Project Manager
UK
The median Project Manager daily rate in the UK is £518, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 12 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 12 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 40 | 29 | 27 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -11 | -2 | -3 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Project Manager | 1,428 | 2,504 | 3,996 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 4.88% | 5.82% | 6.91% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 5.28% | 6.28% | 7.30% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 969 | 1,736 | 2,905 |
| 10th Percentile | £358 | £355 | £400 |
| 25th Percentile | £438 | £438 | £450 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £518 | £525 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -1.43% | - | +4.90% |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £615 | £625 |
| 90th Percentile | £688 | £700 | £703 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £500 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | +3.09% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 41 | 134 | 71 |
| 10th Percentile | £21.00 | £18.32 | £28.00 |
| 25th Percentile | £29.23 | £27.38 | £39.78 |
| Median hourly rate | £47.50 | £36.50 | £62.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +30.14% | -41.60% | +16.82% |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £60.00 | £65.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £78.75 | £65.00 | £70.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £47.50 | £36.50 | £61.25 |
| % change year-on-year | +30.14% | -40.41% | +88.46% |
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 | 27,042 | 39,900 | 54,705 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.44% | 92.78% | 94.63% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 17,611 | 25,963 | 38,196 |
| 10th Percentile | £300 | £280 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £406 | £410 | £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 | 1,049 | 2,673 | 1,532 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.00 | £12.86 | £14.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.22 | £16.30 | £19.06 |
| Median hourly rate | £28.60 | £37.50 | £45.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -23.73% | -16.67% | +88.21% |
| 75th Percentile | £62.50 | £61.30 | £65.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.00 | £72.90 | £76.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £27.50 | £40.00 | £42.43 |
| % change year-on-year | -31.25% | -5.73% | +112.16% |
Project Manager
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Project Manager in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Project Manager
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Project Manager.
Project Manager
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Project Manager over the 6 months to 12 May 2025.
Project Manager
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Project Manager.
Project Manager
Hourly Rate Histogram
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Project Manager over the 6 months to 12 May 2025.
Project Manager
Top 17 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Project Manager within the UK over the 6 months to 12 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 | -11 | 1,216 | £525 | - | 1,059 |
| UK excluding London | -10 | 651 | £500 | - | 761 |
| London | -13 | 643 | £550 | - | 440 |
| Work from Home | -14 | 476 | £520 | +3.95% | 466 |
| North of England | -8 | 166 | £500 | - | 181 |
| South East | -15 | 135 | £500 | -4.76% | 269 |
| Midlands | -9 | 122 | £500 | -4.76% | 93 |
| North West | -13 | 96 | £500 | - | 107 |
| Scotland | -10 | 82 | £480 | +1.00% | 55 |
| West Midlands | -8 | 80 | £525 | - | 53 |
| South West | -18 | 75 | £500 | - | 73 |
| Yorkshire | -3 | 56 | £500 | - | 61 |
| East of England | -5 | 43 | £494 | +9.72% | 92 |
| East Midlands | +4 | 36 | £434 | -11.03% | 36 |
| Northern Ireland | +1 | 18 | £475 | +9.20% | 18 |
| North East | -3 | 13 | £456 | -13.10% | 19 |
| Wales | -13 | 11 | £425 | -17.48% | 9 |
Project Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 12 May 2025, 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 Project Manager in the job title.
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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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