Project Manager Contracts in Oxfordshire

Project Manager
South East > Oxfordshire

The median Project Manager daily rate in Oxfordshire is £538, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025.

The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 9 12 9
Rank change year-on-year +3 -3 -1
Contract jobs requiring a Project Manager 13 15 25
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Oxfordshire 12.26% 6.61% 10.00%
As % of the Job Titles category 13.00% 7.77% 10.87%
Number of daily rates quoted 8 13 25
10th Percentile £489 £355 £434
25th Percentile £500 £363 £500
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £538 £425 £538
Median % change year-on-year +26.47% -20.93% +7.50%
75th Percentile £638 £506 £575
90th Percentile £643 £535 £769
South East median daily rate £500 £525 £510
% change year-on-year -4.76% +2.94% +2.00%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Oxfordshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Oxfordshire. 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 Oxfordshire with a recognized job title 100 193 230
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 94.34% 85.02% 92.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 57 123 152
10th Percentile £250 £132 £250
25th Percentile £263 £180 £350
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £375 £450
Median % change year-on-year +33.33% -16.67% +5.88%
75th Percentile £638 £500 £550
90th Percentile £688 £550 £638
South East median daily rate £500 £500 £500
% change year-on-year - - +2.42%
Number of hourly rates quoted 9 30 17
10th Percentile £22.97 £12.92 -
25th Percentile £23.50 £13.97 £18.08
Median hourly rate £27.76 £19.50 £25.95
Median % change year-on-year +42.36% -24.86% +29.75%
75th Percentile £46.30 £26.00 £32.30
90th Percentile £46.54 £65.00 £51.20
South East median hourly rate £32.50 £47.50 £48.40
% change year-on-year -31.58% -1.86% +130.48%

Project Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Oxfordshire

Job postings that featured Project Manager in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Oxfordshire.

Job vacancy trend for Project Manager in Oxfordshire

Project Manager
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Oxfordshire

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Project Manager in Oxfordshire.

Daily rate trend for Project Manager in Oxfordshire

Project Manager
Daily Rate Histogram in Oxfordshire

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Project Manager in Oxfordshire over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Project Manager in Oxfordshire

Project Manager
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Oxfordshire

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Project Manager in Oxfordshire.

Hourly rate trend for Project Manager in Oxfordshire

Project Manager
Contract Job Locations in Oxfordshire

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 Oxfordshire region over the 6 months to 1 May 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
Oxford -4 4 £550 +12.82% 16
Project Manager
South East

Project Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Oxfordshire

For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, Project Manager contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Oxfordshire region featuring Project Manager in the job title.

1 10 (76.92%) Social Skills
2 7 (53.85%) Migration
2 7 (53.85%) Agile
3 6 (46.15%) Finance
4 5 (38.46%) Stakeholder Management
4 5 (38.46%) SAP
5 4 (30.77%) SAP Oil and Gas
5 4 (30.77%) Time Management
5 4 (30.77%) Asset Management
5 4 (30.77%) PRINCE2
5 4 (30.77%) Project Management
5 4 (30.77%) Manufacturing
5 4 (30.77%) PMBOK
5 4 (30.77%) Renewable Energy
5 4 (30.77%) Strategic Thinking
5 4 (30.77%) Problem-Solving
5 4 (30.77%) Critical Thinking
5 4 (30.77%) Product Requirements
5 4 (30.77%) Organisational Skills
5 4 (30.77%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 4 (30.77%) Life Science
5 4 (30.77%) Project Planning
5 4 (30.77%) Workday
5 4 (30.77%) SAP S/4HANA
6 3 (23.08%) ERP
7 2 (15.38%) PMO
7 2 (15.38%) Analytical Skills
7 2 (15.38%) Project Delivery
7 2 (15.38%) Scaled Agile Framework
8 1 (7.69%) SDLC

Project Manager Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Oxfordshire by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Business Applications
1 4 (30.77%) SAP Oil and Gas
1 4 (30.77%) SAP S/4HANA
2 1 (7.69%) Adobe Campaign
2 1 (7.69%) SAP PM
General
1 10 (76.92%) Social Skills
2 6 (46.15%) Finance
3 4 (30.77%) Manufacturing
3 4 (30.77%) Organisational Skills
4 2 (15.38%) Analytical Skills
5 1 (7.69%) Influencing Skills
5 1 (7.69%) Marketing
Miscellaneous
1 4 (30.77%) Life Science
1 4 (30.77%) Renewable Energy
2 1 (7.69%) Data Protection Act
2 1 (7.69%) Product Ownership
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (53.85%) Agile
1 7 (53.85%) Migration
2 5 (38.46%) Stakeholder Management
3 4 (30.77%) Asset Management
3 4 (30.77%) Critical Thinking
3 4 (30.77%) PRINCE2
3 4 (30.77%) Problem-Solving
3 4 (30.77%) Product Requirements
3 4 (30.77%) Project Management
3 4 (30.77%) Project Planning
3 4 (30.77%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 4 (30.77%) Strategic Thinking
3 4 (30.77%) Time Management
4 3 (23.08%) ERP
5 2 (15.38%) Project Delivery
5 2 (15.38%) Scaled Agile Framework
6 1 (7.69%) Business Change Management
6 1 (7.69%) Contingency Planning
6 1 (7.69%) Matrix Organization
6 1 (7.69%) SDLC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (30.77%) PMBOK
2 2 (15.38%) PMO
3 1 (7.69%) QA
System Software
1 1 (7.69%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 5 (38.46%) SAP
2 4 (30.77%) Workday
3 1 (7.69%) Adobe