Project Management Contract Job Trends in Derby

Project Management
Derbyshire > Derby

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Derby requiring Project Management skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 25 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
25 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 18 17 17
Rank change year-on-year -1 0 -5
Contract jobs citing Project Management 5 3 7
As % of all contract jobs in Derby 4.03% 2.80% 6.36%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.95% 3.53% 8.54%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 1 7
10th Percentile - - £435
25th Percentile - - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 £425 £450
Median % change year-on-year +41.18% -5.56% +9.09%
75th Percentile - - £513
90th Percentile - - £556
Derbyshire median daily rate £600 £425 £450
% change year-on-year +41.18% -5.56% +5.88%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Derby

Project Management falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Derby.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 101 85 82
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Derby 81.45% 79.44% 74.55%
Number of daily rates quoted 32 37 57
10th Percentile £188 £201 £199
25th Percentile £394 £310 £325
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £450 £450
Median % change year-on-year +5.56% - +5.88%
75th Percentile £580 £550 £603
90th Percentile £650 £662 £664
Derbyshire median daily rate £438 £450 £425
% change year-on-year -2.78% +5.88% -5.56%
Number of hourly rates quoted 15 10 8
10th Percentile £15.91 - £15.25
25th Percentile £16.35 £17.00 £16.00
Median hourly rate £16.71 £19.30 £17.72
Median % change year-on-year -13.42% +8.90% +5.27%
75th Percentile £21.29 £23.86 £19.06
90th Percentile £25.15 £24.18 £20.00
Derbyshire median hourly rate £16.71 £21.59 £20.00
% change year-on-year -22.63% +7.95% +18.84%

Project Management
Job Vacancy Trend in Derby

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Project Management relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Derby.

Project Management job vacancy trend in Derby

Project Management
Daily Rate Trend in Derby

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Derby citing Project Management.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Derby citing Project Management

Project Management
Hourly Rate Trend in Derby

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Derby citing Project Management.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Derby citing Project Management

Project Management
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Derby 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 2 (40.00%) Microsoft Project
1 2 (40.00%) Trello
Business Applications
1 2 (40.00%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 1 (20.00%) Lucidchart
Development Applications
1 1 (20.00%) JIRA
General
1 2 (40.00%) Analytical Skills
1 2 (40.00%) Manufacturing
2 1 (20.00%) Aerospace
2 1 (20.00%) Finance
2 1 (20.00%) Organisational Skills
2 1 (20.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (20.00%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 3 (60.00%) Project Manager
2 2 (40.00%) IT Manager
2 2 (40.00%) IT Project Manager
2 2 (40.00%) Technical Manager
2 2 (40.00%) Technical Project Manager
3 1 (20.00%) Coordinator
3 1 (20.00%) Delivery Project Manager
3 1 (20.00%) Infrastructure Manager
3 1 (20.00%) Infrastructure Project Manager
3 1 (20.00%) IT Infrastructure Manager
3 1 (20.00%) IT Infrastructure Project Manager
3 1 (20.00%) IT Technical Manager
3 1 (20.00%) Process Improvement Manager
3 1 (20.00%) Process Manager
3 1 (20.00%) Technical Infrastructure Manager
3 1 (20.00%) Technical Infrastructure Project Manager
Miscellaneous
1 1 (20.00%) Analytical Mindset
1 1 (20.00%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (40.00%) Project Delivery
1 2 (40.00%) Stakeholder Management
2 1 (20.00%) Agile
2 1 (20.00%) Business Analysis
2 1 (20.00%) Change Management
2 1 (20.00%) Configuration Management
2 1 (20.00%) Digital Transformation Programme
2 1 (20.00%) GAP Analysis
2 1 (20.00%) ITIL
2 1 (20.00%) Lean Six Sigma
2 1 (20.00%) Manufacturing Engineering
2 1 (20.00%) Order to Cash
2 1 (20.00%) PLM
2 1 (20.00%) PRINCE2
2 1 (20.00%) Programme Governance
2 1 (20.00%) Six Sigma
2 1 (20.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 1 (20.00%) User Acceptance Testing
2 1 (20.00%) Waterfall
2 1 (20.00%) WFM
Qualifications
1 2 (40.00%) Degree
2 1 (20.00%) PMI Certification
2 1 (20.00%) PMP
Vendors
1 2 (40.00%) Siemens
2 1 (20.00%) ServiceNow
2 1 (20.00%) Zoho