Lead Project Manager Contract Job Trends in Hertfordshire

Lead Project Manager
East of England > Hertfordshire

The median Lead Project Manager daily rate in Hertfordshire is £625, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 11 February 2026.

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

6 months to
11 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 61 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Lead Project Manager 2 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Hertfordshire 0.28% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.31% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £613 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £625 - -
75th Percentile £638 - -
90th Percentile - - -
East of England median daily rate £625 - £438

All Contract IT Job Roles
Hertfordshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Hertfordshire. 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 Hertfordshire with a recognized job title 650 355 683
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.04% 94.41% 91.80%
Number of daily rates quoted 233 169 334
10th Percentile £273 £263 £275
25th Percentile £406 £388 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £500 £458
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% +9.29% -8.50%
75th Percentile £638 £600 £636
90th Percentile £748 £675 £750
East of England median daily rate £475 £483 £475
% change year-on-year -1.55% +1.58% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 276 77 189
10th Percentile £17.69 £27.86 £34.60
25th Percentile £18.50 £47.50 £42.25
Median hourly rate £50.00 £66.00 £65.00
Median % change year-on-year -24.24% +1.54% -
75th Percentile £68.00 £75.25 £70.00
90th Percentile £70.00 £86.00 £90.00
East of England median hourly rate £23.27 £54.00 £39.55
% change year-on-year -56.92% +36.54% +79.77%

Lead Project Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Hertfordshire

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

Lead Project Manager job vacancy trend in Hertfordshire

Lead Project Manager
Daily Rate Trend in Hertfordshire

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Lead Project Manager job vacancies in Hertfordshire.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Lead Project Manager job vacancies in Hertfordshire

Lead Project Manager
Hourly Rate Trend in Hertfordshire

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Lead Project Manager job vacancies in Hertfordshire.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Lead Project Manager job vacancies in Hertfordshire

Lead Project Manager Skill Set
Top 9 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Hertfordshire

For the 6 months to 11 February 2026, Lead 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 Hertfordshire region featuring Lead Project Manager in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Project Delivery
1 2 (100.00%) Salesforce
2 1 (50.00%) Agile
2 1 (50.00%) Budget Management
2 1 (50.00%) Degree
2 1 (50.00%) Escalation Management
2 1 (50.00%) IT Governance
2 1 (50.00%) Oracle
2 1 (50.00%) Scrum

Lead Project Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Hertfordshire 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:

General
1 1 (50.00%) Finance
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Project Delivery
2 1 (50.00%) Agile
2 1 (50.00%) Budget Management
2 1 (50.00%) Escalation Management
2 1 (50.00%) IT Governance
2 1 (50.00%) Scrum
Qualifications
1 1 (50.00%) Degree
Vendors
1 2 (100.00%) Salesforce
2 1 (50.00%) Oracle