Project Management Contract Job Trends in the North West

Project Management
England > North West

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the North West requiring Project Management skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 3 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
3 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 27 18 17
Rank change year-on-year -9 -1 +11
Contract jobs citing Project Management 163 180 224
As % of all contract jobs in the North West 6.82% 7.72% 8.03%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 7.77% 9.25% 9.08%
Number of daily rates quoted 102 86 166
10th Percentile £367 £299 £265
25th Percentile £420 £363 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £496 £450 £475
Median % change year-on-year +10.22% -5.26% -5.00%
75th Percentile £568 £550 £552
90th Percentile £675 £575 £638
England median daily rate £525 £525 £525
Number of hourly rates quoted 26 23 18
10th Percentile £31.50 £21.40 £20.07
25th Percentile £41.37 £25.80 £30.75
Median hourly rate £45.46 £33.00 £35.50
Median % change year-on-year +37.76% -7.04% -37.21%
75th Percentile £62.55 £41.88 £42.81
90th Percentile £77.38 £57.56 £53.60
England median hourly rate £37.02 £35.00 £45.00
% change year-on-year +5.77% -22.22% +19.84%

All Process and Methodology Skills
North West

Project Management falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in the North West.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 2,097 1,946 2,468
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the North West 87.74% 83.48% 88.49%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,379 1,051 1,696
10th Percentile £215 £294 £270
25th Percentile £360 £391 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £475 £500
Median % change year-on-year -5.26% -5.00% +1.01%
75th Percentile £575 £575 £593
90th Percentile £678 £656 £674
England median daily rate £508 £525 £550
% change year-on-year -3.33% -4.55% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 189 109 169
10th Percentile £15.18 £16.78 £15.75
25th Percentile £19.07 £24.19 £18.00
Median hourly rate £29.27 £40.33 £35.50
Median % change year-on-year -27.41% +13.59% +46.15%
75th Percentile £47.12 £55.79 £46.18
90th Percentile £71.66 £70.90 £64.00
England median hourly rate £25.15 £38.07 £44.50
% change year-on-year -33.94% -14.45% +27.14%

Project Management
Job Vacancy Trend in the North West

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Project Management relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the North West.

Project Management job vacancy trend in the North West

Project Management
Daily Rate Trend in the North West

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the North West citing Project Management.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the North West citing Project Management

Project Management
Daily Rate Histogram in the North West

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Project Management in the North West over the 6 months to 3 November 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Project Management in the North West

Project Management
Hourly Rate Trend in the North West

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the North West citing Project Management.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the North West citing Project Management

Project Management
Hourly Rate Histogram in the North West

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Project Management in the North West over the 6 months to 3 November 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for Project Management in the North West

Project Management
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 Project Management within the North West region over the 6 months to 3 November 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
Manchester -15 62 £462 -0.22% 113
Cheshire -12 58 £475 +5.56% 48
Lancashire +9 17 £500 +42.86% 86
Cumbria +5 17 £500 +25.79% 9
Merseyside -5 7 £625 +31.58% 29
Project Management
England

Project Management
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:

