IT Project Manager Contract Job Trends in Yorkshire
IT Project Manager
England > Yorkshire
The median IT Project Manager daily rate in Yorkshire is £425, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 19 October 2026.
The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 19 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 150 | 115 | 97 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -35 | -18 | 0 |
| Contract jobs requiring an IT Project Manager | 9 | 10 | 7 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Yorkshire | 0.31% | 0.60% | 0.49% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.34% | 0.65% | 0.54% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 9 | 6 | 3 |
| 10th Percentile | £360 | £416 | £340 |
| 25th Percentile | £363 | £489 | £372 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £425 | £525 | £450 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -19.05% | +16.67% | -21.74% |
| 75th Percentile | £438 | £566 | £481 |
| 90th Percentile | £523 | £579 | £485 |
| England median daily rate | £525 | £525 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -4.55% | +1.85% |
All Contract IT Job Roles
Yorkshire
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Yorkshire. 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.
| 6 months to 19 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract vacancies in Yorkshire with a recognized job title | 2,621 | 1,538 | 1,306 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 91.68% | 92.32% | 90.69% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1,553 | 1,010 | 762 |
| 10th Percentile | £350 | £255 | £251 |
| 25th Percentile | £415 | £382 | £400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £490 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +2.15% | -2.10% | -2.44% |
| 75th Percentile | £576 | £550 | £575 |
| 90th Percentile | £675 | £638 | £650 |
| England median daily rate | £525 | £512 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.54% | -2.48% | -2.78% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 161 | 40 | 56 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.69 | £17.48 | £14.86 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.62 | £19.85 | £16.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £25.77 | £25.04 | £23.34 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +2.93% | +7.27% | +9.53% |
| 75th Percentile | £34.77 | £81.25 | £39.69 |
| 90th Percentile | £36.61 | - | £48.75 |
| England median hourly rate | £41.71 | £25.15 | £43.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +65.84% | -41.51% | -6.89% |
IT Project Manager Job Vacancy Trend in Yorkshire
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'IT Project Manager' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Yorkshire.
IT Project Manager Daily Rate Trend in Yorkshire
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for IT Project Manager job vacancies in Yorkshire.
IT Project Manager Daily Rate Histogram in Yorkshire
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing IT Project Manager in Yorkshire over the 6 months to 19 October 2026.
IT Project Manager Hourly Rate Trend in Yorkshire
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for IT Project Manager job vacancies in Yorkshire.
IT Project Manager Contract Job Locations in Yorkshire
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing IT Project Manager within the Yorkshire region over the 6 months to 19 October 2026. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.
| Location | Rank Change on Same Period Last Year |
Matching Contract IT Job Ads |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Yorkshire | -20 | 5 | £425 | -19.05% | 3 |
| North Yorkshire | - | 4 | £400 | - | 2 |
| IT Project Manager England |
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IT Project Manager Skill Set Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Yorkshire
For the 6 months to 19 October 2026, IT 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 job ads across the Yorkshire region featuring IT Project Manager in the job title.
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Agile | 44.4% | 4 |
| 2 | Project Delivery | 33.3% | 3 |
| 2 | Stakeholder Management | 33.3% | 3 |
| 2 | Waterfall | 33.3% | 3 |
| 5 | Budget Management | 22.2% | 2 |
| 5 | Process Improvement | 22.2% | 2 |
| 5 | Project Governance | 22.2% | 2 |
| 5 | SDLC | 22.2% | 2 |
| 5 | Stakeholder Engagement | 22.2% | 2 |
| 10 | Backlog Management | 11.1% | 1 |
| 10 | Biotechnology | 11.1% | 1 |
| 10 | Budget Control | 11.1% | 1 |
| 10 | Budgeting | 11.1% | 1 |
| 10 | Budgeting and Forecasting | 11.1% | 1 |
| 10 | Business Case | 11.1% | 1 |
| 10 | Business Intelligence | 11.1% | 1 |
| 10 | CA PPM | 11.1% | 1 |
| 10 | Confluence | 11.1% | 1 |
| 10 | Continuous Improvement | 11.1% | 1 |
| 10 | Cost Control | 11.1% | 1 |
| 10 | Data Migration | 11.1% | 1 |
| 10 | Data Protection | 11.1% | 1 |
| 10 | Decision-Making | 11.1% | 1 |
| 10 | Disaster Recovery | 11.1% | 1 |
| 10 | Epics | 11.1% | 1 |
| 10 | GxP | 11.1% | 1 |
| 10 | Information Management | 11.1% | 1 |
| 10 | JIRA | 11.1% | 1 |
| 10 | Kanban | 11.1% | 1 |
| 10 | Logistics | 11.1% | 1 |
IT Project Manager Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Yorkshire 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 | Business Transformation Project Manager | 11.1% | 1 |
| 1 | Digital Project Manager | 11.1% | 1 |
| 1 | IT Infrastructure Project Manager | 11.1% | 1 |
| 1 | Maximo Project Manager | 11.1% | 1 |
| 1 | Senior IT Project Manager | 11.1% | 1 |
| 1 | Senior Transformation Manager | 11.1% | 1 |
| 1 | Systems Manager | 11.1% | 1 |