Project Manager Contract Job Trends in East London

Project Manager
London > East London

The median Project Manager daily rate in East London is £325, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 24 October 2025.

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

6 months to
24 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 21 19 17
Rank change year-on-year -2 -2 0
Contract jobs requiring a Project Manager 4 9 23
As % of all contract jobs in East London 3.67% 6.47% 8.39%
As % of the Job Titles category 4.35% 7.44% 8.91%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 8 20
10th Percentile - £413 £417
25th Percentile £313 £508 £511
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £325 £600 £593
Median % change year-on-year -45.83% +1.27% +17.75%
75th Percentile £338 - £650
90th Percentile - £641 £653
London median daily rate £568 £550 £563
% change year-on-year +3.27% -2.22% +2.27%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
East London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in East 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.

Contract vacancies in East London with a recognized job title 92 121 258
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 84.40% 87.05% 94.16%
Number of daily rates quoted 70 100 226
10th Percentile £190 £259 £201
25th Percentile £316 £400 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £450 £550
Median % change year-on-year +16.67% -18.18% +11.11%
75th Percentile £675 £547 £650
90th Percentile £950 £601 £756
London median daily rate £545 £550 £575
% change year-on-year -0.91% -4.35% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 8 1 3
10th Percentile £23.33 - £15.13
25th Percentile £24.70 - £16.56
Median hourly rate £33.25 £21.09 £18.93
Median % change year-on-year +57.65% +11.41% -29.84%
75th Percentile £56.88 - -
90th Percentile £75.89 - -
London median hourly rate £26.50 £38.50 £40.50
% change year-on-year -31.17% -4.94% +24.62%

Project Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in East 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 East London.

Project Manager job vacancy trend in East London

Project Manager
Daily Rate Trend in East London

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Project Manager job vacancies in East London

Project Manager
Hourly Rate Trend in East London

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

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Project Manager job vacancies in East London

Project Manager
Contract Job Locations in East 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 East London region over the 6 months to 24 October 2025. 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
Havering - 1 - -
Project Manager
London

Project Manager Skill Set
Top 12 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in East London

For the 6 months to 24 October 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 East London region featuring Project Manager in the job title.

1 4 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
2 2 (50.00%) Logistics
2 2 (50.00%) Process Improvement
2 2 (50.00%) ServiceNow
2 2 (50.00%) Workflow
3 1 (25.00%) Agile
3 1 (25.00%) DBS Check
3 1 (25.00%) PRINCE2
3 1 (25.00%) Project Delivery
3 1 (25.00%) Project Management
3 1 (25.00%) Risk Register
3 1 (25.00%) Server Migrations

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

General
1 2 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
1 2 (50.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (25.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
2 2 (50.00%) Logistics
2 2 (50.00%) Process Improvement
2 2 (50.00%) Workflow
3 1 (25.00%) Agile
3 1 (25.00%) PRINCE2
3 1 (25.00%) Project Delivery
3 1 (25.00%) Project Management
3 1 (25.00%) Risk Register
3 1 (25.00%) Server Migrations
Qualifications
1 1 (25.00%) DBS Check
Vendors
1 2 (50.00%) ServiceNow