Project Management Contract Job Trends in Wakefield

Project Management
West Yorkshire > Wakefield

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Wakefield requiring Project Management skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 15 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 7 4 12
Rank change year-on-year -3 +8 -
Contract jobs citing Project Management 1 7 11
As % of all contract jobs in Wakefield 4.35% 33.33% 11.34%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 5.26% 36.84% 11.58%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 3 7
10th Percentile - - £358
25th Percentile £284 £358 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £293 £365 £380
Median % change year-on-year -19.86% -3.95% -
75th Percentile £301 £373 £390
90th Percentile - - £438
West Yorkshire median daily rate £538 £469 £500
% change year-on-year +14.67% -6.25% -4.76%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Wakefield

Project Management falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Wakefield.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 19 19 95
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Wakefield 82.61% 90.48% 97.94%
Number of daily rates quoted 19 9 24
10th Percentile £134 £119 £226
25th Percentile £202 £123 £319
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £350 £365 £358
Median % change year-on-year -4.11% +2.10% +60.67%
75th Percentile £469 £373 £411
90th Percentile £530 £553 £516
West Yorkshire median daily rate £500 £475 £515
% change year-on-year +5.26% -7.77% -1.90%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 5
10th Percentile - - £11.52
25th Percentile - - £13.17
Median hourly rate - - £16.11
Median % change year-on-year - - +57.94%
75th Percentile - - £17.19
90th Percentile - - £17.71
West Yorkshire median hourly rate £22.14 £32.50 £19.00
% change year-on-year -31.88% +71.05% -11.63%

Project Management
Job Vacancy Trend in Wakefield

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Project Management relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Wakefield.

Project Management job vacancy trend in Wakefield

Project Management
Daily Rate Trend in Wakefield

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Wakefield citing Project Management.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Wakefield citing Project Management

Project Management
Hourly Rate Trend in Wakefield

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Wakefield citing Project Management.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Wakefield citing Project Management

Project Management
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Wakefield by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Law
1 1 (100.00%) Marketing
1 1 (100.00%) Organisational Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Communications Manager
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Business Strategy
1 1 (100.00%) Storytelling