Senior Project Manager
UK
The median Senior Project Manager daily rate in the UK is £600, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 1 May 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 1 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 380 | 354 | 349 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -26 | -5 | +22 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Senior Project Manager | 143 | 236 | 415 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.49% | 0.54% | 0.70% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.53% | 0.58% | 0.73% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 109 | 173 | 341 |
| 10th Percentile | £463 | £465 | £430 |
| 25th Percentile | £513 | £513 | £510 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £600 | £600 | £600 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | +4.35% |
| 75th Percentile | £725 | £650 | £688 |
| 90th Percentile | £828 | £771 | £745 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £540 | £575 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.17% | +4.55% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 3 | 7 | 9 |
| 10th Percentile | £38.49 | - | £27.38 |
| 25th Percentile | £49.55 | £33.65 | £41.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £73.23 | £51.00 | £55.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +43.58% | -7.27% | -5.20% |
| 75th Percentile | £79.23 | £58.25 | £63.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £79.69 | £65.00 | £65.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £76.61 | £51.00 | £48.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +50.22% | +5.15% | -2.08% |
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 | 27,084 | 40,415 | 56,464 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.52% | 92.78% | 94.61% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 17,692 | 26,309 | 39,470 |
| 10th Percentile | £300 | £275 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £406 | £410 | £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 | £492 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.46% | -1.60% | +5.26% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,035 | 2,664 | 1,570 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.07 | £12.86 | £14.29 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.50 | £16.30 | £19.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £29.00 | £36.42 | £45.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -20.37% | -19.07% | +91.49% |
| 75th Percentile | £62.50 | £60.75 | £65.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.00 | £72.50 | £75.75 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £28.00 | £39.55 | £42.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -29.20% | -6.94% | +117.95% |
Senior Project Manager
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Senior Project Manager in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Senior Project Manager
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Senior Project Manager.
Senior Project Manager
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Senior Project Manager over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.
Senior Project Manager
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Senior Project Manager.
Senior Project Manager
Hourly Rate Histogram
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Senior Project Manager over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.
Senior Project Manager
Top 16 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Senior Project Manager within the UK over the 6 months to 1 May 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 | -31 | 121 | £600 | - | 151 |
| London | +16 | 80 | £625 | +4.17% | 68 |
| Work from Home | +8 | 59 | £540 | -10.08% | 66 |
| UK excluding London | +6 | 54 | £540 | -6.17% | 101 |
| North of England | +16 | 17 | £525 | -11.45% | 25 |
| Scotland | +20 | 14 | £529 | -8.04% | 7 |
| North West | +17 | 12 | £525 | -11.45% | 17 |
| South East | +14 | 10 | £560 | -6.67% | 34 |
| Midlands | +10 | 6 | £625 | +4.17% | 7 |
| West Midlands | +3 | 5 | £600 | - | 2 |
| South West | +34 | 3 | £554 | +5.52% | 13 |
| East of England | +26 | 3 | £638 | +27.50% | 13 |
| Yorkshire | +4 | 3 | £550 | -6.38% | 7 |
| North East | +1 | 2 | £485 | - | 1 |
| East Midlands | +9 | 1 | £700 | +40.00% | 5 |
| Northern Ireland | -9 | 1 | - | - | 6 |
Senior Project Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, Senior 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 Senior Project Manager in the job title.
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Senior 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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