Application Platforms
1 25 (15.34%) Confluence
2 19 (11.66%) SharePoint
3 8 (4.91%) Microsoft Exchange
4 7 (4.29%) Exchange Server 2013
4 7 (4.29%) Skype for Business
5 2 (1.23%) SharePoint Server
6 1 (0.61%) Moodle
Applications
1 21 (12.88%) Microsoft Office
2 16 (9.82%) Microsoft Excel
3 11 (6.75%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 11 (6.75%) MS Visio
4 8 (4.91%) Microsoft Project
5 2 (1.23%) Simulink
6 1 (0.61%) Chatbot
6 1 (0.61%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 5 (3.07%) SAP S/4HANA
2 3 (1.84%) SAP Payroll
3 2 (1.23%) Primavera
3 2 (1.23%) SAP ERP
4 1 (0.61%) Dynamics CRM
4 1 (0.61%) MIS ActiveH
4 1 (0.61%) NetSuite
4 1 (0.61%) Oracle ERP
4 1 (0.61%) SAP HCM
4 1 (0.61%) SAP PS
Cloud Services
1 12 (7.36%) Azure
1 12 (7.36%) Microsoft 365
2 8 (4.91%) OneDrive
3 6 (3.68%) Smartsheet
4 5 (3.07%) AWS
5 3 (1.84%) Google Sheets
5 3 (1.84%) Power Platform
5 3 (1.84%) ShareGate
5 3 (1.84%) SuccessFactors
6 2 (1.23%) Azure DevOps
6 2 (1.23%) Google Workspace
6 2 (1.23%) Serverless
7 1 (0.61%) Amazon Cognito
7 1 (0.61%) AWS CloudFormation
7 1 (0.61%) AWS Lambda
7 1 (0.61%) Azure Synapse Analytics
7 1 (0.61%) Figma
7 1 (0.61%) GitHub
7 1 (0.61%) Google Ads
7 1 (0.61%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 7 (4.29%) Skype
1 7 (4.29%) SSH
2 2 (1.23%) Intranet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (1.23%) SAP HANA
2 1 (0.61%) Data Lake
2 1 (0.61%) GIS
2 1 (0.61%) Oracle Database
2 1 (0.61%) Power BI
2 1 (0.61%) Power Query
Development Applications
1 33 (20.25%) JIRA
2 1 (0.61%) Appium
2 1 (0.61%) Git
2 1 (0.61%) Jenkins
2 1 (0.61%) Selenium
General
1 93 (57.06%) Social Skills
2 53 (32.52%) Finance
3 30 (18.40%) Analytical Skills
4 13 (7.98%) Banking
5 10 (6.13%) Influencing Skills
5 10 (6.13%) Public Sector
6 9 (5.52%) Legal
7 7 (4.29%) Manufacturing
8 6 (3.68%) Retail
9 5 (3.07%) Organisational Skills
10 4 (2.45%) Investment Banking
10 4 (2.45%) Local Government
11 3 (1.84%) Aerospace
11 3 (1.84%) Back Office
11 3 (1.84%) Pharmaceutical
12 2 (1.23%) Aeronautics
12 2 (1.23%) Automotive
12 2 (1.23%) Billing
12 2 (1.23%) Documentation Skills
12 2 (1.23%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 32 (19.63%) Project Manager
2 26 (15.95%) Analyst
3 25 (15.34%) Lead
4 12 (7.36%) Engagement Manager
5 10 (6.13%) Business Analyst
5 10 (6.13%) Technical Manager
6 9 (5.52%) Senior
7 8 (4.91%) Programme Manager
8 7 (4.29%) Operational Support Analyst
8 7 (4.29%) Operations Analyst
8 7 (4.29%) Operations Support Analyst
8 7 (4.29%) Support Analyst
9 6 (3.68%) Consultant
9 6 (3.68%) Delivery Manager
10 5 (3.07%) Designer
10 5 (3.07%) Engineering Manager
10 5 (3.07%) IT Manager
10 5 (3.07%) Service Manager
10 5 (3.07%) Technical Project Manager
11 4 (2.45%) Transition Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (1.23%) CSS
1 2 (1.23%) HTML
2 1 (0.61%) REST
2 1 (0.61%) SOAP
Miscellaneous
1 9 (5.52%) Virtual Team
2 7 (4.29%) Tandem
