Software Project Manager Contract Job Trends in Peterborough

Software Project Manager
Cambridgeshire > Peterborough

The median Software Project Manager daily rate in Peterborough is £588, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 15 June 2026.

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

6 months to
15 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 10 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Software Project Manager 2 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Peterborough 3.64% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 3.70% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £581 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £588 - -
75th Percentile £594 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Cambridgeshire median daily rate £588 - £350

All Contract IT Job Roles
Peterborough

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Peterborough. 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 Peterborough with a recognized job title 54 64 180
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 98.18% 74.42% 76.92%
Number of daily rates quoted 7 10 22
10th Percentile £176 £149 £171
25th Percentile £343 £185 £178
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 £400 £303
Median % change year-on-year +43.75% +32.23% -24.38%
75th Percentile £594 £449 £452
90th Percentile £641 £474 £600
Cambridgeshire median daily rate £500 £500 £442
% change year-on-year - +13.12% -1.78%
Number of hourly rates quoted 36 38 131
10th Percentile £13.33 £14.84 -
25th Percentile £14.03 £14.99 £14.16
Median hourly rate £14.22 £15.14 £16.30
Median % change year-on-year -6.08% -7.12% +19.33%
75th Percentile £18.35 £17.84 £21.37
90th Percentile £33.09 £31.00 £31.13
Cambridgeshire median hourly rate £17.25 £15.72 £19.82
% change year-on-year +9.75% -20.67% +27.84%

Software Project Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Peterborough

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Software Project Manager' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Peterborough.

Software Project Manager job vacancy trend in Peterborough

Software Project Manager
Daily Rate Trend in Peterborough

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Software Project Manager job vacancies in Peterborough

Software Project Manager Skill Set
Top 5 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Peterborough

For the 6 months to 15 June 2026, Software 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 Peterborough region featuring Software Project Manager in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Project Management
1 2 (100.00%) Scrum
2 1 (50.00%) Confluence
2 1 (50.00%) JIRA
2 1 (50.00%) SDLC

Software Project Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Peterborough 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 1 (50.00%) Confluence
Development Applications
1 1 (50.00%) JIRA
General
1 1 (50.00%) Finance
1 1 (50.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Project Management
1 2 (100.00%) Scrum
2 1 (50.00%) SDLC