Project Manager Contract Job Trends in Ipswich

Project Manager
Suffolk > Ipswich

The median Project Manager daily rate in Ipswich is £400, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 25 April 2026.

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

6 months to
25 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 15 10 10
Rank change year-on-year -5 0 +11
Contract jobs requiring a Project Manager 3 3 2
As % of all contract jobs in Ipswich 3.23% 7.69% 5.00%
As % of the Job Titles category 3.45% 8.57% 5.13%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 2
10th Percentile - - £514
25th Percentile - - £516
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £400 - £538
Median % change year-on-year - - -6.52%
75th Percentile - - £566
90th Percentile - - £571
Suffolk median daily rate £625 £650 £525
% change year-on-year -3.85% +23.81% +5.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 3 0
Median hourly rate - £70.00 -
Suffolk median hourly rate - £70.00 -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Ipswich

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Ipswich. 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 Ipswich with a recognized job title 87 35 39
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.55% 89.74% 97.50%
Number of daily rates quoted 60 24 24
10th Percentile £303 £170 £105
25th Percentile £479 £178 £180
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £225 £463
Median % change year-on-year +144.44% -51.35% -29.92%
75th Percentile £691 £450 £488
90th Percentile £750 £576 £568
Suffolk median daily rate £525 £225 £450
% change year-on-year +133.33% -50.00% -25.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 4 5
10th Percentile £18.24 £33.45 -
25th Percentile £19.00 £56.95 £11.25
Median hourly rate £21.00 £70.00 £11.50
Median % change year-on-year -70.00% +508.70% -30.30%
75th Percentile £23.00 - £17.00
90th Percentile - - £32.15
Suffolk median hourly rate £21.00 £70.00 £11.50
% change year-on-year -70.00% +508.70% -32.35%

Project Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Ipswich

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

Project Manager job vacancy trend in Ipswich

Project Manager
Daily Rate Trend in Ipswich

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Project Manager job vacancies in Ipswich

Project Manager
Hourly Rate Trend in Ipswich

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

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Project Manager job vacancies in Ipswich

Project Manager Skill Set
Top 21 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Ipswich

For the 6 months to 25 April 2026, 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 Ipswich region featuring Project Manager in the job title.

1 2 (66.67%) Microsoft
1 2 (66.67%) Stakeholder Management
2 1 (33.33%) BPR
2 1 (33.33%) Business Intelligence
2 1 (33.33%) Business Process Mapping
2 1 (33.33%) CRM
2 1 (33.33%) Data Analysis
2 1 (33.33%) Dynamics AX
2 1 (33.33%) ERP
2 1 (33.33%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (33.33%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (33.33%) Migration
2 1 (33.33%) Performance Management
2 1 (33.33%) Process Improvement
2 1 (33.33%) Project Delivery
2 1 (33.33%) Project Governance
2 1 (33.33%) Project Management
2 1 (33.33%) Risk Management
2 1 (33.33%) SharePoint
2 1 (33.33%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 1 (33.33%) Web Services

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

Application Platforms
1 1 (33.33%) SharePoint
Applications
1 1 (33.33%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 1 (33.33%) Dynamics AX
Cloud Services
1 1 (33.33%) Microsoft 365
General
1 1 (33.33%) Manufacturing
1 1 (33.33%) Organisational Skills
1 1 (33.33%) Public Sector
1 1 (33.33%) Social Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (33.33%) Web Services
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (66.67%) Stakeholder Management
2 1 (33.33%) BPR
2 1 (33.33%) Business Intelligence
2 1 (33.33%) Business Process Mapping
2 1 (33.33%) CRM
2 1 (33.33%) Data Analysis
2 1 (33.33%) ERP
2 1 (33.33%) Migration
2 1 (33.33%) Performance Management
2 1 (33.33%) Process Improvement
2 1 (33.33%) Project Delivery
2 1 (33.33%) Project Governance
2 1 (33.33%) Project Management
2 1 (33.33%) Risk Management
2 1 (33.33%) Stakeholder Engagement
Vendors
1 2 (66.67%) Microsoft