Hybrid/Remote Senior Project Manager Contract Job Trends

Senior Project Manager
UK > Work from Home

The median Senior Project Manager daily rate for remote/hybrid work is £554, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 15 December 2025.

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

6 months to
15 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 264 256 279
Rank change year-on-year -8 +23 +5
Contract jobs requiring a Senior Project Manager 48 65 95
As % of all contract jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.47% 0.56% 0.55%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.51% 0.60% 0.58%
Number of daily rates quoted 32 50 79
10th Percentile £454 £463 £448
25th Percentile £511 £501 £525
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £554 £600 £600
Median % change year-on-year -7.71% - +9.09%
75th Percentile £673 £688 £700
90th Percentile £749 £800 £775
UK median daily rate £600 £600 £600
% change year-on-year - - +4.80%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 1 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £91.25 - -
Median hourly rate £92.50 £35.00 £60.00
Median % change year-on-year +164.29% -41.67% -17.81%
75th Percentile £93.75 - -
90th Percentile - - -
UK median hourly rate £92.50 £36.80 £60.00
% change year-on-year +151.36% -38.67% -9.84%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
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 9,474 10,884 16,258
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.22% 93.11% 94.31%
Number of daily rates quoted 6,181 6,887 11,150
10th Percentile £328 £325 £325
25th Percentile £413 £413 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -2.38% - -4.55%
75th Percentile £619 £638 £638
90th Percentile £720 £750 £738
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 339 200 364
10th Percentile £15.18 £18.40 £17.29
25th Percentile £20.58 £23.50 £26.25
Median hourly rate £45.46 £37.39 £52.50
Median % change year-on-year +21.58% -28.78% -4.55%
75th Percentile £65.00 £64.81 £70.00
90th Percentile £70.00 £75.00 £87.85
UK median hourly rate £25.25 £34.00 £44.75
% change year-on-year -25.74% -24.02% +46.72%

Senior Project Manager
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Roles

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

Senior Project Manager job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid roles

Senior Project Manager
Daily Rate Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

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

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

Senior Project Manager
Daily Rate Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Daily rate distribution for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Senior Project Manager over the 6 months to 15 December 2025.

Senior Project Manager daily rate histogram for jobs with remote/hybrid work options

Senior Project Manager
Hourly Rate Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

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

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

Senior Project Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs

For the 6 months to 15 December 2025, Senior 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 Senior Project Manager in the job title.

1 30 (62.50%) Agile
2 24 (50.00%) Stakeholder Management
3 21 (43.75%) Project Management
4 16 (33.33%) Waterfall
5 11 (22.92%) PRINCE2
5 11 (22.92%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 10 (20.83%) Microsoft Project
6 10 (20.83%) Project Delivery
7 9 (18.75%) Azure
7 9 (18.75%) PMI Certification
8 8 (16.67%) Budget Management
8 8 (16.67%) ERP
8 8 (16.67%) PMP
8 8 (16.67%) SAP
8 8 (16.67%) Scrum
9 7 (14.58%) DevOps
9 7 (14.58%) JIRA
10 6 (12.50%) Azure DevOps
10 6 (12.50%) Business Case
10 6 (12.50%) Digital Transformation Programme
10 6 (12.50%) Matrix Organization
10 6 (12.50%) Microsoft
10 6 (12.50%) Migration
10 6 (12.50%) Programme Delivery
10 6 (12.50%) Programme Governance
10 6 (12.50%) SC Cleared
10 6 (12.50%) Security Cleared
11 5 (10.42%) Confluence
11 5 (10.42%) Continuous Improvement
11 5 (10.42%) Degree

