Project Manager Contract Job Trends in Milton Keynes

Project Manager
Buckinghamshire > Milton Keynes

The median Project Manager daily rate in Milton Keynes is £500, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 27 November 2025.

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

6 months to
27 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 33 36 29
Rank change year-on-year +3 -7 -2
Contract jobs requiring a Project Manager 10 10 29
As % of all contract jobs in Milton Keynes 3.29% 3.41% 5.42%
As % of the Job Titles category 3.44% 3.53% 5.71%
Number of daily rates quoted 7 9 23
10th Percentile £392 £367 £465
25th Percentile £425 £413 £500
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £475 £525
Median % change year-on-year +5.26% -9.52% +7.69%
75th Percentile £532 £500 £600
90th Percentile £570 £516 £663
Buckinghamshire median daily rate £500 £500 £525
% change year-on-year - -4.76% +7.69%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
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 291 283 508
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 95.72% 96.59% 94.95%
Number of daily rates quoted 205 202 394
10th Percentile £215 £247 £261
25th Percentile £363 £365 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £475 £510
Median % change year-on-year -5.26% -6.86% +4.62%
75th Percentile £538 £550 £600
90th Percentile £625 £650 £700
Buckinghamshire median daily rate £450 £475 £500
% change year-on-year -5.26% -5.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 15 8 15
10th Percentile £16.27 £14.25 £13.16
25th Percentile £23.81 £17.68 £13.37
Median hourly rate £29.61 £21.25 £20.00
Median % change year-on-year +39.34% +6.25% +11.11%
75th Percentile £32.81 £36.19 £23.94
90th Percentile £36.00 £37.12 £27.60
Buckinghamshire median hourly rate £25.08 £18.70 £20.00
% change year-on-year +34.09% -6.50% +25.00%

Project Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Milton Keynes

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

Project Manager job vacancy trend in Milton Keynes

Project Manager
Daily Rate Trend in Milton Keynes

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

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

Project Manager
Daily Rate Histogram in Milton Keynes

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Project Manager in Milton Keynes over the 6 months to 27 November 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Project Manager in Milton Keynes

Project Manager
Hourly Rate Trend in Milton Keynes

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

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

Project Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Milton Keynes

For the 6 months to 27 November 2025, 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 Project Manager in the job title.

1 7 (70.00%) Project Management
2 3 (30.00%) APMP
2 3 (30.00%) Cost Reduction
2 3 (30.00%) Energy Management
2 3 (30.00%) PMI Certification
2 3 (30.00%) PMP
2 3 (30.00%) Problem-Solving
2 3 (30.00%) SC Cleared
2 3 (30.00%) Security Cleared
2 3 (30.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 3 (30.00%) Stakeholder Map
3 2 (20.00%) Change Management
3 2 (20.00%) DV Cleared
3 2 (20.00%) GMP
3 2 (20.00%) Project Delivery
3 2 (20.00%) Service Management
3 2 (20.00%) Stakeholder Identification
3 2 (20.00%) Stakeholder Management
4 1 (10.00%) Agile
4 1 (10.00%) AI
4 1 (10.00%) Contract Management
4 1 (10.00%) End-to-End Testing
4 1 (10.00%) Matrix Management
4 1 (10.00%) Matrix Organization
4 1 (10.00%) Mechatronics
4 1 (10.00%) Performance Metrics
4 1 (10.00%) PRINCE2
4 1 (10.00%) Process Improvement
4 1 (10.00%) Project Governance
4 1 (10.00%) Risk Management

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:

General
1 2 (20.00%) Legal
2 1 (10.00%) Law
2 1 (10.00%) Public Sector
2 1 (10.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 3 (30.00%) PMI
2 1 (10.00%) Robotics
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (70.00%) Project Management
2 3 (30.00%) Cost Reduction
2 3 (30.00%) Energy Management
2 3 (30.00%) Problem-Solving
2 3 (30.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 3 (30.00%) Stakeholder Map
3 2 (20.00%) Change Management
3 2 (20.00%) Project Delivery
3 2 (20.00%) Service Management
3 2 (20.00%) Stakeholder Identification
3 2 (20.00%) Stakeholder Management
4 1 (10.00%) Agile
4 1 (10.00%) AI
4 1 (10.00%) Contract Management
4 1 (10.00%) Matrix Management
4 1 (10.00%) Matrix Organization
4 1 (10.00%) Mechatronics
4 1 (10.00%) PRINCE2
4 1 (10.00%) Risk Management
4 1 (10.00%) Supplier Management
Qualifications
1 3 (30.00%) APMP
1 3 (30.00%) PMI Certification
1 3 (30.00%) PMP
1 3 (30.00%) SC Cleared
1 3 (30.00%) Security Cleared
2 2 (20.00%) DV Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (20.00%) GMP