Hybrid/Remote Senior IT Project Manager Contract Job Trends
Senior IT Project Manager
UK > Work from Home
The median Senior IT Project Manager daily rate for remote/hybrid work is £625, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 9 November 2026.
The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 9 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 367 | 310 | 306 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -57 | -4 | +91 |
| Contract Senior IT Project Manager jobs | 8 | 6 | 13 |
| As % of all contract jobs with remote/hybrid work options | 0.059% | 0.060% | 0.11% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.063% | 0.064% | 0.11% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 7 | 5 | 11 |
| 10th Percentile | £600 | £528 | £525 |
| 25th Percentile | £613 | £550 | £650 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £625 | £625 | £800 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -21.88% | +62.44% |
| 75th Percentile | £731 | £725 | £875 |
| 90th Percentile | £763 | £733 | - |
| UK median daily rate | £625 | £638 | £750 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.96% | -15.00% | +30.43% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Median hourly rate | - | - | £35.00 |
| UK median hourly rate | £72.78 | - | £35.00 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | -48.99% |
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 adverts with remote/hybrid work options and matching a recognised job title. The table also shows what proportion of all contract IT job adverts they make up.
| 6 months to 9 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract remote/hybrid job adverts matching a recognised job title | 12,628 | 9,444 | 11,353 |
| % of contract job adverts matching a recognised job title | 92.82% | 93.75% | 93.23% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 7,925 | 6,190 | 7,129 |
| 10th Percentile | £356 | £325 | £325 |
| 25th Percentile | £430 | £413 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £517 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +1.55% | -1.52% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £625 | £630 |
| 90th Percentile | £725 | £725 | £738 |
| UK median daily rate | £525 | £500 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.00% | -4.76% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 773 | 328 | 197 |
| 10th Percentile | £15.26 | £14.82 | £19.18 |
| 25th Percentile | £25.49 | £20.50 | £24.84 |
| Median hourly rate | £54.50 | £41.68 | £40.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +30.76% | +4.20% | -20.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £70.00 | £65.00 | £66.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £81.25 | £68.00 | £73.00 |
| UK median hourly rate | £40.32 | £25.15 | £36.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +60.32% | -30.14% | -19.10% |
Senior IT Project Manager Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Roles
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract Senior IT Project Manager job postings offering remote/hybrid work options relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.
Senior IT Project Manager Daily Rate Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for remote/hybrid Senior IT Project Manager job vacancies.
Senior IT Project Manager Daily Rate Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs
Daily rate distribution for Senior IT Project Manager jobs with remote/hybrid work options over the 6 months to 9 November 2026.
Senior IT Project Manager Hourly Rate Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for remote/hybrid Senior IT Project Manager job vacancies.
Senior IT Project Manager Skill Set Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs
For the 6 months to 9 November 2026, Senior IT Project Manager contract job ads cited 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 Senior IT Project Manager jobs with remote/hybrid work options.
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stakeholder Management | 100.0% | 8 |
| 2 | Agile | 62.5% | 5 |
| 2 | Project Delivery | 62.5% | 5 |
| 4 | Decision-Making | 50.0% | 4 |
| 4 | ITIL | 50.0% | 4 |
| 4 | PRINCE2 | 50.0% | 4 |
| 7 | Active Directory | 37.5% | 3 |
| 7 | Cybersecurity | 37.5% | 3 |
| 7 | Microsoft | 37.5% | 3 |
| 7 | PMI Certification | 37.5% | 3 |
| 7 | Project Governance | 37.5% | 3 |
| 7 | Project Management | 37.5% | 3 |
| 13 | Budget Management | 25.0% | 2 |
| 13 | Change Management | 25.0% | 2 |
| 13 | Continuous Improvement | 25.0% | 2 |
| 13 | Entra ID | 25.0% | 2 |
| 13 | Identity Access Management | 25.0% | 2 |
| 13 | ITSM | 25.0% | 2 |
| 13 | Microsoft Project | 25.0% | 2 |
| 13 | PMP | 25.0% | 2 |
| 13 | Service Delivery | 25.0% | 2 |
| 13 | Service Management | 25.0% | 2 |
| 13 | ServiceNow | 25.0% | 2 |
| 13 | Stakeholder Engagement | 25.0% | 2 |
| 13 | Waterfall | 25.0% | 2 |
| 26 | AI | 12.5% | 1 |
| 26 | Azure | 12.5% | 1 |
| 26 | BPSS Clearance | 12.5% | 1 |
| 26 | Budgeting | 12.5% | 1 |
| 26 | Budgeting and Forecasting | 12.5% | 1 |
Senior IT Project Manager Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Job Titles
| Rank | Job Title | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Delivery Project Manager | 25.0% | 2 |
| 2 | Banking Project Manager | 12.5% | 1 |
| 2 | Digital Delivery Manager | 12.5% | 1 |
| 2 | Senior Digital Project Manager | 12.5% | 1 |
| 2 | Senior IT Infrastructure Project Manager | 12.5% | 1 |
| 2 | Senior Supply Chain Manager | 12.5% | 1 |
| 2 | Supply Chain Project Manager | 12.5% | 1 |