Public Sector Project Manager Contract Job Trends in South Yorkshire

Project Manager - Public Sector
Yorkshire > South Yorkshire

The median Project Manager - Public Sector daily rate in South Yorkshire is £525, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 16 April 2026.

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

6 months to
16 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 99 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Public Sector Project Manager 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in South Yorkshire 0.100% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.11% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £513 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 - -
75th Percentile £538 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Yorkshire median daily rate £525 - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
South Yorkshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in South Yorkshire. 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 South Yorkshire with a recognized job title 905 327 385
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 90.41% 90.58% 91.45%
Number of daily rates quoted 606 221 235
10th Percentile £340 £185 £221
25th Percentile £408 £385 £407
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £477 £475 £470
Median % change year-on-year +0.42% +1.06% -14.55%
75th Percentile £550 £575 £576
90th Percentile £669 £638 £638
Yorkshire median daily rate £480 £463 £463
% change year-on-year +3.78% - -11.90%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 4 18
10th Percentile - - £10.90
25th Percentile - £18.10 £12.63
Median hourly rate - £18.35 £13.60
Median % change year-on-year - +34.99% -23.28%
75th Percentile - £18.50 £23.31
90th Percentile - £18.51 £23.75
Yorkshire median hourly rate £42.50 £21.24 £14.50
% change year-on-year +100.09% +46.48% -33.33%

Public Sector Project Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in South Yorkshire

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Public Sector Project Manager' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in South Yorkshire.

Public Sector Project Manager job vacancy trend in South Yorkshire

Public Sector Project Manager
Daily Rate Trend in South Yorkshire

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Public Sector Project Manager job vacancies in South Yorkshire.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Public Sector Project Manager job vacancies in South Yorkshire

Public Sector Project Manager Skill Set
Top 8 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in South Yorkshire

For the 6 months to 16 April 2026, Public Sector Project 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 Yorkshire region featuring Public Sector Project Manager in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) Dependency Management
1 1 (100.00%) Digital Strategy
1 1 (100.00%) Information Management
1 1 (100.00%) Programme Governance
1 1 (100.00%) Project Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) Project Management
1 1 (100.00%) QA

Public Sector Project Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in South Yorkshire 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:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Public Sector
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Dependency Management
1 1 (100.00%) Digital Strategy
1 1 (100.00%) Information Management
1 1 (100.00%) Programme Governance
1 1 (100.00%) Project Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) Project Management
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) QA