PMI Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK Guide and Standards) North West> Manchester
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Manchester requiring PMBOK skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited PMBOK over the 6 months leading up to 22 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
6 months to 22 Aug 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
83
-
-
Rank change year-on-year
-
-
-
DemandTrendContract jobs citing PMBOK
1
0
0
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Manchester
PMBOK falls under the Quality Assurance and Compliance category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring quality assurance or compliance skills in Manchester.
DemandTrendContract vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills
147
163
238
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Manchester
14.45%
13.48%
13.77%
Number of daily rates quoted
107
103
156
10th Percentile
£329
£400
£338
25th Percentile
£402
£413
£411
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£500
£475
£500
Median % change year-on-year
+5.26%
-5.00%
-
75th Percentile
£602
£575
£600
90th Percentile
£722
£673
£650
North West median daily rate
£469
£495
£486
% change year-on-year
-5.30%
+1.90%
+2.32%
Number of hourly rates quoted
4
3
4
10th Percentile
£27.31
£28.80
£18.01
25th Percentile
£49.13
£29.25
£20.09
Median hourly rate
£67.50
£30.00
£26.25
Median % change year-on-year
+125.00%
+14.29%
-65.00%
75th Percentile
£77.50
£49.38
£32.40
90th Percentile
£84.25
£61.00
£36.72
North West median hourly rate
£62.50
£10.95
£35.00
% change year-on-year
+470.78%
-68.71%
-50.00%
PMBOK Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester
Job postings citing PMBOK as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Manchester.
PMBOK Daily Rate Trend in Manchester
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Manchester citing PMBOK.
PMBOK Top 23 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Manchester
For the 6 months to 22 August 2025, contractor job vacancies citing PMBOK also mentioned 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 Manchester region with a requirement for PMBOK.
PMBOK Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Manchester 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:
