Project Manager Contract Job Trends in Portsmouth

Project Manager
Hampshire > Portsmouth

The median Project Manager daily rate in Portsmouth is £575, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 14 November 2025.

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

6 months to
14 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 25 21 21
Rank change year-on-year -4 0 -1
Contract jobs requiring a Project Manager 3 7 22
As % of all contract jobs in Portsmouth 1.61% 4.83% 7.91%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.69% 4.96% 8.40%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 6 11
10th Percentile - £490 £300
25th Percentile £563 £500 £338
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 £515 £450
Median % change year-on-year +11.65% +14.44% -10.00%
75th Percentile £588 £540 £500
90th Percentile - £541 -
Hampshire median daily rate £575 £551 £525
% change year-on-year +4.45% +4.86% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 7
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - -
Median hourly rate - - £60.00
75th Percentile - - £64.31
90th Percentile - - £68.64
Hampshire median hourly rate - - £60.00
% change year-on-year - - -7.69%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Portsmouth

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Portsmouth. 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 Portsmouth with a recognized job title 178 141 262
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 95.70% 97.24% 94.24%
Number of daily rates quoted 110 73 150
10th Percentile £200 £271 £350
25th Percentile £281 £400 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £519
Median % change year-on-year - -3.71% +7.34%
75th Percentile £556 £638 £624
90th Percentile £589 £700 £700
Hampshire median daily rate £525 £550 £528
% change year-on-year -4.55% +4.27% +0.48%
Number of hourly rates quoted 27 32 28
10th Percentile £25.09 £31.63 £20.35
25th Percentile £25.15 £49.72 £45.58
Median hourly rate £41.00 £70.00 £58.75
Median % change year-on-year -41.43% +19.15% -2.08%
75th Percentile £50.76 £70.43 £65.00
90th Percentile £58.50 £75.00 £69.13
Hampshire median hourly rate £25.15 £65.85 £50.71
% change year-on-year -61.81% +29.86% +12.69%

Project Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Portsmouth

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 Portsmouth.

Project Manager job vacancy trend in Portsmouth

Project Manager
Daily Rate Trend in Portsmouth

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

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

Project Manager
Hourly Rate Trend in Portsmouth

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

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

Project Manager Skill Set
Top 9 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Portsmouth

For the 6 months to 14 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 Portsmouth region featuring Project Manager in the job title.

1 2 (66.67%) DV Cleared
1 2 (66.67%) Security Cleared
2 1 (33.33%) Agile
2 1 (33.33%) Data Protection
2 1 (33.33%) Migration
2 1 (33.33%) Programme Delivery
2 1 (33.33%) Project Delivery
2 1 (33.33%) Virtual Team Management
2 1 (33.33%) Waterfall

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

General
1 1 (33.33%) Finance
Miscellaneous
1 1 (33.33%) Data Protection Act
1 1 (33.33%) Virtual Team
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (33.33%) Agile
1 1 (33.33%) Data Protection
1 1 (33.33%) Migration
1 1 (33.33%) Programme Delivery
1 1 (33.33%) Project Delivery
1 1 (33.33%) Virtual Team Management
1 1 (33.33%) Waterfall
Qualifications
1 2 (66.67%) DV Cleared
1 2 (66.67%) Security Cleared