Project Management Contract Job Trends in Plymouth

Project Management
Devon > Plymouth

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Plymouth requiring Project Management skills. It covers vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 25 September 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
25 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 11 7 5
Rank change year-on-year -4 -2 +11
Contract jobs citing Project Management 1 5 4
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Plymouth 2.33% 9.62% 9.30%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.63% 12.50% 12.90%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 2 3
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £800 £110 £400
Median % change year-on-year +627.27% -72.50% +35.59%
75th Percentile - - £419
90th Percentile - - £430
Devon median daily rate £600 £448 £465
% change year-on-year +34.08% -3.76% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 3 1
10th Percentile - £27.86 -
25th Percentile - £39.92 £36.25
Median hourly rate - £60.00 £37.50
Median % change year-on-year - +60.00% -
75th Percentile - £67.50 £38.75
90th Percentile - £72.00 -
Devon median hourly rate - £60.00 £37.50
% change year-on-year - +60.00% -

All Process and Methodology Skills
Plymouth

Project Management falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Plymouth.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 38 40 31
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Plymouth 88.37% 76.92% 72.09%
Number of daily rates quoted 14 10 18
10th Percentile £313 £110 £300
25th Percentile £413 £153 £316
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 £335 £400
Median % change year-on-year +52.99% -16.25% -8.57%
75th Percentile £663 £572 £514
90th Percentile £774 £600 £559
Devon median daily rate £400 £525 £550
% change year-on-year -23.81% -4.55% +4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 24 16 5
10th Percentile £20.30 £41.25 £20.08
25th Percentile - £55.63 £31.05
Median hourly rate £25.15 £65.00 £37.50
Median % change year-on-year -61.31% +73.33% +10.29%
75th Percentile - £72.50 £40.00
90th Percentile £27.70 - £64.00
Devon median hourly rate £25.15 £65.00 £37.50
% change year-on-year -61.31% +73.33% -10.71%

Project Management
Job Vacancy Trend in Plymouth

Job postings citing Project Management as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Plymouth.

Job vacancy trend for Project Management in Plymouth

Project Management
Daily Rate Trend in Plymouth

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Plymouth citing Project Management.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Plymouth citing Project Management

Project Management
Hourly Rate Trend in Plymouth

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Plymouth citing Project Management.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Plymouth citing Project Management

Project Management
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Plymouth 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:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
1 1 (100.00%) Local Government
1 1 (100.00%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Programme Manager
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Artificial Intelligence