Financial Services Project Manager Contract Job Trends in the West Midlands

Project Manager - Financial Services
England > West Midlands

The median Project Manager - Financial Services daily rate in the West Midlands is £405, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 18 November 2025.

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

6 months to
18 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 135 105 -
Rank change year-on-year -30 - -
Contract jobs requiring a Financial Services Project Manager 3 5 0
As % of all contract jobs in the West Midlands 0.14% 0.27% -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.16% 0.29% -
Number of daily rates quoted 3 5 0
10th Percentile £370 - -
25th Percentile £383 £563 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £405 £575 -
Median % change year-on-year -29.57% - -
75th Percentile £565 £638 -
90th Percentile £661 £780 -
England median daily rate £525 £600 £618
% change year-on-year -12.50% -2.83% +7.39%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
West Midlands

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the West Midlands. 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 the West Midlands with a recognized job title 1,872 1,735 1,841
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 88.85% 92.78% 94.12%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,215 1,094 1,269
10th Percentile £258 £220 £220
25th Percentile £400 £393 £375
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £475
Median % change year-on-year - +5.26% -4.04%
75th Percentile £588 £612 £588
90th Percentile £675 £704 £688
England median daily rate £508 £525 £534
% change year-on-year -3.33% -1.69% -2.91%
Number of hourly rates quoted 107 62 65
10th Percentile £12.62 £12.55 £15.50
25th Percentile £14.96 £14.09 £17.50
Median hourly rate £25.15 £23.82 £22.29
Median % change year-on-year +5.58% +6.86% +25.79%
75th Percentile £34.99 £32.27 £34.50
90th Percentile £50.00 £42.88 £67.50
England median hourly rate £25.15 £40.00 £45.94
% change year-on-year -37.13% -12.93% +53.13%

Financial Services Project Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in the West Midlands

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Financial Services Project Manager' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the West Midlands.

Financial Services Project Manager job vacancy trend in the West Midlands

Financial Services Project Manager
Daily Rate Trend in the West Midlands

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Financial Services Project Manager job vacancies in the West Midlands.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Financial Services Project Manager job vacancies in the West Midlands

Financial Services Project Manager
Daily Rate Histogram in the West Midlands

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Financial Services Project Manager in the West Midlands over the 6 months to 18 November 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Financial Services Project Manager in the West Midlands

Financial Services Project Manager
Contract Job Locations in the West Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Financial Services Project Manager within the West Midlands region over the 6 months to 18 November 2025. 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
Solihull - 2 £389 -
Birmingham - 1 £700 -
Financial Services Project Manager
England

Financial Services Project Manager Skill Set
Top 17 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the West Midlands

For the 6 months to 18 November 2025, Financial Services 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 West Midlands region featuring Financial Services Project Manager in the job title.

1 2 (66.67%) Project Management
2 1 (33.33%) Budget Management
2 1 (33.33%) Business Case
2 1 (33.33%) Business Transformation
2 1 (33.33%) CheckPoint
2 1 (33.33%) Configuration Management
2 1 (33.33%) Contingency Planning
2 1 (33.33%) Microsoft
2 1 (33.33%) Mobile Application Development
2 1 (33.33%) PMO
2 1 (33.33%) PRINCE2
2 1 (33.33%) PRINCE2 Certification
2 1 (33.33%) Project Delivery
2 1 (33.33%) Project Governance
2 1 (33.33%) Project Planning
2 1 (33.33%) Resource Management
2 1 (33.33%) Wealth Management

Financial Services Project Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the West Midlands 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 (100.00%) Finance
2 1 (33.33%) Banking
Miscellaneous
1 1 (33.33%) Mobile App
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (66.67%) Project Management
2 1 (33.33%) Budget Management
2 1 (33.33%) Business Case
2 1 (33.33%) Business Transformation
2 1 (33.33%) Configuration Management
2 1 (33.33%) Contingency Planning
2 1 (33.33%) Mobile Application Development
2 1 (33.33%) PRINCE2
2 1 (33.33%) Project Delivery
2 1 (33.33%) Project Governance
2 1 (33.33%) Project Planning
2 1 (33.33%) Resource Management
2 1 (33.33%) Wealth Management
Qualifications
1 1 (33.33%) PRINCE2 Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (33.33%) PMO
Vendors
1 1 (33.33%) CheckPoint
1 1 (33.33%) Microsoft