Public Sector Project Manager Contracts in England

Project Manager - Public Sector
UK > England

The median Project Manager - Public Sector daily rate in England is £538, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 18 July 2025.

The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 Jul 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 501 551 638
Rank change year-on-year +50 +87 +150
Contract jobs requiring a Public Sector Project Manager 3 6 1
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 0.011% 0.017% 0.002%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.012% 0.018% 0.002%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 6 1
10th Percentile £506 £450 -
25th Percentile £516 £456 £431
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £538 £500 £438
Median % change year-on-year +7.50% +14.29% -11.62%
75th Percentile £566 £534 £444
90th Percentile £579 £538 -
UK median daily rate £538 £500 £438
% change year-on-year +7.50% +14.29% -9.79%

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 25,013 33,557 44,673
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.84% 92.97% 94.61%
Number of daily rates quoted 16,276 22,044 31,607
10th Percentile £290 £300 £312
25th Percentile £404 £413 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 £525 £550
Median % change year-on-year -2.38% -4.55% +1.85%
75th Percentile £628 £638 £656
90th Percentile £738 £750 £752
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £538
% change year-on-year -4.76% -2.33% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,236 2,309 1,397
10th Percentile £13.75 £13.25 £14.93
25th Percentile £17.87 £18.00 £19.49
Median hourly rate £27.59 £40.33 £43.00
Median % change year-on-year -31.59% -6.22% +70.01%
75th Percentile £57.31 £65.00 £65.00
90th Percentile £75.00 £75.00 £78.00
UK median hourly rate £25.28 £40.00 £42.50
% change year-on-year -36.81% -5.88% +65.50%

Public Sector Project Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Job vacancy trend for Public Sector Project Manager in England

Public Sector Project Manager
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England

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

Daily rate trend for Public Sector Project Manager in England

Public Sector Project Manager
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England

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

Hourly rate trend for Public Sector Project Manager in England

Public Sector 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 Public Sector Project Manager within the England region over the 6 months to 18 July 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 +25 1 £500 -2.44% 2
West Midlands +5 1 - -
Midlands -1 1 - -
South East - 1 £575 - 1
Public Sector Project Manager
UK

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

For the 6 months to 18 July 2025, Public Sector 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 Public Sector Project Manager in the job title.

1 3 (100.00%) Public Sector
2 2 (66.67%) PMP
2 2 (66.67%) Project Management
2 2 (66.67%) Stakeholder Management
2 2 (66.67%) Local Government
2 2 (66.67%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 1 (33.33%) Continuous Improvement
3 1 (33.33%) Project Governance
3 1 (33.33%) Change Control
3 1 (33.33%) Microsoft Intune
3 1 (33.33%) Master's Degree
3 1 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
3 1 (33.33%) Contract Negotiation
3 1 (33.33%) Civica
3 1 (33.33%) Strategic Planning
3 1 (33.33%) Software Testing
3 1 (33.33%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (33.33%) Business Development
3 1 (33.33%) Degree
3 1 (33.33%) QA
3 1 (33.33%) PCI DSS
3 1 (33.33%) Microsoft Project
3 1 (33.33%) ITIL
3 1 (33.33%) PRINCE2
3 1 (33.33%) Windows
3 1 (33.33%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (33.33%) ERP
3 1 (33.33%) Microsoft
3 1 (33.33%) Change Management
3 1 (33.33%) Risk Management

Public Sector 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 1 (33.33%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (33.33%) Microsoft PowerPoint
1 1 (33.33%) Microsoft Project
General
1 3 (100.00%) Public Sector
2 2 (66.67%) Local Government
3 1 (33.33%) Documentation Skills
3 1 (33.33%) Finance
3 1 (33.33%) Manufacturing
3 1 (33.33%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (33.33%) Smartcard
Operating Systems
1 1 (33.33%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (66.67%) Project Management
1 2 (66.67%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 2 (66.67%) Stakeholder Management
2 1 (33.33%) Business Development
2 1 (33.33%) Change Control
2 1 (33.33%) Change Management
2 1 (33.33%) Continuous Improvement
2 1 (33.33%) Contract Negotiation
2 1 (33.33%) Customer Service
2 1 (33.33%) ERP
2 1 (33.33%) ITIL
2 1 (33.33%) Migration
2 1 (33.33%) PRINCE2
2 1 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (33.33%) Project Delivery
2 1 (33.33%) Project Governance
2 1 (33.33%) Risk Management
2 1 (33.33%) Software Testing
2 1 (33.33%) Strategic Planning
Qualifications
1 2 (66.67%) PMP
2 1 (33.33%) Degree
2 1 (33.33%) Master's Degree
2 1 (33.33%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (33.33%) PCI DSS
1 1 (33.33%) QA
Systems Management
1 1 (33.33%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 1 (33.33%) Civica
1 1 (33.33%) Microsoft