Payments Project Manager Contract Job Trends in England

Project Manager - Payments
UK > England

The median Project Manager - Payments daily rate in England is £600, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 8 November 2025.

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

6 months to
8 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 532 509 561
Rank change year-on-year -23 +52 +165
Contract jobs requiring a Payments Project Manager 8 12 16
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.027% 0.039% 0.040%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.029% 0.041% 0.043%
Number of daily rates quoted 7 8 7
10th Percentile £394 £357 £528
25th Percentile £490 £456 £600
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 £563 £700
Median % change year-on-year +6.67% -19.64% +25.84%
75th Percentile £638 £619 £750
90th Percentile £695 £679 -
UK median daily rate £600 £563 £700
% change year-on-year +6.67% -19.64% +25.84%

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 27,142 28,971 37,444
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.18% 93.00% 93.73%
Number of daily rates quoted 17,434 17,700 25,988
10th Percentile £281 £300 £299
25th Percentile £404 £413 £415
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £510 £525 £538
Median % change year-on-year -2.86% -2.33% -2.27%
75th Percentile £625 £638 £650
90th Percentile £725 £750 £750
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,605 1,092 1,424
10th Percentile £14.07 £15.10 £15.25
25th Percentile £17.79 £21.05 £19.25
Median hourly rate £25.15 £40.00 £45.21
Median % change year-on-year -37.13% -11.52% +50.70%
75th Percentile £51.65 £66.15 £65.00
90th Percentile £70.00 £75.00 £77.50
UK median hourly rate £25.15 £36.50 £44.50
% change year-on-year -31.10% -17.98% +53.98%

Payments Project Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Payments Project Manager job vacancy trend in England

Payments Project Manager
Daily Rate Trend in England

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

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

Payments Project Manager
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Payments Project Manager in England over the 6 months to 8 November 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Payments Project Manager in England

Payments 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 Payments Project Manager within the England region over the 6 months to 8 November 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
London +4 5 £600 +4.35% 2
North West -17 1 £430 +7.50%
North of England -31 1 £430 +7.50%
South West - 1 £600 -
Payments Project Manager
UK

Payments Project Manager Skill Set
Top 29 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 8 November 2025, Payments 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 Payments Project Manager in the job title.

1 4 (50.00%) Project Management
2 3 (37.50%) JIRA
2 3 (37.50%) Project Delivery
3 2 (25.00%) Agile
3 2 (25.00%) Decision-Making
3 2 (25.00%) Migration
3 2 (25.00%) Stakeholder Management
4 1 (12.50%) Anti-Money Laundering
4 1 (12.50%) Apple
4 1 (12.50%) Apple Pay
4 1 (12.50%) Business Analysis
4 1 (12.50%) Business Case
4 1 (12.50%) Confluence
4 1 (12.50%) Contract Negotiation
4 1 (12.50%) Customer Experience
4 1 (12.50%) Degree
4 1 (12.50%) Google
4 1 (12.50%) Google Pay
4 1 (12.50%) KYC
4 1 (12.50%) Matrix Organization
4 1 (12.50%) Problem-Solving
4 1 (12.50%) Programme Management
4 1 (12.50%) PSD2
4 1 (12.50%) SEPA
4 1 (12.50%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 1 (12.50%) Straight-Through Processing
4 1 (12.50%) TARGET2
4 1 (12.50%) Waterfall
4 1 (12.50%) Workshop Facilitation

Payments 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (12.50%) Confluence
Cloud Services
1 1 (12.50%) Apple Pay
1 1 (12.50%) Google Pay
Development Applications
1 3 (37.50%) JIRA
General
1 6 (75.00%) Finance
2 4 (50.00%) Banking
2 4 (50.00%) Social Skills
3 2 (25.00%) Retail
4 1 (12.50%) Analytical Skills
4 1 (12.50%) Retail Banking
4 1 (12.50%) Spanish Language
Miscellaneous
1 2 (25.00%) SWIFT Messaging Network
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (50.00%) Project Management
2 3 (37.50%) Project Delivery
3 2 (25.00%) Agile
3 2 (25.00%) Decision-Making
3 2 (25.00%) Migration
3 2 (25.00%) Stakeholder Management
4 1 (12.50%) Anti-Money Laundering
4 1 (12.50%) Business Analysis
4 1 (12.50%) Business Case
4 1 (12.50%) Contract Negotiation
4 1 (12.50%) Customer Experience
4 1 (12.50%) KYC
4 1 (12.50%) Matrix Organization
4 1 (12.50%) Problem-Solving
4 1 (12.50%) Programme Management
4 1 (12.50%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 1 (12.50%) Straight-Through Processing
4 1 (12.50%) Waterfall
4 1 (12.50%) Workshop Facilitation
Qualifications
1 1 (12.50%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (12.50%) PSD2
1 1 (12.50%) SEPA
1 1 (12.50%) TARGET2
Vendors
1 1 (12.50%) Apple
1 1 (12.50%) Google