Project Management Contract Job Trends in the East Midlands

Project Management
England > East Midlands

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the East Midlands requiring Project Management skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 3 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
3 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 22 9 19
Rank change year-on-year -13 +10 -6
Contract jobs citing Project Management 62 57 47
As % of all contract jobs in the East Midlands 6.96% 9.97% 6.47%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 8.17% 11.52% 7.82%
Number of daily rates quoted 37 35 32
10th Percentile £333 - £317
25th Percentile £358 £275 £446
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £463 £400 £489
Median % change year-on-year +15.63% -18.20% +2.95%
75th Percentile £550 £437 £521
90th Percentile £638 £575 £564
England median daily rate £520 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -0.95% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 3 3
10th Percentile - £23.35 £20.86
25th Percentile - £26.51 £20.91
Median hourly rate - £31.76 £22.28
Median % change year-on-year - +42.58% -40.68%
75th Percentile - £35.72 £26.24
90th Percentile - £38.10 £27.75
England median hourly rate £44.98 £34.50 £48.00
% change year-on-year +30.38% -28.13% +18.30%

All Process & Methodology Skills
East Midlands

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 the East Midlands.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 759 495 601
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the East Midlands 85.19% 86.54% 82.78%
Number of daily rates quoted 470 301 427
10th Percentile £188 £250 £213
25th Percentile £351 £325 £350
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £420 £425 £453
Median % change year-on-year -1.18% -6.18% -2.05%
75th Percentile £525 £545 £575
90th Percentile £625 £625 £686
England median daily rate £500 £525 £540
% change year-on-year -4.76% -2.78% -1.82%
Number of hourly rates quoted 87 23 45
10th Percentile £15.60 £15.48 £12.80
25th Percentile £16.35 £17.00 £16.25
Median hourly rate £18.00 £22.50 £22.28
Median % change year-on-year -20.00% +1.01% +32.35%
75th Percentile £24.74 £27.65 £51.50
90th Percentile £25.15 £38.49 £62.00
England median hourly rate £25.15 £35.00 £44.50
% change year-on-year -28.14% -21.35% +27.14%

Project Management
Job Vacancy Trend in the East Midlands

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

Project Management job vacancy trend in the East Midlands

Project Management
Daily Rate Trend in the East Midlands

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the East Midlands citing Project Management.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the East Midlands citing Project Management

Project Management
Daily Rate Histogram in the East Midlands

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Project Management in the East Midlands over the 6 months to 3 January 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Project Management in the East Midlands

Project Management
Hourly Rate Trend in the East Midlands

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the East Midlands citing Project Management.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the East Midlands citing Project Management

Project Management
Contract Job Locations in the East Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Project Management within the East Midlands region over the 6 months to 3 January 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
Northamptonshire -9 26 £390 -4.47% 13
Leicestershire +3 22 £472 +57.17% 9
Nottinghamshire -17 7 £617 +16.42% 14
Derbyshire +2 5 £600 +41.18% 12
Lincolnshire -19 2 - - 6
Project Management
England

Project Management
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the East Midlands 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:

