Infrastructure Project Manager Contract Job Trends in the Thames Valley

Infrastructure Project Manager
South East > Thames Valley

The median Infrastructure Project Manager daily rate in the Thames Valley is £442, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 25 September 2026.

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

6 months to
25 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 153 115 129
Rank change year-on-year -38 +14 +5
Contract jobs requiring an Infrastructure Project Manager 5 1 4
As % of all contract jobs in the Thames Valley 0.16% 0.060% 0.18%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.18% 0.066% 0.20%
Number of daily rates quoted 5 0 3
10th Percentile - - £190
25th Percentile £421 - £362
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £442 - £650
Median % change year-on-year - - +19.27%
75th Percentile £463 - £669
90th Percentile - - £680
South East median daily rate £442 £625 £557
% change year-on-year -29.24% +12.31% +3.06%

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 2,811 1,510 2,023
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.50% 90.64% 91.41%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,706 954 1,137
10th Percentile £349 £250 £264
25th Percentile £435 £381 £406
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £531 £500 £505
Median % change year-on-year +6.22% -0.99% +0.95%
75th Percentile £610 £588 £608
90th Percentile £707 £650 £686
South East median daily rate £525 £500 £508
% change year-on-year +5.00% -1.48% +1.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 294 86 98
10th Percentile £15.02 £14.25 £17.85
25th Percentile £20.31 £15.13 £26.38
Median hourly rate £50.75 £25.15 £58.43
Median % change year-on-year +101.79% -56.96% +17.18%
75th Percentile £83.00 £55.00 £70.06
90th Percentile £103.20 £87.38 £91.13
South East median hourly rate £50.00 £25.15 £57.50
% change year-on-year +98.81% -56.26% +11.30%

Infrastructure Project Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

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

Infrastructure Project Manager job vacancy trend in the Thames Valley

Infrastructure Project Manager
Daily Rate Trend in the Thames Valley

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

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

Infrastructure Project Manager
Hourly Rate Trend in the Thames Valley

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Infrastructure Project Manager job vacancies in the Thames Valley.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Infrastructure Project Manager job vacancies in the Thames Valley

Infrastructure 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 Infrastructure Project Manager within the Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 25 September 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
Buckinghamshire - 5 £442 - 7
Infrastructure Project Manager
South East

Infrastructure Project Manager Skill Set
Top 23 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Thames Valley

For the 6 months to 25 September 2026, Infrastructure 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 Infrastructure Project Manager in the job title.

1 5 (100.00%) DV Cleared
1 5 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 1 (20.00%) APMP
2 1 (20.00%) Budget Management
2 1 (20.00%) Budgeting and Forecasting
2 1 (20.00%) Change Control
2 1 (20.00%) CheckPoint
2 1 (20.00%) Contract Management
2 1 (20.00%) Cost Control
2 1 (20.00%) Gantt Chart
2 1 (20.00%) ISEB
2 1 (20.00%) Logistics
2 1 (20.00%) Microsoft
2 1 (20.00%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (20.00%) Microsoft Project
2 1 (20.00%) PRINCE2
2 1 (20.00%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
2 1 (20.00%) Project Delivery
2 1 (20.00%) Project Management
2 1 (20.00%) Risk Management
2 1 (20.00%) SC Cleared
2 1 (20.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 1 (20.00%) Stakeholder Management

Infrastructure 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:

Applications
1 1 (20.00%) Microsoft Office
1 1 (20.00%) Microsoft Project
General
1 1 (20.00%) Finance
1 1 (20.00%) Public Sector
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (20.00%) Budget Management
1 1 (20.00%) Budgeting and Forecasting
1 1 (20.00%) Change Control
1 1 (20.00%) Contract Management
1 1 (20.00%) Cost Control
1 1 (20.00%) Gantt Chart
1 1 (20.00%) Logistics
1 1 (20.00%) PRINCE2
1 1 (20.00%) Project Delivery
1 1 (20.00%) Project Management
1 1 (20.00%) Risk Management
1 1 (20.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 1 (20.00%) Stakeholder Management
Qualifications
1 5 (100.00%) DV Cleared
1 5 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 1 (20.00%) APMP
2 1 (20.00%) ISEB
2 1 (20.00%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
2 1 (20.00%) SC Cleared
Vendors
1 1 (20.00%) CheckPoint
1 1 (20.00%) Microsoft