Project Manager Contract Job Trends in Yorkshire

Project Manager
England > Yorkshire

The median Project Manager daily rate in Yorkshire is £500, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 2 November 2026.

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

6 months to
2 Nov 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 89 58 41
Rank change year-on-year -31 -17 -19
Contract Project Manager jobs 76 69 60
As % of all contract jobs in Yorkshire 2.69% 3.92% 4.33%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.94% 4.26% 4.77%
Number of daily rates quoted 61 57 34
10th Percentile £413 £403 £347
25th Percentile £420 £456 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £525
Median % change year-on-year - -4.76% -
75th Percentile £584 £584 £579
90th Percentile £688 £638 £673
England median daily rate £550 £550 £530
% change year-on-year - +3.77% -1.85%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 1
Median hourly rate - - £70.00
England median hourly rate £61.00 £56.50 £40.50
% change year-on-year +7.96% +39.51% -26.36%

All Contract IT Job Roles
Yorkshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job adverts in Yorkshire matching a recognised job title. The table also shows what proportion of all contract IT job adverts they make up.

6 months to
2 Nov 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Contract job adverts in Yorkshire matching a recognised job title 2,587 1,621 1,257
% of contract job adverts matching a recognised job title 91.48% 92.15% 90.69%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,536 1,090 724
10th Percentile £350 £260 £230
25th Percentile £423 £380 £391
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £488 £490
Median % change year-on-year +2.56% -0.51% -2.00%
75th Percentile £576 £550 £575
90th Percentile £675 £638 £646
England median daily rate £525 £510 £525
% change year-on-year +2.94% -2.86% -2.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted 174 41 51
10th Percentile £13.45 £17.48 £15.22
25th Percentile £16.62 £20.18 £17.19
Median hourly rate £24.71 £25.08 £22.50
Median % change year-on-year -1.46% +11.44% +5.58%
75th Percentile £34.77 £81.25 £38.75
90th Percentile £43.75 - £48.75
England median hourly rate £41.00 £25.15 £41.27
% change year-on-year +63.02% -39.05% -10.35%

Project Manager Job Vacancy Trend in Yorkshire

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract Project Manager job postings relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Yorkshire.

Project Manager job vacancy trend in Yorkshire

Project Manager Daily Rate Trend in Yorkshire

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Project Manager job vacancies in Yorkshire.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Project Manager job vacancies in Yorkshire

Project Manager Daily Rate Histogram in Yorkshire

Daily rate distribution for Project Manager jobs in Yorkshire over the 6 months to 2 November 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Project Manager in Yorkshire

Project Manager Hourly Rate Trend in Yorkshire

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Project Manager job vacancies in Yorkshire.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Project Manager job vacancies in Yorkshire

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 Project Manager jobs within the Yorkshire region over the 6 months to 2 November 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		 Job Ads
Past 6 Months		 Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months		 Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year		 Live
Jobs
South Yorkshire -19 34 £475 +2.15% 9
West Yorkshire -22 29 £513 -2.38% 17
North Yorkshire -1 12 £600 +12.94% 3
Project Manager
England

Project Manager Skill Set Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Yorkshire

For the 6 months to 2 November 2026, 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 Project Manager job ads across the Yorkshire region.

RankSkillShareJob Ads
1Project Management42.1%32
1Stakeholder Management42.1%32
3Agile38.2%29
4Project Delivery31.6%24
5Migration22.4%17
6Budget Management17.1%13
6Continuous Improvement17.1%13
8Project Governance14.5%11
8Technology Transformation14.5%11
10Data Protection13.2%10
10Stakeholder Engagement13.2%10
12AI11.8%9
12Change Management11.8%9
12PRINCE211.8%9
12Problem-Solving11.8%9
12Risk Management11.8%9
12Scrum11.8%9
12Waterfall11.8%9
19Azure10.5%8
19Project Planning10.5%8
19SaaS10.5%8
22Data Migration9.2%7
22Decision-Making9.2%7
22Programme Governance9.2%7
25Budgeting and Forecasting7.9%6
25Change Control7.9%6
25Cybersecurity7.9%6
25Dependency Management7.9%6
25ERP7.9%6
25Generative AI7.9%6

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

RankJob TitleShareJob Ads
1Digital Project Manager11.8%9
1Transformation Project Manager11.8%9
3IT Project Manager10.5%8
3Senior Project Manager10.5%8
5Infrastructure Project Manager7.9%6
6Banking Project Manager6.6%5
7Data Manager3.9%3
7Migration Project Manager3.9%3
7Security Project Manager3.9%3
7Senior Transformation Manager3.9%3
7Technical Project Manager3.9%3
12Digital Agile Project Manager2.6%2
12Engineering Manager2.6%2
12ERP Project Manager2.6%2
12Mainframe Project Manager2.6%2
12Project Manager - Cybersecurity2.6%2
12Risk Project Manager2.6%2
12SAP Project Manager2.6%2
12SC Cleared Project Manager2.6%2
12Senior Finance Project Manager2.6%2
33 Project Manager jobs in Yorkshire