Project Manager Contracts in York

Project Manager
North Yorkshire > York

The median Project Manager daily rate in York is £563, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 22 May 2025.

The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

 6 months to
22 May 2025		 Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 5 13 19
Rank change year-on-year +8 +6 -5
Contract jobs requiring a Project Manager 3 1 2
As % of all contract jobs advertised in York 12.50% 2.44% 2.90%
As % of the Job Titles category 13.04% 2.50% 3.39%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 1 2
10th Percentile £511 - £553
25th Percentile £528 - £556
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £563 £550 £575
Median % change year-on-year +2.27% -4.35% +16.16%
75th Percentile £603 - £606
90th Percentile £624 - £618
North Yorkshire median daily rate £575 £550 £550
% change year-on-year +4.55% - +23.94%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
York

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in York. 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 York with a recognized job title 23 40 59
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 95.83% 97.56% 85.51%
Number of daily rates quoted 14 27 42
10th Percentile £243 £106 £150
25th Percentile £352 £135 £185
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £425 £175 £306
Median % change year-on-year +142.86% -42.86% -23.44%
75th Percentile £566 £425 £476
90th Percentile £638 £495 £573
North Yorkshire median daily rate £400 £438 £375
% change year-on-year -8.57% +16.67% +7.14%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 7 1
Median hourly rate - £17.50 £22.51
Median % change year-on-year - -22.26% +20.05%
North Yorkshire median hourly rate £18.51 £14.50 £20.94
% change year-on-year +27.66% -30.76% +38.88%

Project Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in York

Job postings that featured Project Manager in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in York.

Job vacancy trend for Project Manager in York

Project Manager
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in York

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Project Manager in York.

Daily rate trend for Project Manager in York

Project Manager
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in York

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Project Manager in York.

Hourly rate trend for Project Manager in York

Project Manager Skill Set
Top 22 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in York

For the 6 months to 22 May 2025, Project Manager contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the York region featuring Project Manager in the job title.

1 2 (66.67%) Project Management
1 2 (66.67%) Change Management
1 2 (66.67%) Business Process Improvement
1 2 (66.67%) Continuous Improvement
1 2 (66.67%) Project Governance
1 2 (66.67%) Process Improvement
1 2 (66.67%) SDLC
1 2 (66.67%) Social Skills
1 2 (66.67%) Influencing Skills
2 1 (33.33%) Budget Management
2 1 (33.33%) Workday
2 1 (33.33%) Project Delivery
2 1 (33.33%) Business Case
2 1 (33.33%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 1 (33.33%) Waterfall
2 1 (33.33%) Agile
2 1 (33.33%) Degree
2 1 (33.33%) Data Migration
2 1 (33.33%) Finance
2 1 (33.33%) Migration
2 1 (33.33%) Stakeholder Management
2 1 (33.33%) Scrum

Project Manager Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in York by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

General
1 2 (66.67%) Influencing Skills
1 2 (66.67%) Social Skills
2 1 (33.33%) Finance
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (66.67%) Business Process Improvement
1 2 (66.67%) Change Management
1 2 (66.67%) Continuous Improvement
1 2 (66.67%) Process Improvement
1 2 (66.67%) Project Governance
1 2 (66.67%) Project Management
1 2 (66.67%) SDLC
2 1 (33.33%) Agile
2 1 (33.33%) Budget Management
2 1 (33.33%) Business Case
2 1 (33.33%) Data Migration
2 1 (33.33%) Migration
2 1 (33.33%) Project Delivery
2 1 (33.33%) Scrum
2 1 (33.33%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 1 (33.33%) Stakeholder Management
2 1 (33.33%) Waterfall
Qualifications
1 1 (33.33%) Degree
Vendors
1 1 (33.33%) Workday
5 Project Manager jobs in North Yorkshire