Project Manager Contract Job Trends in Crawley

Project Manager
West Sussex > Crawley

The median Project Manager daily rate in Crawley is £575, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 4 November 2025.

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

6 months to
4 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 15 7 14
Rank change year-on-year -8 +7 0
Contract jobs requiring a Project Manager 1 2 3
As % of all contract jobs in Crawley 1.41% 6.25% 4.92%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.79% 6.45% 5.36%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 1 3
10th Percentile - - £498
25th Percentile £563 £405 £503
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 £410 £525
Median % change year-on-year +40.24% -21.90% -16.00%
75th Percentile £588 £415 £538
90th Percentile - - -
West Sussex median daily rate £500 £318 £525
% change year-on-year +57.48% -39.52% -4.55%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Crawley

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Crawley. 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 Crawley with a recognized job title 56 31 56
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 78.87% 96.88% 91.80%
Number of daily rates quoted 47 21 45
10th Percentile £200 - £250
25th Percentile £205 £200 £356
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £220 £450 £375
Median % change year-on-year -51.11% +20.00% -25.00%
75th Percentile £450 £503 £531
90th Percentile £575 £615 £690
West Sussex median daily rate £473 £450 £500
% change year-on-year +5.00% -10.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 0 2
10th Percentile - - £65.51
25th Percentile £15.50 - £66.27
Median hourly rate £16.00 - £67.54
75th Percentile £29.25 - £68.80
90th Percentile £52.20 - £69.56
West Sussex median hourly rate £16.00 £28.00 £48.00
% change year-on-year -42.86% -41.67% +136.74%

Project Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Crawley

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 Crawley.

Project Manager job vacancy trend in Crawley

Project Manager
Daily Rate Trend in Crawley

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

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

Project Manager
Hourly Rate Trend in Crawley

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

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

Project Manager Skill Set
Top 20 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Crawley

For the 6 months to 4 November 2025, 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 Crawley region featuring Project Manager in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Business Development
1 1 (100.00%) Change Control
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Contract Negotiation
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) Master's Degree
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Project
1 1 (100.00%) PCI DSS
1 1 (100.00%) PMI Certification
1 1 (100.00%) PMP
1 1 (100.00%) PRINCE2
1 1 (100.00%) Project Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) Project Governance
1 1 (100.00%) Project Management
1 1 (100.00%) Software Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management

Project Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Crawley 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:

Applications
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Project
General
1 1 (100.00%) Documentation Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
1 1 (100.00%) Manufacturing
1 1 (100.00%) Public Sector
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Smartcard
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Business Development
1 1 (100.00%) Change Control
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Contract Negotiation
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 1 (100.00%) PRINCE2
1 1 (100.00%) Project Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) Project Governance
1 1 (100.00%) Project Management
1 1 (100.00%) Software Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) Master's Degree
1 1 (100.00%) PMI Certification
1 1 (100.00%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) PCI DSS