Product Manager Contracts in the Thames Valley

Product Manager
South East > Thames Valley

The median Product Manager daily rate in the Thames Valley is £525 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 23 April 2024.

The first table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
23 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 132 111 156
Rank change year-on-year -21 +45 -31
Contract jobs requiring a Product Manager 10 38 14
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 0.37% 1.28% 0.40%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.39% 1.36% 0.42%
Number of daily rates quoted 5 30 6
10th Percentile £416 £440 £450
25th Percentile £478 £450 £509
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £483 £560
Median % change year-on-year +8.81% -13.84% +77.78%
75th Percentile - £650 £599
90th Percentile £540 - £631
South East median daily rate £525 £525 £550
% change year-on-year - -4.55% +65.41%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Thames Valley

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies advertised 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 2,541 2,785 3,352
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.45% 94.06% 95.99%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,454 1,929 2,285
10th Percentile £205 £313 £190
25th Percentile £363 £406 £375
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £475
Median % change year-on-year - +5.26% +5.56%
75th Percentile £600 £600 £575
90th Percentile £675 £688 £650
South East median daily rate £500 £500 £488
% change year-on-year - +2.56% +8.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted 192 78 101
10th Percentile £15.85 £17.11 £10.77
25th Percentile £19.25 £20.25 £12.50
Median hourly rate £44.50 £46.70 £17.50
Median % change year-on-year -4.71% +166.86% -16.86%
75th Percentile £62.70 £66.21 £23.75
90th Percentile £83.94 £79.19 £57.38
South East median hourly rate £47.50 £48.08 £21.00
% change year-on-year -1.21% +128.95% -13.40%

Product Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

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

Job vacancy trend for Product Manager in the Thames Valley

Product Manager
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the Thames Valley

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Product Manager in the Thames Valley.

Daily rate trend for Product Manager in the Thames Valley

Product Manager
Daily Rate Histogram in the Thames Valley

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Product Manager in the Thames Valley over the 6 months to 23 April 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Product Manager in the Thames Valley

Product Manager
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the Thames Valley

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Product Manager in the Thames Valley.

Hourly rate trend for Product Manager in the Thames Valley

Product 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 Product Manager within the Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 23 April 2024. 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 -5 9 £525 - 5
Oxfordshire +7 1 £485 +0.52% 5
Product Manager
South East

Product Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Thames Valley

For the 6 months to 23 April 2024, Product 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 Product Manager in the job title.

1 8 (80.00%) Roadmaps
2 6 (60.00%) User Experience
3 5 (50.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 5 (50.00%) Data Analytics
3 5 (50.00%) Analytics
3 5 (50.00%) Matrix Organization
3 5 (50.00%) Contract Management
3 5 (50.00%) SQL
3 5 (50.00%) Crystal Reports
3 5 (50.00%) SAS
3 5 (50.00%) Data Security
3 5 (50.00%) Telecoms
3 5 (50.00%) IFS
3 5 (50.00%) Development Roadmap
4 4 (40.00%) Degree
4 4 (40.00%) Product Management
5 3 (30.00%) JIRA
5 3 (30.00%) Market Research
5 3 (30.00%) Agile
5 3 (30.00%) Project Management
5 3 (30.00%) Decision-Making
5 3 (30.00%) Analytical Skills
5 3 (30.00%) Product Requirements
5 3 (30.00%) Confluence
5 3 (30.00%) Product Roadmap
5 3 (30.00%) Social Skills
6 2 (20.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 2 (20.00%) Customer Experience
6 2 (20.00%) Product Vision
6 2 (20.00%) Collaborative Culture

Product 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:

Application Platforms
1 5 (50.00%) SAS
2 3 (30.00%) Confluence
Cloud Services
1 1 (10.00%) SaaS
1 1 (10.00%) WhatsApp
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (50.00%) Crystal Reports
Development Applications
1 3 (30.00%) JIRA
General
1 5 (50.00%) Telecoms
2 3 (30.00%) Analytical Skills
2 3 (30.00%) Social Skills
3 2 (20.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 2 (20.00%) Manufacturing
3 2 (20.00%) Marketing
Miscellaneous
1 1 (10.00%) Analytical Mindset
1 1 (10.00%) Blockchain
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (80.00%) Roadmaps
2 6 (60.00%) User Experience
3 5 (50.00%) Analytics
3 5 (50.00%) Contract Management
3 5 (50.00%) Data Analytics
3 5 (50.00%) Data Security
3 5 (50.00%) Development Roadmap
3 5 (50.00%) Matrix Organization
3 5 (50.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 4 (40.00%) Product Management
5 3 (30.00%) Agile
5 3 (30.00%) Decision-Making
5 3 (30.00%) Market Research
5 3 (30.00%) Product Requirements
5 3 (30.00%) Product Roadmap
5 3 (30.00%) Project Management
6 2 (20.00%) Collaborative Culture
6 2 (20.00%) Customer Experience
6 2 (20.00%) Problem-Solving
6 2 (20.00%) Product Vision
Programming Languages
1 5 (50.00%) SQL
Qualifications
1 4 (40.00%) Degree
2 2 (20.00%) Master's Degree
2 2 (20.00%) MBA
Vendors
1 5 (50.00%) IFS