Assistant Project Manager Contract Job Trends

Assistant Project Manager
UK

The median Assistant Project Manager daily rate in the UK is £257, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 14 January 2026.

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

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 579 520 583
Rank change year-on-year -59 +63 +188
Contract jobs requiring an Assistant Project Manager 5 7 7
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 0.014% 0.022% 0.016%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.015% 0.024% 0.018%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 0 3
10th Percentile £233 - -
25th Percentile £239 - £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £257 - £475
Median % change year-on-year - - +35.71%
75th Percentile £426 - £488
90th Percentile £523 - -
UK excluding London median daily rate £250 - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £14.00
Median hourly rate - - £15.50
75th Percentile - - £17.00
90th Percentile - - -
UK excluding London median hourly rate - - £15.50

All Contract IT Job Roles
UK

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies. 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 with a recognized job title 33,773 29,297 39,613
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.35% 92.69% 93.19%
Number of daily rates quoted 21,365 17,961 26,425
10th Percentile £300 £288 £280
25th Percentile £405 £408 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
75th Percentile £618 £638 £638
90th Percentile £720 £738 £738
UK excluding London median daily rate £475 £477 £500
% change year-on-year -0.42% -4.60% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,972 883 1,665
10th Percentile £14.38 £15.51 £14.16
25th Percentile £18.25 £21.05 £18.93
Median hourly rate £26.30 £32.50 £42.50
Median % change year-on-year -19.08% -23.53% +25.00%
75th Percentile £60.00 £62.37 £65.00
90th Percentile £70.00 £73.75 £76.25
UK excluding London median hourly rate £25.15 £31.08 £45.00
% change year-on-year -19.08% -30.93% +55.17%

Assistant Project Manager
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Assistant Project Manager job vacancy trend in the UK

Assistant Project Manager
Daily Rate Trend

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Assistant Project Manager job vacancies in the UK.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Assistant Project Manager job vacancies in the UK

Assistant Project Manager
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Assistant Project Manager over the 6 months to 14 January 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Assistant Project Manager in the UK

Assistant Project Manager
Hourly Rate Trend

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Assistant Project Manager job vacancies in the UK.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Assistant Project Manager job vacancies in the UK

Assistant Project Manager
Top 6 Contract Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Assistant Project Manager within the UK over the 6 months to 14 January 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
England -62 5 £257 - 1
UK excluding London -58 4 £250 - 1
Midlands - 3 £250 -
West Midlands - 3 £250 -
London - 1 £575 - 1
East of England - 1 - -

Assistant Project Manager Skill Set
Top 12 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities

For the 6 months to 14 January 2026, Assistant 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 featuring Assistant Project Manager in the job title.

1 4 (80.00%) Project Management
2 3 (60.00%) Microsoft
2 3 (60.00%) Microsoft Excel
2 3 (60.00%) Microsoft Office
2 3 (60.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 3 (60.00%) SharePoint
3 1 (20.00%) Agile
3 1 (20.00%) Degree
3 1 (20.00%) PMI Certification
3 1 (20.00%) PMO
3 1 (20.00%) PMP
3 1 (20.00%) PRINCE2

Assistant Project Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities 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 3 (60.00%) SharePoint
Applications
1 3 (60.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 3 (60.00%) Microsoft Office
1 3 (60.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
General
1 4 (80.00%) Social Skills
2 3 (60.00%) Finance
2 3 (60.00%) Organisational Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (80.00%) Project Management
2 1 (20.00%) Agile
2 1 (20.00%) PRINCE2
Qualifications
1 1 (20.00%) Degree
1 1 (20.00%) PMI Certification
1 1 (20.00%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (20.00%) PMO
Vendors
1 3 (60.00%) Microsoft