Delivery Project Manager Contracts in the South East

Delivery Project Manager
England > South East

The median Delivery Project Manager daily rate in the South East is £575, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 1 May 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 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 156 202 212
Rank change year-on-year +46 +10 +38
Contract jobs requiring a Delivery Project Manager 3 3 10
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the South East 0.100% 0.054% 0.17%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.11% 0.058% 0.18%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 1 5
10th Percentile £541 - -
25th Percentile £549 - £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 £650 £495
Median % change year-on-year -11.54% +31.31% -1.49%
75th Percentile £594 - £575
90th Percentile £598 - £620
England median daily rate £550 £650 £575
% change year-on-year -15.38% +13.04% +9.52%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
South East

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the South East. 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 the South East with a recognized job title 2,767 5,141 5,491
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.93% 92.50% 94.62%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,821 3,084 3,829
10th Percentile £250 £213 £225
25th Percentile £400 £400 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year - - +2.42%
75th Percentile £600 £613 £606
90th Percentile £663 £688 £700
England median daily rate £525 £525 £550
% change year-on-year - -4.55% +4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 163 481 240
10th Percentile £14.20 £12.78 £18.04
25th Percentile £20.06 £18.32 £22.16
Median hourly rate £32.50 £47.50 £48.40
Median % change year-on-year -31.58% -1.86% +130.48%
75th Percentile £63.75 £62.50 £65.16
90th Percentile £75.00 £76.86 £75.00
England median hourly rate £30.62 £36.31 £45.00
% change year-on-year -15.67% -19.32% +100.00%

Delivery Project Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

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

Job vacancy trend for Delivery Project Manager in the South East

Delivery Project Manager
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the South East

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Delivery Project Manager in the South East.

Daily rate trend for Delivery Project Manager in the South East

Delivery Project Manager
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the South East

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Delivery Project Manager in the South East.

Hourly rate trend for Delivery Project Manager in the South East

Delivery Project Manager
Contract Job Locations in the South East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Delivery Project Manager within the South East region over the 6 months to 1 May 2025. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Thames Valley +42 1 £575 -
Berkshire +30 1 £575 -
Hampshire +26 1 £600 -7.69% 1
Kent - 1 £550 -
Delivery Project Manager
England

Delivery Project Manager Skill Set
Top 27 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East

For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, Delivery 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 South East region featuring Delivery Project Manager in the job title.

1 3 (100.00%) Project Delivery
2 2 (66.67%) E-Commerce
2 2 (66.67%) JIRA
2 2 (66.67%) Confluence
2 2 (66.67%) Agile
2 2 (66.67%) Project Management
3 1 (33.33%) Banking
3 1 (33.33%) Retail
3 1 (33.33%) Portfolio Management
3 1 (33.33%) Continuous Improvement
3 1 (33.33%) Change Control
3 1 (33.33%) Coaching
3 1 (33.33%) Data Centre
3 1 (33.33%) Strategic Thinking
3 1 (33.33%) Decision-Making
3 1 (33.33%) Workshop Facilitation
3 1 (33.33%) B2C
3 1 (33.33%) PRINCE2
3 1 (33.33%) DSDM
3 1 (33.33%) Business Case
3 1 (33.33%) Conflict Resolution
3 1 (33.33%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 1 (33.33%) Impact Assessments
3 1 (33.33%) Budget Management
3 1 (33.33%) Budget Responsibility
3 1 (33.33%) Risk Management
3 1 (33.33%) Finance

Delivery Project Manager Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East 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 2 (66.67%) Confluence
Development Applications
1 2 (66.67%) JIRA
General
1 1 (33.33%) Banking
1 1 (33.33%) Finance
1 1 (33.33%) Inclusion and Diversity
1 1 (33.33%) Retail
Miscellaneous
1 1 (33.33%) Data Centre
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Project Delivery
2 2 (66.67%) Agile
2 2 (66.67%) E-Commerce
2 2 (66.67%) Project Management
3 1 (33.33%) B2C
3 1 (33.33%) Budget Management
3 1 (33.33%) Budget Responsibility
3 1 (33.33%) Business Case
3 1 (33.33%) Change Control
3 1 (33.33%) Coaching
3 1 (33.33%) Conflict Resolution
3 1 (33.33%) Continuous Improvement
3 1 (33.33%) Decision-Making
3 1 (33.33%) DSDM
3 1 (33.33%) Impact Assessments
3 1 (33.33%) Portfolio Management
3 1 (33.33%) PRINCE2
3 1 (33.33%) Risk Management
3 1 (33.33%) Strategic Thinking
3 1 (33.33%) Workshop Facilitation