IT Project Manager
UK
The median IT Project Manager daily rate in the UK is £543, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 7 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 7 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 355 | 346 | 314 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -9 | -32 | -34 |
| Contract jobs requiring an IT Project Manager | 153 | 240 | 508 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.52% | 0.55% | 0.86% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.56% | 0.60% | 0.91% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 109 | 190 | 391 |
| 10th Percentile | £418 | £369 | £363 |
| 25th Percentile | £476 | £438 | £450 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £543 | £525 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +3.33% | - | +5.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £609 | £594 |
| 90th Percentile | £665 | £675 | £650 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £525 | £490 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | +7.14% | -2.00% | +2.56% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 4 | 7 | 3 |
| 10th Percentile | £64.45 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £69.63 | £23.63 | £61.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £75.00 | £43.00 | £62.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +74.42% | -31.20% | +21.36% |
| 75th Percentile | £77.81 | £56.88 | £64.38 |
| 90th Percentile | £78.38 | £62.00 | £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 | 27,103 | 40,251 | 55,892 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.50% | 92.75% | 94.62% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 17,687 | 26,220 | 39,044 |
| 10th Percentile | £300 | £280 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £406 | £409 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £513 | £525 | £540 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.38% | -2.78% | +2.86% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £750 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £490 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.06% | -2.00% | +5.26% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,052 | 2,676 | 1,569 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.13 | £12.86 | £14.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.50 | £16.30 | £19.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £29.00 | £36.50 | £45.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -20.55% | -18.89% | +88.21% |
| 75th Percentile | £62.50 | £61.30 | £65.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.00 | £72.50 | £76.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £28.00 | £40.00 | £42.16 |
| % change year-on-year | -30.00% | -5.11% | +115.96% |
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 7 May 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 7 May 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 7 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 | -10 | 136 | £545 | +3.71% | 60 |
| UK excluding London | -1 | 77 | £525 | +7.14% | 59 |
| London | +22 | 61 | £550 | -9.84% | 14 |
| Work from Home | +9 | 52 | £534 | +1.67% | 43 |
| North of England | +9 | 26 | £513 | +12.64% | 17 |
| Midlands | +16 | 21 | £500 | - | 5 |
| West Midlands | +6 | 14 | £513 | +2.50% | 4 |
| Yorkshire | +16 | 13 | £500 | +11.11% | 5 |
| South West | +19 | 11 | £523 | +10.00% | 5 |
| North West | +10 | 11 | £570 | +12.59% | 13 |
| South East | +10 | 9 | £545 | +6.86% | 23 |
| East Midlands | +17 | 7 | £488 | -2.50% | 1 |
| Scotland | +15 | 5 | £423 | -13.33% | 4 |
| East of England | +33 | 4 | £650 | +33.33% | 4 |
| North East | -5 | 2 | £488 | -7.14% | |
| Northern Ireland | - | 1 | £425 | - | 2 |
IT Project Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 7 May 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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