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 12 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 39 33 8
Rank change year-on-year -6 -25 +18
Contract jobs citing Project Management 8 8 63
As % of all contract jobs in Stevenage 2.29% 4.02% 15.07%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.87% 4.47% 17.40%
Number of daily rates quoted 5 2 1
10th Percentile £381 £395 -
25th Percentile - £463 £258
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £575 £265
Median % change year-on-year -21.74% +116.98% -
75th Percentile - £688 £273
90th Percentile £495 £755 -
Hertfordshire median daily rate £450 £425 £450
% change year-on-year +5.88% -5.56% -23.40%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 3 56
10th Percentile £31.53 £35.00 -
25th Percentile £36.28 £40.63 -
Median hourly rate £45.29 £50.00 £38.12
Median % change year-on-year -9.42% +31.16% -22.20%
75th Percentile £53.20 £55.00 -
90th Percentile £57.28 £58.00 £60.00
Hertfordshire median hourly rate £30.58 £50.00 £38.12
% change year-on-year -38.84% +31.16% -22.20%

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 279 179 362
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Stevenage 79.94% 89.95% 86.60%
Number of daily rates quoted 60 48 37
10th Percentile £334 £328 £80
25th Percentile £425 £500 £258
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £485 £550 £400
Median % change year-on-year -11.82% +37.50% -14.89%
75th Percentile £600 £575 £550
90th Percentile £650 £700 £620
Hertfordshire median daily rate £505 £541 £405
% change year-on-year -6.57% +33.46% -25.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 162 91 253
10th Percentile £28.73 £36.48 £38.12
25th Percentile £50.00 £43.00 £43.00
Median hourly rate £65.00 £65.00 £50.00
Median % change year-on-year - +30.00% -23.08%
75th Percentile £70.00 £70.38 £65.00
90th Percentile £80.00 £81.01 £70.00
Hertfordshire median hourly rate £62.50 £54.00 £50.00
% change year-on-year +15.74% +8.00% -23.08%

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 12 August 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
Hourly Rate Histogram in Stevenage

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Project Management in Stevenage over the 6 months to 12 August 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for Project Management in Stevenage

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:

Communications & Networking
1 4 (50.00%) Structured Cabling
1 4 (50.00%) Wi-Fi
General
1 5 (62.50%) Social Skills
2 2 (25.00%) Influencing Skills
3 1 (12.50%) Aerospace
3 1 (12.50%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (12.50%) Finance
3 1 (12.50%) Law
3 1 (12.50%) Manufacturing
3 1 (12.50%) Military
Job Titles
1 7 (87.50%) Project Manager
2 4 (50.00%) Data Centre Manager
2 4 (50.00%) Data Centre Project Manager
2 4 (50.00%) Data Manager
3 2 (25.00%) Digital Project Manager
4 1 (12.50%) IT Manager
4 1 (12.50%) IT Project Manager
4 1 (12.50%) IT Technical Manager
4 1 (12.50%) QA Engineer
4 1 (12.50%) Quality Engineer
4 1 (12.50%) SC Cleared Project Manager
4 1 (12.50%) Technical Manager
4 1 (12.50%) Technical Project Manager
4 1 (12.50%) Transformation Manager
4 1 (12.50%) Transformation Project Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (12.50%) Flash
Miscellaneous
1 4 (50.00%) Data Centre
2 1 (12.50%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 1 (12.50%) Windows
1 1 (12.50%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (75.00%) Risk Management
2 5 (62.50%) Problem-Solving
2 5 (62.50%) Stakeholder Management
3 4 (50.00%) Change Management
3 4 (50.00%) Line Management
3 4 (50.00%) PRINCE2
3 4 (50.00%) Project Planning
4 2 (25.00%) Collaborative Working
4 2 (25.00%) Information Security
4 2 (25.00%) Roadmaps
5 1 (12.50%) Budgeting
5 1 (12.50%) Cost Reduction
5 1 (12.50%) Escalation Management
5 1 (12.50%) Programme Delivery
5 1 (12.50%) Risk Analysis
Qualifications
1 5 (62.50%) SC Cleared
1 5 (62.50%) Security Cleared
2 4 (50.00%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
3 1 (12.50%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (12.50%) QA