Project Manager
UK
The median Project Manager daily rate in the UK is £525 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 5 May 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 5 May 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 | 2,511 | 4,081 | 6,771 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 5.82% | 6.91% | 7.63% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 6.27% | 7.30% | 7.99% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1,758 | 2,971 | 4,959 |
| 10th Percentile | £355 | £390 | £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 | £623 | £594 |
| 90th Percentile | £700 | £703 | £675 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +5.26% | +5.56% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 130 | 78 | 68 |
| 10th Percentile | £18.32 | £26.72 | £23.53 |
| 25th Percentile | £27.38 | £39.66 | £32.59 |
| Median hourly rate | £36.42 | £63.25 | £51.25 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -42.42% | +23.41% | +73.73% |
| 75th Percentile | £54.69 | £65.75 | £66.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £62.30 | £72.38 | £73.70 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £35.50 | £62.50 | £32.75 |
| % change year-on-year | -43.20% | +90.84% | +16.49% |
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 | 40,029 | 55,895 | 84,701 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.75% | 94.62% | 95.46% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 26,060 | 39,048 | 59,505 |
| 10th Percentile | £280 | £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 | £738 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £490 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.00% | +5.26% | +11.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,665 | 1,566 | 2,078 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.86 | £14.25 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.30 | £19.11 | £15.72 |
| Median hourly rate | £36.50 | £45.00 | £23.60 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -18.89% | +90.68% | +4.89% |
| 75th Percentile | £61.30 | £65.75 | £49.25 |
| 90th Percentile | £72.50 | £76.00 | £63.75 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £40.00 | £42.00 | £19.52 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.76% | +115.16% | +2.74% |
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 5 May 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 5 May 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 5 May 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 | -3 | 2,174 | £525 | -2.33% | 1,079 |
| UK excluding London | -8 | 1,164 | £500 | - | 829 |
| London | -1 | 1,095 | £555 | -3.48% | 311 |
| Work from Home | -3 | 925 | £515 | -1.06% | 406 |
| South East | -7 | 311 | £525 | +1.94% | 232 |
| North of England | -13 | 246 | £500 | - | 199 |
| Midlands | 0 | 178 | £520 | +9.37% | 153 |
| South West | -2 | 177 | £500 | -4.76% | 99 |
| North West | -5 | 149 | £500 | - | 117 |
| West Midlands | -3 | 132 | £525 | +9.95% | 92 |
| Scotland | -5 | 116 | £475 | -2.56% | 65 |
| East of England | -15 | 90 | £450 | -11.11% | 93 |
| Yorkshire | -20 | 80 | £475 | -13.64% | 70 |
| East Midlands | -2 | 44 | £481 | +6.94% | 59 |
| Wales | +14 | 37 | £515 | +21.18% | 23 |
| North East | +13 | 10 | £525 | +31.25% | 17 |
| Northern Ireland | -5 | 8 | £435 | -3.33% | 4 |
| Channel Islands | +1 | 2 | £575 | - |
Project Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 5 May 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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