Portfolio Manager Contract Job Trends in Sheffield

Portfolio Manager
South Yorkshire > Sheffield

The median Portfolio Manager daily rate in Sheffield is £550, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 17 September 2026.

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

6 months to
17 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 95 71 57
Rank change year-on-year -24 -14 -
Contract jobs requiring a Portfolio Manager 11 3 1
As % of all contract jobs in Sheffield 1.07% 0.52% 0.25%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.15% 0.57% 0.29%
Number of daily rates quoted 9 3 0
10th Percentile £411 £417 -
25th Percentile £425 £434 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £475 -
Median % change year-on-year +15.79% - -
75th Percentile £575 £565 -
90th Percentile £582 £611 -
South Yorkshire median daily rate £550 £475 -
% change year-on-year +15.79% - -

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.

Contract vacancies in Sheffield with a recognized job title 958 529 346
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.46% 91.05% 86.72%
Number of daily rates quoted 619 352 188
10th Percentile £366 £291 £375
25th Percentile £425 £375 £460
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 £473 £536
Median % change year-on-year +8.47% -11.89% -8.72%
75th Percentile £588 £538 £591
90th Percentile £675 £607 £638
South Yorkshire median daily rate £505 £469 £525
% change year-on-year +7.57% -10.67% -8.70%
Number of hourly rates quoted 39 5 6
10th Percentile - £15.55 £15.88
25th Percentile £25.77 £18.10 £20.13
Median hourly rate £32.40 £18.21 £21.00
Median % change year-on-year +77.95% -13.31% +7.69%
75th Percentile £36.61 £18.50 £21.88
90th Percentile - £18.51 £22.00
South Yorkshire median hourly rate £32.40 £18.21 £21.00
% change year-on-year +77.95% -13.31% +5.00%

Portfolio Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Sheffield

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

Portfolio Manager job vacancy trend in Sheffield

Portfolio Manager
Daily Rate Trend in Sheffield

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Portfolio Manager job vacancies in Sheffield.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Portfolio Manager job vacancies in Sheffield

Portfolio Manager
Daily Rate Histogram in Sheffield

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Portfolio Manager in Sheffield over the 6 months to 17 September 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Portfolio Manager in Sheffield

Portfolio Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Sheffield

For the 6 months to 17 September 2026, Portfolio 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 Portfolio Manager in the job title.

1 4 (36.36%) Microsoft
1 4 (36.36%) Programme Governance
1 4 (36.36%) Project Delivery
2 3 (27.27%) Agile
2 3 (27.27%) Decision-Making
2 3 (27.27%) Portfolio Management
3 2 (18.18%) Business Case
3 2 (18.18%) Business Intelligence
3 2 (18.18%) Continuous Improvement
3 2 (18.18%) Microsoft Excel
3 2 (18.18%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 2 (18.18%) PMO
3 2 (18.18%) Power BI
3 2 (18.18%) Power Platform
3 2 (18.18%) Project Governance
3 2 (18.18%) Project Management
3 2 (18.18%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 2 (18.18%) Stakeholder Management
3 2 (18.18%) VBA
3 2 (18.18%) Waterfall
4 1 (9.09%) Actionable Insight
4 1 (9.09%) Business Strategy
4 1 (9.09%) Capacity Planning
4 1 (9.09%) Dashboard Development
4 1 (9.09%) Data Analysis
4 1 (9.09%) Data Protection
4 1 (9.09%) Demand Management
4 1 (9.09%) Dependency Management
4 1 (9.09%) Internal Audit
4 1 (9.09%) Proactive Management

Portfolio Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Sheffield 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:

Applications
1 2 (18.18%) Microsoft Excel
1 2 (18.18%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 2 (18.18%) Power Platform
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (18.18%) Power BI
General
1 8 (72.73%) Finance
2 7 (63.64%) Banking
3 1 (9.09%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (9.09%) Influencing Skills
3 1 (9.09%) Investment Banking
3 1 (9.09%) Organisational Skills
3 1 (9.09%) Presentation Skills
3 1 (9.09%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (9.09%) Data Protection Act
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (36.36%) Programme Governance
1 4 (36.36%) Project Delivery
2 3 (27.27%) Agile
2 3 (27.27%) Decision-Making
2 3 (27.27%) Portfolio Management
3 2 (18.18%) Business Case
3 2 (18.18%) Business Intelligence
3 2 (18.18%) Continuous Improvement
3 2 (18.18%) Project Governance
3 2 (18.18%) Project Management
3 2 (18.18%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 2 (18.18%) Stakeholder Management
3 2 (18.18%) Waterfall
4 1 (9.09%) Actionable Insight
4 1 (9.09%) Business Strategy
4 1 (9.09%) Data Analysis
4 1 (9.09%) Proactive Management
4 1 (9.09%) Programme Delivery
4 1 (9.09%) Programme Management
4 1 (9.09%) Risk Management
Programming Languages
1 2 (18.18%) VBA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (18.18%) PMO
Vendors
1 4 (36.36%) Microsoft