Project Management Contract Job Trends in Leeds

Project Management
West Yorkshire > Leeds

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Leeds requiring Project Management skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 29 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
29 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 68 31 20
Rank change year-on-year -37 -11 +9
Contract jobs citing Project Management 21 34 47
As % of all contract jobs in Leeds 2.04% 6.06% 6.34%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.37% 6.63% 7.54%
Number of daily rates quoted 10 23 23
10th Percentile £202 £372 £463
25th Percentile £297 £463 £500
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £448 £500 £550
Median % change year-on-year -10.50% -9.09% +6.38%
75th Percentile £594 £559 £600
90th Percentile £796 £625 £718
West Yorkshire median daily rate £500 £525 £550
% change year-on-year -4.76% -4.55% +6.38%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 1
Median hourly rate - - £70.00
West Yorkshire median hourly rate - £27.50 £51.25
% change year-on-year - -46.34% +70.69%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Leeds

Project Management falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Leeds.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 886 513 623
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Leeds 85.94% 91.44% 84.08%
Number of daily rates quoted 528 334 405
10th Percentile £363 £308 £300
25th Percentile £419 £387 £419
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £477 £500
Median % change year-on-year +4.93% -4.70% -7.41%
75th Percentile £588 £550 £575
90th Percentile £663 £609 £650
West Yorkshire median daily rate £489 £490 £500
% change year-on-year -0.26% -2.00% -4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 18 4 26
10th Percentile £18.28 £25.15 -
25th Percentile £20.10 £25.38 £12.15
Median hourly rate £35.00 £29.56 £12.30
Median % change year-on-year +18.42% +140.28% -35.26%
75th Percentile £43.96 £50.48 £18.92
90th Percentile - £79.33 £33.75
West Yorkshire median hourly rate £24.00 £22.14 £12.90
% change year-on-year +8.40% +71.63% -30.27%

Project Management
Job Vacancy Trend in Leeds

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Project Management relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Leeds.

Project Management job vacancy trend in Leeds

Project Management
Daily Rate Trend in Leeds

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Leeds citing Project Management.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Leeds citing Project Management

Project Management
Daily Rate Histogram in Leeds

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Project Management in Leeds over the 6 months to 29 July 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Project Management in Leeds

Project Management
Hourly Rate Trend in Leeds

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Leeds citing Project Management.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Leeds citing Project Management

Project Management
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Leeds 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 (4.76%) SharePoint
Applications
1 3 (14.29%) Microsoft Excel
1 3 (14.29%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (9.52%) Spreadsheet
3 1 (4.76%) Microsoft Project
Cloud Services
1 4 (19.05%) SaaS
2 3 (14.29%) AWS
2 3 (14.29%) Azure
2 3 (14.29%) IaaS
2 3 (14.29%) PaaS
2 3 (14.29%) Serverless
3 1 (4.76%) Dynamics 365
3 1 (4.76%) Microsoft 365
3 1 (4.76%) Power Platform
3 1 (4.76%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 4 (19.05%) Intranet
2 3 (14.29%) IPsec
2 3 (14.29%) Kerberos
2 3 (14.29%) SSL
3 1 (4.76%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (4.76%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 1 (4.76%) JIRA
General
1 7 (33.33%) Public Sector
1 7 (33.33%) Social Skills
2 6 (28.57%) Finance
3 3 (14.29%) Analytical Skills
4 1 (4.76%) Legal
4 1 (4.76%) Military
4 1 (4.76%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 7 (33.33%) Project Manager
2 3 (14.29%) Architect
2 3 (14.29%) Digital Project Manager
2 3 (14.29%) Innovation Manager
2 3 (14.29%) Product Manager
2 3 (14.29%) Senior
2 3 (14.29%) Senior Architect
2 3 (14.29%) Senior Technical Architect
2 3 (14.29%) Technical Architect
3 1 (4.76%) Agile Delivery Lead
3 1 (4.76%) Contracts Manager
3 1 (4.76%) Customer Experience Manager
3 1 (4.76%) Help Desk Engineer
3 1 (4.76%) Help Desk Support
3 1 (4.76%) Help Desk Support Engineer
3 1 (4.76%) Lead
3 1 (4.76%) PMO Analyst
3 1 (4.76%) Programme Director
3 1 (4.76%) SC Cleared Project Manager
3 1 (4.76%) Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (14.29%) OAuth
1 3 (14.29%) OAuth2
1 3 (14.29%) OpenID
1 3 (14.29%) SAML
1 3 (14.29%) Web Services
1 3 (14.29%) XACML
Miscellaneous
1 3 (14.29%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
2 2 (9.52%) Life Science
2 2 (9.52%) NHS
3 1 (4.76%) Data Protection Act
3 1 (4.76%) Management Information System
3 1 (4.76%) Onboarding
3 1 (4.76%) Operational Technology
3 1 (4.76%) PMI
Operating Systems
1 1 (4.76%) Mac OS X
1 1 (4.76%) Windows
1 1 (4.76%) Windows 10
1 1 (4.76%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (38.10%) Agile
2 7 (33.33%) Stakeholder Management
3 6 (28.57%) Problem-Solving
4 5 (23.81%) Roadmaps
4 5 (23.81%) SFIA
5 4 (19.05%) Business Case
5 4 (19.05%) Cybersecurity
5 4 (19.05%) Digital Transformation Programme
5 4 (19.05%) Prototyping
5 4 (19.05%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 3 (14.29%) Architectural Patterns
6 3 (14.29%) CI/CD
6 3 (14.29%) Collaborative Working
6 3 (14.29%) Decision-Making
6 3 (14.29%) Design Patterns
6 3 (14.29%) Innovation Management
6 3 (14.29%) Project Delivery
6 3 (14.29%) Security Architecture
6 3 (14.29%) Value Proposition
6 3 (14.29%) Workshop Facilitation
Programming Languages
1 3 (14.29%) SQL
Qualifications
1 5 (23.81%) BPSS Clearance
2 3 (14.29%) Degree
3 2 (9.52%) SC Cleared
3 2 (9.52%) Security Cleared
4 1 (4.76%) DV Cleared
4 1 (4.76%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (9.52%) PMO
System Software
1 3 (14.29%) RACF
2 1 (4.76%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 3 (14.29%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 6 (28.57%) Microsoft
2 1 (4.76%) CheckPoint