Banking Project Manager Contract Job Trends in Manchester

Project Manager - Banking
North West > Manchester

The median Project Manager - Banking daily rate in Manchester is £458, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 13 January 2026.

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

6 months to
13 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 92 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Banking Project Manager 3 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Manchester 0.25% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.28% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 3 0 0
10th Percentile £412 - -
25th Percentile £428 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £458 - -
75th Percentile £471 - -
90th Percentile £476 - -
North West median daily rate £438 - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Manchester

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Manchester. 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 Manchester with a recognized job title 1,084 974 1,434
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.94% 93.65% 93.48%
Number of daily rates quoted 717 587 1,052
10th Percentile £310 £313 £306
25th Percentile £381 £400 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £463 £500
Median % change year-on-year -2.70% -7.50% -
75th Percentile £550 £566 £575
90th Percentile £638 £675 £675
North West median daily rate £450 £475 £500
% change year-on-year -5.26% -5.00% +4.17%
Number of hourly rates quoted 86 33 59
10th Percentile £17.78 £15.93 £12.59
25th Percentile £19.75 £21.25 £17.72
Median hourly rate £27.50 £32.50 £35.50
Median % change year-on-year -15.38% -8.45% -8.97%
75th Percentile £57.50 £33.75 £64.38
90th Percentile £63.50 £60.00 £77.75
North West median hourly rate £40.00 £29.00 £38.00
% change year-on-year +37.93% -23.68% +59.03%

Banking Project Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester

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

Banking Project Manager job vacancy trend in Manchester

Banking Project Manager
Daily Rate Trend in Manchester

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Banking Project Manager job vacancies in Manchester.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Banking Project Manager job vacancies in Manchester

Banking Project Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Manchester

For the 6 months to 13 January 2026, Banking 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 Manchester region featuring Banking Project Manager in the job title.

1 3 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
2 2 (66.67%) Agile
2 2 (66.67%) Analytics
2 2 (66.67%) Data Governance
2 2 (66.67%) JIRA
2 2 (66.67%) Microsoft Project
2 2 (66.67%) Migration
2 2 (66.67%) Problem-Solving
2 2 (66.67%) Project Management
2 2 (66.67%) Risk Management
2 2 (66.67%) Waterfall
3 1 (33.33%) API Management
3 1 (33.33%) Budget Management
3 1 (33.33%) Change Management
3 1 (33.33%) Confluence
3 1 (33.33%) Contingency Planning
3 1 (33.33%) Cybersecurity
3 1 (33.33%) Data Analytics
3 1 (33.33%) Data Integration
3 1 (33.33%) Data Protection
3 1 (33.33%) Data Quality
3 1 (33.33%) Data Security
3 1 (33.33%) Decision-Making
3 1 (33.33%) Degree
3 1 (33.33%) Digital Transformation Programme
3 1 (33.33%) Enterprise Architecture
3 1 (33.33%) Fraud Detection
3 1 (33.33%) Microsoft
3 1 (33.33%) PMI Certification
3 1 (33.33%) PMP

Banking Project Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Manchester 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 (33.33%) Confluence
Applications
1 2 (66.67%) Microsoft Project
Development Applications
1 2 (66.67%) JIRA
General
1 3 (100.00%) Banking
1 3 (100.00%) Finance
1 3 (100.00%) Social Skills
2 2 (66.67%) Analytical Skills
2 2 (66.67%) Legal
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
2 2 (66.67%) Agile
2 2 (66.67%) Analytics
2 2 (66.67%) Data Governance
2 2 (66.67%) Migration
2 2 (66.67%) Problem-Solving
2 2 (66.67%) Project Management
2 2 (66.67%) Risk Management
2 2 (66.67%) Waterfall
3 1 (33.33%) API Management
3 1 (33.33%) Budget Management
3 1 (33.33%) Contingency Planning
3 1 (33.33%) Cybersecurity
3 1 (33.33%) Decision-Making
3 1 (33.33%) Digital Transformation Programme
3 1 (33.33%) Fraud Detection
3 1 (33.33%) Project Delivery
3 1 (33.33%) Regulatory Compliance
3 1 (33.33%) Security Operations
3 1 (33.33%) Stakeholder Engagement
Qualifications
1 1 (33.33%) Degree
1 1 (33.33%) PMI Certification
1 1 (33.33%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (33.33%) Data Quality
1 1 (33.33%) QA
Vendors
1 1 (33.33%) Microsoft