Project Management Contract Job Trends in Stevenage

Project Management
Hertfordshire > Stevenage

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Stevenage requiring Project Management skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 11 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 36 15 9
Rank change year-on-year -21 -6 +14
Contract jobs citing Project Management 6 17 44
As % of all contract jobs in Stevenage 2.08% 12.59% 17.60%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.64% 13.93% 19.21%
Number of daily rates quoted 5 2 0
10th Percentile £470 £333 -
25th Percentile £500 £368 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 £430 -
Median % change year-on-year +39.53% - -
75th Percentile £625 £488 -
90th Percentile £706 £519 -
Hertfordshire median daily rate £450 £445 £575
% change year-on-year +1.12% -22.61% +9.52%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 14 22
10th Percentile - £40.00 £31.25
25th Percentile £46.25 £45.00 £46.75
Median hourly rate £47.50 £60.00 £50.00
Median % change year-on-year -20.83% +20.00% -23.66%
75th Percentile £48.75 £65.63 £60.00
90th Percentile - £66.00 £64.05
Hertfordshire median hourly rate £47.50 £60.00 £50.00
% change year-on-year -20.83% +20.00% -23.66%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Stevenage

Project Management falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Stevenage.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 227 122 229
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Stevenage 78.55% 90.37% 91.60%
Number of daily rates quoted 62 16 29
10th Percentile £366 £283 £244
25th Percentile £450 £306 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £505 £428 £425
Median % change year-on-year +18.06% +0.65% -
75th Percentile £616 £584 £525
90th Percentile £744 £625 £610
Hertfordshire median daily rate £525 £490 £500
% change year-on-year +7.14% -2.00% -9.09%
Number of hourly rates quoted 125 69 142
10th Percentile £43.00 £39.00 £39.01
25th Percentile £52.00 £60.00 £50.00
Median hourly rate £65.00 £67.50 £65.00
Median % change year-on-year -3.70% +3.85% -
75th Percentile £70.00 £82.25 £72.81
90th Percentile £76.25 £89.00 £90.00
Hertfordshire median hourly rate £42.50 £66.00 £65.00
% change year-on-year -35.61% +1.54% -

Project Management
Job Vacancy Trend in Stevenage

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Project Management relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Stevenage.

Project Management job vacancy trend in Stevenage

Project Management
Daily Rate Trend in Stevenage

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Stevenage citing Project Management.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Stevenage citing Project Management

Project Management
Daily Rate Histogram in Stevenage

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Project Management in Stevenage over the 6 months to 11 January 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Project Management in Stevenage

Project Management
Hourly Rate Trend in Stevenage

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Stevenage citing Project Management.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Stevenage citing Project Management

Project Management
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Stevenage 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 2 (33.33%) Microsoft Office
1 2 (33.33%) Microsoft Project
1 2 (33.33%) Trello
2 1 (16.67%) Windchill
Cloud Services
1 2 (33.33%) Asana
Communications & Networking
1 1 (16.67%) SD-WAN
1 1 (16.67%) WAN
General
1 4 (66.67%) Social Skills
2 2 (33.33%) Public Sector
3 1 (16.67%) Aerospace
3 1 (16.67%) Finance
Job Titles
1 4 (66.67%) Project Manager
2 2 (33.33%) Integration Manager
2 2 (33.33%) Integration Project Manager
2 2 (33.33%) Systems Integration Manager
2 2 (33.33%) Systems Integration Project Manager
2 2 (33.33%) Systems Manager
3 1 (16.67%) Analyst
3 1 (16.67%) Business Change Analyst
3 1 (16.67%) Change Analyst
3 1 (16.67%) Configuration Manager
3 1 (16.67%) Implementation Manager
3 1 (16.67%) Implementation Project Manager
3 1 (16.67%) Oracle Project Manager
3 1 (16.67%) Project Implementation Manager
3 1 (16.67%) Service Transition Analyst
3 1 (16.67%) Transition Analyst
3 1 (16.67%) WAN Project Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (16.67%) Oracle Fusion
Miscellaneous
1 2 (33.33%) Self-Motivation
2 1 (16.67%) e-Learning
2 1 (16.67%) Management Information System
2 1 (16.67%) Onboarding
2 1 (16.67%) PMI
2 1 (16.67%) Web Conferencing
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (83.33%) PRINCE2
2 2 (33.33%) Change Management
2 2 (33.33%) Emotional Intelligence
2 2 (33.33%) Logistics
2 2 (33.33%) Project Delivery
3 1 (16.67%) Agile
3 1 (16.67%) Budget Management
3 1 (16.67%) Business Continuity
3 1 (16.67%) Collaborative Working
3 1 (16.67%) Configuration Management
3 1 (16.67%) Disaster Recovery
3 1 (16.67%) Impact Assessments
3 1 (16.67%) IT Governance
3 1 (16.67%) ITSM
3 1 (16.67%) PLM
3 1 (16.67%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 1 (16.67%) Stakeholder Map
Qualifications
1 4 (66.67%) Degree
2 3 (50.00%) PMI Certification
3 2 (33.33%) PMP
4 1 (16.67%) APMG
4 1 (16.67%) BPSS Clearance
4 1 (16.67%) SC Cleared
4 1 (16.67%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (16.67%) PMO
Vendors
1 2 (33.33%) Microsoft
2 1 (16.67%) Fortinet
2 1 (16.67%) Oracle
2 1 (16.67%) PTC
2 1 (16.67%) ServiceNow