Hybrid/Remote Software Development Project Manager Contract Job Trends

Project Manager - Software Development
UK > Work from Home

The median Project Manager - Software Development daily rate for remote/hybrid work is £575, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 14 January 2026.

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

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 313 - 366
Rank change year-on-year - - +172
Contract jobs requiring a Software Development Project Manager 1 0 3
As % of all contract jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.010% - 0.019%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.011% - 0.020%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 2
10th Percentile - - £457
25th Percentile £563 - £467
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 - £491
Median % change year-on-year - - -31.05%
75th Percentile £588 - £524
90th Percentile - - £539
UK median daily rate £500 £478 £516
% change year-on-year +4.71% -7.46% -20.62%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £23.75
Median hourly rate - - £27.50
75th Percentile - - £31.25
90th Percentile - - -
UK median hourly rate - - £27.50
% change year-on-year - - -69.37%

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 9,439 10,137 15,190
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.38% 93.03% 94.18%
Number of daily rates quoted 6,117 6,428 10,336
10th Percentile £325 £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 £615 £638 £638
90th Percentile £719 £750 £730
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 331 171 384
10th Percentile £15.50 £19.59 £15.44
25th Percentile £20.50 £23.84 £24.44
Median hourly rate £47.50 £36.00 £50.00
Median % change year-on-year +31.94% -28.00% -13.04%
75th Percentile £65.00 £63.93 £70.00
90th Percentile £70.00 £75.00 £82.50
UK median hourly rate £26.30 £32.50 £42.50
% change year-on-year -19.08% -23.53% +25.00%

Software Development Project Manager
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Roles

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

Software Development Project Manager job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid roles

Software Development Project Manager
Daily Rate Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

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

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

Software Development Project Manager
Hourly Rate Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

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

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

Software Development Project Manager Skill Set
Top 3 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs

For the 6 months to 14 January 2026, Software 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 Software Development Project Manager in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Autodesk
1 1 (100.00%) Project Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) Revit

Software 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:

Applications
1 1 (100.00%) Revit
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Project Delivery
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Autodesk