Project Manager Contract Job Trends in Warrington

Project Manager
Cheshire > Warrington

The median Project Manager daily rate in Warrington is £513, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 16 September 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
16 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 18 13 20
Rank change year-on-year -5 +7 0
Contract jobs requiring a Project Manager 3 2 7
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Warrington 4.35% 3.57% 6.09%
As % of the Job Titles category 5.66% 3.92% 7.87%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 2 7
10th Percentile - £462 £350
25th Percentile £506 £480 £406
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 £511 £450
Median % change year-on-year +0.39% +13.44% -
75th Percentile £519 £541 £463
90th Percentile - £559 £468
Cheshire median daily rate £460 £420 £475
% change year-on-year +9.52% -11.58% +7.95%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Warrington

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Warrington. 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 Warrington with a recognized job title 53 51 89
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 76.81% 91.07% 77.39%
Number of daily rates quoted 29 33 53
10th Percentile £123 £206 £175
25th Percentile £163 £276 £325
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £300 £380 £450
Median % change year-on-year -21.05% -15.56% +5.88%
75th Percentile £450 £488 £525
90th Percentile £491 £530 £585
Cheshire median daily rate £435 £465 £489
% change year-on-year -6.45% -4.91% +8.67%
Number of hourly rates quoted 9 1 2
10th Percentile - - £52.50
25th Percentile - £16.25 £56.25
Median hourly rate £12.82 £17.50 £62.50
Median % change year-on-year -26.74% -72.00% +108.33%
75th Percentile £16.50 £18.75 £68.75
90th Percentile £67.25 - £72.50
Cheshire median hourly rate £29.75 £35.00 £33.00
% change year-on-year -15.00% +6.06% +42.83%

Project Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Warrington

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

Job vacancy trend for Project Manager in Warrington

Project Manager
Daily Rate Trend in Warrington

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Project Manager job vacancies in Warrington

Project Manager
Hourly Rate Trend in Warrington

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Project Manager job vacancies in Warrington.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Project Manager job vacancies in Warrington

Project Manager Skill Set
Top 11 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Warrington

For the 6 months to 16 September 2025, 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 across the Warrington region featuring Project Manager in the job title.

1 3 (100.00%) Project Management
2 2 (66.67%) Strategic Thinking
2 2 (66.67%) Social Skills
2 2 (66.67%) Manufacturing
2 2 (66.67%) Migration
2 2 (66.67%) ERP
3 1 (33.33%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (33.33%) Stakeholder Management
3 1 (33.33%) Supply Chain Management
3 1 (33.33%) Operational Technology
3 1 (33.33%) NEC

Project Manager Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Warrington 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:

General
1 2 (66.67%) Manufacturing
1 2 (66.67%) Social Skills
2 1 (33.33%) Analytical Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (33.33%) Operational Technology
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Project Management
2 2 (66.67%) ERP
2 2 (66.67%) Migration
2 2 (66.67%) Strategic Thinking
3 1 (33.33%) Stakeholder Management
3 1 (33.33%) Supply Chain Management
Vendors
1 1 (33.33%) NEC