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 15 November 2026.

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

6 months to
15 Nov 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 89 60 39
Rank change year-on-year -29 -21 -18
Contract Project Manager jobs 74 75 62
As % of all contract jobs in Yorkshire 2.63% 4.18% 4.56%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.87% 4.53% 5.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 57 61 33
10th Percentile £413 £405 £338
25th Percentile £438 £456 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year - - -4.76%
75th Percentile £576 £584 £580
90th Percentile £683 £638 £678
England median daily rate £550 £550 £525
% change year-on-year - +4.76% -2.78%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 1
Median hourly rate - - £70.00
England median hourly rate £62.00 £61.69 £36.80
% change year-on-year +0.51% +67.62% -26.40%

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
15 Nov 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Contract job adverts in Yorkshire matching a recognised job title 2,580 1,656 1,241
% of contract job adverts matching a recognised job title 91.65% 92.26% 91.25%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,539 1,120 716
10th Percentile £350 £248 £221
25th Percentile £423 £375 £381
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £486 £485
Median % change year-on-year +2.83% +0.26% -3.00%
75th Percentile £576 £550 £575
90th Percentile £669 £638 £650
England median daily rate £525 £508 £525
% change year-on-year +3.45% -3.33% -1.69%
Number of hourly rates quoted 168 38 52
10th Percentile £13.45 £17.48 £15.27
25th Percentile £16.62 £21.30 £18.41
Median hourly rate £24.71 £25.58 £24.18
Median % change year-on-year -3.38% +5.77% +12.47%
75th Percentile £34.77 £81.25 £39.44
90th Percentile £43.75 - £48.75
England median hourly rate £41.71 £25.15 £40.00
% change year-on-year +65.84% -37.13% -11.11%

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 15 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 15 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 -22 37 £500 +7.53% 24
West Yorkshire -32 24 £550 +4.76% 45
North Yorkshire -5 11 £513 +5.13% 8
Project Manager
England

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

For the 6 months to 15 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
1Stakeholder Management45.9%34
2Agile41.9%31
3Project Management40.5%30
4Project Delivery32.4%24
5Budget Management18.9%14
5Migration18.9%14
7Project Governance14.9%11
8PRINCE213.5%10
8Project Planning13.5%10
8Stakeholder Engagement13.5%10
8Technology Transformation13.5%10
8Waterfall13.5%10
13AI12.2%9
13Continuous Improvement12.2%9
13Scrum12.2%9
16Problem-Solving10.8%8
17Change Management9.5%7
17Data Migration9.5%7
17Risk Management9.5%7
17SaaS9.5%7
21Budgeting and Forecasting8.1%6
21Data Protection8.1%6
21ERP8.1%6
21Generative AI8.1%6
21Logistics8.1%6
21Programme Governance8.1%6
21Service Management8.1%6
28Azure6.8%5
28BPSS Clearance6.8%5
28Business Case6.8%5

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 Manager13.5%10
1Transformation Project Manager13.5%10
3Digital Project Manager9.5%7
3IT Project Manager9.5%7
5Infrastructure Project Manager6.8%5
6Banking Project Manager5.4%4
6Network Project Manager5.4%4
8Data Manager4.1%3
8SAP Project Manager4.1%3
8Security Project Manager4.1%3
8Senior Transformation Manager4.1%3
8Technical Project Manager4.1%3
13Digital Agile Project Manager2.7%2
13Engineering Manager2.7%2
13Mainframe Project Manager2.7%2
13Migration Project Manager2.7%2
13Project Manager - Cybersecurity2.7%2
13Risk Project Manager2.7%2
13Senior Finance Project Manager2.7%2
13Senior Risk Manager2.7%2
78 Project Manager jobs in Yorkshire