Product Manager Contract Job Trends in Watford

Product Manager
Hertfordshire > Watford

The median Product Manager daily rate in Watford is £625, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 27 April 2026.

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

6 months to
27 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 16 - 19
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Product Manager 1 0 1
As % of all contract jobs in Watford 1.18% - 0.85%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.35% - 0.88%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £613 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £625 - £700
75th Percentile £638 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Hertfordshire median daily rate £575 £581 £700
% change year-on-year -1.08% -16.96% -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Watford

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Watford. 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 Watford with a recognized job title 74 30 113
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 87.06% 100.00% 95.76%
Number of daily rates quoted 37 22 86
10th Percentile £219 £306 £276
25th Percentile £325 £425 £325
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £425 £450 £419
Median % change year-on-year -5.56% +7.46% -30.24%
75th Percentile £575 £575 £547
90th Percentile £650 - £719
Hertfordshire median daily rate £507 £538 £425
% change year-on-year -5.67% +26.47% -15.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 1 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £15.00 £46.31 £14.25
Median hourly rate £16.95 £47.44 £14.50
Median % change year-on-year -64.27% +227.17% -34.09%
75th Percentile £18.90 £48.57 £14.75
90th Percentile £21.38 - -
Hertfordshire median hourly rate £50.00 £65.00 £50.00
% change year-on-year -23.08% +30.00% -20.00%

Product Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Watford

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

Product Manager job vacancy trend in Watford

Product Manager
Daily Rate Trend in Watford

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Product Manager job vacancies in Watford.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Product Manager job vacancies in Watford

Product Manager Skill Set
Top 6 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Watford

For the 6 months to 27 April 2026, Product 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 Watford region featuring Product Manager in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Oracle
1 1 (100.00%) Product Management
1 1 (100.00%) Scaled Agile Framework
1 1 (100.00%) Scrum
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management

Product Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Watford 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%) Finance
1 1 (100.00%) Retail
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Product Management
1 1 (100.00%) Scaled Agile Framework
1 1 (100.00%) Scrum
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Oracle