Project Management Contract Job Trends in East Sussex

Project Management
South East > East Sussex

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in East Sussex requiring Project Management skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 18 October 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 17 16 17
Rank change year-on-year -1 +1 +5
Contract jobs citing Project Management 1 5 2
As % of all contract jobs in East Sussex 0.94% 6.49% 2.13%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.08% 7.35% 2.20%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 3 2
10th Percentile - £168 £393
25th Percentile £523 £220 £396
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £315 £408
Median % change year-on-year +74.60% -22.79% -32.00%
75th Percentile £578 £355 £426
90th Percentile - £375 £433
South East median daily rate £511 £510 £500
% change year-on-year +0.25% +2.00% -4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 1 0
Median hourly rate - £52.50 -
South East median hourly rate £25.83 £36.17 £60.00
% change year-on-year -28.59% -39.73% +71.33%

All Process and Methodology Skills
East Sussex

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 East Sussex.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 93 68 91
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in East Sussex 87.74% 88.31% 96.81%
Number of daily rates quoted 37 39 47
10th Percentile £159 £300 £371
25th Percentile £293 £363 £406
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £425 £550
Median % change year-on-year +5.88% -22.73% -
75th Percentile £588 £588 £745
90th Percentile £690 £645 -
South East median daily rate £500 £510 £525
% change year-on-year -1.96% -2.86% +2.44%
Number of hourly rates quoted 13 1 7
10th Percentile - - £13.09
25th Percentile £12.60 £51.25 £13.16
Median hourly rate £15.50 £52.50 £18.00
Median % change year-on-year -70.48% +191.67% +44.23%
75th Percentile £17.75 £53.75 £29.09
90th Percentile £28.50 - £40.85
South East median hourly rate £20.71 £58.43 £53.50
% change year-on-year -64.56% +9.22% +51.95%

Project Management
Job Vacancy Trend in East Sussex

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

Project Management job vacancy trend in East Sussex

Project Management
Daily Rate Trend in East Sussex

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

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

Project Management
Hourly Rate Trend in East Sussex

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

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

Project Management
Contract Job Locations in East Sussex

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 Sussex region over the 6 months to 18 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
Brighton +2 1 £550 +59.42% 11
Project Management
South East

Project Management
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in East Sussex 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 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Public Sector
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Business Change Specialist
1 1 (100.00%) Lead
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Change Management
1 1 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Workshop Facilitation