Head of Project Management Contract Job Trends

Head of Project Management
UK

The median Head of Project Management daily rate in the UK is £702, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 18 December 2025.

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

6 months to
18 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 594 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Head of Project Management 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 0.003% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.003% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £701 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £702 - -
75th Percentile £702 - -
90th Percentile - - -
UK excluding London median daily rate - - -

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 33,289 31,718 41,239
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 90.98% 92.78% 93.40%
Number of daily rates quoted 21,068 19,534 27,738
10th Percentile £290 £300 £288
25th Percentile £404 £409 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
75th Percentile £618 £638 £644
90th Percentile £720 £738 £740
UK excluding London median daily rate £475 £489 £500
% change year-on-year -2.86% -2.20% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,959 999 1,468
10th Percentile £14.25 £15.52 £15.14
25th Percentile £18.19 £21.22 £19.06
Median hourly rate £25.47 £34.00 £44.50
Median % change year-on-year -25.09% -23.60% +48.33%
75th Percentile £57.50 £62.84 £65.00
90th Percentile £71.46 £72.55 £77.50
UK excluding London median hourly rate £25.15 £32.50 £45.00
% change year-on-year -22.62% -27.78% +80.76%

Head of Project Management
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Head of Project Management job vacancy trend in the UK

Head of Project Management
Daily Rate Trend

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Head of Project Management job vacancies in the UK.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Head of Project Management job vacancies in the UK

Head of Project Management
Top 3 Contract Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Head of Project Management within the UK over the 6 months to 18 December 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
London - 1 £702 - 2
England - 1 £702 - 2
Work from Home - 1 £702 - 2

Head of Project Management Skill Set
Top 10 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities

For the 6 months to 18 December 2025, Head of Project Management 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 Head of Project Management in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Change Management
1 1 (100.00%) CRM
1 1 (100.00%) Digital Marketing
1 1 (100.00%) Global Marketing
1 1 (100.00%) PMO
1 1 (100.00%) Programme Governance
1 1 (100.00%) Programme Management
1 1 (100.00%) Project Management
1 1 (100.00%) Roadmaps
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management

Head of Project Management 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:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
1 1 (100.00%) Marketing
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Change Management
1 1 (100.00%) CRM
1 1 (100.00%) Digital Marketing
1 1 (100.00%) Global Marketing
1 1 (100.00%) Programme Governance
1 1 (100.00%) Programme Management
1 1 (100.00%) Project Management
1 1 (100.00%) Roadmaps
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) PMO