Portfolio Manager Contracts in the Thames Valley

Portfolio Manager
South East > Thames Valley

The median Portfolio Manager daily rate in the Thames Valley is £675, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 26 August 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
26 Aug 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 108 117 139
Rank change year-on-year +9 +22 +45
DemandTrendContract jobs requiring a Portfolio Manager 1 4 2
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 0.061% 0.18% 0.071%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.066% 0.19% 0.075%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 3 2
10th Percentile - - £422
25th Percentile £663 - £437
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £675 £470 £472
Median % change year-on-year +43.62% -0.48% -27.35%
75th Percentile £688 £485 £507
90th Percentile - £494 £521
South East median daily rate £675 £485 £520
% change year-on-year +39.18% -6.73% -25.71%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 1 0
Median hourly rate - £61.80 -
South East median hourly rate - £61.80 -

All DemandTrendContract 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.

DemandTrendContract vacancies in the Thames Valley with a recognized job title 1,507 2,059 2,669
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.39% 91.43% 94.98%
Number of daily rates quoted 916 1,181 1,810
10th Percentile £269 £263 £263
25th Percentile £400 £406 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £511 £503
Median % change year-on-year -2.19% +1.63% +0.60%
75th Percentile £600 £619 £615
90th Percentile £688 £688 £700
South East median daily rate £500 £515 £500
% change year-on-year -2.91% +3.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 101 117 91
10th Percentile £14.20 £15.69 £16.25
25th Percentile £15.13 £22.50 £18.50
Median hourly rate £25.15 £58.30 £48.40
Median % change year-on-year -56.86% +20.45% +154.74%
75th Percentile £62.24 £70.39 £66.00
90th Percentile £87.25 £88.50 £74.79
South East median hourly rate £25.15 £57.35 £50.00
% change year-on-year -56.15% +14.70% +122.22%

Portfolio Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

Job postings that featured Portfolio Manager in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the Thames Valley.

Job vacancy trend for Portfolio Manager in the Thames Valley

Portfolio Manager
Daily Rate Trend in the Thames Valley

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

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

Portfolio Manager
Hourly Rate Trend in the Thames Valley

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

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

Portfolio Manager
DemandTrendContract 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 Portfolio Manager within the Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 26 August 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
DemandTrendContract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Berkshire +15 1 £675 +43.62% 1
Portfolio Manager
South East

Portfolio Manager Skill Set
Top 22 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Thames Valley

For the 6 months to 26 August 2025, Portfolio 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 Thames Valley region featuring Portfolio Manager in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) DTS
1 1 (100.00%) PMP
1 1 (100.00%) PMI Certification
1 1 (100.00%) Change Management
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Management
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
1 1 (100.00%) Law
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 1 (100.00%) Strategic Planning
1 1 (100.00%) QA
1 1 (100.00%) PgMP
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 1 (100.00%) Portfolio Management
1 1 (100.00%) Budgeting and Forecasting
1 1 (100.00%) Business Forecasting
1 1 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 1 (100.00%) Business Case
1 1 (100.00%) Conflict Resolution
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Business Strategy
1 1 (100.00%) Roadmaps
1 1 (100.00%) Budgeting

Portfolio Manager Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Thames Valley 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:

Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) DTS
General
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
1 1 (100.00%) Law
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Budgeting
1 1 (100.00%) Budgeting and Forecasting
1 1 (100.00%) Business Case
1 1 (100.00%) Business Forecasting
1 1 (100.00%) Business Strategy
1 1 (100.00%) Change Management
1 1 (100.00%) Conflict Resolution
1 1 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 1 (100.00%) Portfolio Management
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Management
1 1 (100.00%) Roadmaps
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 1 (100.00%) Strategic Planning
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) PgMP
1 1 (100.00%) PMI Certification
1 1 (100.00%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) QA