IT Project Manager Contract Job Trends in Milton Keynes

IT Project Manager
Buckinghamshire > Milton Keynes

The median IT Project Manager daily rate in Milton Keynes is £478, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 11 May 2026.

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

6 months to
11 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 65 30 41
Rank change year-on-year -35 +11 +20
Contract jobs requiring an IT Project Manager 1 1 6
As % of all contract jobs in Milton Keynes 0.14% 0.60% 1.52%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.14% 0.65% 1.63%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 1 5
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £464 £513 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £478 £525 £450
Median % change year-on-year -9.05% +16.67% -11.76%
75th Percentile £491 £538 £530
90th Percentile - - £542
Buckinghamshire median daily rate £389 £525 £450
% change year-on-year -25.95% +16.67% -11.76%

All Contract IT Job Roles
Milton Keynes

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Milton Keynes. 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 Milton Keynes with a recognized job title 701 155 368
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 96.56% 92.81% 93.16%
Number of daily rates quoted 503 117 276
10th Percentile £358 £281 £261
25th Percentile £450 £393 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £475 £475
Median % change year-on-year +10.53% - -
75th Percentile £599 £588 £575
90th Percentile £638 £650 £694
Buckinghamshire median daily rate £525 £488 £475
% change year-on-year +7.69% +2.63% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 35 5 24
10th Percentile £15.05 £13.90 £15.85
25th Percentile £16.35 £15.25 £17.91
Median hourly rate £18.32 £19.00 £22.55
Median % change year-on-year -3.58% -15.74% +71.35%
75th Percentile £39.63 £53.75 £27.75
90th Percentile - £63.50 £48.75
Buckinghamshire median hourly rate £18.32 £14.85 £23.22
% change year-on-year +23.37% -36.03% +32.66%

IT Project Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Milton Keynes

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

IT Project Manager job vacancy trend in Milton Keynes

IT Project Manager
Daily Rate Trend in Milton Keynes

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for IT Project Manager job vacancies in Milton Keynes.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for IT Project Manager job vacancies in Milton Keynes

IT Project Manager Skill Set
Top 10 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Milton Keynes

For the 6 months to 11 May 2026, IT 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 Milton Keynes region featuring IT Project Manager in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Business Case
1 1 (100.00%) Change Management
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Project
1 1 (100.00%) Project Management
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management

IT Project Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Milton Keynes 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 Project
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Business Case
1 1 (100.00%) Change Management
1 1 (100.00%) Project Management
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft