Project Lead
North West > Manchester
The median Project Lead daily rate in Manchester is £450, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 20 September 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
20 Sep 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
Same period 2023 |
| Rank |
86 |
86 |
101 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
0 |
+15 |
+37 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Project Leader |
1 |
1 |
7 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Manchester |
0.099% |
0.084% |
0.41% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.11% |
0.089% |
0.44% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
1 |
0 |
6 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
£425 |
- |
£393 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£450 |
- |
£395 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
- |
- |
-12.22% |
| 75th Percentile |
£475 |
- |
£398 |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
- |
£483 |
| North West median daily rate |
£450 |
- |
£395 |
| % change year-on-year |
- |
- |
-6.40% |
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 |
937 |
1,129 |
1,584 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title |
92.86% |
94.32% |
93.73% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
599 |
687 |
1,145 |
| 10th Percentile |
£302 |
£328 |
£285 |
| 25th Percentile |
£393 |
£411 |
£400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£458 |
£500 |
£500 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-8.50% |
- |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£575 |
£594 |
£594 |
| 90th Percentile |
£657 |
£688 |
£675 |
| North West median daily rate |
£450 |
£490 |
£500 |
| % change year-on-year |
-8.16% |
-2.00% |
+2.67% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
81 |
35 |
60 |
| 10th Percentile |
£13.00 |
£15.55 |
£15.72 |
| 25th Percentile |
£17.08 |
£18.39 |
£16.85 |
| Median hourly rate |
£22.32 |
£31.00 |
£19.25 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-28.02% |
+61.04% |
+4.05% |
| 75th Percentile |
£33.00 |
£62.50 |
£43.75 |
| 90th Percentile |
£70.00 |
£85.60 |
£70.00 |
| North West median hourly rate |
£25.15 |
£37.00 |
£35.00 |
| % change year-on-year |
-32.03% |
+5.71% |
+50.80% |
