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 30 April 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 30 Apr 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 39 | 29 | 27 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -10 | -2 | -2 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Project Manager | 1,454 | 2,551 | 4,110 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 4.97% | 5.85% | 6.89% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 5.38% | 6.31% | 7.28% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 973 | 1,793 | 2,994 |
| 10th Percentile | £356 | £355 | £388 |
| 25th Percentile | £442 | £438 | £450 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £518 | £525 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -1.43% | - | +5.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £615 | £619 |
| 90th Percentile | £700 | £700 | £700 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £500 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | +5.26% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 49 | 129 | 80 |
| 10th Percentile | £21.00 | £18.32 | £26.99 |
| 25th Percentile | £29.80 | £27.26 | £39.89 |
| Median hourly rate | £47.50 | £36.34 | £64.75 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +30.73% | -43.88% | +26.34% |
| 75th Percentile | £65.00 | £53.75 | £65.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £78.52 | £62.00 | £75.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £50.00 | £35.50 | £62.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +40.85% | -43.20% | +90.84% |
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 | 27,050 | 40,453 | 56,471 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.52% | 92.79% | 94.61% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 17,687 | 26,352 | 39,474 |
| 10th Percentile | £300 | £275 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £406 | £409 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £515 | £525 | £540 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -1.90% | -2.78% | +2.86% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £750 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £493 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.55% | -1.50% | +5.26% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,031 | 2,658 | 1,569 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.20 | £12.86 | £14.29 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.51 | £16.30 | £19.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £29.07 | £36.00 | £45.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -19.25% | -20.00% | +91.86% |
| 75th Percentile | £62.50 | £60.75 | £65.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.00 | £72.50 | £75.75 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £28.75 | £38.50 | £42.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -25.32% | -9.41% | +117.95% |
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 30 April 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 30 April 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 30 April 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 | -12 | 1,239 | £525 | - | 709 |
| UK excluding London | -4 | 680 | £500 | - | 456 |
| London | -15 | 646 | £550 | - | 280 |
| Work from Home | -12 | 484 | £523 | +1.55% | 324 |
| North of England | -1 | 176 | £500 | - | 129 |
| South East | -11 | 145 | £500 | -4.76% | 122 |
| Midlands | -1 | 134 | £485 | -5.64% | 71 |
| North West | -3 | 102 | £500 | - | 81 |
| Scotland | -3 | 87 | £479 | +0.84% | 30 |
| West Midlands | -7 | 78 | £525 | - | 34 |
| South West | -20 | 70 | £500 | - | 47 |
| Yorkshire | -2 | 59 | £500 | +5.26% | 38 |
| East Midlands | +8 | 45 | £413 | -12.00% | 34 |
| East of England | -1 | 42 | £525 | +16.67% | 44 |
| Northern Ireland | -1 | 18 | £475 | +43.94% | 13 |
| North East | +4 | 14 | £469 | -10.71% | 11 |
| Wales | -20 | 11 | £425 | -17.48% | 5 |
Project Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 30 April 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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