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 27 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
27 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 39 22 4
Rank change year-on-year -17 -18 +22
Contract jobs citing Project Management 9 11 96
As % of all contract jobs in Stevenage 2.39% 8.27% 19.67%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.20% 8.73% 22.07%
Number of daily rates quoted 8 2 0
10th Percentile - £360 -
25th Percentile £450 £375 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £400 -
Median % change year-on-year +31.25% - -
75th Percentile £625 £425 -
90th Percentile £670 £440 -
Hertfordshire median daily rate £510 £450 £450
% change year-on-year +13.33% - -18.18%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 7 63
10th Percentile - £36.50 -
25th Percentile £28.37 £40.00 -
Median hourly rate £30.58 £50.00 £38.12
Median % change year-on-year -38.84% +31.16% -33.49%
75th Percentile £32.79 £62.25 -
90th Percentile - £65.10 £60.00
Hertfordshire median hourly rate £30.58 £50.00 £38.12
% change year-on-year -38.84% +31.16% -33.49%

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 281 126 435
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Stevenage 74.73% 94.74% 89.14%
Number of daily rates quoted 86 40 47
10th Percentile £256 £450 £80
25th Percentile £425 £500 £274
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £478 £550 £375
Median % change year-on-year -13.09% +46.67% -6.25%
75th Percentile £601 £575 £575
90th Percentile £706 £625 £650
Hertfordshire median daily rate £523 £550 £425
% change year-on-year -5.00% +29.41% -15.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 159 59 298
10th Percentile £22.68 £39.30 £38.12
25th Percentile £50.00 £55.00 £43.00
Median hourly rate £65.00 £70.00 £50.00
Median % change year-on-year -7.14% +40.00% -23.08%
75th Percentile £70.00 £81.18 £65.00
90th Percentile £79.00 £85.00 £77.00
Hertfordshire median hourly rate £40.00 £62.00 £50.00
% change year-on-year -35.48% +24.00% -20.63%

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 27 May 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 (22.22%) Microsoft Office
1 2 (22.22%) Microsoft Project
1 2 (22.22%) Trello
2 1 (11.11%) Oracle Smart View
Business Applications
1 1 (11.11%) Oracle Assets
1 1 (11.11%) Oracle Cash Management
1 1 (11.11%) Oracle ERP
1 1 (11.11%) Oracle General Ledger
1 1 (11.11%) Oracle Payables
1 1 (11.11%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
1 1 (11.11%) Oracle Receivables
1 1 (11.11%) Oracle Subledger Accounting
Cloud Services
1 2 (22.22%) Asana
2 1 (11.11%) OCI
Communications & Networking
1 5 (55.56%) Structured Cabling
1 5 (55.56%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (11.11%) Oracle BI Publisher
1 1 (11.11%) Oracle Reports
General
1 8 (88.89%) Social Skills
2 2 (22.22%) Analytical Skills
2 2 (22.22%) Public Sector
3 1 (11.11%) Aerospace
3 1 (11.11%) Billing
3 1 (11.11%) Finance
3 1 (11.11%) Manufacturing
3 1 (11.11%) Military
Job Titles
1 7 (77.78%) Project Manager
2 5 (55.56%) Data Centre Manager
2 5 (55.56%) Data Centre Project Manager
2 5 (55.56%) Data Manager
3 2 (22.22%) Integration Manager
3 2 (22.22%) Integration Project Manager
3 2 (22.22%) Systems Integration Manager
3 2 (22.22%) Systems Integration Project Manager
3 2 (22.22%) Systems Manager
4 1 (11.11%) Consultant
4 1 (11.11%) Functional Consultant
4 1 (11.11%) Oracle Consultant
4 1 (11.11%) Oracle Financials Consultant
4 1 (11.11%) Oracle Financials Functional Consultant
4 1 (11.11%) Oracle Functional Consultant
4 1 (11.11%) QA Engineer
4 1 (11.11%) Quality Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (11.11%) Flash
1 1 (11.11%) Oracle Fusion
1 1 (11.11%) REST
1 1 (11.11%) SOAP
1 1 (11.11%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 5 (55.56%) Data Centre
2 2 (22.22%) Self-Motivation
3 1 (11.11%) Analytical Mindset
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (77.78%) PRINCE2
1 7 (77.78%) Problem-Solving
2 6 (66.67%) Stakeholder Management
3 5 (55.56%) Change Management
3 5 (55.56%) Line Management
3 5 (55.56%) Project Planning
3 5 (55.56%) Risk Management
4 2 (22.22%) Emotional Intelligence
4 2 (22.22%) Logistics
5 1 (11.11%) Business Analysis
5 1 (11.11%) Cost Reduction
5 1 (11.11%) Data Migration
5 1 (11.11%) Order to Cash
5 1 (11.11%) Record to Report
5 1 (11.11%) Requirements Gathering
5 1 (11.11%) Requirements Workshops
5 1 (11.11%) Revenue Recognition
5 1 (11.11%) Risk Analysis
5 1 (11.11%) Test Scripting
5 1 (11.11%) User Acceptance Testing
Programming Languages
1 1 (11.11%) SQL
Qualifications
1 5 (55.56%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
1 5 (55.56%) SC Cleared
1 5 (55.56%) Security Cleared
2 3 (33.33%) Degree
3 2 (22.22%) PMI Certification
3 2 (22.22%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (11.11%) PMO
1 1 (11.11%) QA
1 1 (11.11%) SLA
Vendors
1 2 (22.22%) Microsoft
2 1 (11.11%) Oracle