Project Manager Contracts in Sunderland

Project Manager
Tyne and Wear > Sunderland

The median Project Manager daily rate in Sunderland is £375, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 1 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
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 2 - 4
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Project Manager 4 0 1
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Sunderland 44.44% - 8.33%
As % of the Job Titles category 44.44% - 8.33%
Number of daily rates quoted 4 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £275 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £375 - -
75th Percentile £481 - -
90th Percentile £493 - -
Tyne and Wear median daily rate £436 £488 £400
% change year-on-year -10.67% +21.88% -20.00%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Sunderland

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Sunderland. 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 Sunderland with a recognized job title 9 11 12
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 9 7 8
10th Percentile - £168 £185
25th Percentile £188 £184 £201
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £300 £195 £313
Median % change year-on-year +53.85% -37.60% +13.64%
75th Percentile £450 £427 £459
90th Percentile £480 £449 £596
Tyne and Wear median daily rate £455 £500 £555
% change year-on-year -9.00% -9.91% +11.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 1 0
Median hourly rate - £13.30 -
Tyne and Wear median hourly rate £13.00 £17.50 -
% change year-on-year -25.71% - -

Project Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Sunderland

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

Job vacancy trend for Project Manager in Sunderland

Project Manager
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Sunderland

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

Daily rate trend for Project Manager in Sunderland

Project Manager
Daily Rate Histogram in Sunderland

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Project Manager in Sunderland over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Project Manager in Sunderland

Project Manager Skill Set
Top 25 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Sunderland

For the 6 months to 1 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 Sunderland region featuring Project Manager in the job title.

1 2 (50.00%) Project Management
1 2 (50.00%) Degree
1 2 (50.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (25.00%) Microsoft Project
2 1 (25.00%) PRINCE2
2 1 (25.00%) Windows
2 1 (25.00%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (25.00%) ERP
2 1 (25.00%) Microsoft
2 1 (25.00%) Portfolio Management
2 1 (25.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 1 (25.00%) Project Governance
2 1 (25.00%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (25.00%) Cybersecurity
2 1 (25.00%) Cutover Planning
2 1 (25.00%) Resource Allocation
2 1 (25.00%) Workday
2 1 (25.00%) Decision-Making
2 1 (25.00%) Project Delivery
2 1 (25.00%) Change Management
2 1 (25.00%) Risk Management
2 1 (25.00%) Finance
2 1 (25.00%) Legal
2 1 (25.00%) Stakeholder Management
2 1 (25.00%) Project Planning

Project Manager Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Sunderland 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:

Applications
1 1 (25.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (25.00%) Microsoft Project
Cloud Services
1 1 (25.00%) Microsoft 365
General
1 2 (50.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (25.00%) Finance
2 1 (25.00%) Legal
Operating Systems
1 1 (25.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (50.00%) Project Management
2 1 (25.00%) Change Management
2 1 (25.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 1 (25.00%) Cutover Planning
2 1 (25.00%) Cybersecurity
2 1 (25.00%) Decision-Making
2 1 (25.00%) ERP
2 1 (25.00%) Portfolio Management
2 1 (25.00%) PRINCE2
2 1 (25.00%) Project Delivery
2 1 (25.00%) Project Governance
2 1 (25.00%) Project Planning
2 1 (25.00%) Resource Allocation
2 1 (25.00%) Risk Management
2 1 (25.00%) Stakeholder Management
Qualifications
1 2 (50.00%) Degree
Vendors
1 1 (25.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (25.00%) Workday