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 1 June 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 1 Jun 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 339 | 316 | 268 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -23 | -48 | +95 |
| Contract jobs requiring an IT Project Manager | 250 | 445 | 904 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.58% | 0.79% | 1.03% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.63% | 0.84% | 1.08% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 192 | 355 | 681 |
| 10th Percentile | £370 | £363 | £385 |
| 25th Percentile | £450 | £450 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £522 | £513 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +0.57% | +1.85% | +13.89% |
| 75th Percentile | £595 | £589 | £588 |
| 90th Percentile | £675 | £650 | £650 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £500 | £498 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +0.50% | +20.61% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 7 | 3 | 8 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £24.52 |
| 25th Percentile | £23.63 | £61.25 | £26.67 |
| Median hourly rate | £43.00 | £62.50 | £55.75 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -31.20% | +12.11% | -1.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £56.88 | £64.38 | £65.08 |
| 90th Percentile | £62.00 | £64.75 | £70.24 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £25.28 | £65.00 | £46.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -61.12% | +41.30% | -18.58% |
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 | 39,969 | 53,015 | 83,520 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.83% | 94.58% | 95.35% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 25,870 | 37,031 | 58,844 |
| 10th Percentile | £280 | £313 | £315 |
| 25th Percentile | £409 | £425 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £540 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.78% | +2.86% | +7.69% |
| 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% | +10.21% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,841 | 1,476 | 1,963 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.86 | £14.25 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.30 | £19.06 | £15.90 |
| Median hourly rate | £37.50 | £45.00 | £24.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -16.67% | +83.67% | +12.28% |
| 75th Percentile | £61.60 | £65.75 | £49.33 |
| 90th Percentile | £73.75 | £76.13 | £65.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £40.00 | £42.50 | £20.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.88% | +112.50% | +5.26% |
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 1 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 1 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 1 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 | -17 | 228 | £525 | -2.55% | 58 |
| UK excluding London | -39 | 134 | £500 | - | 47 |
| London | +27 | 98 | £575 | +2.22% | 14 |
| Work from Home | 0 | 79 | £500 | - | 20 |
| South East | -7 | 36 | £525 | +3.96% | 10 |
| North of England | +11 | 34 | £525 | -4.55% | 10 |
| Midlands | +6 | 29 | £500 | +2.56% | 16 |
| West Midlands | +5 | 27 | £500 | +3.36% | 13 |
| South West | +5 | 25 | £500 | -1.23% | 5 |
| North West | +21 | 17 | £550 | +9.56% | 8 |
| Yorkshire | 0 | 11 | £450 | -18.18% | 2 |
| Scotland | +5 | 7 | £481 | -3.27% | 2 |
| North East | - | 5 | £525 | - | |
| East Midlands | +4 | 2 | £435 | -13.00% | 3 |
| Wales | - | 2 | £500 | - | 2 |
| East of England | -9 | 1 | £500 | -9.09% | 3 |
IT Project Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 1 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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