Portfolio Manager Contract Job Trends in the South East

Portfolio Manager
England > South East

The median Portfolio Manager daily rate in the South East is £568, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 9 November 2025.

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

6 months to
9 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 173 173 210
Rank change year-on-year 0 +37 +56
Contract jobs requiring a Portfolio Manager 3 6 6
As % of all contract jobs in the South East 0.078% 0.15% 0.11%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.087% 0.16% 0.12%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 5 6
10th Percentile £480 - £541
25th Percentile £511 £470 £680
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £568 £500 £725
Median % change year-on-year +13.50% -31.03% +11.54%
75th Percentile £631 £588 £738
90th Percentile £665 £685 -
England median daily rate £725 £625 £725
% change year-on-year +16.00% -13.79% +3.57%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 1 0
Median hourly rate - £61.80 -
England median hourly rate - £61.80 -

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 3,451 3,791 5,128
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 89.59% 92.55% 94.35%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,227 2,280 3,381
10th Percentile £205 £245 £207
25th Percentile £380 £400 £380
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £508 £500
Median % change year-on-year -1.48% +1.50% -
75th Percentile £600 £625 £613
90th Percentile £663 £676 £688
England median daily rate £510 £525 £535
% change year-on-year -2.86% -1.87% -2.73%
Number of hourly rates quoted 349 213 250
10th Percentile £13.45 £16.58 £16.00
25th Percentile £15.91 £27.00 £22.87
Median hourly rate £20.79 £57.50 £51.24
Median % change year-on-year -63.84% +12.22% +44.33%
75th Percentile £50.00 £71.90 £67.50
90th Percentile £73.40 £75.16 £76.53
England median hourly rate £25.15 £40.00 £45.00
% change year-on-year -37.13% -11.11% +50.00%

Portfolio Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

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 the South East.

Portfolio Manager job vacancy trend in the South East

Portfolio Manager
Daily Rate Trend in the South East

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Portfolio Manager job vacancies in the South East.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Portfolio Manager job vacancies in the South East

Portfolio Manager
Daily Rate Histogram in the South East

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Portfolio Manager in the South East over the 6 months to 9 November 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Portfolio Manager in the South East

Portfolio Manager
Hourly Rate Trend in the South East

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Portfolio Manager job vacancies in the South East.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Portfolio Manager job vacancies in the South East

Portfolio 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 Portfolio Manager within the South East region over the 6 months to 9 November 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
Berkshire +11 2 £568 +20.74% 1
Thames Valley +6 2 £568 +20.74% 1
East Sussex - 1 - -
Portfolio Manager
England

Portfolio Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South East

For the 6 months to 9 November 2025, 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 South East region featuring Portfolio Manager in the job title.

1 2 (66.67%) Conflict Resolution
1 2 (66.67%) Decision-Making
1 2 (66.67%) PMI Certification
1 2 (66.67%) PMP
1 2 (66.67%) Portfolio Management
1 2 (66.67%) Roadmaps
1 2 (66.67%) Stakeholder Management
2 1 (33.33%) Agile
2 1 (33.33%) Budgeting
2 1 (33.33%) Budgeting and Forecasting
2 1 (33.33%) Business Case
2 1 (33.33%) Business Forecasting
2 1 (33.33%) Business Strategy
2 1 (33.33%) Change Management
2 1 (33.33%) Degree
2 1 (33.33%) DTS
2 1 (33.33%) GAP Analysis
2 1 (33.33%) ITIL
2 1 (33.33%) JIRA
2 1 (33.33%) Microsoft Project
2 1 (33.33%) PgMP
2 1 (33.33%) PQQ
2 1 (33.33%) Presales
2 1 (33.33%) PRINCE2
2 1 (33.33%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
2 1 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (33.33%) Programme Management
2 1 (33.33%) QA
2 1 (33.33%) Risk Management
2 1 (33.33%) SC Cleared

Portfolio Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South East 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 1 (33.33%) Microsoft Project
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (33.33%) DTS
Development Applications
1 1 (33.33%) JIRA
General
1 2 (66.67%) Finance
1 2 (66.67%) Social Skills
2 1 (33.33%) Law
2 1 (33.33%) Presentation Skills
2 1 (33.33%) Public Sector
2 1 (33.33%) Telecoms
Miscellaneous
1 1 (33.33%) PMI
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (66.67%) Conflict Resolution
1 2 (66.67%) Decision-Making
1 2 (66.67%) Portfolio Management
1 2 (66.67%) Roadmaps
1 2 (66.67%) Stakeholder Management
2 1 (33.33%) Agile
2 1 (33.33%) Budgeting
2 1 (33.33%) Budgeting and Forecasting
2 1 (33.33%) Business Case
2 1 (33.33%) Business Forecasting
2 1 (33.33%) Business Strategy
2 1 (33.33%) Change Management
2 1 (33.33%) GAP Analysis
2 1 (33.33%) PQQ
2 1 (33.33%) Presales
2 1 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (33.33%) Programme Management
2 1 (33.33%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 1 (33.33%) Strategic Planning
2 1 (33.33%) Thought Leadership
Qualifications
1 2 (66.67%) PMI Certification
1 2 (66.67%) PMP
2 1 (33.33%) Degree
2 1 (33.33%) PgMP
2 1 (33.33%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
2 1 (33.33%) SC Cleared
2 1 (33.33%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (33.33%) QA