NHS Project Manager Contract Job Trends in Essex

Project Manager - NHS
East of England > Essex

The median Project Manager - NHS daily rate in Essex is £203, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 10 June 2026.

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

6 months to
10 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 32 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring an NHS Project Manager 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Essex 0.40% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.43% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £201 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £203 - -
75th Percentile £204 - -
90th Percentile - - -
East of England median daily rate £203 - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Essex

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Essex. 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 Essex with a recognized job title 235 88 214
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.25% 94.62% 94.27%
Number of daily rates quoted 102 39 105
10th Percentile £300 £187 £250
25th Percentile £340 £313 £338
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £375 £450
Median % change year-on-year +20.00% -16.67% -10.00%
75th Percentile £505 £455 £556
90th Percentile £588 £488 £600
East of England median daily rate £500 £490 £450
% change year-on-year +2.04% +8.89% -5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 64 19 57
10th Percentile £15.99 £13.25 £12.86
25th Percentile £17.11 £14.05 £16.65
Median hourly rate £20.60 £30.00 £55.00
Median % change year-on-year -31.33% -45.45% +24.77%
75th Percentile £48.75 £46.60 £80.00
90th Percentile £70.70 £136.00 -
East of England median hourly rate £34.91 £42.50 £43.00
% change year-on-year -17.87% -1.16% +2.87%

NHS Project Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Essex

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

NHS Project Manager job vacancy trend in Essex

NHS Project Manager
Daily Rate Trend in Essex

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for NHS Project Manager job vacancies in Essex.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for NHS Project Manager job vacancies in Essex

NHS Project Manager
Hourly Rate Trend in Essex

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for NHS Project Manager job vacancies in Essex.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for NHS Project Manager job vacancies in Essex

NHS Project Manager Skill Set
Top 5 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Essex

For the 6 months to 10 June 2026, NHS 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 Essex region featuring NHS Project Manager in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Budget Management
1 1 (100.00%) Project Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) Project Planning
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 1 (100.00%) Supplier Management

NHS Project Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Essex 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:

Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) NHS
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Budget Management
1 1 (100.00%) Project Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) Project Planning
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 1 (100.00%) Supplier Management