Payments Project Manager Contracts in London

Project Manager - Payments
England > London

The median Project Manager - Payments daily rate in London is £625, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 1 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
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 345 384 484
Rank change year-on-year +39 +100 +103
Contract jobs requiring a Payments Project Manager 8 7 9
As % of all contract jobs advertised in London 0.064% 0.039% 0.033%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.068% 0.042% 0.035%
Number of daily rates quoted 7 3 8
10th Percentile £375 - £591
25th Percentile £478 - £629
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £625 £600 £675
Median % change year-on-year +4.17% -11.11% +9.09%
75th Percentile £695 £656 £738
90th Percentile £739 £690 £775
England median daily rate £613 £600 £613
% change year-on-year +2.08% -2.04% +2.08%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
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 11,726 16,625 25,758
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.45% 93.24% 95.28%
Number of daily rates quoted 8,034 12,022 18,663
10th Percentile £341 £325 £363
25th Percentile £431 £444 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £550 £575
Median % change year-on-year - -4.35% -
75th Percentile £675 £675 £700
90th Percentile £800 £800 £800
England median daily rate £525 £525 £550
% change year-on-year - -4.55% +4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 143 336 290
10th Percentile £20.45 £16.01 £18.00
25th Percentile £23.90 £20.02 £22.53
Median hourly rate £34.00 £27.81 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year +22.26% -20.54% -
75th Percentile £50.75 £43.75 £60.00
90th Percentile £64.75 £65.00 £76.03
England median hourly rate £30.62 £36.31 £45.00
% change year-on-year -15.67% -19.32% +100.00%

Payments Project Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in London

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

Job vacancy trend for Payments Project Manager in London

Payments Project Manager
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in London

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Payments Project Manager in London.

Daily rate trend for Payments Project Manager in London

Payments Project Manager
Daily Rate Histogram in London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Payments Project Manager in London over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Payments Project Manager in London

Payments 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 Payments Project Manager within the London region over the 6 months to 1 May 2025. 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 +5 2 £661 - 2
Payments Project Manager
England

Payments Project Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in London

For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, Payments 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 London region featuring Payments Project Manager in the job title.

1 7 (87.50%) Banking
2 6 (75.00%) Finance
3 5 (62.50%) Project Management
4 4 (50.00%) Change Management
4 4 (50.00%) SWIFT Messaging Network
4 4 (50.00%) Social Skills
5 3 (37.50%) Agile
5 3 (37.50%) Legal
6 2 (25.00%) Kanban
6 2 (25.00%) Continuous Delivery
6 2 (25.00%) ISO 20022
6 2 (25.00%) SEPA
6 2 (25.00%) Contract Management
6 2 (25.00%) Vendor Relationship Management
6 2 (25.00%) Product Roadmap
6 2 (25.00%) Project Delivery
6 2 (25.00%) Roadmaps
6 2 (25.00%) Product Ownership
7 1 (12.50%) Collaborative Culture
7 1 (12.50%) Product Backlog
7 1 (12.50%) Requirements Gathering
7 1 (12.50%) Business Case
7 1 (12.50%) PSD2
7 1 (12.50%) Digital Wallet
7 1 (12.50%) Decision-Making
7 1 (12.50%) Data Mapping
7 1 (12.50%) Analytical Skills
7 1 (12.50%) Stakeholder Management
7 1 (12.50%) PACS
7 1 (12.50%) Private Banking

Payments Project Manager Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in London 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:

General
1 7 (87.50%) Banking
2 6 (75.00%) Finance
3 4 (50.00%) Social Skills
4 3 (37.50%) Legal
5 1 (12.50%) Analytical Skills
5 1 (12.50%) Back Office
5 1 (12.50%) Front Office
5 1 (12.50%) Private Banking
Miscellaneous
1 4 (50.00%) SWIFT Messaging Network
2 2 (25.00%) Product Ownership
3 1 (12.50%) Digital Wallet
3 1 (12.50%) PACS
3 1 (12.50%) PMI
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (62.50%) Project Management
2 4 (50.00%) Change Management
3 3 (37.50%) Agile
4 2 (25.00%) Continuous Delivery
4 2 (25.00%) Contract Management
4 2 (25.00%) Kanban
4 2 (25.00%) Product Roadmap
4 2 (25.00%) Project Delivery
4 2 (25.00%) Roadmaps
4 2 (25.00%) Vendor Relationship Management
5 1 (12.50%) Business Case
5 1 (12.50%) Collaborative Culture
5 1 (12.50%) Data Mapping
5 1 (12.50%) Decision-Making
5 1 (12.50%) GAP Analysis
5 1 (12.50%) PRINCE2
5 1 (12.50%) Product Backlog
5 1 (12.50%) Requirements Gathering
5 1 (12.50%) Stakeholder Management
5 1 (12.50%) Wealth Management
Qualifications
1 1 (12.50%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (25.00%) ISO 20022
1 2 (25.00%) SEPA
2 1 (12.50%) PSD2