Senior Project Manager Contracts in the South West

Senior Project Manager
England > South West

The median Senior Project Manager daily rate in the South West is £554, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 12 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
12 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 108 137 136
Rank change year-on-year +29 -1 +18
Contract jobs requiring a Senior Project Manager 4 17 30
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the South West 0.24% 0.53% 0.85%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.26% 0.57% 0.92%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 11 23
10th Percentile - £463 £462
25th Percentile - £465 £509
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £554 £500 £600
Median % change year-on-year +10.80% -16.67% +9.09%
75th Percentile - £575 £649
90th Percentile - £588 £710
England median daily rate £600 £593 £600
% change year-on-year +1.20% -1.19% +1.91%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 2 1
10th Percentile - £66.50 -
25th Percentile - £68.75 £46.75
Median hourly rate £80.00 £72.50 £48.50
Median % change year-on-year +10.34% +49.48% -
75th Percentile - £76.25 £50.25
90th Percentile - £78.50 -
England median hourly rate £80.00 £51.00 £55.50
% change year-on-year +56.86% -8.11% -4.34%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
South West

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the South West. 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 West with a recognized job title 1,553 2,966 3,260
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.89% 93.18% 92.38%
Number of daily rates quoted 990 1,885 2,442
10th Percentile £215 £210 £275
25th Percentile £382 £396 £415
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £513 £525
Median % change year-on-year -2.44% -2.38% +5.00%
75th Percentile £613 £613 £638
90th Percentile £688 £700 £715
England median daily rate £525 £525 £550
% change year-on-year - -4.55% +4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 150 409 258
10th Percentile £18.51 £14.00 £17.92
25th Percentile £25.84 £27.50 £49.17
Median hourly rate £62.50 £55.00 £64.57
Median % change year-on-year +13.64% -14.82% +36.66%
75th Percentile £68.00 £71.25 £72.98
90th Percentile £75.00 £77.60 £83.51
England median hourly rate £30.26 £37.50 £44.77
% change year-on-year -19.31% -16.23% +94.63%

Senior Project Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

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

Job vacancy trend for Senior Project Manager in the South West

Senior Project Manager
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the South West

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

Daily rate trend for Senior Project Manager in the South West

Senior Project Manager
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the South West

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

Hourly rate trend for Senior Project Manager in the South West

Senior Project Manager
Contract Job Locations in the South West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Senior Project Manager within the South West region over the 6 months to 12 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
Bristol +15 2 - - 3
Wiltshire - 1 £554 - 2
Dorset - 1 - -
Senior Project Manager
England

Senior Project Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South West

For the 6 months to 12 May 2025, Senior 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 West region featuring Senior Project Manager in the job title.

1 3 (75.00%) Project Management
1 3 (75.00%) Finance
2 2 (50.00%) Coaching
2 2 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
2 2 (50.00%) Matrix Organization
2 2 (50.00%) Social Skills
2 2 (50.00%) Commercial Awareness
3 1 (25.00%) Problem-Solving
3 1 (25.00%) Post-Merger Integration
3 1 (25.00%) Due Diligence
3 1 (25.00%) Data-Driven Decision Making
3 1 (25.00%) Roadmaps
3 1 (25.00%) Customer Requirements
3 1 (25.00%) Acceptance Criteria
3 1 (25.00%) Analytical Mindset
3 1 (25.00%) Scaled Agile Framework
3 1 (25.00%) Change Management
3 1 (25.00%) Management Information System
3 1 (25.00%) Risk Management
3 1 (25.00%) CRM
3 1 (25.00%) Microsoft
3 1 (25.00%) Legal
3 1 (25.00%) Stakeholder Management
3 1 (25.00%) Agile
3 1 (25.00%) Strategic Management
3 1 (25.00%) QA
3 1 (25.00%) Time Management
3 1 (25.00%) SC Cleared
3 1 (25.00%) Security Cleared
3 1 (25.00%) Waterfall

Senior Project Manager Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South West 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:

General
1 3 (75.00%) Finance
2 2 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
2 2 (50.00%) Social Skills
3 1 (25.00%) Legal
Miscellaneous
1 1 (25.00%) Analytical Mindset
1 1 (25.00%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (75.00%) Project Management
2 2 (50.00%) Coaching
2 2 (50.00%) Commercial Awareness
2 2 (50.00%) Matrix Organization
3 1 (25.00%) Acceptance Criteria
3 1 (25.00%) Agile
3 1 (25.00%) Change Management
3 1 (25.00%) CRM
3 1 (25.00%) Customer Requirements
3 1 (25.00%) Data-Driven Decision Making
3 1 (25.00%) Due Diligence
3 1 (25.00%) Post-Merger Integration
3 1 (25.00%) Problem-Solving
3 1 (25.00%) Risk Management
3 1 (25.00%) Roadmaps
3 1 (25.00%) Scaled Agile Framework
3 1 (25.00%) Stakeholder Management
3 1 (25.00%) Strategic Management
3 1 (25.00%) Time Management
3 1 (25.00%) Waterfall
Qualifications
1 1 (25.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (25.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (25.00%) QA
Vendors
1 1 (25.00%) Microsoft