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 23 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
23 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 26 27 24
Rank change year-on-year +1 -3 +17
Contract jobs requiring a Project Manager 2,202 3,522 5,470
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 5.92% 6.91% 7.65%
As % of the Job Titles category 6.38% 7.31% 8.01%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,590 2,579 4,068
10th Percentile £356 £398 £375
25th Percentile £450 £450 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £530 £513
Median % change year-on-year -0.94% +3.41% +7.89%
75th Percentile £626 £625 £600
90th Percentile £700 £713 £675
UK median daily rate £525 £525 £500
% change year-on-year - +5.00% +5.77%
Number of hourly rates quoted 116 79 51
10th Percentile £19.16 £27.83 £20.91
25th Percentile £27.17 £43.75 £31.25
Median hourly rate £35.96 £65.00 £49.53
Median % change year-on-year -44.68% +31.23% +73.76%
75th Percentile £52.38 £65.75 £66.25
90th Percentile £63.50 £75.00 £72.50
UK median hourly rate £36.34 £65.00 £51.25
% change year-on-year -44.10% +26.83% +78.38%

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 34,508 48,174 68,262
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.70% 94.56% 95.52%
Number of daily rates quoted 22,974 34,135 48,471
10th Percentile £275 £313 £313
25th Percentile £411 £425 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £525
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +4.76% +10.53%
75th Percentile £643 £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 2,404 1,457 1,922
10th Percentile £12.92 £14.33 £12.50
25th Percentile £16.30 £20.00 £15.25
Median hourly rate £35.00 £45.00 £22.50
Median % change year-on-year -22.22% +100.00% +0.36%
75th Percentile £60.00 £65.75 £48.49
90th Percentile £72.50 £77.00 £62.15
UK median hourly rate £35.50 £45.00 £23.00
% change year-on-year -21.11% +95.65% +0.94%

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 23 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 23 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 23 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 1,121 £563 -2.17% 260
South East -7 310 £525 +2.94% 214
North of England -10 249 £500 - 181
Midlands +1 184 £513 +7.89% 132
South West -6 174 £500 -3.85% 94
North West -11 146 £500 - 98
West Midlands -2 134 £525 +7.69% 75
East of England -15 88 £475 -7.32% 86
Yorkshire -17 87 £488 -11.32% 66
East Midlands -4 47 £469 +4.17% 55
North East +17 10 £525 +31.25% 22
Project Manager
UK

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

For the 6 months to 23 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 1,043 (47.37%) Project Management
2 718 (32.61%) Finance
3 603 (27.38%) Social Skills
4 573 (26.02%) Agile
5 501 (22.75%) Stakeholder Management
6 411 (18.66%) Project Delivery
7 311 (14.12%) PRINCE2
8 275 (12.49%) Migration
9 240 (10.90%) Change Management
10 229 (10.40%) Security Cleared
11 197 (8.95%) Public Sector
12 193 (8.76%) Risk Management
13 184 (8.36%) Problem-Solving
14 181 (8.22%) Microsoft
15 159 (7.22%) Degree
16 158 (7.18%) SC Cleared
17 156 (7.08%) SAP
18 153 (6.95%) Budget Management
19 151 (6.86%) Waterfall
20 138 (6.27%) Programme Management
20 138 (6.27%) Scrum
21 137 (6.22%) Banking
22 136 (6.18%) Decision-Making
23 129 (5.86%) Business Case
24 126 (5.72%) Analytical Skills
25 123 (5.59%) Azure
26 119 (5.40%) ERP
27 115 (5.22%) Project Planning
28 109 (4.95%) Retail
29 107 (4.86%) PMP

