Software Development Project Manager Contract Job Trends in the East Midlands

Project Manager - Software Development
England > East Midlands

The median Project Manager - Software Development daily rate in the East Midlands is £425, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 15 December 2025.

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

6 months to
15 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 74 56 -
Rank change year-on-year -18 - -
Contract jobs requiring a Software Development Project Manager 1 2 0
As % of all contract jobs in the East Midlands 0.12% 0.33% -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.13% 0.36% -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 2 0
10th Percentile - £335 -
25th Percentile £413 £359 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £425 £409 -
Median % change year-on-year +3.98% - -
75th Percentile £438 £449 -
90th Percentile - £468 -
England median daily rate £425 £475 £516
% change year-on-year -10.53% -7.95% -17.44%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
East Midlands

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the East Midlands. 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 the East Midlands with a recognized job title 799 557 693
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.16% 91.91% 94.54%
Number of daily rates quoted 497 334 487
10th Percentile £171 £236 £200
25th Percentile £350 £325 £332
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £423 £425 £450
Median % change year-on-year -0.59% -5.56% -2.17%
75th Percentile £525 £525 £572
90th Percentile £625 £621 £690
England median daily rate £510 £525 £533
% change year-on-year -2.86% -1.50% -3.09%
Number of hourly rates quoted 81 27 49
10th Percentile £16.17 £15.10 £12.93
25th Percentile £16.35 £17.00 £16.25
Median hourly rate £19.64 £22.50 £20.00
Median % change year-on-year -12.71% +12.50% +16.79%
75th Percentile £25.15 £24.90 £25.18
90th Percentile £25.62 £55.00 £57.80
England median hourly rate £26.40 £36.08 £45.00
% change year-on-year -26.83% -19.82% +38.46%

Software Development Project Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in the East Midlands

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Software Development Project Manager' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the East Midlands.

Software Development Project Manager job vacancy trend in the East Midlands

Software Development Project Manager
Daily Rate Trend in the East Midlands

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Software Development Project Manager job vacancies in the East Midlands.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Software Development Project Manager job vacancies in the East Midlands

Software Development Project Manager
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 Software Development Project Manager within the East Midlands region over the 6 months to 15 December 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
Leicestershire -12 1 £425 -11.46% 1
Software Development Project Manager
England