Product Manager
UK
The median Product Manager daily rate in the UK is £511, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 3 July 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 3 Jul 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 309 | 346 | 323 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +37 | -23 | +56 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Product Manager | 243 | 258 | 421 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.78% | 0.59% | 0.75% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.84% | 0.64% | 0.80% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 174 | 192 | 324 |
| 10th Percentile | £360 | £382 | £413 |
| 25th Percentile | £463 | £450 | £450 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £511 | £585 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.61% | +6.36% | -4.35% |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £675 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £685 | £788 | £675 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £575 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | -13.04% | +9.52% | -4.55% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 3 | 2 | 4 |
| 10th Percentile | £48.25 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £49.38 | £66.25 | £39.55 |
| Median hourly rate | £52.50 | £67.50 | £46.28 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -22.22% | +45.87% | +29.44% |
| 75th Percentile | £63.13 | £68.75 | £58.06 |
| 90th Percentile | £68.75 | - | £64.48 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £70.00 | - | £39.55 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | +36.38% |
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 | 28,823 | 40,432 | 52,711 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.00% | 93.00% | 94.46% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 18,389 | 25,993 | 36,631 |
| 10th Percentile | £288 | £285 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £401 | £410 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £525 | £538 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.76% | -2.33% | +1.42% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £750 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £494 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.85% | -1.20% | +4.17% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,297 | 2,846 | 1,533 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.85 | £12.86 | £14.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.44 | £16.65 | £19.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £26.50 | £37.50 | £43.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -29.33% | -12.79% | +68.63% |
| 75th Percentile | £55.25 | £62.50 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £73.45 | £74.00 | £76.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £25.15 | £40.00 | £40.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -37.13% | - | +96.08% |
Product Manager
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Product Manager in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Product Manager
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Product Manager.
Product Manager
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Product Manager over the 6 months to 3 July 2025.
Product Manager
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Product Manager.
Product Manager
Hourly Rate Histogram
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Product Manager over the 6 months to 3 July 2025.
Product Manager
Top 15 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Product Manager within the UK over the 6 months to 3 July 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 | +35 | 201 | £525 | -11.58% | 763 |
| London | +30 | 137 | £525 | -12.50% | 549 |
| Work from Home | -5 | 71 | £507 | -15.58% | 351 |
| UK excluding London | +15 | 60 | £500 | -13.04% | 264 |
| North of England | +9 | 28 | £505 | +3.59% | 97 |
| Midlands | +22 | 15 | £450 | -25.93% | 29 |
| North East | - | 14 | £518 | - | 11 |
| West Midlands | +13 | 10 | £488 | -22.00% | 14 |
| North West | -4 | 10 | £481 | +4.05% | 53 |
| South East | +35 | 7 | £643 | +22.38% | 75 |
| East Midlands | +6 | 5 | £402 | -33.14% | 15 |
| Scotland | -8 | 5 | £503 | -12.61% | 8 |
| East of England | +25 | 4 | £581 | -10.58% | 15 |
| Yorkshire | +4 | 4 | £500 | -18.03% | 33 |
| South West | +21 | 2 | £440 | +7.56% | 26 |
Product Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 3 July 2025, Product 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 Product Manager in the job title.
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Product 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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