Project Manager Contract Job Trends in Worcestershire

Project Manager
West Midlands > Worcestershire

The median Project Manager daily rate in Worcestershire is £625, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 12 February 2026.

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

6 months to
12 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 30 15 11
Rank change year-on-year -15 -4 +5
Contract jobs requiring a Project Manager 3 2 8
As % of all contract jobs in Worcestershire 1.99% 3.51% 10.26%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.11% 3.77% 10.81%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 2 8
10th Percentile - £513 -
25th Percentile £613 £514 £213
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £625 £523 £475
Median % change year-on-year +19.62% +10.00% +11.76%
75th Percentile £638 £533 £578
90th Percentile - £536 £623
West Midlands median daily rate £525 £571 £525
% change year-on-year -8.06% +8.76% +5.00%

All Contract IT Job Roles
Worcestershire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Worcestershire. 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 Worcestershire with a recognized job title 142 53 74
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 94.04% 92.98% 94.87%
Number of daily rates quoted 101 28 50
10th Percentile £375 £178 £174
25th Percentile £525 £388 £213
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 £550 £526
Median % change year-on-year +4.55% +4.51% +0.24%
75th Percentile £700 £663 £629
90th Percentile £738 £700 £680
West Midlands median daily rate £500 £500 £475
% change year-on-year - +5.26% -2.56%
Number of hourly rates quoted 17 9 14
10th Percentile £16.55 £14.46 £10.50
25th Percentile £17.14 £15.22 £12.49
Median hourly rate £30.00 £18.13 £17.33
Median % change year-on-year +65.47% +4.63% -2.16%
75th Percentile £40.00 £22.89 £60.31
90th Percentile £55.00 £23.14 £76.00
West Midlands median hourly rate £25.00 £22.00 £22.50
% change year-on-year +13.64% -2.22% +26.98%

Project Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Worcestershire

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 Worcestershire.

Project Manager job vacancy trend in Worcestershire

Project Manager
Daily Rate Trend in Worcestershire

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

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

Project Manager
Hourly Rate Trend in Worcestershire

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

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

Project Manager
Contract Job Locations in Worcestershire

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 Worcestershire region over the 6 months to 12 February 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
Worcester -2 1 £625 +20.19% 1
Project Manager
West Midlands

Project Manager Skill Set
Top 3 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Worcestershire

For the 6 months to 12 February 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 Worcestershire region featuring Project Manager in the job title.

1 3 (100.00%) Customer Experience
1 3 (100.00%) Programme Delivery
1 3 (100.00%) SaaS

Project Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Worcestershire 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 3 (100.00%) SaaS
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Customer Experience
1 3 (100.00%) Programme Delivery