Software Implementation Project Manager Contracts

Project Manager - Software Implementation
UK

The median Project Manager - Software Implementation daily rate in the UK is £675 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 6 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
6 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 574 713 855
Rank change year-on-year +139 +142 -159
Contract jobs requiring a Software Implementation Project Manager 4 3 12
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 0.009% 0.005% 0.014%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.010% 0.005% 0.014%
Number of daily rates quoted 4 3 12
10th Percentile £566 £480 £371
25th Percentile £628 £563 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £675 £700 £675
Median % change year-on-year -3.57% +3.70% +68.75%
75th Percentile £688 - £775
90th Percentile - - -
UK excluding London median daily rate £550 £700 £450
% change year-on-year -21.43% +55.56% -

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 40,246 55,892 84,695
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.74% 94.62% 95.45%
Number of daily rates quoted 26,216 39,044 59,517
10th Percentile £279 £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 2,676 1,569 2,074
10th Percentile £12.86 £14.25 £12.50
25th Percentile £16.30 £19.25 £15.72
Median hourly rate £36.50 £45.00 £23.91
Median % change year-on-year -18.89% +88.21% +6.27%
75th Percentile £61.30 £65.75 £49.25
90th Percentile £72.50 £76.00 £64.60
UK excluding London median hourly rate £40.00 £42.16 £19.52
% change year-on-year -5.11% +115.96% +2.74%

Software Implementation Project Manager
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings that featured Software Implementation Project Manager in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Software Implementation Project Manager in the UK

Software Implementation Project Manager
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Software Implementation Project Manager.

Daily rate trend for Software Implementation Project Manager in the UK

Software Implementation Project Manager
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Software Implementation Project Manager.

Hourly rate trend for Software Implementation Project Manager in the UK

Software Implementation Project Manager
Top 6 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Software Implementation Project Manager within the UK over the 6 months to 6 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
England +110 4 £675 -3.57% 2
London +114 3 £675 -3.57% 1
Work from Home +130 1 £550 +22.22%
UK excluding London +59 1 £550 -21.43% 1
Midlands - 1 £550 -
West Midlands - 1 £550 -

Software Implementation Project Manager Skill Set
Top 14 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities

For the 6 months to 6 May 2024, Software Implementation 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 Software Implementation Project Manager in the job title.

1 3 (75.00%) Project Management
1 3 (75.00%) Software Delivery
1 3 (75.00%) Target Operating Model
1 3 (75.00%) Workflow
1 3 (75.00%) Agile
2 1 (25.00%) Risk Management
2 1 (25.00%) PRINCE2
2 1 (25.00%) CRM
2 1 (25.00%) Microsoft
2 1 (25.00%) PRINCE2 Certification
2 1 (25.00%) Stakeholder Management
2 1 (25.00%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (25.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (25.00%) Technology Transformation

Software Implementation 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:

Business Applications
1 1 (25.00%) Dynamics CRM
General
1 1 (25.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (75.00%) Agile
1 3 (75.00%) Project Management
1 3 (75.00%) Software Delivery
1 3 (75.00%) Target Operating Model
1 3 (75.00%) Workflow
2 1 (25.00%) CRM
2 1 (25.00%) PRINCE2
2 1 (25.00%) Risk Management
2 1 (25.00%) Stakeholder Management
2 1 (25.00%) Technology Transformation
Qualifications
1 1 (25.00%) PRINCE2 Certification
Vendors
1 1 (25.00%) Microsoft