Software Project Manager Contracts in Leeds

Software Project Manager
West Yorkshire > Leeds

The median Software Project Manager daily rate in Leeds is £525, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 2 May 2025.

The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
2 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 57 - 89
Rank change year-on-year - - +15
Contract jobs requiring a Software Project Manager 3 0 3
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Leeds 0.64% - 0.23%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.66% - 0.23%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 0 2
10th Percentile - - £535
25th Percentile £513 - £563
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 - £609
Median % change year-on-year - - -0.65%
75th Percentile £538 - £654
90th Percentile - - £682
West Yorkshire median daily rate £525 - £609
% change year-on-year - - -0.65%

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 456 733 1,297
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 97.23% 92.09% 98.03%
Number of daily rates quoted 302 456 945
10th Percentile £257 £300 £359
25th Percentile £352 £413 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £500 £538
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% -6.98% +7.50%
75th Percentile £550 £588 £619
90th Percentile £638 £675 £700
West Yorkshire median daily rate £475 £498 £525
% change year-on-year -4.52% -5.24% +6.60%
Number of hourly rates quoted 9 13 11
10th Percentile £17.08 £11.24 £12.00
25th Percentile £31.47 £11.75 £16.50
Median hourly rate £41.00 £12.53 £62.50
Median % change year-on-year +227.21% -79.95% +179.02%
75th Percentile £98.56 £15.25 £70.00
90th Percentile £102.00 £17.67 -
West Yorkshire median hourly rate £24.82 £14.34 £32.50
% change year-on-year +73.14% -55.89% +92.88%

Software Project Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Leeds

Job postings that featured Software Project Manager in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Leeds.

Job vacancy trend for Software Project Manager in Leeds

Software Project Manager
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Leeds

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Software Project Manager in Leeds.

Daily rate trend for Software Project Manager in Leeds

Software Project Manager Skill Set
Top 3 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Leeds

For the 6 months to 2 May 2025, Software Project Manager contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Leeds region featuring Software Project Manager in the job title.

1 3 (100.00%) Project Management
1 3 (100.00%) Asset Management
1 3 (100.00%) Software Asset Management

Software Project Manager Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Leeds by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Asset Management
1 3 (100.00%) Project Management
1 3 (100.00%) Software Asset Management