Project Manager - Development
UK
The median Project Manager - Development daily rate in the UK is £563, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 4 July 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 4 Jul 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 548 | 580 | 653 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +32 | +73 | +194 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Development Project Manager | 3 | 15 | 27 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.009% | 0.035% | 0.048% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.010% | 0.037% | 0.051% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2 | 10 | 22 |
| 10th Percentile | £521 | £403 | £363 |
| 25th Percentile | £534 | £422 | £419 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £563 | £526 | £535 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +6.89% | -1.64% | +9.74% |
| 75th Percentile | £584 | £570 | £600 |
| 90th Percentile | £594 | £601 | - |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | - | £503 | £516 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -2.62% | +5.85% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Median hourly rate | - | £47.50 | - |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | - | £47.50 | - |
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 | 29,079 | 40,388 | 53,054 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.02% | 92.98% | 94.47% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 18,553 | 25,970 | 36,860 |
| 10th Percentile | £288 | £286 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £401 | £410 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £525 | £538 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.76% | -2.33% | +1.42% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £750 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £494 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.85% | -1.20% | +4.17% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,311 | 2,837 | 1,549 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.78 | £12.87 | £14.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.44 | £16.65 | £19.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £26.50 | £37.75 | £43.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -29.80% | -12.21% | +68.63% |
| 75th Percentile | £55.25 | £62.50 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £73.25 | £74.00 | £76.05 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £25.15 | £40.00 | £39.60 |
| % change year-on-year | -37.13% | +1.01% | +94.88% |
Development Project Manager
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Development Project Manager in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Development Project Manager
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Development Project Manager.
Development Project Manager
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Development Project Manager.
Development Project Manager
Top 4 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Development Project Manager within the UK over the 6 months to 4 July 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 | +54 | 2 | £563 | +11.39% | 17 |
| London | +32 | 2 | £563 | - | 8 |
| UK excluding London | +28 | 1 | - | - | 9 |
| Scotland | 0 | 1 | - | - | 1 |
Development Project Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 4 July 2025, Development 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 Development Project Manager in the job title.
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Development 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: