Communications Project Manager Contract Job Trends in the North West

Project Manager - Communications
England > North West

As of 24 January 2026, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Project Manager - Communications daily rate in the North West.

6 months to
24 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 148 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Communications Project Manager 2 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in the North West 0.077% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.084% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
England median daily rate - £838 £550
% change year-on-year - +52.27% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £52.50 - -
Median hourly rate £55.00 - -
75th Percentile £57.50 - -
90th Percentile - - -
England median hourly rate £55.00 - £60.00

All Contract IT Job Roles
North West

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the North West. 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 North West with a recognized job title 2,385 1,954 2,603
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.08% 93.18% 92.86%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,538 1,137 1,765
10th Percentile £213 £257 £300
25th Percentile £360 £380 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £475 £500
Median % change year-on-year -5.26% -5.00% +3.15%
75th Percentile £568 £563 £588
90th Percentile £650 £653 £675
England median daily rate £503 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.29% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 215 98 218
10th Percentile £17.30 £15.45 £12.67
25th Percentile £21.13 £18.35 £17.03
Median hourly rate £41.86 £29.12 £36.23
Median % change year-on-year +43.76% -19.63% +40.35%
75th Percentile £57.50 £46.18 £46.70
90th Percentile £69.37 £73.92 £65.38
England median hourly rate £29.60 £35.00 £38.45
% change year-on-year -15.43% -8.98% +9.86%

Communications Project Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in the North West

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

Communications Project Manager job vacancy trend in the North West

Communications Project Manager
Daily Rate Trend in the North West

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Communications Project Manager job vacancies in the North West.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Communications Project Manager job vacancies in the North West

Communications Project Manager
Contract Job Locations in the North West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Communications Project Manager within the North West region over the 6 months to 24 January 2026. 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
Manchester - 2 - -
Communications Project Manager
England

Communications Project Manager Skill Set
Top 12 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North West

For the 6 months to 24 January 2026, Communications 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 North West region featuring Communications Project Manager in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) AI
1 2 (100.00%) Collaborative Culture
1 2 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 2 (100.00%) Matrix Organization
1 2 (100.00%) Use Case
2 1 (50.00%) AI Transformation
2 1 (50.00%) Change Management
2 1 (50.00%) Degree
2 1 (50.00%) Project Management
2 1 (50.00%) Roadmaps
2 1 (50.00%) Stakeholder Map
2 1 (50.00%) Storytelling

Communications Project Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North West 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 1 (50.00%) Agriculture
1 1 (50.00%) Manufacturing
1 1 (50.00%) Presentation Skills
1 1 (50.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 2 (100.00%) AI Agents
1 2 (100.00%) Life Science
2 1 (50.00%) Renewable Energy
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) AI
1 2 (100.00%) Collaborative Culture
1 2 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 2 (100.00%) Matrix Organization
1 2 (100.00%) Use Case
2 1 (50.00%) AI Transformation
2 1 (50.00%) Change Management
2 1 (50.00%) Project Management
2 1 (50.00%) Roadmaps
2 1 (50.00%) Stakeholder Map
2 1 (50.00%) Storytelling
Qualifications
1 1 (50.00%) Degree