Project Support Manager Contract Job Trends

Project Support Manager
UK

The median Project Support Manager daily rate in the UK is £361, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 6 June 2026.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
6 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 631 515 581
Rank change year-on-year -116 +66 +83
Contract jobs requiring a Project Support Manager 2 3 4
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 0.004% 0.010% 0.009%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.004% 0.011% 0.010%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 2 3
10th Percentile £249 £451 -
25th Percentile £291 £509 £313
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £361 £613 £325
Median % change year-on-year -41.02% +88.46% -19.75%
75th Percentile £431 £709 £338
90th Percentile £472 £764 -
UK excluding London median daily rate - - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
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 45,608 26,825 40,003
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.34% 92.39% 92.88%
Number of daily rates quoted 27,789 17,300 25,804
10th Percentile £325 £288 £280
25th Percentile £413 £403 £407
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 £500 £525
Median % change year-on-year +2.50% -4.76% -2.78%
75th Percentile £619 £625 £638
90th Percentile £725 £738 £750
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £475 £488
% change year-on-year +5.26% -2.56% -2.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3,038 1,097 2,862
10th Percentile £15.05 £14.00 £12.86
25th Percentile £20.75 £17.87 £16.30
Median hourly rate £45.00 £28.00 £37.50
Median % change year-on-year +60.71% -25.33% -16.67%
75th Percentile £67.50 £58.75 £61.60
90th Percentile £80.00 £75.00 £73.75
UK excluding London median hourly rate £45.00 £25.23 £40.00
% change year-on-year +78.39% -36.94% -5.88%

Project Support Manager
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Project Support Manager' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.

Project Support Manager job vacancy trend in the UK

Project Support Manager
Daily Rate Trend

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Project Support Manager job vacancies in the UK.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Project Support Manager job vacancies in the UK

Project Support Manager
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Project Support Manager over the 6 months to 6 June 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Project Support Manager in the UK

Project Support Manager
Hourly Rate Trend

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Project Support Manager job vacancies in the UK.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Project Support Manager job vacancies in the UK

Project Support Manager
Top 2 Contract Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Project Support Manager within the UK over the 6 months to 6 June 2026. 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
London -72 2 £361 -41.02%
England -105 2 £361 -41.02%

Project Support Manager Skill Set
Top 13 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities

For the 6 months to 6 June 2026, Project Support Manager contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads featuring Project Support Manager in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Business Case
1 2 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 2 (100.00%) PMO
2 1 (50.00%) Configuration Management
2 1 (50.00%) Information Management
2 1 (50.00%) Line Management
2 1 (50.00%) Project Delivery
2 1 (50.00%) Project Governance
2 1 (50.00%) Project Management
2 1 (50.00%) Roadmaps
2 1 (50.00%) Strategic Roadmap
2 1 (50.00%) Target Operating Model
2 1 (50.00%) Workshop Facilitation

Project Support Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

General
1 2 (100.00%) Finance
2 1 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (50.00%) Organisational Skills
2 1 (50.00%) Public Sector
2 1 (50.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (50.00%) NHS
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Business Case
1 2 (100.00%) Decision-Making
2 1 (50.00%) Configuration Management
2 1 (50.00%) Information Management
2 1 (50.00%) Line Management
2 1 (50.00%) Project Delivery
2 1 (50.00%) Project Governance
2 1 (50.00%) Project Management
2 1 (50.00%) Roadmaps
2 1 (50.00%) Strategic Roadmap
2 1 (50.00%) Target Operating Model
2 1 (50.00%) Workshop Facilitation
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (100.00%) PMO