Senior Project Manager Contract Job Trends in Leeds

Senior Project Manager
West Yorkshire > Leeds

The median Senior Project Manager daily rate in Leeds is £625, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 13 November 2025.

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

 6 months to
13 Nov 2025		 Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 73 59 66
Rank change year-on-year -14 +7 +32
Contract jobs requiring a Senior Project Manager 3 4 14
As % of all contract jobs in Leeds 0.42% 0.61% 1.42%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.44% 0.65% 1.48%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 3 12
10th Percentile £523 £553 £525
25th Percentile £556 £594 £538
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £625 £675 £580
Median % change year-on-year -7.41% +16.38% +5.45%
75th Percentile £638 £688 £638
90th Percentile - - £666
West Yorkshire median daily rate £610 £675 £580
% change year-on-year -9.63% +16.38% +5.45%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
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 683 614 944
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 95.79% 93.17% 96.03%
Number of daily rates quoted 460 379 645
10th Percentile £306 £310 £296
25th Percentile £400 £400 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £475 £517
Median % change year-on-year +5.26% -8.12% -1.52%
75th Percentile £575 £570 £613
90th Percentile £651 £650 £700
West Yorkshire median daily rate £500 £475 £511
% change year-on-year +5.26% -7.09% -1.68%
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 32 8
10th Percentile £21.63 £18.17 £18.50
25th Percentile £23.80 £19.50 £19.21
Median hourly rate £25.50 £26.25 £21.31
Median % change year-on-year -2.86% +23.18% -0.88%
75th Percentile £27.06 £48.75 £22.63
90th Percentile £28.08 - £35.23
West Yorkshire median hourly rate £26.00 £27.50 £21.01
% change year-on-year -5.45% +30.91% -0.95%

Senior Project Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Leeds

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

Senior Project Manager job vacancy trend in Leeds

Senior Project Manager
Daily Rate Trend in Leeds

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

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

Senior Project Manager Skill Set
Top 19 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Leeds

For the 6 months to 13 November 2025, Senior 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 Senior Project Manager in the job title.

1 2 (66.67%) Project Delivery
2 1 (33.33%) Budget Management
2 1 (33.33%) Budgeting
2 1 (33.33%) Business Transformation
2 1 (33.33%) Change Management
2 1 (33.33%) Computer Science
2 1 (33.33%) Cybersecurity
2 1 (33.33%) Degree
2 1 (33.33%) DevOps
2 1 (33.33%) Microsoft
2 1 (33.33%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (33.33%) Microsoft Copilot
2 1 (33.33%) People Management
2 1 (33.33%) PMI Certification
2 1 (33.33%) PMP
2 1 (33.33%) PRINCE2
2 1 (33.33%) Project Management
2 1 (33.33%) Risk Management
2 1 (33.33%) Target Operating Model

Senior 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (33.33%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (33.33%) Microsoft Copilot
General
1 1 (33.33%) Finance
1 1 (33.33%) Legal
1 1 (33.33%) Public Sector
1 1 (33.33%) Retail
1 1 (33.33%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (66.67%) Project Delivery
2 1 (33.33%) Budget Management
2 1 (33.33%) Budgeting
2 1 (33.33%) Business Transformation
2 1 (33.33%) Change Management
2 1 (33.33%) Computer Science
2 1 (33.33%) Cybersecurity
2 1 (33.33%) DevOps
2 1 (33.33%) People Management
2 1 (33.33%) PRINCE2
2 1 (33.33%) Project Management
2 1 (33.33%) Risk Management
2 1 (33.33%) Target Operating Model
Qualifications
1 1 (33.33%) Degree
1 1 (33.33%) PMI Certification
1 1 (33.33%) PMP
Vendors
1 1 (33.33%) Microsoft
7 Senior Project Manager jobs in Leeds