Application Platforms
1 10 (16.13%) Confluence
2 1 (1.61%) SharePoint
Applications
1 11 (17.74%) Microsoft Project
2 2 (3.23%) Microsoft Excel
2 2 (3.23%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 2 (3.23%) Trello
3 1 (1.61%) Adobe Creative Suite
3 1 (1.61%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (1.61%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 3 (4.84%) Salesforce CRM
2 2 (3.23%) Oracle General Ledger
2 2 (3.23%) Oracle Payables
2 2 (3.23%) Oracle Receivables
2 2 (3.23%) PRMS
2 2 (3.23%) Teamcenter
3 1 (1.61%) Oracle ERP
3 1 (1.61%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
3 1 (1.61%) Oracle Subledger Accounting
Cloud Services
1 7 (11.29%) Power Platform
2 3 (4.84%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
3 2 (3.23%) OpenShift
4 1 (1.61%) Google Workspace
4 1 (1.61%) Lucidchart
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (11.29%) Power BI
2 1 (1.61%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 12 (19.35%) JIRA
2 2 (3.23%) Selenium
General
1 28 (45.16%) Finance
2 27 (43.55%) Social Skills
3 13 (20.97%) Manufacturing
4 12 (19.35%) Public Sector
5 10 (16.13%) Analytical Skills
5 10 (16.13%) Fire and Rescue
5 10 (16.13%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 10 (16.13%) Local Government
6 9 (14.52%) Banking
7 6 (9.68%) Corporate Banking
7 6 (9.68%) Retail Banking
8 5 (8.06%) Organisational Skills
9 4 (6.45%) Marketing
10 2 (3.23%) Automotive
10 2 (3.23%) General Ledger
10 2 (3.23%) Legal
10 2 (3.23%) Pharmaceutical
11 1 (1.61%) Aerospace
11 1 (1.61%) Law
11 1 (1.61%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 26 (41.94%) Project Manager
2 10 (16.13%) Project Officer
3 8 (12.90%) Analyst
4 6 (9.68%) IT Manager
4 6 (9.68%) Technical Manager
5 5 (8.06%) IT Analyst
5 5 (8.06%) IT Project Manager
5 5 (8.06%) IT Support
5 5 (8.06%) IT Support Analyst
5 5 (8.06%) Support Analyst
5 5 (8.06%) Technical Project Manager
6 4 (6.45%) Senior
6 4 (6.45%) Senior Manager
7 3 (4.84%) Business Analyst
7 3 (4.84%) Lead
7 3 (4.84%) Programme Manager
7 3 (4.84%) Salesforce Analyst
7 3 (4.84%) Salesforce Business Analyst
7 3 (4.84%) Senior Project Manager
8 2 (3.23%) Banking Project Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 10 (16.13%) EDI
2 2 (3.23%) Middleware
2 2 (3.23%) Oracle Fusion
Miscellaneous
1 19 (30.65%) Management Information System
2 7 (11.29%) Product Ownership
3 6 (9.68%) PMI
4 5 (8.06%) Driving Licence
5 4 (6.45%) Robotics
5 4 (6.45%) SCADA
6 2 (3.23%) AS400
6 2 (3.23%) Life Science
6 2 (3.23%) Mainframe
6 2 (3.23%) Manufacturing Execution System
6 2 (3.23%) Onboarding
6 2 (3.23%) Operational Technology
7 1 (1.61%) Analytical Mindset
7 1 (1.61%) e-Learning
7 1 (1.61%) Learning Management System
7 1 (1.61%) NHS
Operating Systems
1 6 (9.68%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 24 (38.71%) Change Management
2 21 (33.87%) Project Governance
2 21 (33.87%) Stakeholder Management
3 20 (32.26%) Agile
3 20 (32.26%) PRINCE2
4 17 (27.42%) Project Delivery
5 15 (24.19%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 14 (22.58%) Business Analysis
7 13 (20.97%) Continuous Improvement
8 12 (19.35%) Problem-Solving
9 10 (16.13%) Process Improvement
10 9 (14.52%) Scrum
11 8 (12.90%) Cybersecurity
11 8 (12.90%) Kanban
11 8 (12.90%) Regulatory Change
12 7 (11.29%) ITIL
12 7 (11.29%) Resource Allocation
12 7 (11.29%) Scaled Agile Framework
12 7 (11.29%) Service Management
12 7 (11.29%) Waterfall
Programming Languages
1 2 (3.23%) Java
Qualifications
1 17 (27.42%) Degree
2 13 (20.97%) PMI Certification
2 13 (20.97%) PMP
3 6 (9.68%) Master's Degree
3 6 (9.68%) MBA
3 6 (9.68%) SAFe Agilist
4 5 (8.06%) A+ Certification
5 3 (4.84%) BPSS Clearance
5 3 (4.84%) Security Cleared
6 1 (1.61%) BC Cleared
6 1 (1.61%) DV Cleared
6 1 (1.61%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
6 1 (1.61%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (11.29%) QA
2 6 (9.68%) Basel III
3 5 (8.06%) PMO
4 1 (1.61%) Actionable Recommendations
4 1 (1.61%) Data Quality
4 1 (1.61%) GRC
System Software
1 2 (3.23%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 8 (12.90%) Microsoft
2 3 (4.84%) Salesforce
2 3 (4.84%) SAP
3 2 (3.23%) Oracle
3 2 (3.23%) Rockwell
3 2 (3.23%) Siemens
4 1 (1.61%) Adobe
4 1 (1.61%) Planview
4 1 (1.61%) ServiceNow
4 1 (1.61%) Zoho