Project Manager Contract Job Trends in Norwich

Project Manager
Norfolk > Norwich

The median Project Manager daily rate in Norwich is £425, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 18 October 2025.

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

6 months to
18 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 21 4 5
Rank change year-on-year -17 +1 +7
Contract jobs requiring a Project Manager 2 6 5
As % of all contract jobs in Norwich 2.06% 12.50% 12.50%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.22% 13.04% 14.71%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 5
10th Percentile £314 - -
25th Percentile £353 - £195
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £425 - £350
Median % change year-on-year - - -36.36%
75th Percentile £491 - £425
90th Percentile £526 - £474
Norfolk median daily rate £538 £463 £400
% change year-on-year +16.22% +15.63% -27.27%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Norwich

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Norwich. 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 Norwich with a recognized job title 90 46 34
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.78% 95.83% 85.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 34 14 30
10th Percentile £171 £168 £159
25th Percentile £175 £213 £171
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £369 £348 £313
Median % change year-on-year +6.12% +11.20% +32.98%
75th Percentile £500 £528 £494
90th Percentile £546 £546 £583
Norfolk median daily rate £425 £372 £313
% change year-on-year +14.40% +18.88% +56.25%
Number of hourly rates quoted 30 1 1
10th Percentile £12.95 - -
25th Percentile £13.31 £21.25 -
Median hourly rate £16.00 £22.50 £14.50
Median % change year-on-year -28.89% +55.17% -14.38%
75th Percentile £23.12 £23.75 -
90th Percentile £25.15 - -
Norfolk median hourly rate £16.00 £20.00 £23.45
% change year-on-year -20.00% -14.71% +37.94%

Project Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Norwich

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 Norwich.

Project Manager job vacancy trend in Norwich

Project Manager
Daily Rate Trend in Norwich

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Project Manager job vacancies in Norwich.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Project Manager job vacancies in Norwich

Project Manager
Daily Rate Histogram in Norwich

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Project Manager in Norwich over the 6 months to 18 October 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Project Manager in Norwich

Project Manager
Hourly Rate Trend in Norwich

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Project Manager job vacancies in Norwich.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Project Manager job vacancies in Norwich

Project Manager Skill Set
Top 10 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Norwich

For the 6 months to 18 October 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 Norwich region featuring Project Manager in the job title.

1 1 (50.00%) Data Migration
1 1 (50.00%) Digital Strategy
1 1 (50.00%) Digital Transformation Programme
1 1 (50.00%) EDMS
1 1 (50.00%) Generative AI
1 1 (50.00%) Migration
1 1 (50.00%) Project Planning
1 1 (50.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 1 (50.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 1 (50.00%) Workflow

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

Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (50.00%) EDMS
General
1 1 (50.00%) Finance
1 1 (50.00%) Public Sector
1 1 (50.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (50.00%) Data Migration
1 1 (50.00%) Digital Strategy
1 1 (50.00%) Digital Transformation Programme
1 1 (50.00%) Generative AI
1 1 (50.00%) Migration
1 1 (50.00%) Project Planning
1 1 (50.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 1 (50.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 1 (50.00%) Workflow