Project Manager Contract Job Trends in Leeds

Project Manager
West Yorkshire > Leeds

The median Project Manager daily rate in Leeds is £513, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 13 March 2026.

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

6 months to
13 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 59 28 18
Rank change year-on-year -31 -10 -2
Contract jobs requiring a Project Manager 20 25 59
As % of all contract jobs in Leeds 2.54% 5.81% 6.95%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.67% 6.02% 7.46%
Number of daily rates quoted 18 21 40
10th Percentile £396 £320 £393
25th Percentile £439 £381 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year +2.55% - -9.09%
75th Percentile £552 £538 £539
90th Percentile £649 £550 £561
West Yorkshire median daily rate £530 £500 £500
% change year-on-year +6.00% - -9.09%

All Contract IT Job Roles
Leeds

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Leeds. 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 Leeds with a recognized job title 748 415 791
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 95.04% 96.51% 93.17%
Number of daily rates quoted 474 275 493
10th Percentile £313 £263 £280
25th Percentile £413 £350 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £450 £490
Median % change year-on-year +11.11% -8.16% -8.84%
75th Percentile £568 £550 £588
90th Percentile £638 £645 £675
West Yorkshire median daily rate £500 £450 £475
% change year-on-year +11.11% -5.26% -9.52%
Number of hourly rates quoted 13 8 13
10th Percentile - £17.08 £11.24
25th Percentile £14.25 £23.96 £11.75
Median hourly rate £16.25 £36.91 £12.53
Median % change year-on-year -55.97% +194.53% -79.95%
75th Percentile £28.75 £97.98 £15.25
90th Percentile £74.00 £102.00 £20.62
West Yorkshire median hourly rate £18.94 £22.14 £14.37
% change year-on-year -14.48% +54.12% -59.02%

Project Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Leeds

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 Leeds.

Project Manager job vacancy trend in Leeds

Project Manager
Daily Rate Trend in Leeds

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

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

Project Manager
Daily Rate Histogram in Leeds

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Project Manager in Leeds over the 6 months to 13 March 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Project Manager in Leeds

Project Manager
Hourly Rate Trend in Leeds

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

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

Project Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Leeds

For the 6 months to 13 March 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 Leeds region featuring Project Manager in the job title.

1 10 (50.00%) Project Management
2 8 (40.00%) Agile
2 8 (40.00%) Project Delivery
3 5 (25.00%) Microsoft
3 5 (25.00%) Microsoft 365
3 5 (25.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 4 (20.00%) DevOps
4 4 (20.00%) Microsoft Copilot
4 4 (20.00%) Stakeholder Management
4 4 (20.00%) Waterfall
5 3 (15.00%) Confluence
5 3 (15.00%) Digital Transformation Programme
5 3 (15.00%) ITIL
5 3 (15.00%) JIRA
5 3 (15.00%) Microsoft Project
5 3 (15.00%) PMI Certification
5 3 (15.00%) PRINCE2
5 3 (15.00%) Project Governance
5 3 (15.00%) Roadmaps
5 3 (15.00%) Service Management
5 3 (15.00%) Supplier Management
5 3 (15.00%) Workshop Facilitation
6 2 (10.00%) Azure
6 2 (10.00%) Azure DevOps
6 2 (10.00%) Business Transformation
6 2 (10.00%) Change Management
6 2 (10.00%) Collaborative Working
6 2 (10.00%) Continuous Improvement
6 2 (10.00%) Data Governance
6 2 (10.00%) Degree

Project Manager Skill Set
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 3 (15.00%) Confluence
2 1 (5.00%) SharePoint
Applications
1 3 (15.00%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 1 (5.00%) Oracle Financials
1 1 (5.00%) SAP Oil and Gas
Cloud Services
1 5 (25.00%) Microsoft 365
2 4 (20.00%) Microsoft Copilot
3 2 (10.00%) Azure
3 2 (10.00%) Azure DevOps
3 2 (10.00%) SaaS
4 1 (5.00%) Azure Logic Apps
4 1 (5.00%) OCI
Communications & Networking
1 1 (5.00%) Firewall
1 1 (5.00%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (5.00%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 3 (15.00%) JIRA
General
1 4 (20.00%) Finance
1 4 (20.00%) Social Skills
2 3 (15.00%) Public Sector
3 2 (10.00%) Analytical Skills
3 2 (10.00%) Manufacturing
3 2 (10.00%) Retail
4 1 (5.00%) Documentation Skills
4 1 (5.00%) Legal
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (5.00%) Middleware
1 1 (5.00%) Oracle Fusion
Miscellaneous
1 1 (5.00%) CMDB
1 1 (5.00%) Data Centre
1 1 (5.00%) Enterprise Software
1 1 (5.00%) Freedom of Information
1 1 (5.00%) Management Information System
1 1 (5.00%) NHS
1 1 (5.00%) Operational Technology
1 1 (5.00%) PMI
1 1 (5.00%) Product Ownership
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (50.00%) Project Management
2 8 (40.00%) Agile
2 8 (40.00%) Project Delivery
3 5 (25.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 4 (20.00%) DevOps
4 4 (20.00%) Stakeholder Management
4 4 (20.00%) Waterfall
5 3 (15.00%) Digital Transformation Programme
5 3 (15.00%) ITIL
5 3 (15.00%) PRINCE2
5 3 (15.00%) Project Governance
5 3 (15.00%) Roadmaps
5 3 (15.00%) Service Management
5 3 (15.00%) Supplier Management
5 3 (15.00%) Workshop Facilitation
6 2 (10.00%) Collaborative Working
6 2 (10.00%) Objectives and Key Results
6 2 (10.00%) SDLC
6 2 (10.00%) Strategic Thinking
6 2 (10.00%) Target Operating Model
Qualifications
1 3 (15.00%) PMI Certification
2 2 (10.00%) Degree
2 2 (10.00%) PMP
3 1 (5.00%) ITIL Certification
Vendors
1 5 (25.00%) Microsoft
2 1 (5.00%) BMC
2 1 (5.00%) Cisco
2 1 (5.00%) MuleSoft
2 1 (5.00%) Oracle
2 1 (5.00%) SAP