Technical Project Manager Contract Job Trends in Manchester

Technical Project Manager
North West > Manchester

The median Technical Project Manager daily rate in Manchester is £458, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 28 December 2025.

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

6 months to
28 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 91 80 93
Rank change year-on-year -11 +13 +32
Contract jobs requiring a Technical Project Manager 5 3 9
As % of all contract jobs in Manchester 0.42% 0.28% 0.58%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.46% 0.30% 0.62%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 1 8
10th Percentile £351 - £344
25th Percentile £389 £413 £409
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £458 £425 £505
Median % change year-on-year +7.65% -15.84% +12.22%
75th Percentile £474 £438 £597
90th Percentile £482 - £670
North West median daily rate £475 £633 £463
% change year-on-year -24.96% +36.86% -2.63%

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 1,094 1,013 1,454
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.55% 93.80% 93.63%
Number of daily rates quoted 724 607 1,054
10th Percentile £311 £313 £306
25th Percentile £381 £400 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £470 £500
Median % change year-on-year -4.26% -6.00% -
75th Percentile £575 £575 £588
90th Percentile £650 £677 £675
North West median daily rate £450 £475 £500
% change year-on-year -5.26% -5.00% +2.56%
Number of hourly rates quoted 87 37 66
10th Percentile £17.30 £15.96 £14.37
25th Percentile £19.75 £21.25 £17.20
Median hourly rate £25.00 £32.50 £21.25
Median % change year-on-year -23.08% +52.94% -39.29%
75th Percentile £55.00 £33.75 £60.00
90th Percentile £63.50 £65.00 £73.75
North West median hourly rate £31.25 £24.76 £35.25
% change year-on-year +26.19% -29.76% +67.46%

Technical Project Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester

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

Technical Project Manager job vacancy trend in Manchester

Technical Project Manager
Daily Rate Trend in Manchester

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

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

Technical Project Manager
Hourly Rate Trend in Manchester

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Technical Project Manager job vacancies in Manchester.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Technical Project Manager job vacancies in Manchester

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

For the 6 months to 28 December 2025, Technical 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 Technical Project Manager in the job title.

1 3 (60.00%) JIRA
1 3 (60.00%) Project Management
1 3 (60.00%) Stakeholder Management
2 2 (40.00%) Change Management
2 2 (40.00%) Confluence
2 2 (40.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 2 (40.00%) Degree
2 2 (40.00%) Microsoft Project
2 2 (40.00%) PMI Certification
2 2 (40.00%) PMP
2 2 (40.00%) PRINCE2
2 2 (40.00%) Problem-Solving
2 2 (40.00%) Project Delivery
2 2 (40.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 1 (20.00%) Agile
3 1 (20.00%) Analytics
3 1 (20.00%) API Management
3 1 (20.00%) AWS
3 1 (20.00%) Business Case
3 1 (20.00%) Cisco
3 1 (20.00%) Cisco CUCM
3 1 (20.00%) Cybersecurity
3 1 (20.00%) Data Analytics
3 1 (20.00%) Data Governance
3 1 (20.00%) Data Integration
3 1 (20.00%) Data Protection
3 1 (20.00%) Data Security
3 1 (20.00%) DevOps
3 1 (20.00%) Enterprise Architecture
3 1 (20.00%) ERP

Technical 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 2 (40.00%) Confluence
Applications
1 2 (40.00%) Microsoft Project
Cloud Services
1 1 (20.00%) AWS
1 1 (20.00%) Smartsheet
Communications & Networking
1 1 (20.00%) Unified Communications
Development Applications
1 3 (60.00%) JIRA
2 1 (20.00%) Hudson
General
1 3 (60.00%) Finance
1 3 (60.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (20.00%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (20.00%) Banking
2 1 (20.00%) Legal
2 1 (20.00%) Manufacturing
2 1 (20.00%) Public Sector
Miscellaneous
1 1 (20.00%) Cloud Native
1 1 (20.00%) Taxonomies
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (60.00%) Project Management
1 3 (60.00%) Stakeholder Management
2 2 (40.00%) Change Management
2 2 (40.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 2 (40.00%) PRINCE2
2 2 (40.00%) Problem-Solving
2 2 (40.00%) Project Delivery
2 2 (40.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 1 (20.00%) Analytics
3 1 (20.00%) API Management
3 1 (20.00%) Business Case
3 1 (20.00%) Cybersecurity
3 1 (20.00%) Data Analytics
3 1 (20.00%) Data Governance
3 1 (20.00%) DevOps
3 1 (20.00%) Fraud Detection
3 1 (20.00%) Programme Delivery
3 1 (20.00%) Requirements Gathering
3 1 (20.00%) Security Operations
3 1 (20.00%) Technical Discovery
Qualifications
1 2 (40.00%) Degree
1 2 (40.00%) PMI Certification
1 2 (40.00%) PMP
Systems Management
1 1 (20.00%) Cisco CUCM
Vendors
1 1 (20.00%) Cisco
1 1 (20.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (20.00%) Oracle
1 1 (20.00%) SAP