Principal Project Manager Contract Job Trends in Wales

Principal Project Manager
UK > Wales

The median Principal Project Manager daily rate in Wales is £239, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 15 March 2026.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 49 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Principal Project Manager 4 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Wales 0.75% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.81% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 4 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £214 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £239 - -
75th Percentile £281 - -
90th Percentile £296 - -
UK median daily rate £239 - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Wales

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Wales. 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 Wales with a recognized job title 492 315 402
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.48% 92.92% 91.99%
Number of daily rates quoted 282 223 300
10th Percentile £200 £160 £157
25th Percentile £304 £234 £244
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £425 £425 £429
Median % change year-on-year - -0.87% -4.72%
75th Percentile £507 £538 £540
90th Percentile £600 £613 £625
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.37%
Number of hourly rates quoted 59 29 30
10th Percentile £12.70 £16.00 £11.75
25th Percentile £13.42 £20.12 £13.33
Median hourly rate £20.50 £22.50 £19.09
Median % change year-on-year -8.89% +17.89% +5.21%
75th Percentile £25.77 £41.25 £44.81
90th Percentile £47.48 £45.00 £86.18
UK median hourly rate £35.71 £33.00 £32.50
% change year-on-year +8.21% +1.54% -23.53%

Principal Project Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Wales

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Principal Project Manager' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Wales.

Principal Project Manager job vacancy trend in Wales

Principal Project Manager
Daily Rate Trend in Wales

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Principal Project Manager job vacancies in Wales.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Principal Project Manager job vacancies in Wales

Principal Project Manager
Contract Job Locations in Wales

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Principal Project Manager within the Wales region over the 6 months to 15 March 2026. 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
South Wales - 4 £239 - 1
Principal Project Manager
UK

Principal Project Manager Skill Set
Top 21 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Wales

For the 6 months to 15 March 2026, Principal Project Manager contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Wales region featuring Principal Project Manager in the job title.

1 3 (75.00%) Degree
1 3 (75.00%) Digital Transformation Programme
1 3 (75.00%) Line Management
1 3 (75.00%) Master's Degree
1 3 (75.00%) Migration
1 3 (75.00%) PRINCE2
1 3 (75.00%) Project Delivery
1 3 (75.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 2 (50.00%) Agile
2 2 (50.00%) Business Case
2 2 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 2 (50.00%) PMI Certification
2 2 (50.00%) Project Management
2 2 (50.00%) QA
2 2 (50.00%) Resource Management
2 2 (50.00%) Risk Management
3 1 (25.00%) Budget Management
3 1 (25.00%) Project Governance
3 1 (25.00%) Quality Management
3 1 (25.00%) Requirements Management
3 1 (25.00%) Stakeholder Identification

Principal Project Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Wales 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 3 (75.00%) Finance
2 2 (50.00%) Digital Health
2 2 (50.00%) Public Sector
2 2 (50.00%) Social Skills
2 2 (50.00%) Welsh Language
Miscellaneous
1 2 (50.00%) NHS
1 2 (50.00%) PMI
1 2 (50.00%) Public Cloud
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (75.00%) Digital Transformation Programme
1 3 (75.00%) Line Management
1 3 (75.00%) Migration
1 3 (75.00%) PRINCE2
1 3 (75.00%) Project Delivery
1 3 (75.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 2 (50.00%) Agile
2 2 (50.00%) Business Case
2 2 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 2 (50.00%) Project Management
2 2 (50.00%) Resource Management
2 2 (50.00%) Risk Management
3 1 (25.00%) Budget Management
3 1 (25.00%) Project Governance
3 1 (25.00%) Quality Management
3 1 (25.00%) Requirements Management
3 1 (25.00%) Stakeholder Identification
Qualifications
1 3 (75.00%) Degree
1 3 (75.00%) Master's Degree
2 2 (50.00%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (50.00%) QA