Lead Project Manager
UK
The median Lead Project Manager daily rate in the UK is £650 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 29 April 2024.
The first table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 29 Apr 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 577 | 653 | 784 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +76 | +131 | -134 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Lead Project Manager | 23 | 60 | 72 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.053% | 0.10% | 0.081% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.057% | 0.11% | 0.085% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 13 | 32 | 52 |
| 10th Percentile | £460 | £439 | £364 |
| 25th Percentile | £538 | £491 | £480 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £650 | £608 | £600 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +7.00% | +1.25% | +23.39% |
| 75th Percentile | £713 | £700 | £800 |
| 90th Percentile | £780 | £775 | £872 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £650 | £475 | £538 |
| % change year-on-year | +36.84% | -11.63% | +39.61% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1 | 15 | 4 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £65.00 | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | £65.13 | - |
| Median hourly rate | £26.73 | £65.50 | £66.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -59.19% | -0.76% | - |
| 75th Percentile | - | £65.75 | £70.13 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £77.55 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £26.73 | £65.50 | £80.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -59.19% | -18.13% | - |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes 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 | 40,448 | 56,471 | 84,729 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.78% | 94.61% | 95.48% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 26,348 | 39,474 | 59,497 |
| 10th Percentile | £275 | £313 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £409 | £425 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £540 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.78% | +2.86% | +10.53% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £650 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £750 | £734 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £492 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.60% | +5.26% | +11.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,658 | 1,569 | 2,098 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.86 | £14.29 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.30 | £19.50 | £15.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £36.00 | £45.00 | £23.46 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -20.00% | +91.86% | +3.42% |
| 75th Percentile | £60.75 | £65.75 | £48.94 |
| 90th Percentile | £72.50 | £75.75 | £63.36 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £38.50 | £42.50 | £19.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -9.41% | +117.95% | +2.63% |
Lead Project Manager
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Lead Project Manager in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Lead Project Manager
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Lead Project Manager.
Lead Project Manager
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Lead Project Manager over the 6 months to 29 April 2024.
Lead Project Manager
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Lead Project Manager.
Lead Project Manager
Top 11 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Lead Project Manager within the UK over the 6 months to 29 April 2024. 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 | +73 | 19 | £675 | +3.85% | 11 |
| UK excluding London | +46 | 12 | £650 | +36.84% | 9 |
| Work from Home | +93 | 10 | £675 | +18.68% | 3 |
| London | +95 | 9 | £675 | -3.57% | 1 |
| South East | +19 | 4 | £775 | +63.16% | 2 |
| South West | +7 | 3 | - | - | 1 |
| East of England | +6 | 2 | £500 | +14.29% | |
| Scotland | +30 | 1 | £400 | -22.89% | |
| Midlands | +27 | 1 | £675 | -1.82% | 4 |
| West Midlands | +27 | 1 | £675 | -1.82% | 3 |
| Wales | - | 1 | £600 | - |
Lead Project Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 29 April 2024, Lead 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 Lead Project Manager in the job title.
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Lead 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: