Project Manager Contracts in Watford

Project Manager
Hertfordshire > Watford

The median Project Manager daily rate in Watford is £413, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 27 August 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
27 Aug 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 11 18 12
Rank change year-on-year +7 -6 +3
DemandTrendContract jobs requiring a Project Manager 2 1 10
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Watford 4.08% 1.15% 8.47%
As % of the Job Titles category 4.17% 1.25% 8.62%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 1 9
10th Percentile £379 - £553
25th Percentile £384 £629 £613
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £413 £658 £650
Median % change year-on-year -37.26% +1.15% +49.43%
75th Percentile £434 £686 £700
90th Percentile £436 - £743
Hertfordshire median daily rate £556 £525 £625
% change year-on-year +5.95% -16.00% +38.89%

All DemandTrendContract IT Job Vacancies
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.

DemandTrendContract vacancies in Watford with a recognized job title 48 80 116
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 97.96% 91.95% 98.31%
Number of daily rates quoted 36 58 82
10th Percentile £275 £289 £170
25th Percentile £422 £316 £239
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £375 £475
Median % change year-on-year +46.67% -21.05% +11.76%
75th Percentile £575 £516 £675
90th Percentile - £690 £749
Hertfordshire median daily rate £525 £450 £500
% change year-on-year +16.67% -10.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 6 6
10th Percentile £17.53 £13.28 £16.38
25th Percentile £23.96 £13.69 £17.63
Median hourly rate £29.51 £14.31 £22.00
Median % change year-on-year +106.18% -34.94% -37.14%
75th Percentile £33.82 £14.94 £23.00
90th Percentile £34.44 £16.88 £24.59
Hertfordshire median hourly rate £52.50 £50.00 £65.00
% change year-on-year +5.00% -23.08% +16.07%

Project Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Watford

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

Job vacancy trend for Project Manager in Watford

Project Manager
Daily Rate Trend in Watford

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

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

Project Manager
Hourly Rate Trend in Watford

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

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

Project Manager Skill Set
Top 25 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Watford

For the 6 months to 27 August 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 Watford region featuring Project Manager in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft Project
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft Office
1 2 (100.00%) ITIL
1 2 (100.00%) PRINCE2
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 2 (100.00%) PMI
1 2 (100.00%) PMI Certification
1 2 (100.00%) Internet
1 2 (100.00%) Project Management
1 2 (100.00%) Degree
1 2 (100.00%) MS Project Server
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 2 (100.00%) Big Data
1 2 (100.00%) Mobile App
1 2 (100.00%) IoT
1 2 (100.00%) Contingency Planning
1 2 (100.00%) Project Delivery
2 1 (50.00%) Requirements Gathering
2 1 (50.00%) Matrix Organization
2 1 (50.00%) Proactive Monitoring
2 1 (50.00%) Matrix Management
2 1 (50.00%) User Acceptance Testing
2 1 (50.00%) Test Management
2 1 (50.00%) Stakeholder Management
2 1 (50.00%) Business Analysis

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

Application Platforms
1 2 (100.00%) MS Project Server
Applications
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft Office
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft Project
Cloud Services
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 2 (100.00%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (100.00%) Big Data
Miscellaneous
1 2 (100.00%) IoT
1 2 (100.00%) Mobile App
1 2 (100.00%) PMI
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Contingency Planning
1 2 (100.00%) ITIL
1 2 (100.00%) PRINCE2
1 2 (100.00%) Project Delivery
1 2 (100.00%) Project Management
2 1 (50.00%) Business Analysis
2 1 (50.00%) Matrix Management
2 1 (50.00%) Matrix Organization
2 1 (50.00%) Proactive Monitoring
2 1 (50.00%) Requirements Gathering
2 1 (50.00%) Stakeholder Management
2 1 (50.00%) Test Management
2 1 (50.00%) User Acceptance Testing
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) Degree
1 2 (100.00%) PMI Certification
Vendors
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft