Project Manager
UK
The median Project Manager daily rate in the UK is £530 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 9 December 2023.
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 9 Dec 2023 |
Same period 2022 | Same period 2021 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 31 | 27 | 27 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -4 | 0 | +28 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Project Manager | 2,610 | 5,536 | 5,958 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 5.87% | 7.20% | 6.64% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 6.28% | 7.57% | 6.95% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1,862 | 3,959 | 4,395 |
| 10th Percentile | £381 | £388 | £355 |
| 25th Percentile | £463 | £450 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £530 | £525 | £498 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +0.95% | +5.42% | +10.67% |
| 75th Percentile | £631 | £614 | £575 |
| 90th Percentile | £700 | £700 | £650 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £500 | £468 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +6.95% | +10.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 49 | 74 | 67 |
| 10th Percentile | £21.90 | £30.95 | £24.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £33.00 | £36.66 | £35.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £55.00 | £65.00 | £45.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -15.38% | +44.44% | +59.12% |
| 75th Percentile | £60.00 | £69.84 | £60.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £65.00 | £86.98 | £71.38 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £60.00 | £65.00 | £40.45 |
| % change year-on-year | -7.69% | +60.69% | +43.03% |
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 | 41,552 | 73,161 | 85,704 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 93.42% | 95.16% | 95.55% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 27,976 | 50,990 | 60,003 |
| 10th Percentile | £292 | £313 | £301 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £425 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £550 | £513 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.55% | +7.32% | +7.89% |
| 75th Percentile | £644 | £650 | £613 |
| 90th Percentile | £740 | £750 | £700 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £500 | £450 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +11.11% | +5.88% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,472 | 1,722 | 2,210 |
| 10th Percentile | £15.16 | £13.25 | £12.00 |
| 25th Percentile | £19.06 | £17.00 | £14.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £44.50 | £30.00 | £20.15 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +48.33% | +48.90% | -15.61% |
| 75th Percentile | £65.00 | £63.75 | £46.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £77.50 | £72.48 | £63.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £44.50 | £24.79 | £17.64 |
| % change year-on-year | +79.51% | +40.53% | -11.80% |
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 9 December 2023.
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 9 December 2023.
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 9 December 2023. 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 | 0 | 2,240 | £549 | +4.52% | 958 |
| London | +8 | 1,249 | £575 | +4.55% | 298 |
| UK excluding London | -7 | 1,119 | £500 | - | 709 |
| Work from Home | -9 | 1,023 | £525 | - | 643 |
| North of England | 0 | 282 | £500 | - | 157 |
| South East | -27 | 229 | £525 | +2.69% | 184 |
| Midlands | -3 | 162 | £528 | +5.50% | 138 |
| South West | -13 | 151 | £500 | -1.23% | 98 |
| Scotland | -7 | 149 | £500 | +5.26% | 55 |
| North West | -5 | 146 | £489 | +1.88% | 84 |
| West Midlands | -1 | 121 | £550 | +10.00% | 103 |
| Yorkshire | -8 | 117 | £516 | -1.71% | 60 |
| East of England | +1 | 101 | £500 | - | 73 |
| Wales | -1 | 39 | £500 | +17.65% | 26 |
| East Midlands | -7 | 37 | £500 | - | 33 |
| North East | +29 | 17 | £538 | +26.47% | 15 |
| Northern Ireland | +9 | 12 | £250 | -37.50% | 6 |
Project Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 9 December 2023, 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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