IT Project Manager
UK
The median IT Project Manager daily rate in the UK is £540, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 30 April 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 30 Apr 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 368 | 365 | 304 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -3 | -61 | -30 |
| Contract jobs requiring an IT Project Manager | 153 | 244 | 508 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.52% | 0.56% | 0.85% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.57% | 0.60% | 0.90% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 104 | 194 | 389 |
| 10th Percentile | £411 | £370 | £363 |
| 25th Percentile | £475 | £438 | £450 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £540 | £525 | £520 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +2.86% | +0.96% | +4.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £613 | £588 |
| 90th Percentile | £661 | £675 | £650 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £525 | £489 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | +7.42% | -2.25% | +2.83% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 5 | 6 | 3 |
| 10th Percentile | £49.15 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £61.00 | £23.63 | £61.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £75.00 | £34.14 | £62.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +119.70% | -45.38% | +21.36% |
| 75th Percentile | £77.50 | £51.81 | £64.38 |
| 90th Percentile | £78.25 | £56.88 | £64.75 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £75.00 | £25.28 | £65.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +196.74% | -61.12% | +25.60% |
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 | 27,050 | 40,453 | 56,471 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.52% | 92.79% | 94.61% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 17,687 | 26,352 | 39,474 |
| 10th Percentile | £300 | £275 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £406 | £409 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £515 | £525 | £540 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -1.90% | -2.78% | +2.86% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £750 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £493 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.55% | -1.50% | +5.26% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,031 | 2,658 | 1,569 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.20 | £12.86 | £14.29 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.51 | £16.30 | £19.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £29.07 | £36.00 | £45.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -19.25% | -20.00% | +91.86% |
| 75th Percentile | £62.50 | £60.75 | £65.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.00 | £72.50 | £75.75 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £28.75 | £38.50 | £42.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -25.32% | -9.41% | +117.95% |
IT Project Manager
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured IT Project Manager in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
IT Project Manager
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing IT Project Manager.
IT Project Manager
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing IT Project Manager over the 6 months to 30 April 2025.
IT Project Manager
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing IT Project Manager.
IT Project Manager
Hourly Rate Histogram
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing IT Project Manager over the 6 months to 30 April 2025.
IT Project Manager
Top 16 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing IT Project Manager within the UK over the 6 months to 30 April 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 | -18 | 135 | £545 | +3.76% | 62 |
| UK excluding London | +5 | 82 | £525 | +7.42% | 55 |
| London | -4 | 57 | £563 | -7.02% | 13 |
| Work from Home | +19 | 54 | £534 | +1.67% | 41 |
| North of England | +21 | 27 | £500 | +9.89% | 20 |
| Midlands | +19 | 22 | £500 | -1.38% | 2 |
| Yorkshire | +17 | 14 | £500 | +11.11% | 5 |
| West Midlands | +4 | 14 | £513 | -0.29% | 2 |
| South East | +23 | 12 | £545 | +6.86% | 16 |
| North West | +5 | 11 | £570 | +12.59% | 15 |
| South West | +29 | 10 | £520 | +9.47% | 4 |
| East Midlands | +17 | 8 | £488 | -2.50% | |
| Scotland | +8 | 6 | £425 | -12.82% | 4 |
| East of England | +34 | 4 | £650 | +33.33% | 7 |
| North East | -2 | 2 | £488 | -7.14% | |
| Northern Ireland | - | 1 | £425 | - | 1 |
IT Project Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 30 April 2025, IT 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 IT Project Manager in the job title.
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IT 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:
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