Project Manager Contracts in England

Project Manager
UK > England

The median Project Manager daily rate in England is £525 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 27 April 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
27 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 26 27 24
Rank change year-on-year +1 -3 +18
Contract jobs requiring a Project Manager 2,197 3,487 5,462
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 5.94% 6.90% 7.68%
As % of the Job Titles category 6.41% 7.29% 8.04%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,585 2,563 4,063
10th Percentile £355 £395 £375
25th Percentile £450 £453 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £533 £513
Median % change year-on-year -1.50% +4.00% +7.89%
75th Percentile £625 £625 £600
90th Percentile £700 £713 £675
UK median daily rate £525 £525 £500
% change year-on-year - +5.00% +5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 115 77 50
10th Percentile £18.99 £27.65 £20.80
25th Percentile £27.09 £40.00 £31.25
Median hourly rate £35.96 £64.50 £47.25
Median % change year-on-year -44.25% +36.51% +68.06%
75th Percentile £51.50 £65.75 £62.97
90th Percentile £63.80 £75.00 £72.90
UK median hourly rate £36.33 £65.00 £51.00
% change year-on-year -44.10% +27.45% +72.88%

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 34,271 47,824 67,952
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.72% 94.61% 95.54%
Number of daily rates quoted 22,751 33,955 48,268
10th Percentile £275 £312 £313
25th Percentile £412 £425 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £525
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +4.76% +10.53%
75th Percentile £640 £663 £638
90th Percentile £750 £763 £738
UK median daily rate £525 £540 £525
% change year-on-year -2.78% +2.86% +10.53%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,410 1,422 1,902
10th Percentile £12.92 £14.30 £12.50
25th Percentile £16.30 £20.00 £15.25
Median hourly rate £35.65 £45.00 £22.50
Median % change year-on-year -20.78% +100.00% +0.22%
75th Percentile £60.00 £65.71 £48.70
90th Percentile £72.54 £77.00 £62.24
UK median hourly rate £35.83 £45.00 £23.00
% change year-on-year -20.38% +95.65% -

Project Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Job vacancy trend for Project Manager in England

Project Manager
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England

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

Daily rate trend for Project Manager in England

Project Manager
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Project Manager in England over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Project Manager in England

Project Manager
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England

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

Hourly rate trend for Project Manager in England

Project Manager
Hourly Rate Histogram in England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Project Manager in England over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Project Manager in England

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 Project Manager within the England region over the 6 months to 27 April 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 +4 1,107 £550 -4.35% 261
South East -8 312 £525 +2.94% 210
North of England -10 251 £500 - 194
Midlands -1 184 £513 +8.05% 123
South West 0 177 £500 -3.85% 98
North West -9 148 £500 - 107
West Midlands -2 134 £525 +10.53% 75
East of England -18 90 £450 -13.25% 87
Yorkshire -17 87 £475 -13.64% 71
East Midlands -1 47 £469 +4.17% 46
North East +15 10 £525 +31.25% 21
Project Manager
UK

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

For the 6 months to 27 April 2024, 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 Project Manager in the job title.

1 1,036 (47.16%) Project Management
2 706 (32.13%) Finance
3 595 (27.08%) Social Skills
4 564 (25.67%) Agile
5 500 (22.76%) Stakeholder Management
6 402 (18.30%) Project Delivery
7 317 (14.43%) PRINCE2
8 279 (12.70%) Migration
9 243 (11.06%) Change Management
10 234 (10.65%) Security Cleared
11 200 (9.10%) Public Sector
12 192 (8.74%) Risk Management
13 185 (8.42%) Problem-Solving
14 179 (8.15%) Microsoft
15 164 (7.46%) Degree
16 160 (7.28%) SC Cleared
17 156 (7.10%) SAP
18 151 (6.87%) Budget Management
19 149 (6.78%) Waterfall
20 137 (6.24%) Banking
20 137 (6.24%) Decision-Making
21 136 (6.19%) Scrum
22 134 (6.10%) Programme Management
23 129 (5.87%) Business Case
24 125 (5.69%) Analytical Skills
25 123 (5.60%) Azure
26 121 (5.51%) ERP
27 116 (5.28%) Project Planning
28 110 (5.01%) PMP
29 107 (4.87%) PMI Certification

