IT Project Manager Contract Job Trends in Luton

IT Project Manager
Bedfordshire > Luton

The median IT Project Manager daily rate in Luton is £413, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 14 October 2025.

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

6 months to
14 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 30 - 22
Rank change year-on-year - - +1
Contract jobs requiring an IT Project Manager 1 0 3
As % of all contract jobs in Luton 0.65% - 2.59%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.72% - 2.65%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 3
10th Percentile - - £516
25th Percentile £406 - £525
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £413 - £540
Median % change year-on-year - - +8.00%
75th Percentile £419 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Bedfordshire median daily rate £413 - £540
% change year-on-year - - +10.77%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Luton

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Luton. 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 Luton with a recognized job title 139 94 113
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 90.26% 93.07% 97.41%
Number of daily rates quoted 76 50 68
10th Percentile £156 £142 £350
25th Percentile £425 £478 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £538 £510
Median % change year-on-year +2.33% +5.39% +2.00%
75th Percentile £600 £575 £600
90th Percentile £650 £650 -
Bedfordshire median daily rate £550 £500 £500
% change year-on-year +10.00% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 21 15 4
10th Percentile £67.50 £44.75 £29.75
25th Percentile £80.00 £54.85 £44.38
Median hourly rate £88.00 £62.50 £55.00
Median % change year-on-year +40.80% +13.64% +0.64%
75th Percentile £91.50 £67.50 £58.88
90th Percentile £92.50 £75.20 £61.35
Bedfordshire median hourly rate £85.00 £65.00 £55.00
% change year-on-year +30.77% +18.18% -3.51%

IT Project Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Luton

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

IT Project Manager job vacancy trend in Luton

IT Project Manager
Daily Rate Trend in Luton

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for IT Project Manager job vacancies in Luton.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for IT Project Manager job vacancies in Luton

IT Project Manager Skill Set
Top 10 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Luton

For the 6 months to 14 October 2025, IT 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 Luton region featuring IT Project Manager in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Windows
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Active Directory
1 1 (100.00%) Migration
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Intune
1 1 (100.00%) Patch Management
1 1 (100.00%) Windows 10
1 1 (100.00%) Project Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) Roadmaps

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

Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
1 1 (100.00%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Migration
1 1 (100.00%) Patch Management
1 1 (100.00%) Project Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) Roadmaps
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
System Software
1 1 (100.00%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft