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 24 October 2026.

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

6 months to
24 Oct 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 87 61 39
Rank change year-on-year -26 -22 -19
Contract Project Manager jobs 79 67 62
As % of all contract jobs in Yorkshire 2.75% 3.99% 4.38%
As % of the Job Titles category 3.00% 4.34% 4.82%
Number of daily rates quoted 62 57 35
10th Percentile £411 £403 £356
25th Percentile £421 £456 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year - - -4.76%
75th Percentile £582 £584 £578
90th Percentile £683 £638 £668
England median daily rate £550 £540 £533
% change year-on-year +1.85% +1.41% -2.52%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 1
Median hourly rate - - £70.00
England median hourly rate £55.25 £56.50 £40.50
% change year-on-year -2.21% +39.51% -19.00%

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
24 Oct 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Contract job adverts in Yorkshire matching a recognised job title 2,631 1,544 1,287
% of contract job adverts matching a recognised job title 91.45% 91.96% 90.83%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,565 1,020 747
10th Percentile £350 £262 £244
25th Percentile £420 £380 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £488 £500
Median % change year-on-year +2.56% -2.50% -1.96%
75th Percentile £575 £550 £575
90th Percentile £673 £638 £650
England median daily rate £525 £512 £525
% change year-on-year +2.64% -2.57% -2.78%
Number of hourly rates quoted 166 40 55
10th Percentile £13.69 £17.48 £15.22
25th Percentile £16.62 £19.85 £17.19
Median hourly rate £24.86 £25.04 £24.18
Median % change year-on-year -0.73% +3.55% +13.47%
75th Percentile £34.77 £81.25 £40.63
90th Percentile £40.18 - £48.75
England median hourly rate £41.71 £25.15 £42.50
% change year-on-year +65.84% -40.82% -6.69%

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 24 October 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 24 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		 Job Ads
Past 6 Months		 Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months		 Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year		 Live
Jobs
South Yorkshire -23 35 £475 +2.15% 21
West Yorkshire -24 30 £513 -2.38% 23
North Yorkshire -2 13 £600 +12.94% 3
Project Manager
England

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

For the 6 months to 24 October 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
1Stakeholder Management45.6%36
2Project Management41.8%33
3Agile39.2%31
4Project Delivery32.9%26
5Migration25.3%20
6Budget Management16.5%13
6Continuous Improvement16.5%13
8Project Governance15.2%12
9Technology Transformation13.9%11
9Waterfall13.9%11
11Change Management12.7%10
11Stakeholder Engagement12.7%10
13AI11.4%9
13Data Protection11.4%9
13Microsoft11.4%9
13PRINCE211.4%9
13Problem-Solving11.4%9
13Risk Management11.4%9
13Scrum11.4%9
20Azure10.1%8
20Data Migration10.1%8
20Dependency Management10.1%8
20Project Planning10.1%8
20SaaS10.1%8
25Cybersecurity8.9%7
25ERP8.9%7
25PMI Certification8.9%7
28Budgeting and Forecasting7.6%6
28Change Control7.6%6
28Decision-Making7.6%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
1Senior Project Manager12.7%10
2Digital Project Manager11.4%9
3IT Project Manager10.1%8
4Infrastructure Project Manager8.9%7
4Transformation Project Manager8.9%7
6Banking Project Manager7.6%6
7Security Project Manager6.3%5
7Technical Project Manager6.3%5
9Data Manager3.8%3
9Migration Project Manager3.8%3
9Project Manager - Cybersecurity3.8%3
9Senior Transformation Manager3.8%3
13Banking Infrastructure Project Manager2.5%2
13Digital Agile Project Manager2.5%2
13Engineering Manager2.5%2
13ERP Project Manager2.5%2
13Mainframe Project Manager2.5%2
13Risk Project Manager2.5%2
13SAP Project Manager2.5%2
13SC Cleared Project Manager2.5%2
47 Project Manager jobs in Yorkshire