Business Project Manager Contract Job Trends in the City of London

Business Project Manager
Central London > City of London

The median Business Project Manager daily rate in the City of London is £625, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 14 January 2026.

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

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 117 - 120
Rank change year-on-year - - +67
Contract jobs requiring a Business Project Manager 3 0 9
As % of all contract jobs in the City of London 0.16% - 0.38%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.17% - 0.40%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 4
10th Percentile - - £540
25th Percentile £613 - £563
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £625 - £700
Median % change year-on-year - - +14.29%
75th Percentile £638 - £825
90th Percentile - - £870
Central London median daily rate £625 £685 £700
% change year-on-year -8.76% -2.14% +14.29%

All Contract IT Job Roles
City of London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the City of London. 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 the City of London with a recognized job title 1,720 1,755 2,262
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 94.04% 93.05% 94.25%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,197 1,075 1,623
10th Percentile £340 £363 £351
25th Percentile £425 £463 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £575 £575
Median % change year-on-year -8.70% - -
75th Percentile £675 £686 £688
90th Percentile £775 £788 £788
Central London median daily rate £538 £575 £564
% change year-on-year -6.52% +2.00% -1.96%
Number of hourly rates quoted 15 9 15
10th Percentile £19.94 £13.45 £17.00
25th Percentile £23.21 £22.00 £20.09
Median hourly rate £34.00 £32.50 £24.00
Median % change year-on-year +4.62% +35.42% -31.43%
75th Percentile £42.65 £112.00 £42.38
90th Percentile £51.25 £117.10 £63.75
Central London median hourly rate £26.11 £35.00 £25.00
% change year-on-year -25.40% +40.00% -28.57%

Business Project Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Business Project Manager' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the City of London.

Business Project Manager job vacancy trend in the City of London

Business Project Manager
Daily Rate Trend in the City of London

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Business Project Manager job vacancies in the City of London.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Business Project Manager job vacancies in the City of London

Business Project Manager Skill Set
Top 26 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the City of London

For the 6 months to 14 January 2026, Business 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 City of London region featuring Business Project Manager in the job title.

1 2 (66.67%) Agile
1 2 (66.67%) Project Management
2 1 (33.33%) Actionable Insight
2 1 (33.33%) AI
2 1 (33.33%) BPSS Clearance
2 1 (33.33%) Business Analysis
2 1 (33.33%) ChatGPT
2 1 (33.33%) Community of Practice
2 1 (33.33%) Data Visualisation
2 1 (33.33%) Digital Transformation Programme
2 1 (33.33%) Generative AI
2 1 (33.33%) Mentoring
2 1 (33.33%) Microsoft Copilot
2 1 (33.33%) PMO
2 1 (33.33%) Power BI
2 1 (33.33%) Power Platform
2 1 (33.33%) Process Improvement
2 1 (33.33%) Requirements Gathering
2 1 (33.33%) Service Design
2 1 (33.33%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 1 (33.33%) Stakeholder Management
2 1 (33.33%) Strategic Thinking
2 1 (33.33%) Target Operating Model
2 1 (33.33%) User Research
2 1 (33.33%) Visualisation
2 1 (33.33%) Waterfall

Business Project Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the City of London 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 (33.33%) ChatGPT
1 1 (33.33%) Microsoft Copilot
1 1 (33.33%) Power Platform
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (33.33%) Power BI
General
1 2 (66.67%) Finance
1 2 (66.67%) Social Skills
2 1 (33.33%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (33.33%) Law
2 1 (33.33%) Public Sector
2 1 (33.33%) Retail
Miscellaneous
1 1 (33.33%) Analytical Mindset
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (66.67%) Agile
1 2 (66.67%) Project Management
2 1 (33.33%) Actionable Insight
2 1 (33.33%) AI
2 1 (33.33%) Business Analysis
2 1 (33.33%) Community of Practice
2 1 (33.33%) Data Visualisation
2 1 (33.33%) Digital Transformation Programme
2 1 (33.33%) Generative AI
2 1 (33.33%) Mentoring
2 1 (33.33%) Process Improvement
2 1 (33.33%) Requirements Gathering
2 1 (33.33%) Service Design
2 1 (33.33%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 1 (33.33%) Stakeholder Management
2 1 (33.33%) Strategic Thinking
2 1 (33.33%) Target Operating Model
2 1 (33.33%) User Research
2 1 (33.33%) Visualisation
2 1 (33.33%) Waterfall
Qualifications
1 1 (33.33%) BPSS Clearance
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (33.33%) PMO