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 in the 6 months leading up to 24 June 2024.

The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
24 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 128 113 156
Rank change year-on-year -15 +43 -21
Contract jobs requiring a Product Manager 9 34 17
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 0.34% 1.18% 0.48%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.36% 1.25% 0.50%
Number of daily rates quoted 4 26 11
10th Percentile £420 £440 £463
25th Percentile £488 - £519
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £450 £575
Median % change year-on-year +16.67% -21.74% +43.75%
75th Percentile £531 £625 £656
90th Percentile £543 £650 £663
South East median daily rate £488 £470 £600
% change year-on-year +3.72% -21.67% +50.00%

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 2,488 2,714 3,418
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.77% 94.33% 96.01%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,389 1,845 2,343
10th Percentile £213 £300 £211
25th Percentile £375 £400 £381
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £480
Median % change year-on-year - +4.17% +6.67%
75th Percentile £600 £600 £575
90th Percentile £675 £688 £650
South East median daily rate £500 £500 £500
% change year-on-year - - +11.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 200 79 97
10th Percentile £15.85 £17.11 £10.77
25th Percentile £19.25 £21.33 £13.00
Median hourly rate £48.18 £50.00 £17.50
Median % change year-on-year -3.64% +185.71% -16.86%
75th Percentile £65.00 £71.80 £23.75
90th Percentile £87.46 £79.19 £64.29
South East median hourly rate £50.00 £52.50 £21.00
% change year-on-year -4.76% +150.00% -13.93%

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 24 June 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 24 June 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 -4 9 £525 +2.44% 1
Product Manager
South East

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

For the 6 months to 24 June 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 (88.89%) Roadmaps
2 6 (66.67%) User Experience
3 5 (55.56%) Data Analytics
3 5 (55.56%) Analytics
3 5 (55.56%) IFS
3 5 (55.56%) Matrix Organization
3 5 (55.56%) Contract Management
3 5 (55.56%) SQL
3 5 (55.56%) Crystal Reports
3 5 (55.56%) SAS
3 5 (55.56%) Data Security
3 5 (55.56%) Telecoms
3 5 (55.56%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 5 (55.56%) Development Roadmap
4 4 (44.44%) Degree
5 3 (33.33%) Agile
5 3 (33.33%) Market Research
5 3 (33.33%) Product Management
5 3 (33.33%) Project Management
5 3 (33.33%) Decision-Making
5 3 (33.33%) Analytical Skills
5 3 (33.33%) Product Roadmap
5 3 (33.33%) Product Requirements
5 3 (33.33%) Social Skills
6 2 (22.22%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 2 (22.22%) Customer Experience
6 2 (22.22%) Confluence
6 2 (22.22%) Collaborative Culture
6 2 (22.22%) Product Vision
6 2 (22.22%) Problem-Solving

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 (55.56%) SAS
2 2 (22.22%) Confluence
Cloud Services
1 1 (11.11%) SaaS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (55.56%) Crystal Reports
Development Applications
1 2 (22.22%) JIRA
General
1 5 (55.56%) Telecoms
2 3 (33.33%) Analytical Skills
2 3 (33.33%) Social Skills
3 2 (22.22%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 2 (22.22%) Manufacturing
3 2 (22.22%) Marketing
Miscellaneous
1 1 (11.11%) Analytical Mindset
1 1 (11.11%) Blockchain
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (88.89%) Roadmaps
2 6 (66.67%) User Experience
3 5 (55.56%) Analytics
3 5 (55.56%) Contract Management
3 5 (55.56%) Data Analytics
3 5 (55.56%) Data Security
3 5 (55.56%) Development Roadmap
3 5 (55.56%) Matrix Organization
3 5 (55.56%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 3 (33.33%) Agile
4 3 (33.33%) Decision-Making
4 3 (33.33%) Market Research
4 3 (33.33%) Product Management
4 3 (33.33%) Product Requirements
4 3 (33.33%) Product Roadmap
4 3 (33.33%) Project Management
5 2 (22.22%) Continuous Improvement
5 2 (22.22%) Data-Driven Decision Making
5 2 (22.22%) Problem-Solving
5 2 (22.22%) Product Vision
Programming Languages
1 5 (55.56%) SQL
Qualifications
1 4 (44.44%) Degree
2 2 (22.22%) Master's Degree
2 2 (22.22%) MBA
Vendors
1 5 (55.56%) IFS