Project Manager Contract Job Trends in Southwark

Project Manager
Central London > Southwark

The median Project Manager daily rate in Southwark is £600, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 20 June 2026.

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

6 months to
20 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 4 - 3
Rank change year-on-year - - +8
Contract jobs requiring a Project Manager 2 0 1
As % of all contract jobs in Southwark 20.00% - 12.50%
As % of the Job Titles category 22.22% - 12.50%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 1
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 - £550
Median % change year-on-year - - +37.50%
Central London median daily rate £582 £550 £575
% change year-on-year +5.82% -4.35% -4.17%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 0
Median hourly rate £58.92 - -
Central London median hourly rate £57.50 - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Southwark

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Southwark. 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 Southwark with a recognized job title 9 15 8
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 90.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 8 6 5
10th Percentile £317 - £448
25th Percentile £375 £155 £475
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 £265 £501
Median % change year-on-year +116.98% -47.05% +164.12%
75th Percentile £656 £388 £550
90th Percentile £754 £419 £670
Central London median daily rate £550 £550 £550
% change year-on-year - - -8.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 5 1
Median hourly rate £58.92 £26.45 £23.80
Median % change year-on-year +122.76% +11.13% -
Central London median hourly rate £27.25 £29.07 £27.00
% change year-on-year -6.26% +7.67% -22.86%

Project Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Southwark

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

Project Manager job vacancy trend in Southwark

Project Manager
Daily Rate Trend in Southwark

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Project Manager job vacancies in Southwark.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Project Manager job vacancies in Southwark

Project Manager
Hourly Rate Trend in Southwark

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Project Manager job vacancies in Southwark.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Project Manager job vacancies in Southwark

Project Manager Skill Set
Top 19 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Southwark

For the 6 months to 20 June 2026, 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 Southwark region featuring Project Manager in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Change Management
1 2 (100.00%) Migration
2 1 (50.00%) Accounts Payable
2 1 (50.00%) Ariba
2 1 (50.00%) Asana
2 1 (50.00%) Capacity Planning
2 1 (50.00%) ClickUp
2 1 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 1 (50.00%) ERP
2 1 (50.00%) JIRA
2 1 (50.00%) OCR
2 1 (50.00%) PMI Certification
2 1 (50.00%) PMP
2 1 (50.00%) Project Management
2 1 (50.00%) SaaS
2 1 (50.00%) SAP
2 1 (50.00%) SAP S/4HANA
2 1 (50.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 1 (50.00%) Stakeholder Management

Project Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Southwark 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:

Business Applications
1 1 (50.00%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 1 (50.00%) Asana
1 1 (50.00%) ClickUp
1 1 (50.00%) SaaS
Development Applications
1 1 (50.00%) JIRA
General
1 1 (50.00%) Finance
1 1 (50.00%) Local Government
1 1 (50.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (50.00%) Legacy Systems
1 1 (50.00%) Onboarding
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Change Management
1 2 (100.00%) Migration
2 1 (50.00%) Accounts Payable
2 1 (50.00%) Capacity Planning
2 1 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 1 (50.00%) ERP
2 1 (50.00%) OCR
2 1 (50.00%) Project Management
2 1 (50.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 1 (50.00%) Stakeholder Management
Qualifications
1 1 (50.00%) PMI Certification
1 1 (50.00%) PMP
Vendors
1 1 (50.00%) Ariba
1 1 (50.00%) SAP