Mainframe Project Manager Contract Job Trends in Sheffield
Mainframe Project Manager
South Yorkshire > Sheffield
The median Mainframe Project Manager daily rate in Sheffield is £519, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 17 October 2026.
The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 17 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 102 | - | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract jobs requiring a Mainframe Project Manager | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Sheffield | 0.19% | - | - |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.20% | - | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | £427 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £458 | - | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £519 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £583 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | £616 | - | - |
| South Yorkshire median daily rate | £519 | - | - |
All Contract IT Job Roles
Sheffield
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Sheffield. 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.
| 6 months to 17 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract vacancies in Sheffield with a recognized job title | 986 | 570 | 371 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 93.37% | 90.48% | 86.08% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 645 | 388 | 201 |
| 10th Percentile | £375 | £313 | £250 |
| 25th Percentile | £430 | £400 | £435 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £502 | £483 | £534 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +3.99% | -9.60% | -9.10% |
| 75th Percentile | £599 | £538 | £588 |
| 90th Percentile | £675 | £612 | £650 |
| South Yorkshire median daily rate | £500 | £480 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.17% | -8.57% | -4.66% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 43 | 2 | 5 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £14.98 | £13.14 |
| 25th Percentile | £25.77 | £16.68 | £15.22 |
| Median hourly rate | £32.40 | £19.50 | £20.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +66.13% | -2.50% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £36.61 | £22.33 | £21.50 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £24.02 | - |
| South Yorkshire median hourly rate | £25.77 | £19.50 | £20.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +32.15% | -2.50% | -1.23% |
Mainframe Project Manager Job Vacancy Trend in Sheffield
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Mainframe Project Manager' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Sheffield.
Mainframe Project Manager Daily Rate Trend in Sheffield
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Mainframe Project Manager job vacancies in Sheffield.
Mainframe Project Manager Daily Rate Histogram in Sheffield
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Mainframe Project Manager in Sheffield over the 6 months to 17 October 2026.
Mainframe Project Manager Skill Set Top 15 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Sheffield
For the 6 months to 17 October 2026, Mainframe 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 Sheffield region featuring Mainframe Project Manager in the job title.
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ansible | 50.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Data Protection | 50.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Dell | 50.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Disaster Recovery | 50.0% | 1 |
| 1 | IBM | 50.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Linux | 50.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Network Segmentation | 50.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Performance Engineering | 50.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Programme Management | 50.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Software Engineering | 50.0% | 1 |
| 1 | TCP/IP | 50.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Test Automation | 50.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Unix | 50.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Virtual Machines | 50.0% | 1 |
| 1 | zOS | 50.0% | 1 |
Mainframe Project Manager Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Sheffield by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Job Titles
| Rank | Job Title | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Banking Project Manager | 50.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Infrastructure Project Manager | 50.0% | 1 |