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 (0.95%) Microsoft Exchange
4 18 (0.82%) CMS
5 10 (0.45%) 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 2 (0.091%) MS Project Server
9 1 (0.045%) Anypoint
9 1 (0.045%) Appian
9 1 (0.045%) Cloud Foundry
9 1 (0.045%) ColdFusion
9 1 (0.045%) Joomla!
9 1 (0.045%) Moodle
9 1 (0.045%) PowerExchange
9 1 (0.045%) Red Hat Fuse
9 1 (0.045%) Umbraco
9 1 (0.045%) WordPress
Applications
1 72 (3.27%) Microsoft Office
2 70 (3.18%) Microsoft Project
3 41 (1.86%) Microsoft Excel
4 40 (1.82%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 12 (0.54%) MS Visio
6 10 (0.45%) Spreadsheet
7 3 (0.14%) AutoCAD
8 2 (0.091%) Maya
9 1 (0.045%) Trello
Business Applications
1 44 (2.00%) SAP S/4HANA
2 15 (0.68%) Dynamics CRM
3 9 (0.41%) SAP Hybris
4 8 (0.36%) Sage 200
4 8 (0.36%) Sage 50
5 7 (0.32%) Loan IQ
6 6 (0.27%) Aladdin
6 6 (0.27%) 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%) Salesforce CRM
9 2 (0.091%) SAP EWM
Cloud Services
1 123 (5.59%) Azure
2 52 (2.36%) Microsoft 365
3 48 (2.18%) SaaS
4 41 (1.86%) Dynamics 365
5 37 (1.68%) Power Platform
6 23 (1.04%) AWS
7 21 (0.95%) WhatsApp
8 19 (0.86%) Azure DevOps
9 15 (0.68%) Smartsheet
10 13 (0.59%) SuccessFactors
11 10 (0.45%) SAP Commerce Cloud
12 9 (0.41%) Asana
12 9 (0.41%) OneDrive
13 7 (0.32%) PowerApps
14 6 (0.27%) Entra ID
14 6 (0.27%) GCP
15 5 (0.23%) Akamai
15 5 (0.23%) Azure Synapse Analytics
15 5 (0.23%) Cloudflare
16 4 (0.18%) Azure Sentinel
Communications & Networking
1 35 (1.59%) Wi-Fi
2 28 (1.27%) Structured Cabling
3 26 (1.18%) Network Security
4 18 (0.82%) WAN
5 17 (0.77%) LAN
6 12 (0.54%) 5G
7 9 (0.41%) Wireless
8 8 (0.36%) Firewall
8 8 (0.36%) Internet
8 8 (0.36%) VoIP
8 8 (0.36%) VPN
9 5 (0.23%) 4G
9 5 (0.23%) MPLS
9 5 (0.23%) SD-WAN
10 4 (0.18%) Intranet
10 4 (0.18%) Unified Communications
11 3 (0.14%) Broadband
11 3 (0.14%) SNA
12 2 (0.091%) GSM
12 2 (0.091%) PSTN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 34 (1.54%) Data Warehouse
2 32 (1.45%) 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 (0.045%) MySQL
Development Applications
1 102 (4.63%) JIRA
2 4 (0.18%) Team Foundation Server
3 2 (0.091%) Sonatype Nexus
4 1 (0.045%) Eclipse
4 1 (0.045%) Git
4 1 (0.045%) Jenkins
4 1 (0.045%) LSMW
4 1 (0.045%) Oracle APEX
4 1 (0.045%) Oracle Forms
4 1 (0.045%) SonarQube
General
1 718 (32.61%) Finance
2 603 (27.38%) Social Skills
3 197 (8.95%) Public Sector
4 137 (6.22%) Banking
5 126 (5.72%) Analytical Skills
6 109 (4.95%) Retail
7 105 (4.77%) Manufacturing
8 87 (3.95%) Marketing
9 82 (3.72%) Telecoms
10 80 (3.63%) Legal
11 74 (3.36%) Influencing Skills
12 65 (2.95%) Presentation Skills
13 63 (2.86%) Inclusion and Diversity
14 61 (2.77%) Local Government
15 59 (2.68%) Organisational Skills
16 41 (1.86%) Electronics
17 40 (1.82%) Pharmaceutical
18 33 (1.50%) Financial Institution
19 32 (1.45%) Front Office
20 30 (1.36%) Investment Banking
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (0.36%) FIX Protocol
2 7 (0.32%) ADO
2 7 (0.32%) SailPoint
3 6 (0.27%) .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 (0.045%) Express.js
7 1 (0.045%) MERN Stack
7 1 (0.045%) Node.js
