PMO Planner Contract Job Trends in Manchester

Project Management Office Planner
North West > Manchester

The median Project Management Office Planner daily rate in Manchester is £371, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 25 March 2026.

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

6 months to
25 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 107 79 -
Rank change year-on-year -28 - -
Contract jobs requiring a PMO Planner 1 1 0
As % of all contract jobs in Manchester 0.064% 0.11% -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.070% 0.11% -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 1 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £371 £326 -
Median % change year-on-year +13.80% - -
North West median daily rate £371 £326 -
% change year-on-year +13.80% - -

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 1,422 890 1,508
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.68% 94.08% 95.38%
Number of daily rates quoted 893 631 1,073
10th Percentile £313 £300 £306
25th Percentile £400 £385 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £455 £450 £493
Median % change year-on-year +1.11% -8.63% -1.50%
75th Percentile £575 £561 £575
90th Percentile £649 £675 £675
North West median daily rate £456 £469 £500
% change year-on-year -2.77% -6.20% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 129 40 86
10th Percentile £18.57 £13.00 £12.12
25th Percentile £22.68 £16.20 £13.36
Median hourly rate £52.94 £32.50 £28.50
Median % change year-on-year +62.88% +14.04% -28.75%
75th Percentile £70.00 £60.00 £62.19
90th Percentile £78.75 £72.63 £73.75
North West median hourly rate £45.00 £31.50 £26.39
% change year-on-year +42.86% +19.36% -14.17%

PMO Planner
Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester

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

PMO Planner job vacancy trend in Manchester

PMO Planner
Daily Rate Trend in Manchester

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for PMO Planner job vacancies in Manchester.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for PMO Planner job vacancies in Manchester

PMO Planner Skill Set
Top 17 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Manchester

For the 6 months to 25 March 2026, PMO Planner 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 PMO Planner in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) BPSS Clearance
1 1 (100.00%) Change Management
1 1 (100.00%) Critical Path Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Data Modelling
1 1 (100.00%) Document Management
1 1 (100.00%) Impact Assessments
1 1 (100.00%) JIRA
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Project
1 1 (100.00%) PMO
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Resource Allocation
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 1 (100.00%) Workshop Facilitation

PMO Planner 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:

Applications
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Project
Development Applications
1 1 (100.00%) JIRA
General
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Banking
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
1 1 (100.00%) Organisational Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Change Management
1 1 (100.00%) Critical Path Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Data Modelling
1 1 (100.00%) Document Management
1 1 (100.00%) Impact Assessments
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Resource Allocation
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 1 (100.00%) Workshop Facilitation
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) BPSS Clearance
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) PMO
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft