Project Manager
UK
The median Project Manager daily rate in the UK is £525, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 10 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 10 Jul 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 44 | 31 | 27 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -13 | -4 | -7 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Project Manager | 1,514 | 2,418 | 3,882 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 4.67% | 5.60% | 6.79% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 5.08% | 6.02% | 7.18% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1,038 | 1,620 | 2,838 |
| 10th Percentile | £375 | £355 | £400 |
| 25th Percentile | £448 | £450 | £456 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £525 | £530 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -0.94% | +0.95% |
| 75th Percentile | £601 | £614 | £625 |
| 90th Percentile | £713 | £700 | £700 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £500 | £510 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -1.96% | +3.03% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 23 | 117 | 63 |
| 10th Percentile | £29.56 | £22.50 | £30.54 |
| 25th Percentile | £34.52 | £29.17 | £40.75 |
| Median hourly rate | £60.00 | £37.50 | £62.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +60.00% | -40.00% | +14.68% |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £60.00 | £66.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £81.75 | £71.75 | £71.86 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £57.50 | £37.50 | £58.88 |
| % change year-on-year | +53.33% | -36.31% | +42.74% |
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 | 29,779 | 40,145 | 54,063 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 91.87% | 92.99% | 94.55% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 18,981 | 25,838 | 37,549 |
| 10th Percentile | £288 | £288 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £401 | £409 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £525 | £538 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.76% | -2.33% | +0.94% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £750 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £493 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.65% | -1.40% | +3.09% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,369 | 2,770 | 1,583 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.75 | £12.88 | £14.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.30 | £16.79 | £19.06 |
| Median hourly rate | £26.32 | £37.50 | £43.63 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -29.81% | -14.05% | +71.10% |
| 75th Percentile | £56.00 | £62.50 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £73.35 | £73.75 | £77.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £25.15 | £40.00 | £39.80 |
| % change year-on-year | -37.13% | +0.50% | +96.64% |
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 10 July 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 10 July 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 10 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 | -14 | 1,284 | £525 | - | 983 |
| London | -7 | 689 | £550 | - | 443 |
| UK excluding London | -19 | 662 | £500 | - | 693 |
| Work from Home | -15 | 500 | £515 | +2.90% | 411 |
| North of England | -25 | 162 | £500 | - | 139 |
| South East | -16 | 143 | £525 | - | 209 |
| Midlands | -17 | 115 | £511 | -2.67% | 101 |
| West Midlands | -10 | 90 | £525 | - | 69 |
| Scotland | -16 | 83 | £494 | +2.60% | 53 |
| Yorkshire | +1 | 78 | £500 | - | 45 |
| South West | -18 | 78 | £475 | -5.00% | 61 |
| North West | -34 | 74 | £500 | - | 83 |
| East of England | -7 | 53 | £488 | +8.33% | 80 |
| East Midlands | -21 | 23 | £475 | +5.56% | 32 |
| Wales | -4 | 18 | £444 | -13.83% | 34 |
| Northern Ireland | -5 | 11 | £475 | -9.52% | 25 |
| North East | -3 | 10 | £456 | -17.05% | 13 |
Project Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 10 July 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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