Lead Project Manager Contract Job Trends in the Thames Valley

Lead Project Manager
South East > Thames Valley

The median Lead Project Manager daily rate in the Thames Valley is £596, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 5 October 2025.

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

6 months to
5 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 115 123 -
Rank change year-on-year +8 - -
Contract jobs requiring a Lead Project Manager 1 2 0
As % of all contract jobs in the Thames Valley 0.059% 0.092% -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.065% 0.10% -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 2 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £586 £563 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £596 £575 -
Median % change year-on-year +3.65% - -
75th Percentile £607 £588 -
90th Percentile - - -
South East median daily rate £596 £575 £500
% change year-on-year +3.65% +15.00% +11.11%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
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 1,536 1,984 2,569
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 90.67% 91.47% 94.34%
Number of daily rates quoted 979 1,121 1,724
10th Percentile £250 £255 £231
25th Percentile £380 £400 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £501 £501
Median % change year-on-year -0.10% -0.10% +0.20%
75th Percentile £588 £608 £623
90th Percentile £656 £675 £700
South East median daily rate £500 £505 £510
% change year-on-year -0.99% -0.98% +2.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 88 92 94
10th Percentile £14.75 £18.50 £16.25
25th Percentile £15.71 £26.00 £21.06
Median hourly rate £25.15 £58.30 £50.00
Median % change year-on-year -56.86% +16.60% +166.67%
75th Percentile £55.00 £65.04 £67.42
90th Percentile £87.50 £93.38 £75.67
South East median hourly rate £25.15 £58.49 £52.10
% change year-on-year -57.00% +12.26% +111.75%

Lead Project Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

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

Lead Project Manager job vacancy trend in the Thames Valley

Lead Project Manager
Daily Rate Trend in the Thames Valley

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

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

Lead Project Manager
Hourly Rate Trend in the Thames Valley

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

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

Lead 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 Lead Project Manager within the Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 5 October 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
Berkshire +16 1 £596 +3.65%
Lead Project Manager
South East

Lead Project Manager Skill Set
Top 16 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Thames Valley

For the 6 months to 5 October 2025, Lead 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 Lead Project Manager in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Oracle
1 1 (100.00%) Service Management
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Resource Management
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Engagement
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 1 (100.00%) Waterfall
1 1 (100.00%) Process Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Oracle CX
1 1 (100.00%) Case Management
1 1 (100.00%) Project Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) Business Case
1 1 (100.00%) Impact Assessments
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Experience
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Service

Lead 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Oracle CX
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Business Case
1 1 (100.00%) Case Management
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Engagement
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Experience
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Service
1 1 (100.00%) Impact Assessments
1 1 (100.00%) Process Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Project Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) Resource Management
1 1 (100.00%) Service Management
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 1 (100.00%) Waterfall
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Oracle