £55.00 £66.25
Median hourly rate £12.56 £60.00 £70.00
Median % change year-on-year -79.07% -14.29% +2.94%
75th Percentile £52.75 £65.00 £72.50
90th Percentile £84.55 - £74.00
Gloucestershire median hourly rate £35.00 £66.25 £48.72
% change year-on-year -47.17% +35.98% -21.44%

Project Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Cheltenham

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 Cheltenham.

Project Manager job vacancy trend in Cheltenham

Project Manager
Daily Rate Trend in Cheltenham

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

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

Project Manager
Hourly Rate Trend in Cheltenham

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

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

Project Manager Skill Set
Top 14 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cheltenham

For the 6 months to 7 March 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 Cheltenham region featuring Project Manager in the job title.

1 3 (100.00%) Agile
1 3 (100.00%) Collaborative Culture
1 3 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 3 (100.00%) Project Management
1 3 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
2 2 (66.67%) APMP
2 2 (66.67%) Change Control
2 2 (66.67%) Commercial Awareness
2 2 (66.67%) Digital Transformation Programme
2 2 (66.67%) Planning and Forecasting
2 2 (66.67%) PRINCE2
2 2 (66.67%) PRINCE2 Certification
2 2 (66.67%) Project Delivery
2 2 (66.67%) Scrum

Project Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cheltenham 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 2 (66.67%) Analytical Skills
1 2 (66.67%) Finance
2 1 (33.33%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 1 (33.33%) Influencing Skills
2 1 (33.33%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Agile
1 3 (100.00%) Collaborative Culture
1 3 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 3 (100.00%) Project Management
1 3 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
2 2 (66.67%) Change Control
2 2 (66.67%) Commercial Awareness
2 2 (66.67%) Digital Transformation Programme
2 2 (66.67%) Planning and Forecasting
2 2 (66.67%) PRINCE2
2 2 (66.67%) Project Delivery
2 2 (66.67%) Scrum
Qualifications
1 2 (66.67%) APMP
1 2 (66.67%) PRINCE2 Certification