7 1 (0.045%) React
7 1 (0.045%) Yocto
Miscellaneous
1 64 (2.91%) Management Information System
2 56 (2.54%) Data Centre
3 49 (2.23%) Onboarding
4 44 (2.00%) NHS
5 38 (1.73%) Data Protection Act
6 32 (1.45%) PMI
7 28 (1.27%) Product Ownership
8 24 (1.09%) FMCG
9 23 (1.04%) Self-Motivation
10 21 (0.95%) Legacy Systems
11 20 (0.91%) Virtual Team
12 18 (0.82%) Derivative
13 16 (0.73%) Mobile App
14 15 (0.68%) Greenfield Project
15 14 (0.64%) Analytical Mindset
15 14 (0.64%) SWIFT Messaging Network
16 13 (0.59%) Life Science
17 11 (0.50%) Equities
17 11 (0.50%) LIMS
18 10 (0.45%) Fixed Income
Operating Systems
1 40 (1.82%) Windows
2 14 (0.64%) Windows 10
3 6 (0.27%) 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 (0.045%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 1 (0.045%) Windows 7
6 1 (0.045%) Windows Server 2012
6 1 (0.045%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 1,043 (47.37%) Project Management
2 573 (26.02%) Agile
3 501 (22.75%) Stakeholder Management
4 411 (18.66%) Project Delivery
5 311 (14.12%) PRINCE2
6 275 (12.49%) Migration
7 240 (10.90%) Change Management
8 193 (8.76%) Risk Management
9 184 (8.36%) Problem-Solving
10 153 (6.95%) Budget Management
11 151 (6.86%) Waterfall
12 138 (6.27%) Programme Management
12 138 (6.27%) Scrum
13 136 (6.18%) Decision-Making
14 129 (5.86%) Business Case
15 119 (5.40%) ERP
16 115 (5.22%) Project Planning
17 107 (4.86%) Project Governance
18 104 (4.72%) Stakeholder Engagement
19 100 (4.54%) 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 (0.045%) Apex Code
7 1 (0.045%) C
7 1 (0.045%) Data Analysis Expressions
7 1 (0.045%) PHP
Qualifications
1 229 (10.40%) Security Cleared
2 159 (7.22%) Degree
3 158 (7.18%) SC Cleared
4 107 (4.86%) PMP
5 105 (4.77%) PMI Certification
6 73 (3.32%) DV Cleared
7 65 (2.95%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
8 40 (1.82%) PRINCE2 Certification
9 30 (1.36%) CISM
10 29 (1.32%) CISSP
11 19 (0.86%) BPSS Clearance
12 17 (0.77%) CISA
13 16 (0.73%) APMP
14 14 (0.64%) Master's Degree
15 12 (0.54%) HNC
16 11 (0.50%) Computer Science Degree
17 9 (0.41%) DBS Check
18 7 (0.32%) Cisco Certification
19 6 (0.27%) HND
20 5 (0.23%) ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 98 (4.45%) PMO
2 58 (2.63%) QA
3 18 (0.82%) Accessibility
4 17 (0.77%) NIST
5 14 (0.64%) Data Quality
5 14 (0.64%) SLA
6 11 (0.50%) GDPR
7 10 (0.45%) 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%) EMIR
11 4 (0.18%) Government Security Classifications
11 4 (0.18%) GxP
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 (0.045%) Firmware
4 1 (0.045%) PowerHA
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 (0.045%) Ansible
4 1 (0.045%) Argo
4 1 (0.045%) CASB
4 1 (0.045%) Rundeck
4 1 (0.045%) WSUS
Vendors
1 181 (8.22%) Microsoft
2 156 (7.08%) SAP
3 33 (1.50%) Oracle
4 32 (1.45%) Salesforce
5 29 (1.32%) ServiceNow
6 25 (1.14%) Sage
7 24 (1.09%) Cisco
8 12 (0.54%) Ariba
8 12 (0.54%) Atlassian
9 11 (0.50%) BT
9 11 (0.50%) Workday
10 10 (0.45%) Adobe
11 9 (0.41%) Splunk
12 8 (0.36%) Databricks
12 8 (0.36%) Progress
13 7 (0.32%) Avaloq
13 7 (0.32%) Citrix
13 7 (0.32%) CyberArk
13 7 (0.32%) Google
14 6 (0.27%) F5