IAM Project Manager Contract Job Trends in the Thames Valley

Project Manager - Identity and Access Management (IAM Project Manager)
South East > Thames Valley

The median Project Manager - Identity and Access Management (IAM Project Manager) daily rate in the Thames Valley is £700, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 21 February 2026.

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

6 months to
21 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 142 - 149
Rank change year-on-year - - +12
Contract jobs requiring an IAM Project Manager 1 0 1
As % of all contract jobs in the Thames Valley 0.042% - 0.036%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.046% - 0.038%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £675 - £513
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £700 - £525
Median % change year-on-year - - -22.22%
75th Percentile £725 - £538
90th Percentile - - -
South East median daily rate £700 - £525
% change year-on-year - - -22.22%

All Contract IT Job Roles
Thames Valley

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the Thames Valley. 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 the Thames Valley with a recognized job title 2,173 1,547 2,605
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 90.47% 92.47% 94.11%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,437 926 1,563
10th Percentile £273 £250 £210
25th Percentile £400 £400 £365
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £500
75th Percentile £588 £613 £600
90th Percentile £650 £656 £675
South East median daily rate £500 £500 £500
Number of hourly rates quoted 147 42 177
10th Percentile £16.11 £19.18 £15.95
25th Percentile £19.36 £41.25 £19.25
Median hourly rate £35.00 £57.12 £45.00
Median % change year-on-year -38.73% +26.94% +27.05%
75th Percentile £83.00 £64.73 £62.50
90th Percentile £97.50 £74.95 £75.31
South East median hourly rate £29.81 £42.50 £45.00
% change year-on-year -29.87% -5.56% -

IAM Project Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'IAM Project Manager' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the Thames Valley.

IAM Project Manager job vacancy trend in the Thames Valley

IAM Project Manager
Daily Rate Trend in the Thames Valley

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for IAM Project Manager job vacancies in the Thames Valley.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for IAM Project Manager job vacancies in the Thames Valley

IAM Project Manager
Contract Job Locations in the Thames Valley

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing IAM Project Manager within the Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 21 February 2026. 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
Berkshire - 1 £700 -
IAM Project Manager
South East

IAM Project Manager Skill Set
Top 13 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Thames Valley

For the 6 months to 21 February 2026, IAM 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 Thames Valley region featuring IAM Project Manager in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Change Management
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) GDPR
1 1 (100.00%) Identity Access Management
1 1 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 1 (100.00%) NIST
1 1 (100.00%) PMO
1 1 (100.00%) Principle of Least Privilege
1 1 (100.00%) Single Sign-On
1 1 (100.00%) SOC 2
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 1 (100.00%) Zero Trust

IAM Project Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Thames Valley 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:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Change Management
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Identity Access Management
1 1 (100.00%) Principle of Least Privilege
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 1 (100.00%) Zero Trust
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) GDPR
1 1 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 1 (100.00%) NIST
1 1 (100.00%) PMO
1 1 (100.00%) SOC 2
Systems Management
1 1 (100.00%) Single Sign-On