Project Management Contracts in the West Midlands

Project Management
England > West Midlands

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the West Midlands requiring Project Management skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Project Management over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 15 15 17
Rank change year-on-year 0 +2 +2
Contract jobs citing Project Management 116 166 236
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the West Midlands 8.62% 8.53% 9.90%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 9.76% 10.15% 11.16%
Number of daily rates quoted 88 115 154
10th Percentile £206 £343 £263
25th Percentile £411 £425 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £500
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% +5.26%
75th Percentile £545 £625 £575
90th Percentile £643 £688 £600
England median daily rate £500 £525 £528
% change year-on-year -4.76% -0.61% +5.64%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 19 5
10th Percentile £25.73 £13.50 £21.58
25th Percentile £27.99 £15.13 £23.22
Median hourly rate £31.76 £35.00 £27.13
Median % change year-on-year -9.26% +29.01% -
75th Percentile £45.88 £56.88 £47.50
90th Percentile £54.35 £58.75 £79.00
England median hourly rate £46.18 £38.12 £49.00
% change year-on-year +21.14% -22.20% +48.48%

All Process and Methodology Skills
West Midlands

Project Management falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in the West Midlands.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 1,188 1,636 2,114
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the West Midlands 88.33% 84.03% 88.67%
Number of daily rates quoted 786 1,083 1,452
10th Percentile £195 £275 £263
25th Percentile £381 £375 £401
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £512
Median % change year-on-year - -2.34% +5.03%
75th Percentile £588 £625 £600
90th Percentile £675 £750 £694
England median daily rate £525 £525 £550
% change year-on-year - -4.55% +2.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted 59 115 45
10th Percentile £12.62 £11.09 £12.20
25th Percentile £14.14 £14.00 £13.31
Median hourly rate £18.00 £22.50 £17.72
Median % change year-on-year -20.00% +26.98% +4.24%
75th Percentile £23.99 £41.13 £23.75
90th Percentile £38.19 £57.75 £51.25
England median hourly rate £29.07 £36.00 £37.50
% change year-on-year -19.25% -4.00% +53.06%

Project Management
Job Vacancy Trend in the West Midlands

Job postings citing Project Management as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the West Midlands.

Job vacancy trend for Project Management in the West Midlands

Project Management
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the West Midlands

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

Daily rate trend for Project Management in the West Midlands

Project Management
Daily Rate Histogram in the West Midlands

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Project Management in the West Midlands over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Project Management in the West Midlands

Project Management
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the West Midlands

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

Hourly rate trend for Project Management in the West Midlands

Project Management
Hourly Rate Histogram in the West Midlands

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Project Management in the West Midlands over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for Project Management in the West Midlands

Project Management
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 Project Management within the West Midlands region over the 6 months to 1 May 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
Birmingham +7 61 £500 -4.76% 79
Warwickshire -16 20 £448 -23.74% 25
Shropshire +9 13 £512 - 12
Staffordshire -6 6 £150 -64.71% 57
Coventry 0 3 £213 -64.58% 17
Worcestershire -1 3 £520 +26.06% 20
Solihull +14 1 £447 +37.54% 6
Wolverhampton - 1 - - 7
Project Management
England

