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 £590, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 16 October 2026.

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

6 months to
16 Oct 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 41 44 29
Rank change year-on-year +3 -15 -4
Contract jobs requiring a Project Manager 119 85 127
As % of all contract jobs in the City of London 5.53% 4.94% 5.99%
As % of the Job Titles category 5.89% 5.25% 6.39%
Number of daily rates quoted 75 47 66
10th Percentile £413 £404 £429
25th Percentile £478 £460 £491
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £590 £600 £594
Median % change year-on-year -1.67% +1.05% -
75th Percentile £653 £675 £694
90th Percentile £702 £718 £734
Central London median daily rate £590 £550 £600
% change year-on-year +7.27% -8.33% +2.13%

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.

6 months to
16 Oct 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Contract vacancies in the City of London with a recognized job title 2,020 1,618 1,986
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.87% 94.02% 93.72%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,375 1,115 1,229
10th Percentile £363 £328 £363
25th Percentile £453 £425 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £550 £575
Median % change year-on-year - -4.35% -2.95%
75th Percentile £675 £675 £688
90th Percentile £775 £775 £784
Central London median daily rate £550 £550 £575
% change year-on-year - -4.35% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 21 18 15
10th Percentile - £16.90 £16.60
25th Percentile £17.60 £20.63 £25.06
Median hourly rate £21.00 £27.04 £57.50
Median % change year-on-year -22.32% -52.98% +51.32%
75th Percentile £31.00 £35.88 £112.00
90th Percentile £61.50 £64.30 £137.50
Central London median hourly rate £25.00 £27.50 £35.00
% change year-on-year -9.09% -21.43% -5.41%

Project Manager Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London

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 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 jobs citing Project Manager in the City of London over the 6 months to 16 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 IT jobs citing Project Manager within the City of London region over the 6 months to 16 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		 Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads		 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 16 October 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 City of London region featuring Project Manager in the job title.

RankSkillShareJob Ads
1Project Management51.3%61
2Stakeholder Management45.4%54
3Agile37.0%44
4Project Delivery31.9%38
5PRINCE225.2%30
6Decision-Making21.0%25
7Migration20.2%24
8PMP19.3%23
8Stakeholder Engagement19.3%23
10PMI Certification18.5%22
11Waterfall15.1%18
12Change Management13.4%16
12Project Governance13.4%16
14AI12.6%15
15Microsoft10.1%12
16Problem-Solving9.2%11
17Azure8.4%10
17PMO8.4%10
19Business Case6.7%8
19Change Control6.7%8
19Cybersecurity6.7%8
19JIRA6.7%8
19Risk Management6.7%8
24Budget Management5.9%7
24Continuous Improvement5.9%7
24Digital Transformation Programme5.9%7
24Network Security5.9%7
24Process Improvement5.9%7
24SAP5.9%7
24Scrum5.9%7

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 Manager14.3%17
2Transformation Project Manager7.6%9
3IT Project Manager6.7%8
4Digital Project Manager5.0%6
4Finance Project Manager5.0%6
4Technical Project Manager5.0%6
7Programme Manager4.2%5
8Bid Project Manager3.4%4
8Data Manager3.4%4
8Delivery Project Manager3.4%4
8Infrastructure Project Manager3.4%4
8Migration Project Manager3.4%4
13Applications Project Manager2.5%3
13Banking Project Manager2.5%3
13SAP Project Manager2.5%3
13SC Cleared Project Manager2.5%3
13Security Project Manager2.5%3
13Senior Infrastructure Project Manager2.5%3
19Business Change Project Manager1.7%2
19Content Manager1.7%2
37 Project Manager jobs in the City of London