Software Implementation Project Manager Contracts

Project Manager - Software Implementation
UK

The median Project Manager - Software Implementation daily rate in the UK is £500, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 3 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
3 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 525 578 701
Rank change year-on-year +53 +123 +132
Contract jobs requiring a Software Implementation Project Manager 1 5 4
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 0.003% 0.012% 0.007%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.004% 0.012% 0.007%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 5 4
10th Percentile - £488 £508
25th Percentile - £525 £631
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £675 £700
Median % change year-on-year -25.93% -3.57% +3.70%
75th Percentile - £688 £738
90th Percentile - - £805
UK excluding London median daily rate - £513 £700
% change year-on-year - -26.79% +55.56%

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 27,094 40,274 56,187
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.46% 92.76% 94.62%
Number of daily rates quoted 17,701 26,219 39,262
10th Percentile £300 £276 £313
25th Percentile £406 £409 £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 £490 £500
% change year-on-year -3.06% -2.00% +5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,044 2,672 1,567
10th Percentile £14.15 £12.86 £14.28
25th Percentile £18.50 £16.30 £19.38
Median hourly rate £28.88 £36.42 £45.00
Median % change year-on-year -20.71% -19.07% +94.45%
75th Percentile £62.50 £61.25 £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 -29.22% -6.94% +117.95%

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 2 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 3 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
England +64 1 £500 -25.93% 1
London +43 1 £500 -25.93%

Software Implementation Project Manager Skill Set
Top 18 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities

For the 6 months to 3 May 2025, 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 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Office
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Project Management
1 1 (100.00%) Service Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
1 1 (100.00%) Local Government
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 1 (100.00%) Resource Allocation
1 1 (100.00%) Self-Motivation
1 1 (100.00%) Public Sector
1 1 (100.00%) Project Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) Business Case
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
1 1 (100.00%) Culture Change
1 1 (100.00%) Budget Management

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:

Applications
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Office
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
General
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
1 1 (100.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
1 1 (100.00%) Local Government
1 1 (100.00%) Public Sector
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Budget Management
1 1 (100.00%) Business Case
1 1 (100.00%) Culture Change
1 1 (100.00%) Project Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) Project Management
1 1 (100.00%) Resource Allocation
1 1 (100.00%) Service Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft