Project Manager Contract Job Trends in Stevenage

Project Manager
Hertfordshire > Stevenage

The median Project Manager daily rate in Stevenage is £575, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 5 September 2026.

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

6 months to
5 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 28 40 39
Rank change year-on-year +12 -1 -1
Contract jobs requiring a Project Manager 14 3 8
As % of all contract jobs in Stevenage 3.92% 1.44% 2.35%
As % of the Job Titles category 4.03% 1.80% 2.53%
Number of daily rates quoted 12 1 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £450 £650 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 £700 £425
Median % change year-on-year -17.86% +64.71% -
75th Percentile £638 £750 £438
90th Percentile - - -
Hertfordshire median daily rate £510 £556 £538
% change year-on-year -8.31% +3.49% -14.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 2
Median hourly rate £60.00 - £60.00
Hertfordshire median hourly rate £60.00 - £60.00

All Contract IT Job Roles
Stevenage

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Stevenage. 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 Stevenage with a recognized job title 347 167 316
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 97.20% 80.29% 92.94%
Number of daily rates quoted 64 29 63
10th Percentile £280 £217 £293
25th Percentile £425 £350 £350
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £485 £525 £550
Median % change year-on-year -7.62% -4.55% +26.44%
75th Percentile £600 £700 £575
90th Percentile £646 £760 -
Hertfordshire median daily rate £510 £525 £450
% change year-on-year -2.86% +16.67% -10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 210 100 172
10th Percentile £33.00 £31.64 £40.85
25th Percentile £50.00 £43.00 £43.00
Median hourly rate £65.00 £55.00 £50.00
Median % change year-on-year +18.18% +10.00% -23.08%
75th Percentile £70.00 £67.00 £65.00
90th Percentile £80.00 £75.13 £70.00
Hertfordshire median hourly rate £61.28 £50.00 £50.00
% change year-on-year +22.57% - -23.08%

Project Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Stevenage

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 Stevenage.

Project Manager job vacancy trend in Stevenage

Project Manager
Daily Rate Trend in Stevenage

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

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

Project Manager
Daily Rate Histogram in Stevenage

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Project Manager in Stevenage over the 6 months to 5 September 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Project Manager in Stevenage

Project Manager
Hourly Rate Trend in Stevenage

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

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

Project Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Stevenage

For the 6 months to 5 September 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 Stevenage region featuring Project Manager in the job title.

1 6 (42.86%) Business Intelligence
2 5 (35.71%) Analytics
2 5 (35.71%) Project Management
2 5 (35.71%) Risk Management
2 5 (35.71%) SC Cleared
2 5 (35.71%) Security Cleared
2 5 (35.71%) Stakeholder Management
3 4 (28.57%) Agile
3 4 (28.57%) PRINCE2
4 3 (21.43%) Change Management
4 3 (21.43%) Microsoft
4 3 (21.43%) Power BI
4 3 (21.43%) Power Platform
4 3 (21.43%) Project Planning
4 3 (21.43%) Roadmaps
5 2 (14.29%) AI
5 2 (14.29%) Budget Management
5 2 (14.29%) Collaborative Working
5 2 (14.29%) Cybersecurity
5 2 (14.29%) Data Analytics
5 2 (14.29%) Digital Transformation Programme
5 2 (14.29%) Information Security
5 2 (14.29%) IT Governance
5 2 (14.29%) Line Management
5 2 (14.29%) Oracle
5 2 (14.29%) Oracle Fusion
5 2 (14.29%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
5 2 (14.29%) Problem-Solving
5 2 (14.29%) Programme Management
5 2 (14.29%) Project Delivery

Project Manager Skill Set
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:

Cloud Services
1 3 (21.43%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 2 (14.29%) Structured Cabling
1 2 (14.29%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (21.43%) Power BI
General
1 5 (35.71%) Finance
2 4 (28.57%) Social Skills
3 2 (14.29%) Influencing Skills
3 2 (14.29%) Law
3 2 (14.29%) Public Sector
4 1 (7.14%) Telecoms
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (14.29%) Oracle Fusion
Miscellaneous
1 2 (14.29%) Data Centre
1 2 (14.29%) Robotics
2 1 (7.14%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 1 (7.14%) Windows
1 1 (7.14%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (42.86%) Business Intelligence
2 5 (35.71%) Analytics
2 5 (35.71%) Project Management
2 5 (35.71%) Risk Management
2 5 (35.71%) Stakeholder Management
3 4 (28.57%) Agile
3 4 (28.57%) PRINCE2
4 3 (21.43%) Change Management
4 3 (21.43%) Project Planning
4 3 (21.43%) Roadmaps
5 2 (14.29%) Budget Management
5 2 (14.29%) Collaborative Working
5 2 (14.29%) Cybersecurity
5 2 (14.29%) Data Analytics
5 2 (14.29%) Digital Transformation Programme
5 2 (14.29%) Information Security
5 2 (14.29%) Line Management
5 2 (14.29%) Problem-Solving
5 2 (14.29%) Project Delivery
5 2 (14.29%) Stakeholder Engagement
Qualifications
1 5 (35.71%) SC Cleared
1 5 (35.71%) Security Cleared
2 2 (14.29%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
3 1 (7.14%) Degree
Vendors
1 3 (21.43%) Microsoft
2 2 (14.29%) Oracle
3 1 (7.14%) CheckPoint