Project Manager Contract Job Trends in West Wales

Project Manager
Wales > West Wales

The median Project Manager daily rate in West Wales is £425, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 15 May 2026.

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

6 months to
15 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 10 5 -
Rank change year-on-year -5 - -
Contract jobs requiring a Project Manager 2 2 0
As % of all contract jobs in West Wales 3.85% 13.33% -
As % of the Job Titles category 4.08% 14.29% -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 2 0
10th Percentile - £418 -
25th Percentile £413 £425 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £425 £450 -
Median % change year-on-year -5.56% - -
75th Percentile £438 £475 -
90th Percentile - £483 -
Wales median daily rate £419 £425 £508
% change year-on-year -1.47% -16.26% +19.41%

All Contract IT Job Roles
West Wales

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in West Wales. 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 West Wales with a recognized job title 49 14 16
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 94.23% 93.33% 100.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 42 13 12
10th Percentile - £124 £200
25th Percentile £413 £133 £359
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £465 £425 £463
Median % change year-on-year +9.41% -8.11% +13.50%
75th Percentile £488 £488 £525
90th Percentile £536 £568 -
Wales median daily rate £425 £400 £450
% change year-on-year +6.25% -11.11% -5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 6 1 4
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £13.33 £16.75 £11.75
Median hourly rate £13.85 £17.50 £13.50
Median % change year-on-year -20.89% +29.63% -10.00%
75th Percentile £14.36 £18.25 £15.25
90th Percentile £16.55 - -
Wales median hourly rate £21.25 £21.01 £19.00
% change year-on-year +1.14% +10.58% +4.74%

Project Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in West Wales

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

Project Manager job vacancy trend in West Wales

Project Manager
Daily Rate Trend in West Wales

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Project Manager job vacancies in West Wales

Project Manager
Hourly Rate Trend in West Wales

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

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Project Manager job vacancies in West Wales

Project Manager
Contract Job Locations in West Wales

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Project Manager within the West Wales region over the 6 months to 15 May 2026. 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
Swansea -5 2 £425 -5.56% 3
Project Manager
Wales

Project Manager Skill Set
Top 16 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in West Wales

For the 6 months to 15 May 2026, 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 Wales region featuring Project Manager in the job title.

1 1 (50.00%) Business Intelligence
1 1 (50.00%) Cisco
1 1 (50.00%) Collaborative Culture
1 1 (50.00%) Data Migration
1 1 (50.00%) Decision-Making
1 1 (50.00%) Infrastructure Transformation
1 1 (50.00%) Migration
1 1 (50.00%) Power BI
1 1 (50.00%) Power Platform
1 1 (50.00%) Programme Delivery
1 1 (50.00%) Programme Management
1 1 (50.00%) Project Management
1 1 (50.00%) Service Delivery
1 1 (50.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 1 (50.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 1 (50.00%) Wi-Fi

Project Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in West Wales 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (50.00%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 1 (50.00%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (50.00%) Power BI
General
1 1 (50.00%) Finance
1 1 (50.00%) Local Government
1 1 (50.00%) Public Sector
1 1 (50.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (50.00%) Data Centre
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (50.00%) Business Intelligence
1 1 (50.00%) Collaborative Culture
1 1 (50.00%) Data Migration
1 1 (50.00%) Decision-Making
1 1 (50.00%) Infrastructure Transformation
1 1 (50.00%) Migration
1 1 (50.00%) Programme Delivery
1 1 (50.00%) Programme Management
1 1 (50.00%) Project Management
1 1 (50.00%) Service Delivery
1 1 (50.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 1 (50.00%) Stakeholder Management
Vendors
1 1 (50.00%) Cisco