Project Manager
UK
The median Project Manager daily rate in the UK is £525 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 18 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 18 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 | 2,478 | 3,916 | 6,776 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 5.82% | 6.88% | 7.74% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 6.27% | 7.27% | 8.11% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1,715 | 2,841 | 4,953 |
| 10th Percentile | £355 | £400 | £375 |
| 25th Percentile | £440 | £450 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £525 | £510 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +2.94% | +7.37% |
| 75th Percentile | £615 | £625 | £595 |
| 90th Percentile | £700 | £704 | £675 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £500 | £487 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +2.62% | +8.28% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 133 | 70 | 65 |
| 10th Percentile | £18.32 | £27.91 | £22.28 |
| 25th Percentile | £26.92 | £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 | £60.00 | £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 | 39,507 | 53,867 | 83,506 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.79% | 94.60% | 95.39% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 25,718 | 37,620 | 58,687 |
| 10th Percentile | £280 | £313 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £410 | £425 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £544 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.40% | +3.52% | +9.38% |
| 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 | 2,672 | 1,498 | 2,036 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.82 | £14.25 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.29 | £19.13 | £15.75 |
| 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% | +5.26% |
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 18 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 18 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 18 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 | 2,146 | £525 | -2.33% | 909 |
| UK excluding London | -7 | 1,144 | £500 | - | 748 |
| London | +1 | 1,083 | £550 | -4.35% | 244 |
| Work from Home | -4 | 911 | £513 | -2.24% | 408 |
| South East | -5 | 313 | £525 | +1.94% | 209 |
| North of England | -13 | 241 | £500 | - | 162 |
| Midlands | -1 | 179 | £517 | +8.84% | 149 |
| South West | -5 | 172 | £500 | -4.76% | 86 |
| North West | -8 | 149 | £500 | - | 97 |
| West Midlands | -4 | 134 | £525 | +10.53% | 86 |
| Scotland | -1 | 121 | £475 | -4.52% | 63 |
| East of England | -15 | 87 | £450 | -10.00% | 76 |
| Yorkshire | -25 | 75 | £500 | -9.09% | 53 |
| East Midlands | -6 | 43 | £488 | +8.33% | 61 |
| Wales | +5 | 22 | £514 | +20.88% | 29 |
| North East | +8 | 10 | £525 | +31.25% | 19 |
| Northern Ireland | -7 | 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 18 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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