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:

Application Platforms
1 57 (2.59%) SharePoint
2 29 (1.32%) Confluence
3 21 (0.96%) Microsoft Exchange
4 18 (0.82%) CMS
5 10 (0.46%) Adobe Experience Manager
6 5 (0.23%) Drupal
6 5 (0.23%) SharePoint 2013
7 3 (0.14%) Documentum
7 3 (0.14%) SAS
8 1 (0.046%) Anypoint
8 1 (0.046%) Appian
8 1 (0.046%) Cloud Foundry
8 1 (0.046%) ColdFusion
8 1 (0.046%) Joomla!
8 1 (0.046%) Moodle
8 1 (0.046%) MS Project Server
8 1 (0.046%) PowerExchange
8 1 (0.046%) Red Hat Fuse
8 1 (0.046%) Umbraco
8 1 (0.046%) WordPress
Applications
1 73 (3.32%) Microsoft Office
2 69 (3.14%) Microsoft Project
3 41 (1.87%) Microsoft Excel
4 40 (1.82%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 12 (0.55%) MS Visio
6 10 (0.46%) Spreadsheet
7 3 (0.14%) AutoCAD
8 2 (0.091%) Maya
9 1 (0.046%) Trello
Business Applications
1 44 (2.00%) SAP S/4HANA
2 15 (0.68%) Dynamics CRM
3 8 (0.36%) Sage 200
3 8 (0.36%) Sage 50
3 8 (0.36%) SAP Hybris
4 7 (0.32%) Loan IQ
5 6 (0.27%) Aladdin
6 5 (0.23%) Magento
7 4 (0.18%) Dynamics AX
7 4 (0.18%) NetSuite
7 4 (0.18%) Oracle EBS
7 4 (0.18%) Oracle ERP
7 4 (0.18%) SAP ERP
7 4 (0.18%) SAP SD
8 3 (0.14%) Maximo
8 3 (0.14%) Oracle EBS R12
8 3 (0.14%) Oracle Financials
8 3 (0.14%) SAP CRM
9 2 (0.091%) SAP Business ByDesign
9 2 (0.091%) SAP EWM
Cloud Services
1 123 (5.60%) Azure
2 52 (2.37%) Microsoft 365
3 49 (2.23%) SaaS
4 40 (1.82%) Dynamics 365
5 37 (1.68%) Power Platform
6 23 (1.05%) AWS
7 21 (0.96%) WhatsApp
8 19 (0.86%) Azure DevOps
9 15 (0.68%) Smartsheet
10 13 (0.59%) SuccessFactors
11 9 (0.41%) OneDrive
11 9 (0.41%) SAP Commerce Cloud
12 7 (0.32%) PowerApps
13 6 (0.27%) Asana
13 6 (0.27%) Entra ID
13 6 (0.27%) GCP
14 5 (0.23%) Akamai
14 5 (0.23%) Azure Synapse Analytics
14 5 (0.23%) Cloudflare
15 4 (0.18%) Azure Sentinel
Communications & Networking
1 35 (1.59%) Wi-Fi
2 27 (1.23%) Structured Cabling
3 26 (1.18%) Network Security
4 19 (0.86%) WAN
5 18 (0.82%) LAN
6 12 (0.55%) 5G
7 9 (0.41%) Firewall
7 9 (0.41%) VPN
7 9 (0.41%) Wireless
8 8 (0.36%) Internet
9 6 (0.27%) VoIP
10 5 (0.23%) 4G
10 5 (0.23%) MPLS
10 5 (0.23%) SD-WAN
11 4 (0.18%) Intranet
11 4 (0.18%) Unified Communications
12 3 (0.14%) Broadband
12 3 (0.14%) SNA
13 2 (0.091%) BGP
13 2 (0.091%) CTI
Database & Business Intelligence
1 34 (1.55%) Data Warehouse
2 32 (1.46%) Power BI
3 16 (0.73%) Data Lake
3 16 (0.73%) Electronic Patient Records
4 8 (0.36%) SQL Server
5 6 (0.27%) SAP HANA
5 6 (0.27%) Tableau
6 4 (0.18%) Oracle Reports
6 4 (0.18%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 3 (0.14%) Big Data
7 3 (0.14%) GIS
7 3 (0.14%) Metadata
