Project Manager Contracts in Newport

Project Manager
South Wales > Newport

The median Project Manager daily rate in Newport is £265, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 25 June 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
25 Jun 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 12 21 31
Rank change year-on-year +9 +10 +2
Contract jobs requiring a Project Manager 1 1 3
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Newport 2.94% 1.14% 1.91%
As % of the Job Titles category 3.23% 1.33% 1.97%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 2
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £613
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £265 - £625
Median % change year-on-year - - +22.91%
75th Percentile - - £638
90th Percentile - - -
South Wales median daily rate £450 £515 £450
% change year-on-year -12.62% +14.44% -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Newport

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Newport. 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 Newport with a recognized job title 31 75 152
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.18% 85.23% 96.82%
Number of daily rates quoted 12 35 114
10th Percentile £148 £135 £300
25th Percentile £239 £173 £453
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £353 £350 £550
Median % change year-on-year +0.71% -36.36% -
75th Percentile £509 £521 £638
90th Percentile £594 £625 £650
South Wales median daily rate £383 £450 £500
% change year-on-year -15.00% -10.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 22 16
10th Percentile £38.25 £15.26 -
25th Percentile - £20.12 £16.98
Median hourly rate £45.00 £25.27 £18.14
Median % change year-on-year +78.08% +39.31% -27.44%
75th Percentile - £68.75 £19.98
90th Percentile £52.50 £87.62 £49.38
South Wales median hourly rate £19.51 £20.47 £18.14
% change year-on-year -4.71% +12.84% +0.78%

Project Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Newport

Job postings that featured Project Manager in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Newport.

Job vacancy trend for Project Manager in Newport

Project Manager
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Newport

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Project Manager in Newport.

Daily rate trend for Project Manager in Newport

Project Manager
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Newport

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Project Manager in Newport.

Hourly rate trend for Project Manager in Newport

Project Manager Skill Set
Top 12 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Newport

For the 6 months to 25 June 2025, Project Manager contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Newport region featuring Project Manager in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) PRINCE2
1 1 (100.00%) NHS
1 1 (100.00%) Project Management
1 1 (100.00%) Pharmaceutical
1 1 (100.00%) Service Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Line Management
1 1 (100.00%) Resource Allocation
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Project Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) Business Case
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills

Project Manager Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Newport by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Pharmaceutical
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) NHS
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Business Case
1 1 (100.00%) Line Management
1 1 (100.00%) PRINCE2
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Project Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) Project Management
1 1 (100.00%) Resource Allocation
1 1 (100.00%) Service Delivery