Project Manager Contract Job Trends in Lancaster

Project Manager
Lancashire > Lancaster

The median Project Manager daily rate in Lancaster is £650, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 14 January 2026.

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

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 3 - 4
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Project Manager 1 0 1
As % of all contract jobs in Lancaster 14.29% - 10.00%
As % of the Job Titles category 14.29% - 10.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £625 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £650 - £500
75th Percentile £675 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Lancashire median daily rate £650 £563 £425
% change year-on-year +15.56% +32.35% +21.43%

All Contract IT Job Roles
Lancaster

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Lancaster. 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 Lancaster with a recognized job title 7 3 10
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 7 3 8
10th Percentile £100 £260 £170
25th Percentile £135 £350 £235
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £400 £500 £538
Median % change year-on-year -20.00% -6.98% -
75th Percentile £681 £556 £788
90th Percentile £693 £590 £930
Lancashire median daily rate £550 £525 £550
% change year-on-year +4.76% -4.55% +6.80%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 1
Median hourly rate - - £46.18
Lancashire median hourly rate £45.46 £37.00 £46.18
% change year-on-year +22.86% -19.88% +13.81%

Project Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Lancaster

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 Lancaster.

Project Manager job vacancy trend in Lancaster

Project Manager
Daily Rate Trend in Lancaster

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

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

Project Manager
Hourly Rate Trend in Lancaster

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

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

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

For the 6 months to 14 January 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 Lancaster region featuring Project Manager in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Change Control
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) DV Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Information Assurance
1 1 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 1 (100.00%) NIST
1 1 (100.00%) PRINCE2
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared

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

Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Change Control
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Information Assurance
1 1 (100.00%) PRINCE2
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) DV Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 1 (100.00%) NIST