Project Manager Contract Job Trends in Leiston

Project Manager
Suffolk > Leiston

The median Project Manager daily rate in Leiston is £650, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 25 April 2026.

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

 6 months to
25 Apr 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 5 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Project Manager 3 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Leiston 13.04% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 13.04% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £650 - -
Suffolk median daily rate £625 £650 £525
% change year-on-year -3.85% +23.81% +5.00%

All Contract IT Job Roles
Leiston

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Leiston. 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 Leiston with a recognized job title 23 17 3
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 100.00% 94.44% 100.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 9 10 3
10th Percentile - £200 £184
25th Percentile £193 £206 £198
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £195 £225 £220
Median % change year-on-year -13.33% +2.27% -
75th Percentile £220 - -
90th Percentile £320 £232 -
Suffolk median daily rate £525 £225 £450
% change year-on-year +133.33% -50.00% -25.00%

Project Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Leiston

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 Leiston.

Project Manager job vacancy trend in Leiston

Project Manager Skill Set
Top 18 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Leiston

For the 6 months to 25 April 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 Leiston region featuring Project Manager in the job title.

1 1 (33.33%) Agile
1 1 (33.33%) Budget Management
1 1 (33.33%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (33.33%) Decision-Making
1 1 (33.33%) Degree
1 1 (33.33%) Information Security
1 1 (33.33%) IT Governance
1 1 (33.33%) ITIL
1 1 (33.33%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (33.33%) Microsoft PowerPoint
1 1 (33.33%) Microsoft Project
1 1 (33.33%) PMO
1 1 (33.33%) PRINCE2
1 1 (33.33%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
1 1 (33.33%) Project Management
1 1 (33.33%) Resource Allocation
1 1 (33.33%) Service Delivery
1 1 (33.33%) Stakeholder Engagement

Project Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Leiston 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:

Applications
1 1 (33.33%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (33.33%) Microsoft PowerPoint
1 1 (33.33%) Microsoft Project
General
1 1 (33.33%) Influencing Skills
1 1 (33.33%) Organisational Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (33.33%) Agile
1 1 (33.33%) Budget Management
1 1 (33.33%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (33.33%) Decision-Making
1 1 (33.33%) Information Security
1 1 (33.33%) IT Governance
1 1 (33.33%) ITIL
1 1 (33.33%) PRINCE2
1 1 (33.33%) Project Management
1 1 (33.33%) Resource Allocation
1 1 (33.33%) Service Delivery
1 1 (33.33%) Stakeholder Engagement
Qualifications
1 1 (33.33%) Degree
1 1 (33.33%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (33.33%) PMO
Project Manager jobs