Project Manager Contract Job Trends in Northamptonshire

Project Manager
East Midlands > Northamptonshire

The median Project Manager daily rate in Northamptonshire is £550, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 4 November 2025.

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

6 months to
4 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 23 21 18
Rank change year-on-year -2 -3 -11
Contract jobs requiring a Project Manager 25 15 14
As % of all contract jobs in Northamptonshire 8.17% 6.41% 7.61%
As % of the Job Titles category 8.36% 6.94% 8.28%
Number of daily rates quoted 24 12 9
10th Percentile £375 £361 £382
25th Percentile £410 £380 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £391 £575
Median % change year-on-year +40.58% -31.96% +9.52%
75th Percentile - £435 -
90th Percentile £638 £585 £623
East Midlands median daily rate £538 £391 £525
% change year-on-year +37.64% -25.65% +5.05%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
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.

Contract vacancies in Northamptonshire with a recognized job title 299 216 169
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 97.71% 92.31% 91.85%
Number of daily rates quoted 264 152 130
10th Percentile £284 £340 £213
25th Percentile £350 £360 £394
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £400 £425 £475
Median % change year-on-year -5.88% -10.53% -
75th Percentile £451 £500 £537
90th Percentile £550 £575 £588
East Midlands median daily rate £415 £445 £474
% change year-on-year -6.74% -6.07% +2.43%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 4 5
10th Percentile - - £11.46
25th Percentile - £11.83 £11.83
Median hourly rate £21.39 £12.22 £17.50
Median % change year-on-year +75.04% -30.17% -4.76%
75th Percentile - £15.78 £23.73
90th Percentile - £21.49 £24.60
East Midlands median hourly rate £21.39 £24.18 £18.16
% change year-on-year -11.54% +33.13% +7.04%

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 job vacancy trend in Northamptonshire

Project Manager
Daily Rate Trend in Northamptonshire

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Project Manager job vacancies 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 4 November 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Project Manager in Northamptonshire

Project Manager
Hourly Rate Trend in Northamptonshire

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Project Manager job vacancies 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 4 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
Northampton -14 12 £475 +21.48% 2
Daventry - 7 £550 - 1
Towcester - 6 £420 -
Project Manager
East Midlands

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

For the 6 months to 4 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 Northamptonshire region featuring Project Manager in the job title.

1 15 (60.00%) Project Delivery
2 9 (36.00%) Logistics
3 8 (32.00%) Project Governance
3 8 (32.00%) Project Management
3 8 (32.00%) Stakeholder Management
4 7 (28.00%) Agile
4 7 (28.00%) AI
4 7 (28.00%) Change Management
4 7 (28.00%) User Acceptance Testing
5 6 (24.00%) PMI Certification
5 6 (24.00%) PMP
5 6 (24.00%) PRINCE2
6 5 (20.00%) Budget Management
6 5 (20.00%) Issue Tracking
6 5 (20.00%) Linux
6 5 (20.00%) OpenVMS
6 5 (20.00%) Red Hat
6 5 (20.00%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 5 (20.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 4 (16.00%) ERP
8 3 (12.00%) Decision-Making
8 3 (12.00%) Degree
8 3 (12.00%) Risk Management
9 2 (8.00%) BPSS Clearance
9 2 (8.00%) Business Strategy
9 2 (8.00%) Change Control
9 2 (8.00%) Computer Science
9 2 (8.00%) Cutover Planning
9 2 (8.00%) Manufacturing Engineering
9 2 (8.00%) Middleware

Project Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Northamptonshire 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:

Applications
1 1 (4.00%) Microsoft Project
Cloud Services
1 1 (4.00%) Azure
Development Applications
1 1 (4.00%) JIRA
General
1 12 (48.00%) Social Skills
2 10 (40.00%) Manufacturing
3 7 (28.00%) Automotive
4 5 (20.00%) Finance
5 3 (12.00%) Legal
6 2 (8.00%) Banking
7 1 (4.00%) Analytical Skills
7 1 (4.00%) Influencing Skills
7 1 (4.00%) Organisational Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (8.00%) Middleware
Miscellaneous
1 8 (32.00%) Robotics
2 6 (24.00%) Operational Technology
3 5 (20.00%) Legacy Systems
4 4 (16.00%) SCADA
5 2 (8.00%) Manufacturing Execution System
6 1 (4.00%) Analytical Mindset
6 1 (4.00%) Public Cloud
6 1 (4.00%) Video\Live Streaming
Operating Systems
1 5 (20.00%) Linux
1 5 (20.00%) OpenVMS
1 5 (20.00%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
2 1 (4.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 15 (60.00%) Project Delivery
2 9 (36.00%) Logistics
3 8 (32.00%) Project Governance
3 8 (32.00%) Project Management
3 8 (32.00%) Stakeholder Management
4 7 (28.00%) Agile
4 7 (28.00%) AI
4 7 (28.00%) Change Management
4 7 (28.00%) User Acceptance Testing
5 6 (24.00%) PRINCE2
6 5 (20.00%) Budget Management
6 5 (20.00%) Issue Tracking
6 5 (20.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 4 (16.00%) ERP
8 3 (12.00%) Decision-Making
8 3 (12.00%) Risk Management
9 2 (8.00%) Business Strategy
9 2 (8.00%) Manufacturing Engineering
9 2 (8.00%) Resource Allocation
9 2 (8.00%) Strategic Thinking
Qualifications
1 6 (24.00%) PMI Certification
1 6 (24.00%) PMP
2 3 (12.00%) Degree
3 2 (8.00%) BPSS Clearance
4 1 (4.00%) BC Cleared
4 1 (4.00%) Security Cleared
Vendors
1 5 (20.00%) Red Hat
2 2 (8.00%) SAP
3 1 (4.00%) Microsoft
3 1 (4.00%) Workday