Project Manager
UK
The median Project Manager daily rate in the UK is £525 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 27 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 27 Apr 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 29 | 27 | 25 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -2 | -2 | +15 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Project Manager | 2,538 | 4,111 | 6,722 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 5.86% | 6.87% | 7.57% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 6.32% | 7.27% | 7.92% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1,781 | 2,995 | 4,923 |
| 10th Percentile | £355 | £386 | £375 |
| 25th Percentile | £438 | £450 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £525 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +5.00% | +5.26% |
| 75th Percentile | £615 | £619 | £594 |
| 90th Percentile | £700 | £700 | £675 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £500 | £480 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +4.17% | +6.67% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 128 | 81 | 65 |
| 10th Percentile | £18.32 | £27.13 | £23.32 |
| 25th Percentile | £27.17 | £40.00 | £32.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £36.33 | £65.00 | £51.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -44.10% | +27.45% | +72.88% |
| 75th Percentile | £52.06 | £65.75 | £66.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £62.00 | £75.00 | £71.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £35.50 | £62.50 | £32.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -43.20% | +92.31% | +15.60% |
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 | 40,172 | 56,583 | 84,829 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.78% | 94.61% | 95.49% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 26,161 | 39,538 | 59,512 |
| 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 | £731 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £490 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.93% | +5.26% | +11.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,642 | 1,585 | 2,099 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.86 | £14.27 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.30 | £19.50 | £15.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £35.83 | £45.00 | £23.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -20.38% | +95.65% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £60.00 | £65.75 | £48.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £72.50 | £76.00 | £63.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £37.50 | £42.50 | £19.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -11.76% | +117.95% | +2.55% |
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 27 April 2024.
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 27 April 2024.
Project Manager
Top 18 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 27 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 | +1 | 2,197 | £525 | -1.50% | 978 |
| UK excluding London | -7 | 1,181 | £500 | - | 755 |
| London | +4 | 1,107 | £550 | -4.35% | 261 |
| Work from Home | -3 | 940 | £515 | +0.49% | 367 |
| South East | -8 | 312 | £525 | +2.94% | 210 |
| North of England | -10 | 251 | £500 | - | 194 |
| Midlands | -1 | 184 | £513 | +8.05% | 123 |
| South West | 0 | 177 | £500 | -3.85% | 98 |
| North West | -9 | 148 | £500 | - | 107 |
| West Midlands | -2 | 134 | £525 | +10.53% | 75 |
| Scotland | -8 | 117 | £475 | -2.56% | 55 |
| East of England | -18 | 90 | £450 | -13.25% | 87 |
| Yorkshire | -17 | 87 | £475 | -13.64% | 71 |
| East Midlands | -1 | 47 | £469 | +4.17% | 46 |
| Wales | +13 | 39 | £515 | +21.18% | 16 |
| North East | +15 | 10 | £525 | +31.25% | 21 |
| Northern Ireland | -2 | 10 | £330 | -28.65% | 3 |
| Channel Islands | +1 | 2 | £575 | - |
Project Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 27 April 2024, 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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