IT Project Manager
UK
The median IT Project Manager daily rate in the UK is £525, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 11 June 2024.
The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 11 Jun 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 355 | 329 | 269 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -26 | -60 | +95 |
| Contract jobs requiring an IT Project Manager | 252 | 431 | 898 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.58% | 0.78% | 1.03% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.62% | 0.82% | 1.08% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 195 | 346 | 676 |
| 10th Percentile | £370 | £359 | £385 |
| 25th Percentile | £450 | £450 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £521 | £513 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +0.77% | +1.66% | +13.89% |
| 75th Percentile | £605 | £589 | £588 |
| 90th Percentile | £675 | £650 | £650 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £500 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | +21.21% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 7 | 3 | 10 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £25.31 |
| 25th Percentile | £23.63 | £61.25 | £32.94 |
| Median hourly rate | £43.00 | £62.50 | £62.25 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -31.20% | +0.40% | +10.18% |
| 75th Percentile | £56.88 | £64.38 | £65.23 |
| 90th Percentile | £62.00 | £64.75 | £71.18 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £25.28 | £65.00 | £64.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -61.12% | +0.78% | +14.16% |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides 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 | 40,533 | 52,506 | 83,140 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.89% | 94.52% | 95.35% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 26,086 | 36,648 | 58,637 |
| 10th Percentile | £280 | £313 | £318 |
| 25th Percentile | £407 | £425 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £540 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.78% | +2.86% | +6.06% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £650 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £750 | £738 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £488 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.50% | +5.26% | +8.57% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,938 | 1,481 | 1,935 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.86 | £14.25 | £12.75 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.30 | £19.18 | £15.90 |
| Median hourly rate | £37.50 | £45.00 | £25.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -16.67% | +80.00% | +16.28% |
| 75th Percentile | £61.71 | £65.75 | £49.92 |
| 90th Percentile | £74.00 | £76.50 | £65.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £40.00 | £42.00 | £20.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.76% | +110.00% | +7.82% |
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 11 June 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 11 June 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 11 June 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 | +8 | 232 | £525 | -2.33% | 66 |
| UK excluding London | -26 | 136 | £500 | - | 54 |
| London | +20 | 99 | £575 | +2.22% | 18 |
| Work from Home | -4 | 82 | £500 | - | 23 |
| South East | +3 | 40 | £525 | +5.00% | 11 |
| North of England | +18 | 32 | £525 | -4.55% | 9 |
| Midlands | +1 | 29 | £500 | +2.56% | 21 |
| West Midlands | +5 | 28 | £500 | +2.56% | 17 |
| South West | +5 | 25 | £500 | - | 8 |
| North West | +16 | 17 | £550 | +7.42% | 7 |
| Yorkshire | -14 | 9 | £450 | -18.18% | 2 |
| Scotland | +5 | 6 | £488 | -2.01% | 2 |
| North East | - | 5 | £525 | - | |
| East of England | -10 | 2 | £475 | -13.64% | 2 |
| Wales | - | 2 | £500 | - | 1 |
| East Midlands | +1 | 1 | £370 | -24.10% | 4 |
IT Project Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 11 June 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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