Financial Services Project Manager Contract Job Trends in London

Project Manager - Financial Services
England > London

The median Project Manager - Financial Services daily rate in London is £650, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 4 February 2026.

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

6 months to
4 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 376 344 362
Rank change year-on-year -32 +18 +148
Contract jobs requiring a Financial Services Project Manager 6 3 25
As % of all contract jobs in London 0.040% 0.022% 0.14%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.044% 0.024% 0.15%
Number of daily rates quoted 4 2 21
10th Percentile £598 £423 -
25th Percentile £631 £456 £550
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £650 £525 £650
Median % change year-on-year +23.81% -19.23% +7.22%
75th Percentile £663 £606 £700
90th Percentile £685 £648 £800
England median daily rate £650 £600 £650
% change year-on-year +8.33% -7.69% +7.22%

All Contract IT Job Roles
London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in London. 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 London with a recognized job title 13,772 12,754 17,197
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.60% 93.63% 93.04%
Number of daily rates quoted 9,146 8,159 12,435
10th Percentile £350 £338 £325
25th Percentile £425 £443 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% - -5.17%
75th Percentile £650 £675 £675
90th Percentile £750 £800 £775
England median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 214 139 335
10th Percentile £18.25 £20.95 £15.97
25th Percentile £23.81 £24.66 £18.97
Median hourly rate £32.50 £35.00 £28.50
Median % change year-on-year -7.14% +22.81% -15.73%
75th Percentile £63.08 £53.75 £49.48
90th Percentile £76.58 £79.15 £65.45
England median hourly rate £30.00 £35.00 £35.00
% change year-on-year -14.29% - -1.30%

Financial Services Project Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in London

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

Financial Services Project Manager job vacancy trend in London

Financial Services Project Manager
Daily Rate Trend in London

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Financial Services Project Manager job vacancies in London.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Financial Services Project Manager job vacancies in London

Financial Services Project Manager
Contract Job Locations in London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Financial Services Project Manager within the London region over the 6 months to 4 February 2026. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Central London -3 2 £675 +3.85%
Financial Services Project Manager
England

Financial Services Project Manager Skill Set
Top 24 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London

For the 6 months to 4 February 2026, Financial Services 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 London region featuring Financial Services Project Manager in the job title.

1 2 (33.33%) Cybersecurity
1 2 (33.33%) Project Management
2 1 (16.67%) Agile
2 1 (16.67%) Business Strategy
2 1 (16.67%) Change Management
2 1 (16.67%) Cutover Planning
2 1 (16.67%) Data Migration
2 1 (16.67%) Defect Management
2 1 (16.67%) Degree
2 1 (16.67%) Impact Assessments
2 1 (16.67%) Matrix Management
2 1 (16.67%) Microsoft
2 1 (16.67%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (16.67%) Microsoft Project
2 1 (16.67%) Migration
2 1 (16.67%) PMI Certification
2 1 (16.67%) PMO
2 1 (16.67%) PRINCE2
2 1 (16.67%) Project Governance
2 1 (16.67%) Runbook
2 1 (16.67%) SAP
2 1 (16.67%) SharePoint
2 1 (16.67%) Waterfall
2 1 (16.67%) Workday

Financial Services Project Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London 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 1 (16.67%) SharePoint
Applications
1 1 (16.67%) Microsoft Office
1 1 (16.67%) Microsoft Project
General
1 6 (100.00%) Finance
2 1 (16.67%) Documentation Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (16.67%) PMI
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (33.33%) Cybersecurity
1 2 (33.33%) Project Management
2 1 (16.67%) Agile
2 1 (16.67%) Business Strategy
2 1 (16.67%) Change Management
2 1 (16.67%) Cutover Planning
2 1 (16.67%) Data Migration
2 1 (16.67%) Defect Management
2 1 (16.67%) Impact Assessments
2 1 (16.67%) Matrix Management
2 1 (16.67%) Migration
2 1 (16.67%) PRINCE2
2 1 (16.67%) Project Governance
2 1 (16.67%) Runbook
2 1 (16.67%) Waterfall
Qualifications
1 1 (16.67%) Degree
1 1 (16.67%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (16.67%) PMO
Vendors
1 1 (16.67%) Microsoft
1 1 (16.67%) SAP
1 1 (16.67%) Workday