Project Management
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 12 (10.34%) Confluence
2 4 (3.45%) SharePoint
3 1 (0.86%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 11 (9.48%) Microsoft Project
2 6 (5.17%) Microsoft Excel
2 6 (5.17%) Microsoft Office
3 4 (3.45%) Trello
4 2 (1.72%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 2 (1.72%) Open Workbench
4 2 (1.72%) Spreadsheet
5 1 (0.86%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 2 (1.72%) SAP S/4HANA
2 1 (0.86%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (0.86%) Oracle ERP
2 1 (0.86%) Primavera
Cloud Services
1 8 (6.90%) Azure
2 6 (5.17%) Power Platform
3 4 (3.45%) Azure DevOps
4 3 (2.59%) Asana
4 3 (2.59%) SaaS
5 2 (1.72%) Azure AKS
5 2 (1.72%) OCI
6 1 (0.86%) AWS
6 1 (0.86%) Azure App Service
6 1 (0.86%) Azure Logic Apps
6 1 (0.86%) Azure Storage
6 1 (0.86%) Dynamics 365
6 1 (0.86%) Entra ID
6 1 (0.86%) OneDrive
6 1 (0.86%) PaaS
6 1 (0.86%) Power Automate
6 1 (0.86%) PowerApps
6 1 (0.86%) ShareGate
6 1 (0.86%) Snowflake
6 1 (0.86%) Tricentis Tosca
Communications & Networking
1 3 (2.59%) HTTP
1 3 (2.59%) LAN
2 2 (1.72%) Internet
2 2 (1.72%) WAN
3 1 (0.86%) Intrusion Detection
3 1 (0.86%) PPP
3 1 (0.86%) Remote Desktop
3 1 (0.86%) Unified Communications
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (6.03%) Data Warehouse
2 6 (5.17%) Big Data
3 5 (4.31%) Oracle Reports
3 5 (4.31%) Power BI
4 1 (0.86%) Data Lake
Development Applications
1 18 (15.52%) JIRA
2 1 (0.86%) LoadRunner
General
1 45 (38.79%) Social Skills
2 36 (31.03%) Finance
3 24 (20.69%) Analytical Skills
4 11 (9.48%) Presentation Skills
5 7 (6.03%) Public Sector
6 5 (4.31%) Advertising
7 4 (3.45%) Aerospace
7 4 (3.45%) Influencing Skills
7 4 (3.45%) Law
7 4 (3.45%) Legal
8 3 (2.59%) Manufacturing
8 3 (2.59%) Organisational Skills
8 3 (2.59%) Pharmaceutical
9 2 (1.72%) Automotive
9 2 (1.72%) Banking
9 2 (1.72%) Documentation Skills
9 2 (1.72%) Marketing
9 2 (1.72%) Retail
9 2 (1.72%) Telecoms
10 1 (0.86%) Humanities
Job Titles
1 29 (25.00%) Project Manager
2 12 (10.34%) Engagement Manager
3 11 (9.48%) Lead
4 10 (8.62%) Senior
5 7 (6.03%) Analyst
5 7 (6.03%) Architect
5 7 (6.03%) IT Manager
6 6 (5.17%) IT Project Manager
6 6 (5.17%) Senior Manager
6 6 (5.17%) Support Engineer
7 5 (4.31%) Developer
7 5 (4.31%) JavaScript Engineer
8 4 (3.45%) Data Manager
8 4 (3.45%) Infrastructure Manager
8 4 (3.45%) Infrastructure Project Manager
8 4 (3.45%) PMO Analyst
8 4 (3.45%) Project Officer
9 3 (2.59%) SAP Manager
9 3 (2.59%) Senior Data Warehouse Specialist
9 3 (2.59%) Systems Accountant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (4.31%) React
2 3 (2.59%) EDI
2 3 (2.59%) IDoc
2 3 (2.59%) J2EE
2 3 (2.59%) JDBC
2 3 (2.59%) REST
2 3 (2.59%) SOAP
2 3 (2.59%) XSLT
3 2 (1.72%) .NET
3 2 (1.72%) LDAP
3 2 (1.72%) Oracle Fusion
4 1 (0.86%) ADO
4 1 (0.86%) OAuth
4 1 (0.86%) OpenID
4 1 (0.86%) SAML
Miscellaneous
1 9 (7.76%) Data Protection Act
2 5 (4.31%) PMI
3 3 (2.59%) Management Information System
3 3 (2.59%) Product Ownership
3 3 (2.59%) Self-Motivation
4 1 (0.86%) Data Centre
4 1 (0.86%) Data Structures
4 1 (0.86%) Driving Licence
4 1 (0.86%) Housing Association
4 1 (0.86%) IoT
4 1 (0.86%) Legacy Systems
4 1 (0.86%) Onboarding
4 1 (0.86%) Operational Technology
4 1 (0.86%) Renewable Energy
4 1 (0.86%) SCADA
4 1 (0.86%) Security Posture
4 1 (0.86%) Smart Meter
4 1 (0.86%) Social Media
4 1 (0.86%) Team-Oriented Environment
4 1 (0.86%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 3 (2.59%) Windows
2 2 (1.72%) Windows Server
2 2 (1.72%) Windows Server 2016
2 2 (1.72%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 48 (41.38%) Agile
2 29 (25.00%) Problem-Solving
3 26 (22.41%) Stakeholder Management
4 24 (20.69%) Project Delivery
5 16 (13.79%) Continuous Improvement
6 14 (12.07%) Agile Project Management
6 14 (12.07%) Change Control
7 13 (11.21%) Risk Management
8 11 (9.48%) Change Management
8 11 (9.48%) Data Protection
8 11 (9.48%) Migration
9 10 (8.62%) Analytics
9 10 (8.62%) Project Planning
10 9 (7.76%) Computer Science
10 9 (7.76%) Programme Management
11 8 (6.90%) PRINCE2
11 8 (6.90%) Resource Management
12 7 (6.03%) Cybersecurity
12 7 (6.03%) Data Analysis
12 7 (6.03%) Scrum
Programming Languages
1 11 (9.48%) Python
2 9 (7.76%) JavaScript
3 5 (4.31%) Java
3 5 (4.31%) PHP
4 4 (3.45%) PowerShell
5 3 (2.59%) ABAP
5 3 (2.59%) C#
5 3 (2.59%) Groovy
6 1 (0.86%) COBOL
6 1 (0.86%) VB
Qualifications
1 24 (20.69%) Degree
2 18 (15.52%) Security Cleared
3 15 (12.93%) SC Cleared
4 12 (10.34%) PMI Certification
5 9 (7.76%) PMP
6 4 (3.45%) Computer Science Degree
7 3 (2.59%) CISSP
7 3 (2.59%) HNC
7 3 (2.59%) HND
7 3 (2.59%) SAP Certification
8 2 (1.72%) APMP
8 2 (1.72%) BPSS Clearance
8 2 (1.72%) CompTIA Security+
9 1 (0.86%) DBS Check
9 1 (0.86%) Master's Degree
9 1 (0.86%) MCP
9 1 (0.86%) Microsoft Certification
9 1 (0.86%) MRICS
9 1 (0.86%) Numerate Degree
9 1 (0.86%) OCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 18 (15.52%) PMO
2 5 (4.31%) Data Quality
3 4 (3.45%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 4 (3.45%) QA
4 3 (2.59%) GDPR
5 1 (0.86%) Actionable Recommendations
5 1 (0.86%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
5 1 (0.86%) NIST
5 1 (0.86%) PMBOK
5 1 (0.86%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 1 (0.86%) Active Directory
1 1 (0.86%) Virtual Desktop
1 1 (0.86%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 2 (1.72%) Kubernetes
1 2 (1.72%) Terraform
2 1 (0.86%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 9 (7.76%) SAP
2 8 (6.90%) Oracle
3 5 (4.31%) Microsoft
4 3 (2.59%) Atlassian
4 3 (2.59%) ServiceNow
5 2 (1.72%) Epicor
5 2 (1.72%) Foundry
6 1 (0.86%) Civica
6 1 (0.86%) Cognizant
6 1 (0.86%) Google
6 1 (0.86%) Micro Focus
6 1 (0.86%) Planview
6 1 (0.86%) Progress
6 1 (0.86%) Salesforce
6 1 (0.86%) Workday