IT Project Manager
UK
The median IT Project Manager daily rate in the UK is £525 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 4 May 2024.
The first table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 4 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 356 | 308 | 274 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -48 | -34 | +110 |
| Contract jobs requiring an IT Project Manager | 238 | 508 | 886 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.55% | 0.86% | 1.00% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.59% | 0.91% | 1.05% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 190 | 394 | 680 |
| 10th Percentile | £369 | £363 | £380 |
| 25th Percentile | £438 | £450 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £521 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +0.77% | +4.20% | +11.11% |
| 75th Percentile | £609 | £593 | £575 |
| 90th Percentile | £675 | £650 | £638 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £490 | £500 | £488 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.00% | +2.56% | +20.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 6 | 3 | 5 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £34.20 |
| 25th Percentile | £23.63 | £61.25 | £45.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £34.14 | £62.50 | £51.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -45.38% | +21.36% | +18.81% |
| 75th Percentile | £51.81 | £64.38 | £60.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £56.88 | £64.75 | £73.05 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £25.28 | £65.00 | £51.75 |
| % change year-on-year | -61.12% | +25.60% | -14.73% |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies. 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.
| Contract vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title | 40,021 | 55,966 | 84,699 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.75% | 94.62% | 95.45% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 26,056 | 39,104 | 59,482 |
| 10th Percentile | £280 | £313 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £409 | £425 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £540 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.78% | +2.86% | +10.53% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £650 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £750 | £738 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £490 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.00% | +5.26% | +11.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,666 | 1,571 | 2,084 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.86 | £14.30 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.30 | £19.06 | £15.63 |
| Median hourly rate | £36.50 | £45.00 | £23.81 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -18.89% | +89.04% | +5.80% |
| 75th Percentile | £61.29 | £65.75 | £49.19 |
| 90th Percentile | £72.50 | £76.00 | £63.71 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £40.00 | £42.26 | £19.52 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.35% | +116.50% | +2.74% |
IT Project Manager
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured IT Project Manager in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
IT Project Manager
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing IT Project Manager.
IT Project Manager
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing IT Project Manager over the 6 months to 4 May 2024.
IT Project Manager
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing IT Project Manager.
IT Project Manager
Hourly Rate Histogram
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing IT Project Manager over the 6 months to 4 May 2024.
IT Project Manager
Top 16 Contract Locations
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 UK over the 6 months to 4 May 2024. 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 |
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| England | -36 | 217 | £525 | -1.87% | 67 |
| UK excluding London | -44 | 131 | £490 | -2.00% | 52 |
| London | +19 | 92 | £610 | +10.91% | 16 |
| Work from Home | -4 | 82 | £525 | +5.00% | 27 |
| North of England | -1 | 34 | £455 | -17.27% | 15 |
| South East | -4 | 32 | £510 | -1.92% | 12 |
| Midlands | -7 | 27 | £500 | - | 11 |
| South West | +18 | 26 | £475 | -5.00% | 7 |
| West Midlands | -1 | 26 | £500 | +1.27% | 9 |
| North West | +5 | 17 | £506 | -0.15% | 10 |
| Yorkshire | +1 | 12 | £450 | -18.18% | 4 |
| Scotland | +9 | 7 | £488 | -1.02% | 2 |
| North East | - | 4 | £525 | - | 1 |
| Wales | +17 | 3 | £456 | +17.74% | |
| East of England | -3 | 2 | £488 | - | 6 |
| East Midlands | +13 | 1 | £500 | - | 2 |
IT Project Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 4 May 2024, IT Project Manager contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads featuring IT Project Manager in the job title.
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IT Project Manager Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:
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