Product Manager Contract Job Trends in Cheshire

Product Manager
North West > Cheshire

The median Product Manager daily rate in Cheshire is £700, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 21 August 2026.

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

6 months to
21 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 77 70 50
Rank change year-on-year -7 -20 -
Contract jobs requiring a Product Manager 2 1 5
As % of all contract jobs in Cheshire 0.24% 0.16% 1.00%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.27% 0.18% 1.05%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 3
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £675 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £700 - £585
75th Percentile £725 - -
90th Percentile - - -
North West median daily rate £600 £481 £420
% change year-on-year +24.68% +14.58% -6.67%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 1 0
Median hourly rate - £34.50 -
North West median hourly rate £75.00 £52.25 -
% change year-on-year +43.54% - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Cheshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Cheshire. 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 Cheshire with a recognized job title 750 562 474
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 90.36% 89.21% 94.80%
Number of daily rates quoted 433 425 311
10th Percentile £295 £270 £311
25th Percentile £402 £358 £385
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £486 £430 £463
Median % change year-on-year +12.92% -7.03% -7.50%
75th Percentile £585 £520 £570
90th Percentile £647 £652 £640
North West median daily rate £500 £450 £493
% change year-on-year +11.11% -8.72% -1.40%
Number of hourly rates quoted 82 27 22
10th Percentile £15.93 £12.82 £11.47
25th Percentile £17.25 £18.12 £13.49
Median hourly rate £32.23 £30.99 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year +3.99% -11.46% +14.20%
75th Percentile £83.75 £37.19 £43.75
90th Percentile £85.00 £56.90 £47.13
North West median hourly rate £45.56 £25.15 £35.00
% change year-on-year +81.13% -28.14% +14.60%

Product Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Cheshire

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 Cheshire.

Product Manager job vacancy trend in Cheshire

Product Manager
Daily Rate Trend in Cheshire

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Product Manager job vacancies in Cheshire.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Product Manager job vacancies in Cheshire

Product Manager
Contract Job Locations in Cheshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Product Manager within the Cheshire region over the 6 months to 21 August 2026. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Chester - 1 £700 - 1
Knutsford - 1 - -
Product Manager
North West

Product Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cheshire

For the 6 months to 21 August 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 Cheshire region featuring Product Manager in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) AI
1 2 (100.00%) Roadmaps
2 1 (50.00%) Agile
2 1 (50.00%) Azure
2 1 (50.00%) Business Case
2 1 (50.00%) Business Strategy
2 1 (50.00%) Customer Acquisition
2 1 (50.00%) Customer Engagement
2 1 (50.00%) Customer Requirements
2 1 (50.00%) Customer Retention
2 1 (50.00%) Customer-Centricity
2 1 (50.00%) Data Management
2 1 (50.00%) Digital Strategy
2 1 (50.00%) Fintech
2 1 (50.00%) Generative AI
2 1 (50.00%) GTM Strategy
2 1 (50.00%) ITIL
2 1 (50.00%) Microsoft
2 1 (50.00%) Product Management
2 1 (50.00%) Product Roadmap
2 1 (50.00%) Product Strategy
2 1 (50.00%) Regtech
2 1 (50.00%) Requirements Gathering
2 1 (50.00%) SaaS
2 1 (50.00%) Service Management
2 1 (50.00%) SMS
2 1 (50.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 1 (50.00%) Stakeholder Management
2 1 (50.00%) Strategic Thinking
2 1 (50.00%) Validation

Product Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cheshire 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 (50.00%) Azure
1 1 (50.00%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 1 (50.00%) SMS
General
1 2 (100.00%) Finance
2 1 (50.00%) Legal
2 1 (50.00%) Manufacturing
2 1 (50.00%) Marketing
2 1 (50.00%) Presentation Skills
2 1 (50.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (50.00%) Cloud Native
1 1 (50.00%) Life Science
1 1 (50.00%) Product Ownership
1 1 (50.00%) Renewable Energy
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) AI
1 2 (100.00%) Roadmaps
2 1 (50.00%) Business Case
2 1 (50.00%) Business Strategy
2 1 (50.00%) Customer Acquisition
2 1 (50.00%) Customer Requirements
2 1 (50.00%) Customer Retention
2 1 (50.00%) Customer-Centricity
2 1 (50.00%) Digital Strategy
2 1 (50.00%) Fintech
2 1 (50.00%) Generative AI
2 1 (50.00%) GTM Strategy
2 1 (50.00%) ITIL
2 1 (50.00%) Product Roadmap
2 1 (50.00%) Product Strategy
2 1 (50.00%) Regtech
2 1 (50.00%) Requirements Gathering
2 1 (50.00%) Service Management
2 1 (50.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 1 (50.00%) Strategic Thinking
Vendors
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft