Portfolio Manager
UK
The median Portfolio Manager daily rate in the UK is £598, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 29 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 29 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 510 | 540 | 661 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +30 | +121 | +122 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Portfolio Manager | 15 | 45 | 28 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.052% | 0.11% | 0.050% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.056% | 0.11% | 0.053% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 10 | 30 | 21 |
| 10th Percentile | £513 | £497 | £388 |
| 25th Percentile | £530 | £528 | £455 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £598 | £575 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +3.91% | +4.55% | -4.35% |
| 75th Percentile | £669 | £650 | £675 |
| 90th Percentile | £785 | £691 | £738 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £536 | £600 | £535 |
| % change year-on-year | -10.63% | +12.15% | -2.73% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Median hourly rate | - | £61.80 | - |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | - | £61.80 | - |
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 | 26,595 | 39,741 | 53,234 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.31% | 92.79% | 94.60% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 17,233 | 25,863 | 37,175 |
| 10th Percentile | £290 | £280 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £405 | £410 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £505 | £525 | £540 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.81% | -2.78% | +2.86% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £750 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £488 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.56% | -2.50% | +5.26% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,046 | 2,776 | 1,475 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.00 | £12.81 | £14.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.87 | £16.30 | £19.06 |
| Median hourly rate | £27.97 | £37.18 | £45.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -24.78% | -17.38% | +87.50% |
| 75th Percentile | £59.68 | £61.30 | £65.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.00 | £73.50 | £76.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £25.15 | £40.00 | £42.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -37.13% | -5.88% | +112.50% |
Portfolio Manager
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Portfolio Manager in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Portfolio Manager
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Portfolio Manager.
Portfolio Manager
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Portfolio Manager over the 6 months to 29 May 2025.
Portfolio Manager
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Portfolio Manager.
Portfolio Manager
Top 10 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Portfolio Manager within the UK over the 6 months to 29 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | +39 | 12 | £638 | +11.00% | 102 |
| UK excluding London | +49 | 9 | £536 | -10.63% | 103 |
| London | +42 | 6 | £700 | +24.44% | 16 |
| North of England | -2 | 5 | £550 | -8.29% | 26 |
| North West | +7 | 4 | £540 | -20.00% | 16 |
| Work from Home | +37 | 3 | £527 | -4.18% | 6 |
| Scotland | - | 3 | £529 | - | 6 |
| West Midlands | +15 | 1 | - | - | 8 |
| Midlands | +12 | 1 | - | - | 15 |
| Yorkshire | +5 | 1 | £642 | +7.00% | 7 |
Portfolio Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 29 May 2025, Portfolio 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 Portfolio Manager in the job title.
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Portfolio 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: