Project Manager Contract Job Trends in the City of London

Project Manager
Central London > City of London

The median Project Manager daily rate in the City of London is £583, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 30 October 2026.

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

6 months to
30 Oct 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 41 44 29
Rank change year-on-year +3 -15 -5
Contract Project Manager jobs 116 83 121
As % of all contract jobs in the City of London 5.60% 4.88% 5.77%
As % of the Job Titles category 5.98% 5.18% 6.18%
Number of daily rates quoted 74 47 63
10th Percentile £416 £410 £440
25th Percentile £482 £460 £500
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £583 £600 £608
Median % change year-on-year -2.92% -1.23% +1.25%
75th Percentile £650 £675 £700
90th Percentile £718 £738 £736
Central London median daily rate £590 £550 £610
% change year-on-year +7.27% -9.84% +1.67%

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 adverts in the City of London matching a recognised job title. The table also shows what proportion of all contract IT job adverts they make up.

6 months to
30 Oct 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Contract job adverts in the City of London matching a recognised job title 1,941 1,601 1,957
% of contract job adverts matching a recognised job title 93.63% 94.07% 93.28%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,345 1,114 1,203
10th Percentile £364 £325 £363
25th Percentile £454 £419 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £550 £575
Median % change year-on-year - -4.35% -0.43%
75th Percentile £675 £675 £688
90th Percentile £775 £775 £775
Central London median daily rate £550 £550 £575
% change year-on-year - -4.35% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 18 18 15
10th Percentile - £16.90 £16.60
25th Percentile £17.60 £21.07 £25.06
Median hourly rate £21.75 £27.75 £57.50
Median % change year-on-year -21.62% -51.74% +55.41%
75th Percentile £36.81 £44.63 £112.00
90th Percentile £62.55 £64.30 £137.50
Central London median hourly rate £25.00 £27.75 £35.00
% change year-on-year -9.91% -20.71% -2.78%

Project Manager Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London

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

Project Manager job vacancy trend in the City of London

Project Manager Daily Rate Trend in the City of London

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

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

Project Manager Daily Rate Histogram in the City of London

Daily rate distribution for Project Manager jobs in the City of London over the 6 months to 30 October 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Project Manager in the City of London

Project Manager Hourly Rate Trend in the City of London

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

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

Project Manager Contract Job Locations in the City of London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in Project Manager jobs within the City of London region over the 6 months to 30 October 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		 Job Ads
Past 6 Months		 Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months		 Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year		 Live
Jobs
Moorgate -2 1 £525 -16.00%
Project Manager
Central London

Project Manager Skill Set Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the City of London

For the 6 months to 30 October 2026, Project Manager contract job ads cited 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 Project Manager job ads across the City of London region.

RankSkillShareJob Ads
1Project Management53.4%62
2Stakeholder Management46.6%54
3Agile38.8%45
4Project Delivery31.9%37
5PRINCE225.0%29
6Migration21.6%25
7Stakeholder Engagement19.8%23
8Decision-Making19.0%22
8PMP19.0%22
10PMI Certification17.2%20
11Waterfall15.5%18
12AI13.8%16
12Change Management13.8%16
12Project Governance13.8%16
15Microsoft11.2%13
16Azure9.5%11
16Problem-Solving9.5%11
18PMO8.6%10
19Budget Management6.9%8
19Business Case6.9%8
19Cybersecurity6.9%8
19JIRA6.9%8
19Risk Management6.9%8
19Scrum6.9%8
25Budgeting6.0%7
25Continuous Improvement6.0%7
25Network Security6.0%7
25Process Improvement6.0%7
29Azure DevOps5.2%6
29Change Control5.2%6

Project Manager Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the City of London by Category

The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.

Job Titles

RankJob TitleShareJob Ads
1Senior Project Manager12.9%15
2IT Project Manager6.9%8
3Transformation Project Manager6.0%7
4Technical Project Manager5.2%6
5Delivery Project Manager4.3%5
5Digital Project Manager4.3%5
5Infrastructure Project Manager4.3%5
5Programme Manager4.3%5
9Bid Project Manager3.4%4
9Data Manager3.4%4
9Migration Project Manager3.4%4
12Applications Project Manager2.6%3
12Banking Project Manager2.6%3
12Finance Project Manager2.6%3
12IAM Project Manager2.6%3
12SAP Project Manager2.6%3
12SC Cleared Project Manager2.6%3
12Security Project Manager2.6%3
12Senior Infrastructure Project Manager2.6%3
20Business Change Project Manager1.7%2
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