Telecoms Project Manager Contract Job Trends in England

Project Manager - Telecommunications
UK > England

The median Project Manager - Telecommunications daily rate in England is £438, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 30 October 2025.

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

6 months to
30 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 507 510 573
Rank change year-on-year +3 +63 +122
Contract jobs requiring a Telecoms Project Manager 12 7 12
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.041% 0.022% 0.030%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.045% 0.024% 0.032%
Number of daily rates quoted 10 3 6
10th Percentile - - £413
25th Percentile £413 - £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £438 £450 £475
Median % change year-on-year -2.78% -5.26% +5.56%
75th Percentile £616 - £500
90th Percentile £637 - £594
UK median daily rate £438 £450 £500
% change year-on-year -2.78% -10.00% +11.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 2 0
Median hourly rate - £67.50 -
UK median hourly rate - £67.50 -

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 26,471 29,059 37,508
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.10% 92.99% 93.77%
Number of daily rates quoted 16,990 17,759 26,073
10th Percentile £280 £300 £300
25th Percentile £403 £413 £419
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 1,532 1,117 1,420
10th Percentile £14.00 £15.10 £15.21
25th Percentile £17.50 £21.22 £19.25
Median hourly rate £25.15 £41.50 £45.88
Median % change year-on-year -39.40% -9.55% +55.53%
75th Percentile £50.00 £66.61 £65.00
90th Percentile £69.96 £75.00 £77.50
UK median hourly rate £25.15 £38.14 £45.00
% change year-on-year -34.05% -15.26% +62.28%

Telecoms Project Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Telecoms Project Manager job vacancy trend in England

Telecoms Project Manager
Daily Rate Trend in England

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

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

Telecoms Project Manager
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Telecoms Project Manager in England over the 6 months to 30 October 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Telecoms Project Manager in England

Telecoms Project Manager
Hourly Rate Trend in England

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Telecoms Project Manager job vacancies in England.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Telecoms Project Manager job vacancies in England

Telecoms 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 Telecoms Project Manager within the England region over the 6 months to 30 October 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
South West - 6 £425 -
South East - 4 £620 -
London +10 2 £775 +72.22% 1
Telecoms Project Manager
UK

Telecoms Project Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 30 October 2025, Telecoms 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 Telecoms Project Manager in the job title.

1 8 (66.67%) Project Management
2 4 (33.33%) Agile
2 4 (33.33%) Impact Assessments
2 4 (33.33%) Requirements Analysis
2 4 (33.33%) Stakeholder Management
2 4 (33.33%) Waterfall
2 4 (33.33%) Work Breakdown Structure
3 3 (25.00%) 5G
3 3 (25.00%) Broadband
3 3 (25.00%) PMI Certification
3 3 (25.00%) PMP
3 3 (25.00%) PRINCE2
3 3 (25.00%) Product Planning
3 3 (25.00%) Project Delivery
3 3 (25.00%) Roadmaps
3 3 (25.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 3 (25.00%) Validation
4 2 (16.67%) Amdocs
4 2 (16.67%) Amdocs OSS
4 2 (16.67%) Ciena
4 2 (16.67%) CRM
4 2 (16.67%) Ericsson
4 2 (16.67%) Fault Management
4 2 (16.67%) NetCracker
4 2 (16.67%) Network Management
4 2 (16.67%) Nokia
4 2 (16.67%) Problem-Solving
4 2 (16.67%) Risk Management
4 2 (16.67%) Scrum
4 2 (16.67%) Security Cleared

Telecoms 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:

Communications & Networking
1 3 (25.00%) 5G
1 3 (25.00%) Broadband
2 1 (8.33%) SDH
2 1 (8.33%) VoIP
2 1 (8.33%) Wireless
General
1 12 (100.00%) Telecoms
2 5 (41.67%) Social Skills
3 4 (33.33%) Analytical Skills
4 2 (16.67%) Billing
4 2 (16.67%) Legal
5 1 (8.33%) Law
Miscellaneous
1 2 (16.67%) Cloud Native
1 2 (16.67%) Virtual Team
2 1 (8.33%) SCADA
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (66.67%) Project Management
2 4 (33.33%) Agile
2 4 (33.33%) Impact Assessments
2 4 (33.33%) Requirements Analysis
2 4 (33.33%) Stakeholder Management
2 4 (33.33%) Waterfall
2 4 (33.33%) Work Breakdown Structure
3 3 (25.00%) PRINCE2
3 3 (25.00%) Product Planning
3 3 (25.00%) Project Delivery
3 3 (25.00%) Roadmaps
3 3 (25.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 3 (25.00%) Validation
4 2 (16.67%) CRM
4 2 (16.67%) Fault Management
4 2 (16.67%) Network Management
4 2 (16.67%) Problem-Solving
4 2 (16.67%) Risk Management
4 2 (16.67%) Scrum
4 2 (16.67%) Virtual Team Management
Qualifications
1 3 (25.00%) PMI Certification
1 3 (25.00%) PMP
2 2 (16.67%) Security Cleared
3 1 (8.33%) DV Cleared
3 1 (8.33%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (8.33%) PMO
1 1 (8.33%) QA
Systems Management
1 2 (16.67%) Amdocs OSS
Vendors
1 2 (16.67%) Amdocs
1 2 (16.67%) Ciena
1 2 (16.67%) Ericsson
1 2 (16.67%) NetCracker
1 2 (16.67%) Nokia
2 1 (8.33%) Cisco
2 1 (8.33%) Microsoft