7 3 (0.14%) SQL Server Analysis Services
8 2 (0.091%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
8 2 (0.091%) BusinessObjects
8 2 (0.091%) Data Mining
8 2 (0.091%) Geospatial Data
8 2 (0.091%) Mixpanel
8 2 (0.091%) SAP BW
9 1 (0.046%) MySQL
Development Applications
1 102 (4.64%) JIRA
2 3 (0.14%) Team Foundation Server
3 1 (0.046%) Git
3 1 (0.046%) Jenkins
3 1 (0.046%) LSMW
3 1 (0.046%) Oracle APEX
3 1 (0.046%) Oracle Forms
3 1 (0.046%) Sonatype Nexus
General
1 706 (32.13%) Finance
2 595 (27.08%) Social Skills
3 200 (9.10%) Public Sector
4 137 (6.24%) Banking
5 125 (5.69%) Analytical Skills
6 105 (4.78%) Manufacturing
7 104 (4.73%) Retail
8 84 (3.82%) Marketing
9 82 (3.73%) Telecoms
10 81 (3.69%) Legal
11 73 (3.32%) Influencing Skills
12 64 (2.91%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 64 (2.91%) Presentation Skills
13 63 (2.87%) Local Government
14 60 (2.73%) Organisational Skills
15 40 (1.82%) Electronics
15 40 (1.82%) Pharmaceutical
16 32 (1.46%) Financial Institution
17 31 (1.41%) Front Office
18 29 (1.32%) Investment Banking
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (0.36%) FIX Protocol
2 7 (0.32%) ADO
2 7 (0.32%) SailPoint
3 5 (0.23%) .NET
4 4 (0.18%) Oracle Fusion
5 3 (0.14%) Middleware
6 2 (0.091%) EDI
6 2 (0.091%) OpenID
6 2 (0.091%) SAML
6 2 (0.091%) SAP PI
6 2 (0.091%) Smart Contracts
6 2 (0.091%) Web Services
7 1 (0.046%) Express.js
7 1 (0.046%) MERN Stack
7 1 (0.046%) Node.js
7 1 (0.046%) React
7 1 (0.046%) Yocto
Miscellaneous
1 64 (2.91%) Management Information System
2 57 (2.59%) Data Centre
3 49 (2.23%) Onboarding
4 43 (1.96%) NHS
5 38 (1.73%) Data Protection Act
6 31 (1.41%) PMI
7 26 (1.18%) Product Ownership
8 24 (1.09%) FMCG
9 23 (1.05%) Self-Motivation
10 21 (0.96%) Legacy Systems
11 19 (0.86%) Virtual Team
12 18 (0.82%) Derivative
13 15 (0.68%) Greenfield Project
13 15 (0.68%) Mobile App
14 14 (0.64%) Analytical Mindset
14 14 (0.64%) SWIFT Messaging Network
15 13 (0.59%) Life Science
16 11 (0.50%) Equities
16 11 (0.50%) LIMS
17 10 (0.46%) Fixed Income
Operating Systems
1 40 (1.82%) Windows
2 14 (0.64%) Windows 10
3 7 (0.32%) Linux
4 4 (0.18%) Unix
4 4 (0.18%) Windows Server
5 2 (0.091%) AIX
5 2 (0.091%) Android
5 2 (0.091%) Apple iOS
6 1 (0.046%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 1 (0.046%) Windows 7
6 1 (0.046%) Windows Server 2012
6 1 (0.046%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 1,036 (47.16%) Project Management
2 564 (25.67%) Agile
3 500 (22.76%) Stakeholder Management
4 402 (18.30%) Project Delivery
5 317 (14.43%) PRINCE2
6 279 (12.70%) Migration
7 243 (11.06%) Change Management
