Project Manager Contracts in Suffolk

Project Manager
East of England > Suffolk

The median Project Manager daily rate in Suffolk is £350, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 21 May 2025.

The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
21 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 16 7 13
Rank change year-on-year -9 +6 -1
Contract jobs requiring a Project Manager 6 4 11
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Suffolk 8.11% 7.41% 7.53%
As % of the Job Titles category 8.57% 7.69% 7.59%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 3 3
10th Percentile - £433 £470
25th Percentile - £463 £481
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £350 £525 £500
Median % change year-on-year -33.33% +5.00% -1.96%
75th Percentile - £556 £575
90th Percentile - £568 £620
East of England median daily rate £500 £450 £500
% change year-on-year +11.11% -10.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 0 0
Median hourly rate £70.00 - -
East of England median hourly rate £27.00 £39.50 £65.00
% change year-on-year -31.65% -39.23% +120.79%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Suffolk

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Suffolk. 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 Suffolk with a recognized job title 70 52 145
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 94.59% 96.30% 99.32%
Number of daily rates quoted 44 35 121
10th Percentile £178 £105 £313
25th Percentile £200 £179 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £225 £325 £650
Median % change year-on-year -30.77% -50.00% +31.05%
75th Percentile £424 £544 £700
90th Percentile £513 £645 £745
East of England median daily rate £500 £450 £475
% change year-on-year +11.11% -5.26% +2.70%
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 10 5
10th Percentile - - £13.47
25th Percentile £17.79 £11.25 £14.00
Median hourly rate £46.18 £13.05 £17.50
Median % change year-on-year +253.87% -25.43% -14.22%
75th Percentile £70.00 £35.94 £19.67
90th Percentile - £59.67 £20.20
East of England median hourly rate £44.10 £43.00 £41.81
% change year-on-year +2.56% +2.86% +161.28%

Project Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Suffolk

Job postings that featured Project Manager in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Suffolk.

Job vacancy trend for Project Manager in Suffolk

Project Manager
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Suffolk

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Project Manager in Suffolk.

Daily rate trend for Project Manager in Suffolk

Project Manager
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Suffolk

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Project Manager in Suffolk.

Hourly rate trend for Project Manager in Suffolk

Project Manager
Contract Job Locations in Suffolk

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Project Manager within the Suffolk region over the 6 months to 21 May 2025. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Ipswich -4 2 - - 2
Project Manager
East of England

Project Manager Skill Set
Top 22 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Suffolk

For the 6 months to 21 May 2025, Project Manager contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Suffolk region featuring Project Manager in the job title.

1 4 (66.67%) PRINCE2
1 4 (66.67%) SC Cleared
1 4 (66.67%) Security Cleared
1 4 (66.67%) Project Governance
2 3 (50.00%) Agile
2 3 (50.00%) Billing
2 3 (50.00%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
2 3 (50.00%) Project Delivery
3 2 (33.33%) Finance
3 2 (33.33%) Stakeholder Management
3 2 (33.33%) Contract Management
4 1 (16.67%) Work Breakdown Structure
4 1 (16.67%) Collaborative Working
4 1 (16.67%) Self-Motivation
4 1 (16.67%) Public Sector
4 1 (16.67%) Change Control
4 1 (16.67%) PRINCE2 Certification
4 1 (16.67%) Project Management
4 1 (16.67%) Telecoms
4 1 (16.67%) Organisational Skills
4 1 (16.67%) Social Skills
4 1 (16.67%) Influencing Skills

Project Manager Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Suffolk by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

General
1 3 (50.00%) Billing
2 2 (33.33%) Finance
3 1 (16.67%) Influencing Skills
3 1 (16.67%) Organisational Skills
3 1 (16.67%) Public Sector
3 1 (16.67%) Social Skills
3 1 (16.67%) Telecoms
Miscellaneous
1 1 (16.67%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (66.67%) PRINCE2
1 4 (66.67%) Project Governance
2 3 (50.00%) Agile
2 3 (50.00%) Project Delivery
3 2 (33.33%) Contract Management
3 2 (33.33%) Stakeholder Management
4 1 (16.67%) Change Control
4 1 (16.67%) Collaborative Working
4 1 (16.67%) Project Management
4 1 (16.67%) Work Breakdown Structure
Qualifications
1 4 (66.67%) SC Cleared
1 4 (66.67%) Security Cleared
2 3 (50.00%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
3 1 (16.67%) PRINCE2 Certification