Project Support Manager Contract Job Trends

Project Support Manager
UK

The median Project Support Manager daily rate in the UK is £300, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 9 March 2026.

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

6 months to
9 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 607 520 596
Rank change year-on-year -87 +76 +145
Contract jobs requiring a Project Support Manager 5 2 6
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 0.012% 0.007% 0.013%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.013% 0.007% 0.014%
Number of daily rates quoted 5 2 5
10th Percentile £253 £148 -
25th Percentile - £148 £313
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £300 £153 £325
Median % change year-on-year +96.72% -53.08% -19.75%
75th Percentile £500 £159 £350
90th Percentile £553 £161 £380
UK excluding London median daily rate £300 £155 £350
% change year-on-year +93.55% -55.71% -13.58%

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 38,836 27,659 41,539
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.96% 92.95% 92.88%
Number of daily rates quoted 24,338 17,830 27,237
10th Percentile £310 £294 £270
25th Percentile £409 £406 £406
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
75th Percentile £613 £638 £638
90th Percentile £720 £738 £738
UK excluding London median daily rate £481 £475 £488
% change year-on-year +1.26% -2.56% -2.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,391 872 2,505
10th Percentile £14.82 £15.81 £13.00
25th Percentile £19.00 £21.25 £16.25
Median hourly rate £34.95 £33.75 £32.69
Median % change year-on-year +3.54% +3.24% -20.33%
75th Percentile £65.00 £65.00 £60.00
90th Percentile £75.00 £76.25 £71.89
UK excluding London median hourly rate £33.50 £32.50 £32.90
% change year-on-year +3.08% -1.20% -17.30%

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 9 March 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 6 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 9 March 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
England -72 5 £300 +100.00%
London -33 3 £500 +233.33%
UK excluding London -81 2 £300 +93.55%
Work from Home -26 1 £300 +93.55%
East of England - 1 £300 -
South East - 1 £300 -

Project Support Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities

For the 6 months to 9 March 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 4 (80.00%) PMO
2 3 (60.00%) Project Delivery
2 3 (60.00%) Project Management
3 2 (40.00%) Business Case
3 2 (40.00%) Decision-Making
3 2 (40.00%) Project Governance
4 1 (20.00%) Agile
4 1 (20.00%) Business Transformation
4 1 (20.00%) Change Control
4 1 (20.00%) Configuration Management
4 1 (20.00%) Confluence
4 1 (20.00%) Degree
4 1 (20.00%) Dependency Management
4 1 (20.00%) Dynamics 365
4 1 (20.00%) ERP
4 1 (20.00%) Information Management
4 1 (20.00%) Issue Tracking
4 1 (20.00%) JIRA
4 1 (20.00%) Line Management
4 1 (20.00%) Microsoft
4 1 (20.00%) Microsoft Excel
4 1 (20.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (20.00%) Microsoft Project
4 1 (20.00%) PMI Certification
4 1 (20.00%) PMP
4 1 (20.00%) PRINCE2
4 1 (20.00%) Roadmaps
4 1 (20.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 1 (20.00%) Strategic Roadmap
4 1 (20.00%) Target Operating Model

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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (20.00%) Confluence
Applications
1 1 (20.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (20.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
1 1 (20.00%) Microsoft Project
Cloud Services
1 1 (20.00%) Dynamics 365
Development Applications
1 1 (20.00%) JIRA
General
1 2 (40.00%) Finance
1 2 (40.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (20.00%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (20.00%) Organisational Skills
2 1 (20.00%) Public Sector
Miscellaneous
1 1 (20.00%) NHS
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (60.00%) Project Delivery
1 3 (60.00%) Project Management
2 2 (40.00%) Business Case
2 2 (40.00%) Decision-Making
2 2 (40.00%) Project Governance
3 1 (20.00%) Agile
3 1 (20.00%) Business Transformation
3 1 (20.00%) Change Control
3 1 (20.00%) Dependency Management
3 1 (20.00%) ERP
3 1 (20.00%) Information Management
3 1 (20.00%) Issue Tracking
3 1 (20.00%) Line Management
3 1 (20.00%) PRINCE2
3 1 (20.00%) Roadmaps
3 1 (20.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 1 (20.00%) Strategic Roadmap
3 1 (20.00%) Target Operating Model
3 1 (20.00%) Technology Transformation
3 1 (20.00%) Workshop Facilitation
Qualifications
1 1 (20.00%) Degree
1 1 (20.00%) PMI Certification
1 1 (20.00%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (80.00%) PMO
Vendors
1 1 (20.00%) Microsoft