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 26 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
26 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 71 36 26
Rank change year-on-year -35 -10 -4
Contract jobs citing Project Management 17 31 43
As % of all contract jobs in Leeds 1.61% 5.23% 5.80%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.88% 5.84% 6.89%
Number of daily rates quoted 9 19 24
10th Percentile £368 £366 £463
25th Percentile £420 £500 £500
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £525 £535
Median % change year-on-year +4.76% -1.87% +3.48%
75th Percentile £588 £572 £596
90th Percentile £655 £638 £714
West Yorkshire median daily rate £500 £525 £535
% change year-on-year -4.76% -1.87% +4.34%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 1
Median hourly rate - - £70.00
West Yorkshire median hourly rate - - £51.25
% change year-on-year - - +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 905 531 624
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Leeds 85.54% 89.54% 84.21%
Number of daily rates quoted 533 350 408
10th Percentile £381 £305 £350
25th Percentile £420 £400 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £490 £500
Median % change year-on-year +2.09% -2.05% -9.09%
75th Percentile £588 £556 £575
90th Percentile £644 £639 £657
West Yorkshire median daily rate £490 £492 £500
% change year-on-year -0.41% -1.60% -6.98%
Number of hourly rates quoted 20 4 25
10th Percentile £19.50 £25.15 -
25th Percentile £31.58 £25.38 £12.15
Median hourly rate £39.48 £29.56 £13.87
Median % change year-on-year +33.58% +113.09% -27.00%
75th Percentile £43.96 £50.48 £28.75
90th Percentile - £79.33 £38.75
West Yorkshire median hourly rate £24.50 £23.57 £15.00
% change year-on-year +3.95% +57.13% -15.82%

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 26 August 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 2 (11.76%) Confluence
2 1 (5.88%) CMS
2 1 (5.88%) Drupal
2 1 (5.88%) SharePoint
Applications
1 6 (35.29%) Microsoft Office
2 3 (17.65%) Microsoft Excel
2 3 (17.65%) Microsoft Project
Cloud Services
1 1 (5.88%) Canva
1 1 (5.88%) Dynamics 365
1 1 (5.88%) Google Analytics
1 1 (5.88%) Google Workspace
1 1 (5.88%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (5.88%) Power Platform
1 1 (5.88%) SaaS
1 1 (5.88%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 4 (23.53%) Intranet
2 2 (11.76%) Internet
2 2 (11.76%) VPN
3 1 (5.88%) Firewall
3 1 (5.88%) Network Security
3 1 (5.88%) WAN
3 1 (5.88%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (5.88%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 2 (11.76%) JIRA
General
1 7 (41.18%) Finance
2 5 (29.41%) Public Sector
2 5 (29.41%) Social Skills
3 3 (17.65%) Analytical Skills
4 2 (11.76%) Organisational Skills
4 2 (11.76%) Retail
5 1 (5.88%) Legal
5 1 (5.88%) Marketing
5 1 (5.88%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 9 (52.94%) Project Manager
2 3 (17.65%) Digital Project Manager
2 3 (17.65%) Innovation Manager
2 3 (17.65%) Product Manager
3 1 (5.88%) Content Manager
3 1 (5.88%) Contracts Manager
3 1 (5.88%) Customer Experience Manager
3 1 (5.88%) Help Desk Engineer
3 1 (5.88%) Help Desk Support
3 1 (5.88%) Help Desk Support Engineer
3 1 (5.88%) Network Manager
3 1 (5.88%) Network Project Manager
3 1 (5.88%) Network Security Manager
3 1 (5.88%) Programme Director
3 1 (5.88%) SC Cleared Project Manager
3 1 (5.88%) Security Manager
3 1 (5.88%) Security Project Manager
3 1 (5.88%) Support Engineer
Miscellaneous
1 1 (5.88%) Blog
1 1 (5.88%) Data Centre
1 1 (5.88%) Management Information System
1 1 (5.88%) Onboarding
1 1 (5.88%) Operational Technology
1 1 (5.88%) Photography
1 1 (5.88%) PMI
1 1 (5.88%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 1 (5.88%) Mac OS X
1 1 (5.88%) Windows
1 1 (5.88%) Windows 10
1 1 (5.88%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (35.29%) Agile
1 6 (35.29%) Business Case
1 6 (35.29%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 6 (35.29%) Stakeholder Management
2 5 (29.41%) Problem-Solving
2 5 (29.41%) SFIA
3 4 (23.53%) Digital Transformation Programme
3 4 (23.53%) Project Delivery
4 3 (17.65%) Data Analysis
4 3 (17.65%) Innovation Management
4 3 (17.65%) Market Research
4 3 (17.65%) Product Management
4 3 (17.65%) Prototyping
4 3 (17.65%) Validation
4 3 (17.65%) Value Proposition
4 3 (17.65%) Workshop Facilitation
5 2 (11.76%) Migration
5 2 (11.76%) PRINCE
5 2 (11.76%) Project Planning
5 2 (11.76%) Service Management
Qualifications
1 5 (29.41%) BPSS Clearance
2 2 (11.76%) SC Cleared
2 2 (11.76%) Security Cleared
3 1 (5.88%) Degree
3 1 (5.88%) DV Cleared
3 1 (5.88%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (5.88%) Accessibility
1 1 (5.88%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 1 (5.88%) NIST
1 1 (5.88%) PMO
1 1 (5.88%) WCAG
System Software
1 1 (5.88%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 4 (23.53%) Microsoft
2 1 (5.88%) Google