Technical Project Manager
UK
The median Technical Project Manager daily rate in the UK is £517, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 5 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 5 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 432 | 464 | 478 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +32 | +14 | +28 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Technical Project Manager | 98 | 137 | 244 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.34% | 0.32% | 0.41% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.36% | 0.34% | 0.44% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 55 | 91 | 177 |
| 10th Percentile | £400 | £300 | £413 |
| 25th Percentile | £442 | £450 | £463 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £517 | £525 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -1.52% | - | -3.23% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £600 | £620 |
| 90th Percentile | £675 | £729 | £700 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £500 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.00% | - | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | £68.43 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £69.11 | - | - |
| Median hourly rate | £74.11 | £34.21 | £65.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +116.64% | -47.37% | +10.64% |
| 75th Percentile | £78.23 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | £78.37 | - | - |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £74.11 | £34.21 | £65.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +116.64% | -47.37% | -7.14% |
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 | 26,887 | 40,034 | 55,895 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.47% | 92.76% | 94.62% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 17,565 | 26,064 | 39,048 |
| 10th Percentile | £300 | £280 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £406 | £409 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £515 | £525 | £540 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -1.97% | -2.78% | +2.86% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £740 | £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 | 1,046 | 2,665 | 1,566 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.08 | £12.86 | £14.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.50 | £16.30 | £19.11 |
| Median hourly rate | £28.88 | £36.50 | £45.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -20.89% | -18.89% | +90.68% |
| 75th Percentile | £62.50 | £61.30 | £65.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.00 | £72.50 | £76.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £28.00 | £40.00 | £42.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -30.00% | -4.76% | +115.16% |
Technical Project Manager
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Technical Project Manager in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Technical Project Manager
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Technical Project Manager.
Technical Project Manager
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Technical Project Manager over the 6 months to 5 May 2025.
Technical Project Manager
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Technical Project Manager.
Technical Project Manager
Top 15 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Technical Project Manager within the UK over the 6 months to 5 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 | +30 | 85 | £500 | -4.76% | 82 |
| UK excluding London | +40 | 45 | £475 | -5.00% | 49 |
| London | +27 | 45 | £538 | -6.52% | 44 |
| Work from Home | +17 | 26 | £475 | -5.00% | 39 |
| North of England | +22 | 12 | £500 | - | 3 |
| South East | +34 | 9 | £372 | -28.17% | 21 |
| North West | +13 | 9 | £633 | +26.59% | 2 |
| Midlands | +21 | 7 | £445 | -8.63% | 12 |
| Scotland | +11 | 7 | £532 | +1.29% | 2 |
| East of England | +30 | 6 | £463 | -7.50% | 8 |
| West Midlands | +19 | 6 | £441 | -9.57% | 8 |
| South West | +32 | 2 | £494 | -10.23% | 3 |
| Yorkshire | +15 | 2 | £450 | +24.14% | 1 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 2 | £625 | - | |
| East Midlands | - | 1 | £475 | - | 4 |
Technical Project Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 5 May 2025, Technical 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 Technical Project Manager in the job title.
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Technical 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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