IT Project Manager Contract Job Trends in Derby

IT Project Manager
Derbyshire > Derby

The median IT Project Manager daily rate in Derby is £625, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 18 September 2025.

The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 19 22 21
Rank change year-on-year +3 -1 -3
Contract jobs requiring an IT Project Manager 4 2 1
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Derby 3.85% 1.55% 0.94%
As % of the Job Titles category 4.08% 1.56% 1.01%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 1 1
10th Percentile £604 - -
25th Percentile £610 - £513
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £625 £500 £525
Median % change year-on-year +25.00% -4.76% +35.48%
75th Percentile £645 - £538
90th Percentile £654 - -
Derbyshire median daily rate £625 £500 £500
% change year-on-year +25.00% - +29.03%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Derby

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Derby. 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 Derby with a recognized job title 98 128 99
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 94.23% 99.22% 93.40%
Number of daily rates quoted 55 71 65
10th Percentile £171 £190 £217
25th Percentile £355 £310 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £515 £450 £500
Median % change year-on-year +14.44% -10.00% +25.00%
75th Percentile £623 £588 £619
90th Percentile £725 £611 £658
Derbyshire median daily rate £515 £465 £500
% change year-on-year +10.75% -7.00% +25.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 11 13 10
10th Percentile £25.04 - £15.25
25th Percentile £25.09 £17.00 -
Median hourly rate £25.15 £21.59 £17.72
Median % change year-on-year +16.49% +21.84% +1.26%
75th Percentile - £24.18 -
90th Percentile - - £20.00
Derbyshire median hourly rate £25.15 £24.18 £20.00
% change year-on-year +4.01% +20.90% +16.16%

IT Project Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Derby

Job postings that featured IT Project Manager in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Derby.

Job vacancy trend for IT Project Manager in Derby

IT Project Manager
Daily Rate Trend in Derby

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for IT Project Manager job vacancies in Derby

IT Project Manager Skill Set
Top 21 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Derby

For the 6 months to 18 September 2025, IT Project Manager contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Derby region featuring IT Project Manager in the job title.

1 2 (50.00%) Back Office
1 2 (50.00%) ServiceNow
1 2 (50.00%) Manufacturing
1 2 (50.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 2 (50.00%) Project Management
2 1 (25.00%) JIRA
2 1 (25.00%) Change Control
2 1 (25.00%) Teamcenter
2 1 (25.00%) Trello
2 1 (25.00%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (25.00%) Resource Allocation
2 1 (25.00%) Project Roadmap
2 1 (25.00%) Project Delivery
2 1 (25.00%) Roadmaps
2 1 (25.00%) Finance
2 1 (25.00%) Aerospace
2 1 (25.00%) Automotive
2 1 (25.00%) Microsoft Project
2 1 (25.00%) PRINCE2
2 1 (25.00%) MS Visio
2 1 (25.00%) Siemens

IT Project Manager Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Derby by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Applications
1 1 (25.00%) Microsoft Project
1 1 (25.00%) MS Visio
1 1 (25.00%) Trello
Business Applications
1 1 (25.00%) Teamcenter
Development Applications
1 1 (25.00%) JIRA
General
1 2 (50.00%) Back Office
1 2 (50.00%) Manufacturing
2 1 (25.00%) Aerospace
2 1 (25.00%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (25.00%) Automotive
2 1 (25.00%) Finance
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (50.00%) Project Management
1 2 (50.00%) Stakeholder Management
2 1 (25.00%) Change Control
2 1 (25.00%) PRINCE2
2 1 (25.00%) Project Delivery
2 1 (25.00%) Project Roadmap
2 1 (25.00%) Resource Allocation
2 1 (25.00%) Roadmaps
Vendors
1 2 (50.00%) ServiceNow
2 1 (25.00%) Siemens