Senior 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 5 (10.42%) Confluence
2 2 (4.17%) SharePoint
Applications
1 10 (20.83%) Microsoft Project
2 4 (8.33%) Microsoft Excel
3 3 (6.25%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 2 (4.17%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 3 (6.25%) SAP ERP
2 2 (4.17%) Primavera
2 2 (4.17%) SAP S/4HANA
3 1 (2.08%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
3 1 (2.08%) Teamcenter
3 1 (2.08%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 9 (18.75%) Azure
2 6 (12.50%) Azure DevOps
3 2 (4.17%) Microsoft 365
3 2 (4.17%) SuccessFactors
4 1 (2.08%) Asana
4 1 (2.08%) Boomi
4 1 (2.08%) ChatGPT
4 1 (2.08%) Contentstack
4 1 (2.08%) Microsoft Copilot
4 1 (2.08%) OCI
4 1 (2.08%) Oracle CX
4 1 (2.08%) Power Platform
4 1 (2.08%) Rubrik
4 1 (2.08%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 2 (4.17%) Network Security
2 1 (2.08%) Broadband
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (8.33%) Data Lake
2 1 (2.08%) Data Warehouse
2 1 (2.08%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 7 (14.58%) JIRA
General
1 23 (47.92%) Social Skills
2 16 (33.33%) Finance
3 5 (10.42%) Manufacturing
4 4 (8.33%) Analytical Skills
4 4 (8.33%) Public Sector
5 3 (6.25%) Retail
5 3 (6.25%) Telecoms
6 2 (4.17%) Banking
6 2 (4.17%) Influencing Skills
6 2 (4.17%) Marketing
7 1 (2.08%) Advertising
7 1 (2.08%) Aviation
7 1 (2.08%) Documentation Skills
7 1 (2.08%) Financial Institution
7 1 (2.08%) Front Office
7 1 (2.08%) Games
7 1 (2.08%) Investment Banking
7 1 (2.08%) Legal
7 1 (2.08%) Presentation Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (2.08%) Middleware
1 1 (2.08%) React
Miscellaneous
1 3 (6.25%) PMI
2 2 (4.17%) Legacy Systems
2 2 (4.17%) Onboarding
3 1 (2.08%) Analytical Mindset
3 1 (2.08%) Driving Licence
3 1 (2.08%) FMCG
3 1 (2.08%) Mobile App
3 1 (2.08%) Operational Technology
3 1 (2.08%) Product Ownership
3 1 (2.08%) Virtual Team
Processes & Methodologies
1 30 (62.50%) Agile
2 24 (50.00%) Stakeholder Management
3 21 (43.75%) Project Management
4 16 (33.33%) Waterfall
5 11 (22.92%) PRINCE2
5 11 (22.92%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 10 (20.83%) Project Delivery
7 8 (16.67%) Budget Management
7 8 (16.67%) ERP
7 8 (16.67%) Scrum
8 7 (14.58%) DevOps
9 6 (12.50%) Business Case
9 6 (12.50%) Digital Transformation Programme
9 6 (12.50%) Matrix Organization
9 6 (12.50%) Migration
9 6 (12.50%) Programme Delivery
9 6 (12.50%) Programme Governance
10 5 (10.42%) Logistics
10 5 (10.42%) Resource Management
10 5 (10.42%) SDLC
Qualifications
1 9 (18.75%) PMI Certification
2 8 (16.67%) PMP
3 6 (12.50%) SC Cleared
3 6 (12.50%) Security Cleared
4 5 (10.42%) Degree
5 2 (4.17%) BPSS Clearance
5 2 (4.17%) PRINCE2 Certification
6 1 (2.08%) APMG
6 1 (2.08%) Master's Degree
6 1 (2.08%) MBA
6 1 (2.08%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (10.42%) PMO
2 3 (6.25%) QA
3 1 (2.08%) Accessibility
3 1 (2.08%) GDPR
3 1 (2.08%) GRC
Vendors
1 8 (16.67%) SAP
2 6 (12.50%) Microsoft
3 5 (10.42%) Oracle
4 2 (4.17%) Databricks
5 1 (2.08%) Ariba
5 1 (2.08%) CyberArk
5 1 (2.08%) NEC
5 1 (2.08%) Siemens
5 1 (2.08%) Workday