8 192 (8.74%) Risk Management
9 185 (8.42%) Problem-Solving
10 151 (6.87%) Budget Management
11 149 (6.78%) Waterfall
12 137 (6.24%) Decision-Making
13 136 (6.19%) Scrum
14 134 (6.10%) Programme Management
15 129 (5.87%) Business Case
16 121 (5.51%) ERP
17 116 (5.28%) Project Planning
18 106 (4.82%) Project Governance
19 103 (4.69%) Stakeholder Engagement
20 97 (4.42%) Cybersecurity
Programming Languages
1 31 (1.41%) SQL
2 11 (0.50%) Python
3 7 (0.32%) PL/SQL
4 6 (0.27%) Java
5 3 (0.14%) PowerShell
5 3 (0.14%) R
6 2 (0.091%) C#
6 2 (0.091%) VBA
7 1 (0.046%) Apex Code
7 1 (0.046%) C
7 1 (0.046%) Data Analysis Expressions
7 1 (0.046%) PHP
Qualifications
1 234 (10.65%) Security Cleared
2 164 (7.46%) Degree
3 160 (7.28%) SC Cleared
4 110 (5.01%) PMP
5 107 (4.87%) PMI Certification
6 73 (3.32%) DV Cleared
7 66 (3.00%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
8 41 (1.87%) PRINCE2 Certification
9 29 (1.32%) CISM
10 28 (1.27%) CISSP
11 19 (0.86%) BPSS Clearance
12 16 (0.73%) APMP
12 16 (0.73%) CISA
13 14 (0.64%) Master's Degree
14 13 (0.59%) Computer Science Degree
15 12 (0.55%) HNC
16 9 (0.41%) DBS Check
17 6 (0.27%) Cisco Certification
17 6 (0.27%) HND
18 5 (0.23%) ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 97 (4.42%) PMO
2 58 (2.64%) QA
3 18 (0.82%) Accessibility
4 16 (0.73%) NIST
5 14 (0.64%) Data Quality
5 14 (0.64%) SLA
6 11 (0.50%) GDPR
7 10 (0.46%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 9 (0.41%) HL7
8 9 (0.41%) NIST 800
9 6 (0.27%) PCI DSS
10 5 (0.23%) ISO 20022
10 5 (0.23%) ISO 9001
10 5 (0.23%) MiFID
10 5 (0.23%) NEBOSH
11 4 (0.18%) Basel III
11 4 (0.18%) Government Security Classifications
11 4 (0.18%) GxP
11 4 (0.18%) IFRS
11 4 (0.18%) PMBOK
System Software
1 17 (0.77%) Active Directory
2 4 (0.18%) Virtual Desktop
2 4 (0.18%) Virtual Machines
3 2 (0.091%) IAG
4 1 (0.046%) Firmware
4 1 (0.046%) PowerHA
4 1 (0.046%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 6 (0.27%) Single Sign-On
2 3 (0.14%) Microsoft Intune
2 3 (0.14%) TrustSec
3 2 (0.091%) Amdocs OSS
3 2 (0.091%) Matomo
3 2 (0.091%) SCCM
3 2 (0.091%) Terraform
4 1 (0.046%) Ansible
4 1 (0.046%) Argo
4 1 (0.046%) CASB
4 1 (0.046%) Rundeck
4 1 (0.046%) WSUS
Vendors
1 179 (8.15%) Microsoft
2 156 (7.10%) SAP
3 33 (1.50%) Oracle
4 32 (1.46%) Salesforce
5 31 (1.41%) ServiceNow
6 25 (1.14%) Sage
7 23 (1.05%) Cisco
8 12 (0.55%) Ariba
8 12 (0.55%) Atlassian
9 11 (0.50%) BT
9 11 (0.50%) Workday
10 10 (0.46%) Adobe
11 9 (0.41%) Splunk
12 8 (0.36%) Databricks
12 8 (0.36%) Google
12 8 (0.36%) Progress
13 7 (0.32%) Avaloq
13 7 (0.32%) CyberArk
14 6 (0.27%) F5
14 6 (0.27%) MuleSoft