Project Manager
UK
The median Project Manager daily rate in the UK is £525 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 20 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 20 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 30 | 27 | 24 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -3 | -3 | +15 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Project Manager | 2,476 | 3,933 | 6,830 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 5.82% | 6.87% | 7.73% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 6.27% | 7.26% | 8.11% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1,714 | 2,857 | 4,989 |
| 10th Percentile | £355 | £400 | £375 |
| 25th Percentile | £438 | £450 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £525 | £513 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +2.44% | +7.89% |
| 75th Percentile | £616 | £625 | £595 |
| 90th Percentile | £700 | £703 | £675 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £500 | £488 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +2.56% | +8.33% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 134 | 70 | 65 |
| 10th Percentile | £18.32 | £27.91 | £22.28 |
| 25th Percentile | £27.00 | £40.00 | £31.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £36.50 | £63.25 | £51.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -42.29% | +22.82% | +54.88% |
| 75th Percentile | £58.75 | £65.75 | £66.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £65.00 | £70.50 | £69.90 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £35.50 | £61.25 | £32.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -42.04% | +88.46% | +11.63% |
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 | 39,468 | 54,175 | 84,246 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.79% | 94.61% | 95.40% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 25,716 | 37,826 | 59,224 |
| 10th Percentile | £280 | £313 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £410 | £425 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £543 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.23% | +3.33% | +8.47% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £650 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £750 | £738 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £489 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.20% | +5.26% | +11.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,674 | 1,504 | 2,051 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.83 | £14.25 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.30 | £19.06 | £15.82 |
| Median hourly rate | £36.50 | £45.00 | £23.91 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -18.89% | +88.21% | +6.27% |
| 75th Percentile | £61.30 | £65.75 | £49.25 |
| 90th Percentile | £72.90 | £76.00 | £65.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £40.00 | £42.50 | £20.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.88% | +112.50% | +4.19% |
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 20 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 20 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 20 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 | -3 | 2,145 | £525 | -2.33% | 983 |
| UK excluding London | -7 | 1,144 | £500 | - | 802 |
| London | +1 | 1,082 | £550 | -4.35% | 264 |
| Work from Home | -4 | 908 | £515 | -2.00% | 425 |
| South East | -6 | 314 | £525 | +1.94% | 211 |
| North of England | -13 | 240 | £500 | - | 180 |
| Midlands | -3 | 178 | £514 | +8.21% | 164 |
| South West | -4 | 172 | £500 | -4.76% | 95 |
| North West | -8 | 148 | £500 | - | 104 |
| West Midlands | -4 | 135 | £525 | +10.53% | 96 |
| Scotland | -3 | 121 | £475 | -4.52% | 73 |
| East of England | -14 | 88 | £450 | -10.00% | 74 |
| Yorkshire | -23 | 75 | £500 | -9.09% | 61 |
| East Midlands | -4 | 41 | £475 | +5.56% | 66 |
| Wales | +7 | 22 | £514 | +20.88% | 31 |
| North East | +8 | 10 | £525 | +31.25% | 22 |
| Northern Ireland | -8 | 8 | £435 | -10.77% | 6 |
| Channel Islands | 0 | 2 | £575 | - |
Project Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 20 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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