Applications Project Manager Contract Job Trends in the UK excluding London

Applications Project Manager
UK > UK excluding London

The median Applications Project Manager daily rate in the UK excluding London is £650, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 1 February 2026.

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

6 months to
1 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 394 340 392
Rank change year-on-year -54 +52 +78
Contract jobs requiring an Applications Project Manager 5 2 10
As % of all contract jobs in the UK excluding London 0.026% 0.015% 0.048%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.029% 0.016% 0.051%
Number of daily rates quoted 5 2 10
10th Percentile £538 £651 £461
25th Percentile £575 £653 £503
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £650 £663 £550
Median % change year-on-year -1.89% +20.45% +5.26%
75th Percentile - £678 £625
90th Percentile £695 £684 £640
UK median daily rate £569 £663 £550
% change year-on-year -14.15% +20.45% +3.00%

All Contract IT Job Roles
UK excluding London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the UK excluding London. 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 UK excluding London with a recognized job title 17,439 12,689 19,551
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 90.74% 92.48% 93.39%
Number of daily rates quoted 10,638 7,532 12,371
10th Percentile £213 £210 £213
25th Percentile £375 £363 £370
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £479 £495
Median % change year-on-year -0.73% -3.33% -1.00%
75th Percentile £575 £588 £598
90th Percentile £675 £675 £688
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,806 666 1,830
10th Percentile £14.00 £15.22 £13.00
25th Percentile £17.87 £20.30 £16.25
Median hourly rate £27.50 £31.64 £37.34
Median % change year-on-year -13.08% -15.27% +22.95%
75th Percentile £61.18 £63.75 £62.50
90th Percentile £70.00 £73.75 £73.75
UK median hourly rate £29.60 £32.66 £36.05
% change year-on-year -9.36% -9.40% +2.99%

Applications Project Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Applications Project Manager' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Applications Project Manager job vacancy trend in the UK excluding London

Applications Project Manager
Daily Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Applications Project Manager job vacancies in the UK excluding London.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Applications Project Manager job vacancies in the UK excluding London

Applications Project Manager
Daily Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Applications Project Manager in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 1 February 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Applications Project Manager in the UK excluding London

Applications Project Manager
Hourly Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Applications Project Manager job vacancies in the UK excluding London.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Applications Project Manager job vacancies in the UK excluding London

Applications Project Manager
Contract Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Applications Project Manager within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 1 February 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
South East -16 2 £650 -
West Midlands -38 2 £650 -3.70% 3
Midlands -51 2 £650 -3.70% 6
Yorkshire - 1 £525 -
North of England - 1 £525 -
Applications Project Manager
UK

Applications Project Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the UK excluding London

For the 6 months to 1 February 2026, Applications 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 UK excluding London region featuring Applications Project Manager in the job title.

1 4 (80.00%) Agile
2 3 (60.00%) PMI Certification
2 3 (60.00%) PMP
2 3 (60.00%) PRINCE2
2 3 (60.00%) Project Management
2 3 (60.00%) Stakeholder Management
3 2 (40.00%) CMS
3 2 (40.00%) Confluence
3 2 (40.00%) CRM
3 2 (40.00%) JIRA
3 2 (40.00%) Microsoft Excel
3 2 (40.00%) Problem-Solving
3 2 (40.00%) Project Planning
3 2 (40.00%) QA
3 2 (40.00%) SharePoint
3 2 (40.00%) Waterfall
4 1 (20.00%) API Integration
4 1 (20.00%) Contract Negotiation
4 1 (20.00%) DevOps
4 1 (20.00%) ERP
4 1 (20.00%) Microsoft Project
4 1 (20.00%) Migration
4 1 (20.00%) Mobile Application Development
4 1 (20.00%) Oracle
4 1 (20.00%) Oracle EBS
4 1 (20.00%) Oracle ERP
4 1 (20.00%) Resource Management
4 1 (20.00%) Risk Management
4 1 (20.00%) Salesforce
4 1 (20.00%) SAP

Applications Project Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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:

Application Platforms
1 2 (40.00%) CMS
1 2 (40.00%) Confluence
1 2 (40.00%) SharePoint
Applications
1 2 (40.00%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (20.00%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 1 (20.00%) Oracle EBS
1 1 (20.00%) Oracle ERP
Development Applications
1 2 (40.00%) JIRA
General
1 3 (60.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (20.00%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (20.00%) Banking
2 1 (20.00%) Finance
Miscellaneous
1 3 (60.00%) Mobile App
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (80.00%) Agile
2 3 (60.00%) PRINCE2
2 3 (60.00%) Project Management
2 3 (60.00%) Stakeholder Management
3 2 (40.00%) CRM
3 2 (40.00%) Problem-Solving
3 2 (40.00%) Project Planning
3 2 (40.00%) Waterfall
4 1 (20.00%) API Integration
4 1 (20.00%) Contract Negotiation
4 1 (20.00%) DevOps
4 1 (20.00%) ERP
4 1 (20.00%) Migration
4 1 (20.00%) Mobile Application Development
4 1 (20.00%) Resource Management
4 1 (20.00%) Risk Management
4 1 (20.00%) Software Delivery
4 1 (20.00%) Strategic Thinking
4 1 (20.00%) Supplier Management
4 1 (20.00%) Wealth Management
Qualifications
1 3 (60.00%) PMI Certification
1 3 (60.00%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (40.00%) QA
Vendors
1 1 (20.00%) Oracle
1 1 (20.00%) Salesforce
1 1 (20.00%) SAP