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 17 October 2026.

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

6 months to
17 Oct 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 82 64 44
Rank change year-on-year -18 -20 -24
Contract jobs requiring a Project Manager 81 68 63
As % of all contract jobs in Yorkshire 2.80% 4.05% 4.34%
As % of the Job Titles category 3.05% 4.38% 4.78%
Number of daily rates quoted 64 58 36
10th Percentile £408 £404 £366
25th Percentile £420 £457 £448
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £525
Median % change year-on-year - -4.76% -
75th Percentile £578 £575 £580
90th Percentile £673 £638 £688
England median daily rate £550 £538 £530
% change year-on-year +2.33% +1.42% -1.85%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 1
Median hourly rate - - £70.00
England median hourly rate £60.00 £56.50 £40.50
% change year-on-year +6.19% +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 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
17 Oct 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Contract vacancies in Yorkshire with a recognized job title 2,655 1,551 1,318
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.71% 92.49% 90.71%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,574 1,022 773
10th Percentile £350 £254 £263
25th Percentile £413 £380 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £490 £500
Median % change year-on-year +2.09% -2.05% -2.91%
75th Percentile £575 £550 £575
90th Percentile £673 £638 £650
England median daily rate £525 £513 £525
% change year-on-year +2.44% -2.38% -2.78%
Number of hourly rates quoted 162 40 56
10th Percentile £13.71 £17.48 £14.86
25th Percentile £16.62 £19.85 £16.25
Median hourly rate £25.66 £25.04 £23.34
Median % change year-on-year +2.47% +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%

Project Manager Job Vacancy Trend in Yorkshire

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Project Manager' in the job title 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 jobs citing Project Manager in Yorkshire over the 6 months to 17 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 IT jobs citing Project Manager within the Yorkshire region over the 6 months to 17 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 -13 38 £474 +2.21% 25
West Yorkshire -20 29 £500 -4.76% 22
North Yorkshire -3 13 £600 +12.94% 5
Project Manager
England

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

For the 6 months to 17 October 2026, 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 Project Manager in the job title.

RankSkillShareJob Ads
1Stakeholder Management46.9%38
2Agile40.7%33
3Project Management38.3%31
4Project Delivery29.6%24
5Migration23.5%19
6Budget Management16.0%13
6Project Governance16.0%13
8Continuous Improvement14.8%12
8Waterfall14.8%12
10Technology Transformation13.6%11
11Cybersecurity12.3%10
11PRINCE212.3%10
13Change Management11.1%9
13ERP11.1%9
13Microsoft11.1%9
13Risk Management11.1%9
13SaaS11.1%9
13Scrum11.1%9
13Stakeholder Engagement11.1%9
20Azure9.9%8
20Data Migration9.9%8
20Dependency Management9.9%8
20JIRA9.9%8
20Problem-Solving9.9%8
20Project Planning9.9%8
26Data Protection8.6%7
26Microsoft Project8.6%7
26PMI Certification8.6%7
26Roadmaps8.6%7
30Budgeting and Forecasting7.4%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 Manager12.3%10
2Digital Project Manager11.1%9
2IT Project Manager11.1%9
4Infrastructure Project Manager9.9%8
5Technical Project Manager8.6%7
5Transformation Project Manager8.6%7
7Banking Project Manager7.4%6
7Security Project Manager7.4%6
9Project Manager - Cybersecurity4.9%4
10Engineering Manager3.7%3
10Migration Project Manager3.7%3
10Senior Transformation Manager3.7%3
13Banking Infrastructure Project Manager2.5%2
13Digital Agile Project 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
13Senior Finance Project Manager2.5%2
52 Project Manager jobs in Yorkshire