3 6 (3.68%) Product Ownership
4 5 (3.07%) Management Information System
5 4 (2.45%) Learning Management System
5 4 (2.45%) Self-Motivation
6 3 (1.84%) Onboarding
6 3 (1.84%) PMI
7 2 (1.23%) CMDB
7 2 (1.23%) Data Protection Act
7 2 (1.23%) Data Structures
7 2 (1.23%) EPoS
7 2 (1.23%) Legacy Systems
7 2 (1.23%) Life Science
7 2 (1.23%) Security Operations Centre
8 1 (0.61%) Cloud Native
8 1 (0.61%) Enterprise Software
8 1 (0.61%) Housing Association
8 1 (0.61%) Mobile App
8 1 (0.61%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 10 (6.13%) Windows
2 7 (4.29%) Unix
3 1 (0.61%) Apple iOS
3 1 (0.61%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 71 (43.56%) Agile
2 47 (28.83%) Stakeholder Management
3 44 (26.99%) Project Delivery
4 41 (25.15%) Problem-Solving
5 40 (24.54%) Change Management
6 34 (20.86%) ITIL
7 28 (17.18%) PRINCE2
8 27 (16.56%) Continuous Improvement
9 25 (15.34%) Migration
10 22 (13.50%) Waterfall
11 19 (11.66%) DevOps
12 18 (11.04%) Risk Management
13 17 (10.43%) Scrum
13 17 (10.43%) Stakeholder Engagement
14 16 (9.82%) Agile Project Management
14 16 (9.82%) Six Sigma
15 15 (9.20%) Cybersecurity
15 15 (9.20%) Decision-Making
15 15 (9.20%) Impact Analysis
16 14 (8.59%) Service Delivery
Programming Languages
1 7 (4.29%) Java
2 6 (3.68%) SQL
3 5 (3.07%) Python
4 4 (2.45%) JavaScript
5 2 (1.23%) C#
6 1 (0.61%) ABAP
6 1 (0.61%) Data Analysis Expressions
Qualifications
1 42 (25.77%) Degree
2 22 (13.50%) Security Cleared
3 18 (11.04%) SC Cleared
4 13 (7.98%) PMI Certification
4 13 (7.98%) PMP
5 9 (5.52%) Computer Science Degree
5 9 (5.52%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
6 6 (3.68%) BPSS Clearance
7 3 (1.84%) ITIL Certification
8 2 (1.23%) ACCA
8 2 (1.23%) CBAP
8 2 (1.23%) CIMA
8 2 (1.23%) PRINCE2 Certification
9 1 (0.61%) AWS Certification
9 1 (0.61%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
9 1 (0.61%) BC Cleared
9 1 (0.61%) CISM
9 1 (0.61%) CISSP
9 1 (0.61%) CompTIA Security+
9 1 (0.61%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 14 (8.59%) PMO
2 11 (6.75%) QA
3 4 (2.45%) P3O
4 2 (1.23%) COBIT
4 2 (1.23%) GRC
4 2 (1.23%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 2 (1.23%) NIST
4 2 (1.23%) PMBOK
4 2 (1.23%) SOC 2
5 1 (0.61%) Cyber Essentials
5 1 (0.61%) EU AI Act
5 1 (0.61%) GDPR
5 1 (0.61%) GxP
5 1 (0.61%) PCI DSS
5 1 (0.61%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 7 (4.29%) Active Directory
2 1 (0.61%) Docker
Systems Management
1 7 (4.29%) Microsoft Intune
1 7 (4.29%) SCCM
2 1 (0.61%) Terraform
Vendors
1 41 (25.15%) Microsoft
2 15 (9.20%) SAP
3 7 (4.29%) IBM
3 7 (4.29%) ServiceNow
4 6 (3.68%) Google
5 4 (2.45%) Oracle
6 3 (1.84%) Cisco
6 3 (1.84%) Gemalto
6 3 (1.84%) Nintex
6 3 (1.84%) Palo Alto
6 3 (1.84%) Planview
6 3 (1.84%) Thales
7 2 (1.23%) Databricks
7 2 (1.23%) Genesys
7 2 (1.23%) MathWorks
7 2 (1.23%) Snow
7 2 (1.23%) Workday
8 1 (0.61%) Avaya
8 1 (0.61%) Citrix
8 1 (0.61%) Salesforce