Implementation Project Manager Contract Job Trends in the Midlands

Implementation Project Manager
England > Midlands

The median Implementation Project Manager daily rate in the Midlands is £550, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 14 December 2025.

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

6 months to
14 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 157 115 126
Rank change year-on-year -42 +11 +68
Contract jobs requiring an Implementation Project Manager 3 7 10
As % of all contract jobs in the Midlands 0.096% 0.30% 0.38%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.11% 0.32% 0.41%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 7 8
10th Percentile - £536 -
25th Percentile £525 £628 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £725 £475
Median % change year-on-year -24.14% +52.63% -13.64%
75th Percentile £700 £750 £514
90th Percentile £775 £770 £583
England median daily rate £550 £550 £550
% change year-on-year - - -4.35%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Midlands

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the Midlands. 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 the Midlands with a recognized job title 2,781 2,170 2,461
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 89.36% 92.93% 93.82%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,762 1,370 1,699
10th Percentile £213 £213 £213
25th Percentile £363 £361 £362
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £500 £475
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% +5.26% -
75th Percentile £575 £588 £588
90th Percentile £650 £700 £676
England median daily rate £510 £525 £534
% change year-on-year -2.86% -1.69% -2.91%
Number of hourly rates quoted 168 87 109
10th Percentile £13.65 £13.95 £14.23
25th Percentile £16.35 £17.00 £17.00
Median hourly rate £21.97 £23.82 £20.00
Median % change year-on-year -7.78% +19.10% +13.51%
75th Percentile £27.41 £32.01 £33.25
90th Percentile £40.25 £52.50 £67.50
England median hourly rate £26.50 £37.00 £45.00
% change year-on-year -28.38% -17.78% +38.46%

Implementation Project Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

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

Implementation Project Manager job vacancy trend in the Midlands

Implementation Project Manager
Daily Rate Trend in the Midlands

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Implementation Project Manager job vacancies in the Midlands.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Implementation Project Manager job vacancies in the Midlands

Implementation Project Manager
Daily Rate Histogram in the Midlands

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Implementation Project Manager in the Midlands over the 6 months to 14 December 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Implementation Project Manager in the Midlands

Implementation Project Manager
Hourly Rate Trend in the Midlands

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Implementation Project Manager job vacancies in the Midlands.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Implementation Project Manager job vacancies in the Midlands

Implementation Project Manager
Contract Job Locations in the Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Implementation Project Manager within the Midlands region over the 6 months to 14 December 2025. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
West Midlands -39 3 £550 -25.42% 1
Implementation Project Manager
England

Implementation Project Manager Skill Set
Top 28 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Midlands

For the 6 months to 14 December 2025, Implementation 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 Midlands region featuring Implementation Project Manager in the job title.

1 3 (100.00%) Agile
1 3 (100.00%) Degree
1 3 (100.00%) Microsoft Project
1 3 (100.00%) Project Management
1 3 (100.00%) Requirements Gathering
2 2 (66.67%) Contract Negotiation
2 2 (66.67%) PMI Certification
2 2 (66.67%) PMP
2 2 (66.67%) PRINCE2
2 2 (66.67%) Problem-Solving
2 2 (66.67%) Progress
2 2 (66.67%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 2 (66.67%) User Experience
3 1 (33.33%) Budgeting and Resource Allocation
3 1 (33.33%) Change Management
3 1 (33.33%) Data Security
3 1 (33.33%) ERP
3 1 (33.33%) JIRA
3 1 (33.33%) Oracle
3 1 (33.33%) Oracle Fusion
3 1 (33.33%) PMO
3 1 (33.33%) Project Governance
3 1 (33.33%) Resource Allocation
3 1 (33.33%) Smartsheet
3 1 (33.33%) Stakeholder Management
3 1 (33.33%) User Acceptance Testing
3 1 (33.33%) Waterfall
3 1 (33.33%) Workshop Facilitation

Implementation Project Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Midlands 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 3 (100.00%) Microsoft Project
Cloud Services
1 1 (33.33%) Smartsheet
Development Applications
1 1 (33.33%) JIRA
General
1 2 (66.67%) Legal
1 2 (66.67%) Public Sector
2 1 (33.33%) Finance
2 1 (33.33%) Social Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (33.33%) Oracle Fusion
Miscellaneous
1 2 (66.67%) Educational Technology
1 2 (66.67%) Learning Management System
1 2 (66.67%) Management Information System
1 2 (66.67%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Agile
1 3 (100.00%) Project Management
1 3 (100.00%) Requirements Gathering
2 2 (66.67%) Contract Negotiation
2 2 (66.67%) PRINCE2
2 2 (66.67%) Problem-Solving
2 2 (66.67%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 2 (66.67%) User Experience
3 1 (33.33%) Budgeting and Resource Allocation
3 1 (33.33%) Change Management
3 1 (33.33%) Data Security
3 1 (33.33%) ERP
3 1 (33.33%) Project Governance
3 1 (33.33%) Resource Allocation
3 1 (33.33%) Stakeholder Management
3 1 (33.33%) User Acceptance Testing
3 1 (33.33%) Waterfall
3 1 (33.33%) Workshop Facilitation
Qualifications
1 3 (100.00%) Degree
2 2 (66.67%) PMI Certification
2 2 (66.67%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (33.33%) PMO
Vendors
1 2 (66.67%) Progress
2 1 (33.33%) Oracle