Application Development Project Manager Contract Job Trends in England

Project Manager - Applications Development
UK > England

The median Project Manager - Applications Development daily rate in England is £525, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 4 October 2025.

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

6 months to
4 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 521 529 591
Rank change year-on-year +8 +62 +185
Contract jobs requiring an Application Development Project Manager 1 3 1
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.004% 0.009% 0.002%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.004% 0.010% 0.003%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 2 1
10th Percentile - £568 -
25th Percentile £513 £584 £563
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £620 £575
Median % change year-on-year -15.32% +7.83% -4.17%
75th Percentile £538 £659 £588
90th Percentile - £676 -
UK median daily rate £525 £565 £575
% change year-on-year -7.08% -1.74% -4.17%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
England

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in England. 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 England with a recognized job title 25,573 30,154 39,349
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.08% 93.03% 94.13%
Number of daily rates quoted 16,469 18,497 27,490
10th Percentile £280 £300 £300
25th Percentile £402 £413 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 £525 £548
Median % change year-on-year -2.38% -4.11% -0.45%
75th Percentile £625 £638 £650
90th Percentile £725 £750 £750
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £530
% change year-on-year -4.76% -0.94% -3.64%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,417 1,346 1,399
10th Percentile £13.80 £15.00 £15.25
25th Percentile £17.33 £21.37 £19.09
Median hourly rate £25.15 £43.90 £45.88
Median % change year-on-year -42.71% -4.32% +74.00%
75th Percentile £52.50 £67.50 £65.00
90th Percentile £70.00 £75.00 £78.00
UK median hourly rate £25.15 £42.91 £44.50
% change year-on-year -41.39% -3.57% +71.15%

Application Development Project Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Application Development Project Manager job vacancy trend in England

Application Development Project Manager
Daily Rate Trend in England

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Application Development Project Manager job vacancies in England.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Application Development Project Manager job vacancies in England

Application Development Project Manager
Hourly Rate Trend in England

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Application Development Project Manager job vacancies in England.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Application Development Project Manager job vacancies in England

Application Development Project Manager
Contract Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Application Development Project Manager within the England region over the 6 months to 4 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
Yorkshire - 1 £525 - 1
North of England - 1 £525 - 1
Application Development Project Manager
UK

Application Development Project Manager Skill Set
Top 14 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 4 October 2025, Application Development 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 England region featuring Application Development Project Manager in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) PRINCE2
1 1 (100.00%) PMP
1 1 (100.00%) PMI Certification
1 1 (100.00%) Project Management
1 1 (100.00%) Service Management
1 1 (100.00%) Service Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Management
1 1 (100.00%) Migration
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) DevOps
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Software Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) Strategic Thinking
1 1 (100.00%) Contract Negotiation

Application Development Project Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England 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
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Contract Negotiation
1 1 (100.00%) DevOps
1 1 (100.00%) Migration
1 1 (100.00%) PRINCE2
1 1 (100.00%) Project Management
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Management
1 1 (100.00%) Service Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) Service Management
1 1 (100.00%) Software Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) Strategic Thinking
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) PMI Certification
1 1 (100.00%) PMP