Business Project Manager Contracts in England

Business Project Manager
UK > England

The median Business Project Manager daily rate in England is £508 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 3 May 2024.

The first table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
3 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 486 611 681
Rank change year-on-year +125 +70 -110
Contract jobs requiring a Business Project Manager 51 51 96
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 0.14% 0.10% 0.13%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.15% 0.11% 0.14%
Number of daily rates quoted 34 40 69
10th Percentile £412 £470 £405
25th Percentile £456 £511 £438
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £508 £575 £562
Median % change year-on-year -11.74% +2.40% +21.41%
75th Percentile £600 £633 £650
90th Percentile £723 £776 £708
UK median daily rate £508 £550 £550
% change year-on-year -7.73% - +22.22%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 3 0
10th Percentile £56.40 £54.80 -
25th Percentile £58.50 £57.22 -
Median hourly rate £62.00 £62.50 -
Median % change year-on-year -0.80% - -
75th Percentile - £63.75 -
90th Percentile - - -
UK median hourly rate £62.00 £62.50 -
% change year-on-year -0.80% - -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
England

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies advertised 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 34,367 47,420 67,920
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.72% 94.64% 95.50%
Number of daily rates quoted 22,815 33,680 48,307
10th Percentile £280 £313 £313
25th Percentile £413 £425 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £525
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +4.76% +9.38%
75th Percentile £640 £663 £638
90th Percentile £750 £760 £738
UK median daily rate £525 £540 £525
% change year-on-year -2.78% +2.86% +10.53%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,442 1,403 1,897
10th Percentile £13.00 £14.36 £12.50
25th Percentile £16.30 £20.00 £15.25
Median hourly rate £36.50 £44.53 £22.50
Median % change year-on-year -18.03% +97.91% +2.27%
75th Percentile £61.30 £65.00 £48.75
90th Percentile £72.50 £77.00 £62.50
UK median hourly rate £36.50 £45.00 £23.50
% change year-on-year -18.89% +91.49% +4.44%

Business Project Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings that featured Business Project Manager in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for Business Project Manager in England

Business Project Manager
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Business Project Manager in England.

Daily rate trend for Business Project Manager in England

Business Project Manager
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Business Project Manager in England over the 6 months to 3 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Business Project Manager in England

Business Project Manager
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Business Project Manager in England.

Hourly rate trend for Business Project Manager in England

Business 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 Business Project Manager within the England region over the 6 months to 3 May 2024. 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
London +92 35 £523 -12.92% 2
Midlands - 7 £463 -
West Midlands - 7 £463 -
South East +14 5 £501 -3.52% 4
South West - 2 £431 -
North of England +28 1 - - 2
Business Project Manager
UK

Business Project Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 3 May 2024, Business Project Manager contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the England region featuring Business Project Manager in the job title.

1 27 (52.94%) Finance
2 19 (37.25%) Project Management
3 16 (31.37%) Change Management
4 14 (27.45%) Social Skills
5 10 (19.61%) Stakeholder Management
6 9 (17.65%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 9 (17.65%) Business Transformation
7 8 (15.69%) Asset Management
8 7 (13.73%) Legal
9 6 (11.76%) Risk Management
9 6 (11.76%) Microsoft
9 6 (11.76%) Business Analysis
10 5 (9.80%) Target Operating Model
10 5 (9.80%) Stakeholder and Relationship Management
10 5 (9.80%) Retail
10 5 (9.80%) Project Delivery
10 5 (9.80%) Business Case
11 4 (7.84%) Requirements Gathering
11 4 (7.84%) Decision-Making
11 4 (7.84%) TOGAF
11 4 (7.84%) Manufacturing
11 4 (7.84%) Six Sigma
11 4 (7.84%) Technical Architecture
11 4 (7.84%) Lean Six Sigma
12 3 (5.88%) Data Mapping
12 3 (5.88%) Azure
12 3 (5.88%) Life Science
12 3 (5.88%) Microsoft PowerPoint
12 3 (5.88%) Marketing
12 3 (5.88%) DevOps

Business Project Manager Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Applications
1 3 (5.88%) Microsoft Excel
1 3 (5.88%) Microsoft Office
1 3 (5.88%) Microsoft PowerPoint
1 3 (5.88%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 1 (1.96%) ION MarketView
1 1 (1.96%) SAP Business ByDesign
Cloud Services
1 3 (5.88%) Azure
1 3 (5.88%) Microsoft 365
1 3 (5.88%) Smartsheet
1 3 (5.88%) SuccessFactors
2 1 (1.96%) Dynamics 365
2 1 (1.96%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 2 (3.92%) FIX Connectivity
Development Applications
1 1 (1.96%) JIRA
General
1 27 (52.94%) Finance
2 14 (27.45%) Social Skills
3 7 (13.73%) Legal
4 5 (9.80%) Retail
5 4 (7.84%) Manufacturing
6 3 (5.88%) Front Office
6 3 (5.88%) Marketing
7 1 (1.96%) Advertising
7 1 (1.96%) Analytical Skills
7 1 (1.96%) Banking
7 1 (1.96%) Documentation Skills
7 1 (1.96%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 1 (1.96%) Influencing Skills
7 1 (1.96%) Investment Banking
7 1 (1.96%) Presentation Skills
7 1 (1.96%) Telecoms
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (3.92%) FIX Protocol
1 2 (3.92%) Smart Contracts
Miscellaneous
1 3 (5.88%) Life Science
2 2 (3.92%) Derivative
2 2 (3.92%) Fixed Income
2 2 (3.92%) Onboarding
2 2 (3.92%) Renewable Energy
3 1 (1.96%) Data Centre
3 1 (1.96%) Equities
3 1 (1.96%) Management Information System
3 1 (1.96%) NHS
Processes & Methodologies
1 19 (37.25%) Project Management
2 16 (31.37%) Change Management
3 10 (19.61%) Stakeholder Management
4 9 (17.65%) Business Transformation
4 9 (17.65%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 8 (15.69%) Asset Management
6 6 (11.76%) Business Analysis
6 6 (11.76%) Risk Management
7 5 (9.80%) Business Case
7 5 (9.80%) Project Delivery
7 5 (9.80%) Stakeholder and Relationship Management
7 5 (9.80%) Target Operating Model
8 4 (7.84%) Decision-Making
8 4 (7.84%) Lean Six Sigma
8 4 (7.84%) Requirements Gathering
8 4 (7.84%) Six Sigma
8 4 (7.84%) Technical Architecture
8 4 (7.84%) TOGAF
9 3 (5.88%) BPR
9 3 (5.88%) PRINCE2
Qualifications
1 1 (1.96%) Degree
1 1 (1.96%) PMI Certification
1 1 (1.96%) PMP
1 1 (1.96%) SC Cleared
1 1 (1.96%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (1.96%) PMO
Vendors
1 6 (11.76%) Microsoft
2 3 (5.88%) Workday
3 1 (1.96%) Bloomberg
3 1 (1.96%) Charles River
3 1 (1.96%) DocuSign
3 1 (1.96%) ION Trading
3 1 (1.96%) MarketAxess
3 1 (1.96%) Sage
3 1 (1.96%) SAP
3 1 (1.96%) Tradeweb