Hybrid/Remote Development Project Manager Contract Job Trends

Project Manager - Development
UK > Work from Home

The median Project Manager - Development daily rate for remote/hybrid work is £581, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 17 June 2026.

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

6 months to
17 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 347 - 342
Rank change year-on-year - - +99
Contract jobs requiring a Development Project Manager 4 0 4
As % of all contract jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.031% - 0.027%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.033% - 0.029%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 4
10th Percentile £564 - -
25th Percentile £567 - £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £581 - £488
Median % change year-on-year - - +11.43%
75th Percentile £592 - £561
90th Percentile £593 - £562
UK median daily rate £588 £563 £550
% change year-on-year +4.44% +2.27% +2.80%

All Contract IT Job Roles
Work from Home

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies with remote/hybrid work options. 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 Work from Home with a recognized job title 11,986 9,105 13,742
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.28% 93.93% 93.61%
Number of daily rates quoted 7,634 6,157 9,241
10th Percentile £350 £331 £325
25th Percentile £425 £413 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £520 £513 £525
Median % change year-on-year +1.46% -2.38% -2.33%
75th Percentile £623 £638 £634
90th Percentile £725 £763 £750
UK median daily rate £515 £500 £525
% change year-on-year +3.00% -4.76% -2.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted 625 240 566
10th Percentile £17.23 £14.00 £14.27
25th Percentile £31.25 £16.38 £22.59
Median hourly rate £57.50 £34.23 £43.50
Median % change year-on-year +67.97% -21.30% -13.00%
75th Percentile £70.00 £65.25 £65.00
90th Percentile £85.00 £75.25 £75.00
UK median hourly rate £43.61 £27.45 £37.50
% change year-on-year +58.85% -26.80% -16.67%

Development Project Manager
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Roles

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Development Project Manager' in the job title and offering remote or hybrid work options relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.

Development Project Manager job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid roles

Development Project Manager
Daily Rate Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for remote/hybrid Development Project Manager job vacancies.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for remote/hybrid Development Project Manager job vacancies

Development Project Manager
Hourly Rate Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for remote/hybrid Development Project Manager job vacancies.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for remote/hybrid Development Project Manager job vacancies

Development Project Manager Skill Set
Top 13 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs

For the 6 months to 17 June 2026, Development 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 jobs with hybrid/remote work options featuring Development Project Manager in the job title.

1 3 (75.00%) Project Management
2 2 (50.00%) Project Delivery
3 1 (25.00%) Agile
3 1 (25.00%) Asset Management
3 1 (25.00%) Autodesk
3 1 (25.00%) Confluence
3 1 (25.00%) JIRA
3 1 (25.00%) Revit
3 1 (25.00%) Scrum
3 1 (25.00%) SDLC
3 1 (25.00%) Service Management
3 1 (25.00%) Software Asset Management
3 1 (25.00%) Stakeholder Management

Development Project Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (25.00%) Confluence
Applications
1 1 (25.00%) Revit
Development Applications
1 1 (25.00%) JIRA
General
1 3 (75.00%) Finance
2 1 (25.00%) Banking
2 1 (25.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (25.00%) Greenfield Project
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (75.00%) Project Management
2 2 (50.00%) Project Delivery
3 1 (25.00%) Agile
3 1 (25.00%) Asset Management
3 1 (25.00%) Scrum
3 1 (25.00%) SDLC
3 1 (25.00%) Service Management
3 1 (25.00%) Software Asset Management
3 1 (25.00%) Stakeholder Management
Vendors
1 1 (25.00%) Autodesk