Project Manager Contract Job Trends in Preston

Project Manager
Lancashire > Preston

The median Project Manager daily rate in Preston is £600, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 31 March 2026.

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

6 months to
31 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 14 16 8
Rank change year-on-year +2 -8 +12
Contract jobs requiring a Project Manager 8 2 9
As % of all contract jobs in Preston 8.33% 2.82% 14.75%
As % of the Job Titles category 8.89% 2.94% 22.50%
Number of daily rates quoted 5 2 9
10th Percentile £530 £571 £241
25th Percentile £575 £571 £350
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 £573 £475
Median % change year-on-year +4.80% +20.53% -
75th Percentile £738 £574 £525
90th Percentile £906 £575 £593
Lancashire median daily rate £600 £570 £350
% change year-on-year +5.26% +62.86% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £58.65 - -
Median hourly rate £63.37 - -
75th Percentile £68.09 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Lancashire median hourly rate £63.37 £52.50 -
% change year-on-year +20.70% - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Preston

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Preston. 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 Preston with a recognized job title 90 68 40
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.75% 95.77% 65.57%
Number of daily rates quoted 44 42 18
10th Percentile £124 £204 £229
25th Percentile £500 £403 £350
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £598 £525 £488
Median % change year-on-year +13.81% +7.69% +7.73%
75th Percentile £900 £563 £636
90th Percentile £950 £627 £743
Lancashire median daily rate £550 £530 £500
% change year-on-year +3.77% +6.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 28 11 20
10th Percentile £36.32 £24.76 £11.77
25th Percentile £39.53 £26.88 £19.93
Median hourly rate £42.69 £28.75 £46.18
Median % change year-on-year +48.47% -37.74% +13.77%
75th Percentile £71.50 £31.07 £46.64
90th Percentile £74.72 £43.39 £50.00
Lancashire median hourly rate £45.46 £28.75 £45.00
% change year-on-year +58.12% -36.11% +10.86%

Project Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Preston

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 Preston.

Project Manager job vacancy trend in Preston

Project Manager
Daily Rate Trend in Preston

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

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

Project Manager
Daily Rate Histogram in Preston

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Project Manager in Preston over the 6 months to 31 March 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Project Manager in Preston

Project Manager
Hourly Rate Trend in Preston

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

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

Project Manager Skill Set
Top 29 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Preston

For the 6 months to 31 March 2026, 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 Preston region featuring Project Manager in the job title.

1 4 (50.00%) Cybersecurity
1 4 (50.00%) Project Management
1 4 (50.00%) SuccessFactors
2 3 (37.50%) Cyber Resilience
2 3 (37.50%) Project Governance
2 3 (37.50%) Roadmaps
2 3 (37.50%) SAP
3 2 (25.00%) Agile
3 2 (25.00%) BPSS Clearance
3 2 (25.00%) Cutover Planning
3 2 (25.00%) Data Cleansing
3 2 (25.00%) Data Extraction
3 2 (25.00%) ERP
3 2 (25.00%) Migration
3 2 (25.00%) SAP Payroll
3 2 (25.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 2 (25.00%) Test Strategy
4 1 (12.50%) Asset Management
4 1 (12.50%) Business Analysis
4 1 (12.50%) Cyber Assurance
4 1 (12.50%) Data Protection
4 1 (12.50%) Impact Assessments
4 1 (12.50%) Knowledge Transfer
4 1 (12.50%) NCSC
4 1 (12.50%) Regulatory Change
4 1 (12.50%) Regulatory Compliance
4 1 (12.50%) Remediation Plan
4 1 (12.50%) SC Cleared
4 1 (12.50%) Security Cleared

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

Business Applications
1 2 (25.00%) SAP Payroll
Cloud Services
1 4 (50.00%) SuccessFactors
General
1 3 (37.50%) Social Skills
2 1 (12.50%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (12.50%) Legal
Miscellaneous
1 3 (37.50%) Operational Technology
2 2 (25.00%) SCADA
2 2 (25.00%) Security Posture
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (50.00%) Cybersecurity
1 4 (50.00%) Project Management
2 3 (37.50%) Cyber Resilience
2 3 (37.50%) Project Governance
2 3 (37.50%) Roadmaps
3 2 (25.00%) Agile
3 2 (25.00%) Cutover Planning
3 2 (25.00%) Data Cleansing
3 2 (25.00%) Data Extraction
3 2 (25.00%) ERP
3 2 (25.00%) Migration
3 2 (25.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 2 (25.00%) Test Strategy
4 1 (12.50%) Asset Management
4 1 (12.50%) Business Analysis
4 1 (12.50%) Cyber Assurance
4 1 (12.50%) Data Protection
4 1 (12.50%) Knowledge Transfer
4 1 (12.50%) Regulatory Compliance
4 1 (12.50%) Remediation Plan
Qualifications
1 2 (25.00%) BPSS Clearance
2 1 (12.50%) SC Cleared
2 1 (12.50%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (12.50%) NCSC
Vendors
1 3 (37.50%) SAP