IT Project Manager Contracts in the West Midlands

IT Project Manager
England > West Midlands

The median IT Project Manager daily rate in the West Midlands is £500, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 20 June 2024.

The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
20 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 83 94 111
Rank change year-on-year +11 +17 -7
Contract jobs requiring an IT Project Manager 28 35 68
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the West Midlands 1.37% 1.58% 1.91%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.50% 1.67% 1.98%
Number of daily rates quoted 26 31 55
10th Percentile £263 £400 £313
25th Percentile £381 £438 £404
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £488 £475
Median % change year-on-year +2.56% +2.63% +2.70%
75th Percentile £538 £544 £538
90th Percentile £594 £575 £618
England median daily rate £525 £535 £520
% change year-on-year -1.87% +2.88% +12.43%

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 1,870 2,090 3,437
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.58% 94.44% 96.30%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,255 1,426 2,483
10th Percentile £250 £260 £230
25th Percentile £363 £388 £375
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £488 £500 £488
Median % change year-on-year -2.50% +2.56% +14.71%
75th Percentile £600 £600 £575
90th Percentile £700 £700 £675
England median daily rate £525 £550 £535
% change year-on-year -4.55% +2.80% +7.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 146 63 67
10th Percentile £12.02 £12.50 £12.60
25th Percentile £14.75 £14.75 £14.75
Median hourly rate £19.59 £20.00 £17.50
Median % change year-on-year -2.05% +14.29% +16.67%
75th Percentile £39.69 £28.38 £20.00
90th Percentile £55.63 £56.75 £24.05
England median hourly rate £39.50 £45.00 £24.00
% change year-on-year -12.22% +87.50% +14.01%

IT Project Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in the West Midlands

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

Job vacancy trend for IT Project Manager in the West Midlands

IT Project Manager
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the West Midlands

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing IT Project Manager in the West Midlands.

Daily rate trend for IT Project Manager in the West Midlands

IT Project Manager
Daily Rate Histogram in the West Midlands

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing IT Project Manager in the West Midlands over the 6 months to 20 June 2024.

Daily rate histogram for IT Project Manager in the West Midlands

IT Project Manager
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the West Midlands

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing IT Project Manager in the West Midlands.

Hourly rate trend for IT Project Manager in the West Midlands

IT 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 IT Project Manager within the West Midlands region over the 6 months to 20 June 2024. 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
Worcestershire +7 7 £500 +17.65%
Warwickshire -2 7 £525 -4.55% 2
Staffordshire +10 5 £400 -16.67% 1
Birmingham +8 5 £500 +2.56% 5
Coventry +9 2 £525 -2.33% 1
Solihull - 2 £375 - 2
IT Project Manager
England

IT Project Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the West Midlands

For the 6 months to 20 June 2024, IT 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 West Midlands region featuring IT Project Manager in the job title.

1 15 (53.57%) Project Management
2 10 (35.71%) Social Skills
3 9 (32.14%) Stakeholder Management
4 7 (25.00%) PRINCE2
4 7 (25.00%) Migration
5 5 (17.86%) Agile
5 5 (17.86%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 5 (17.86%) SAP
6 4 (14.29%) Finance
6 4 (14.29%) Waterfall
6 4 (14.29%) Project Planning
7 3 (10.71%) Data Migration
7 3 (10.71%) Change Control
7 3 (10.71%) Automotive
7 3 (10.71%) Law
7 3 (10.71%) Legal
7 3 (10.71%) PRINCE2 Certification
7 3 (10.71%) PMO
8 2 (7.14%) People Management
8 2 (7.14%) Data Centre
8 2 (7.14%) Legacy Systems
8 2 (7.14%) Resource Allocation
8 2 (7.14%) Problem-Solving
8 2 (7.14%) Public Sector
8 2 (7.14%) Project Delivery
8 2 (7.14%) Budgeting
8 2 (7.14%) PMP
8 2 (7.14%) PMI Certification
8 2 (7.14%) SAP Certification
8 2 (7.14%) Manufacturing

IT Project Manager Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the West Midlands 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 1 (3.57%) SharePoint
Cloud Services
1 1 (3.57%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (3.57%) SuccessFactors
Communications & Networking
1 1 (3.57%) Intranet
General
1 10 (35.71%) Social Skills
2 4 (14.29%) Finance
3 3 (10.71%) Automotive
3 3 (10.71%) Law
3 3 (10.71%) Legal
4 2 (7.14%) Manufacturing
4 2 (7.14%) Public Sector
5 1 (3.57%) Analytical Skills
5 1 (3.57%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 1 (3.57%) Local Government
5 1 (3.57%) Presentation Skills
Miscellaneous
1 2 (7.14%) Data Centre
1 2 (7.14%) Legacy Systems
2 1 (3.57%) FMCG
2 1 (3.57%) Housing Association
2 1 (3.57%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 1 (3.57%) Linux
1 1 (3.57%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 15 (53.57%) Project Management
2 9 (32.14%) Stakeholder Management
3 7 (25.00%) Migration
3 7 (25.00%) PRINCE2
4 5 (17.86%) Agile
4 5 (17.86%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 4 (14.29%) Project Planning
5 4 (14.29%) Waterfall
6 3 (10.71%) Change Control
6 3 (10.71%) Data Migration
7 2 (7.14%) Agile Project Management
7 2 (7.14%) Asset Management
7 2 (7.14%) People Management
7 2 (7.14%) PLM
7 2 (7.14%) Problem-Solving
7 2 (7.14%) Programme Management
7 2 (7.14%) Project Delivery
7 2 (7.14%) Resource Allocation
7 2 (7.14%) Risk Management
7 2 (7.14%) Supplier Management
Programming Languages
1 1 (3.57%) Java
1 1 (3.57%) SQL
Qualifications
1 3 (10.71%) PRINCE2 Certification
2 2 (7.14%) PMI Certification
2 2 (7.14%) PMP
2 2 (7.14%) SAP Certification
3 1 (3.57%) SC Cleared
3 1 (3.57%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (10.71%) PMO
Vendors
1 5 (17.86%) SAP
2 1 (3.57%) Oracle
2 1 (3.57%) VMware