Business Project Manager
UK
The median Business Project Manager daily rate in the UK is £513, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 23 May 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 23 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 489 | 527 | 630 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +38 | +103 | +106 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Business Project Manager | 32 | 51 | 52 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.11% | 0.12% | 0.092% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.12% | 0.13% | 0.097% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 18 | 34 | 39 |
| 10th Percentile | £352 | £374 | £469 |
| 25th Percentile | £387 | £456 | £510 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £513 | £508 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +0.99% | -7.73% | +4.76% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £620 | £619 |
| 90th Percentile | £688 | £738 | £725 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £463 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | +8.11% | -11.90% | +12.90% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £56.40 | £54.80 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £58.50 | £57.22 |
| Median hourly rate | - | £62.00 | £62.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -0.80% | - |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £63.75 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | - | £62.00 | £57.13 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +8.53% | - |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
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 | 26,451 | 39,382 | 53,564 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.28% | 92.83% | 94.61% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 17,196 | 25,664 | 37,382 |
| 10th Percentile | £289 | £280 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £405 | £410 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £508 | £525 | £540 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.33% | -2.82% | +2.90% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £750 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £488 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.56% | -2.50% | +5.26% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,005 | 2,685 | 1,500 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.00 | £12.81 | £14.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.13 | £16.30 | £19.39 |
| Median hourly rate | £27.94 | £36.50 | £45.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -23.45% | -18.89% | +88.21% |
| 75th Percentile | £60.00 | £61.30 | £65.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.00 | £72.50 | £76.03 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £26.42 | £40.00 | £42.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -33.96% | -5.88% | +112.50% |
Business Project Manager
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Business Project Manager in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Business Project Manager
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Business Project Manager.
Business Project Manager
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Business Project Manager over the 6 months to 23 May 2025.
Business Project Manager
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Business Project Manager.
Business Project Manager
Top 9 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Business Project Manager within the UK over the 6 months to 23 May 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 Contract IT Job Ads |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
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| England | +39 | 32 | £513 | +0.99% | 11 |
| London | +48 | 27 | £600 | +2.13% | 8 |
| Work from Home | +44 | 5 | £513 | -26.13% | 7 |
| UK excluding London | +38 | 4 | £500 | +8.11% | 4 |
| North of England | +16 | 2 | £525 | - | 1 |
| Midlands | +13 | 2 | £406 | -12.16% | |
| West Midlands | +8 | 2 | £406 | -12.16% | |
| North East | - | 1 | - | - | |
| North West | - | 1 | £525 | - |
Business Project Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 23 May 2025, Business Project 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 featuring Business Project Manager in the job title.
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Business Project Manager Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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: