Project Manager Contract Job Trends in Northamptonshire
Project Manager
East Midlands > Northamptonshire
The median Project Manager daily rate in Northamptonshire is £525, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 18 October 2026.
The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 18 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 19 | 30 | 25 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +11 | -5 | -8 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Project Manager | 14 | 20 | 16 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Northamptonshire | 5.36% | 6.45% | 5.99% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 6.54% | 6.62% | 6.48% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 12 | 19 | 13 |
| 10th Percentile | £402 | £360 | £363 |
| 25th Percentile | £427 | £410 | £382 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £550 | £392 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.55% | +40.49% | -28.82% |
| 75th Percentile | £588 | £569 | £430 |
| 90th Percentile | £655 | £650 | £570 |
| East Midlands median daily rate | £525 | £538 | £391 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.33% | +37.47% | -26.43% |
All Contract IT Job Roles
Northamptonshire
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Northamptonshire. 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.
| 6 months to 18 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract vacancies in Northamptonshire with a recognized job title | 214 | 302 | 247 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 81.99% | 97.42% | 92.51% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 100 | 264 | 177 |
| 10th Percentile | £298 | £277 | £340 |
| 25th Percentile | £381 | £350 | £360 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £425 | £392 | £425 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +8.56% | -7.88% | -13.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £538 | £450 | £500 |
| 90th Percentile | £600 | £540 | £588 |
| East Midlands median daily rate | £475 | £413 | £425 |
| % change year-on-year | +15.15% | -2.94% | -10.53% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 37 | 5 | 6 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.69 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £14.13 | - | £11.83 |
| Median hourly rate | £14.56 | £21.39 | £12.22 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -31.93% | +75.04% | -7.25% |
| 75th Percentile | £17.20 | - | £22.13 |
| 90th Percentile | £22.55 | £41.56 | £42.03 |
| East Midlands median hourly rate | £18.31 | £21.25 | £24.18 |
| % change year-on-year | -13.84% | -12.12% | +34.75% |
Project Manager Job Vacancy Trend in Northamptonshire
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 Northamptonshire.
Project Manager Daily Rate Trend in Northamptonshire
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Project Manager job vacancies in Northamptonshire.
Project Manager Daily Rate Histogram in Northamptonshire
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Project Manager in Northamptonshire over the 6 months to 18 October 2026.
Project Manager Hourly Rate Trend in Northamptonshire
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Project Manager job vacancies in Northamptonshire.
Project Manager Contract Job Locations in Northamptonshire
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Project Manager within the Northamptonshire region over the 6 months to 18 October 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northampton | +20 | 10 | £470 | -1.05% | 2 |
| Wellingborough | - | 2 | £547 | - | |
| Kettering | - | 1 | £525 | - | |
| Project Manager East Midlands |
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Project Manager Skill Set Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Northamptonshire
For the 6 months to 18 October 2026, 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 Northamptonshire region featuring Project Manager in the job title.
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stakeholder Management | 64.3% | 9 |
| 2 | Agile | 42.9% | 6 |
| 3 | Project Delivery | 35.7% | 5 |
| 3 | Risk Management | 35.7% | 5 |
| 3 | Waterfall | 35.7% | 5 |
| 6 | Project Management | 28.6% | 4 |
| 6 | Stakeholder Engagement | 28.6% | 4 |
| 8 | Cybersecurity | 21.4% | 3 |
| 8 | Project Planning | 21.4% | 3 |
| 10 | BASE24 | 14.3% | 2 |
| 10 | Business Transformation | 14.3% | 2 |
| 10 | Change Control | 14.3% | 2 |
| 10 | Confluence | 14.3% | 2 |
| 10 | Cost Management | 14.3% | 2 |
| 10 | Dependency Management | 14.3% | 2 |
| 10 | ERP | 14.3% | 2 |
| 10 | Escalation Management | 14.3% | 2 |
| 10 | GAP Analysis | 14.3% | 2 |
| 10 | High Availability | 14.3% | 2 |
| 10 | JIRA | 14.3% | 2 |
| 10 | Matrix Organization | 14.3% | 2 |
| 10 | Microsoft Project | 14.3% | 2 |
| 10 | Migration | 14.3% | 2 |
| 10 | NonStop SQL | 14.3% | 2 |
| 10 | PCI DSS | 14.3% | 2 |
| 10 | Problem-Solving | 14.3% | 2 |
| 10 | Project Governance | 14.3% | 2 |
| 10 | QA | 14.3% | 2 |
| 10 | Remediation Plan | 14.3% | 2 |
| 10 | Roadmaps | 14.3% | 2 |
Project Manager Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Northamptonshire by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Job Titles
| Rank | Job Title | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Senior Project Manager | 21.4% | 3 |
| 2 | Business Project Manager | 7.1% | 1 |
| 2 | Change Project Manager | 7.1% | 1 |
| 2 | Contracts Manager | 7.1% | 1 |
| 2 | CRM Project Manager | 7.1% | 1 |
| 2 | Dynamics 365 Project Manager | 7.1% | 1 |
| 2 | IT Project Manager | 7.1% | 1 |
| 2 | Logistics Project Manager | 7.1% | 1 |
| 2 | Oracle Project Manager | 7.1% | 1 |
| 2 | Payments Project Manager | 7.1% | 1 |
| 2 | Senior Business Manager | 7.1% | 1 |
| 2 | Senior Finance Project Manager | 7.1% | 1 |
| 2 | Transformation Project Manager | 7.1% | 1 |