Project Manager Contracts in Solihull

Project Manager
West Midlands > Solihull

The median Project Manager daily rate in Solihull is £450, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 1 June 2025.

The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 Jun 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 15 26 12
Rank change year-on-year +11 -14 -4
Contract jobs requiring a Project Manager 3 2 6
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Solihull 5.77% 1.68% 9.23%
As % of the Job Titles category 5.88% 1.68% 10.71%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 2 1
10th Percentile £429 - -
25th Percentile £436 £363 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £375 £451
Median % change year-on-year +20.00% -16.76% -18.09%
75th Percentile £531 £388 £451
90th Percentile £565 - -
West Midlands median daily rate £525 £525 £475
% change year-on-year - +10.53% -2.56%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Solihull

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Solihull. 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 Solihull with a recognized job title 51 119 56
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 98.08% 100.00% 86.15%
Number of daily rates quoted 28 51 15
10th Percentile £220 £156 £245
25th Percentile £308 £269 £278
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £423 £375 £500
Median % change year-on-year +12.67% -25.00% +11.11%
75th Percentile £556 £388 £569
90th Percentile £596 £475 £700
West Midlands median daily rate £475 £480 £500
% change year-on-year -1.04% -4.00% +3.57%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 5 3
10th Percentile - - £13.15
25th Percentile - £11.25 £13.16
Median hourly rate - £11.50 £13.16
Median % change year-on-year - -12.61% -
75th Percentile - £11.75 £14.08
90th Percentile - £14.90 £14.63
West Midlands median hourly rate £19.50 £19.77 £20.00
% change year-on-year -1.37% -1.15% +16.01%

Project Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Solihull

Job postings that featured Project Manager in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Solihull.

Job vacancy trend for Project Manager in Solihull

Project Manager
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Solihull

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Project Manager in Solihull.

Daily rate trend for Project Manager in Solihull

Project Manager
Daily Rate Histogram in Solihull

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Project Manager in Solihull over the 6 months to 1 June 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Project Manager in Solihull

Project Manager
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Solihull

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Project Manager in Solihull.

Hourly rate trend for Project Manager in Solihull

Project Manager Skill Set
Top 20 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Solihull

For the 6 months to 1 June 2025, Project Manager contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Solihull region featuring Project Manager in the job title.

1 2 (66.67%) Project Management
1 2 (66.67%) Stakeholder Management
1 2 (66.67%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
1 2 (66.67%) SC Cleared
1 2 (66.67%) Security Cleared
1 2 (66.67%) PRINCE2
1 2 (66.67%) BPSS Clearance
1 2 (66.67%) Budgeting
2 1 (33.33%) Project Delivery
2 1 (33.33%) Social Skills
2 1 (33.33%) SharePoint
2 1 (33.33%) Data Governance
2 1 (33.33%) Project Governance
2 1 (33.33%) SDLC
2 1 (33.33%) Supplier Management
2 1 (33.33%) Project Planning
2 1 (33.33%) Degree
2 1 (33.33%) QA
2 1 (33.33%) Risk Management
2 1 (33.33%) Finance

Project Manager Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Solihull 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (33.33%) SharePoint
General
1 1 (33.33%) Finance
1 1 (33.33%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (66.67%) Budgeting
1 2 (66.67%) PRINCE2
1 2 (66.67%) Project Management
1 2 (66.67%) Stakeholder Management
2 1 (33.33%) Data Governance
2 1 (33.33%) Project Delivery
2 1 (33.33%) Project Governance
2 1 (33.33%) Project Planning
2 1 (33.33%) Risk Management
2 1 (33.33%) SDLC
2 1 (33.33%) Supplier Management
Qualifications
1 2 (66.67%) BPSS Clearance
1 2 (66.67%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
1 2 (66.67%) SC Cleared
1 2 (66.67%) Security Cleared
2 1 (33.33%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (33.33%) QA