Project Manager
UK
The median Project Manager daily rate in the UK is £525 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 2 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 2 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 29 | 27 | 25 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -2 | -2 | +15 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Project Manager | 2,535 | 4,108 | 6,732 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 5.84% | 6.92% | 7.59% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 6.30% | 7.31% | 7.95% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1,778 | 2,993 | 4,930 |
| 10th Percentile | £355 | £388 | £375 |
| 25th Percentile | £440 | £450 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £525 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +5.00% | +5.26% |
| 75th Percentile | £615 | £619 | £595 |
| 90th Percentile | £700 | £700 | £675 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £500 | £480 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +4.17% | +6.67% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 130 | 77 | 69 |
| 10th Percentile | £18.32 | £26.58 | £23.61 |
| 25th Percentile | £27.38 | £39.55 | £32.62 |
| Median hourly rate | £36.42 | £64.00 | £51.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -43.10% | +24.27% | +66.13% |
| 75th Percentile | £54.69 | £65.75 | £66.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £62.30 | £72.75 | £73.30 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £35.50 | £62.50 | £32.75 |
| % change year-on-year | -43.20% | +90.84% | +13.99% |
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 | 40,269 | 56,187 | 84,691 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.75% | 94.62% | 95.47% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 26,215 | 39,262 | 59,481 |
| 10th Percentile | £276 | £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 | £735 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £490 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.00% | +5.26% | +11.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,672 | 1,567 | 2,094 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.86 | £14.28 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.30 | £19.38 | £15.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £36.42 | £45.00 | £23.14 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -19.07% | +94.45% | +2.04% |
| 75th Percentile | £61.25 | £65.75 | £48.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £72.50 | £75.75 | £63.25 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £39.55 | £42.50 | £19.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.94% | +117.95% | +2.63% |
Project Manager
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Project Manager in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Project Manager
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Project Manager.
Project Manager
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Project Manager over the 6 months to 2 May 2024.
Project Manager
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Project Manager.
Project Manager
Hourly Rate Histogram
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Project Manager over the 6 months to 2 May 2024.
Project Manager
Top 18 Contract Locations
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 UK over the 6 months to 2 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 | -2 | 2,197 | £525 | -2.33% | 963 |
| UK excluding London | -9 | 1,180 | £500 | - | 740 |
| London | +4 | 1,103 | £550 | -4.35% | 264 |
| Work from Home | -3 | 933 | £514 | -0.68% | 354 |
| South East | -8 | 313 | £525 | +1.94% | 204 |
| North of England | -13 | 253 | £500 | - | 181 |
| Midlands | +1 | 183 | £514 | +8.21% | 137 |
| South West | -1 | 177 | £500 | -4.76% | 88 |
| North West | -8 | 149 | £500 | - | 109 |
| West Midlands | -3 | 135 | £525 | +9.38% | 89 |
| Scotland | -9 | 117 | £475 | -2.56% | 59 |
| East of England | -16 | 91 | £450 | -12.20% | 81 |
| Yorkshire | -15 | 87 | £475 | -13.64% | 58 |
| East Midlands | -3 | 46 | £469 | +4.17% | 46 |
| Wales | +18 | 37 | £515 | +21.18% | 18 |
| North East | +14 | 10 | £525 | +31.25% | 19 |
| Northern Ireland | -1 | 8 | £435 | -5.95% | 4 |
| Channel Islands | +1 | 2 | £575 | - |
Project Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 2 May 2024, 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 Project Manager in the job title.
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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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