Project Manager
UK
The median Project Manager daily rate in the UK is £525 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 13 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 13 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 29 | 27 | 24 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -2 | -3 | +16 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Project Manager | 2,485 | 4,029 | 6,806 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 5.81% | 6.93% | 7.72% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 6.26% | 7.32% | 8.09% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1,720 | 2,929 | 4,984 |
| 10th Percentile | £355 | £400 | £375 |
| 25th Percentile | £438 | £450 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £525 | £507 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +3.60% | +6.68% |
| 75th Percentile | £615 | £625 | £595 |
| 90th Percentile | £700 | £704 | £675 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £500 | £485 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +3.09% | +7.78% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 134 | 71 | 65 |
| 10th Percentile | £18.32 | £28.00 | £22.28 |
| 25th Percentile | £27.38 | £39.78 | £31.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £36.50 | £62.50 | £52.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -41.60% | +19.05% | +54.39% |
| 75th Percentile | £60.00 | £65.75 | £66.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £65.00 | £70.00 | £74.90 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £36.50 | £61.25 | £31.25 |
| % change year-on-year | -40.41% | +96.00% | +5.93% |
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 | 39,665 | 55,057 | 84,118 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.77% | 94.65% | 95.41% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 25,784 | 38,442 | 59,095 |
| 10th Percentile | £280 | £313 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £410 | £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 | £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 | 2,665 | 1,534 | 2,069 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.86 | £14.25 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.30 | £19.06 | £15.75 |
| Median hourly rate | £37.50 | £45.00 | £23.91 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -16.67% | +88.21% | +6.13% |
| 75th Percentile | £61.30 | £65.75 | £49.25 |
| 90th Percentile | £73.26 | £76.00 | £65.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £40.00 | £42.08 | £20.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.94% | +110.39% | +3.98% |
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 13 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 13 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 13 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 | 2,152 | £525 | -2.33% | 999 |
| UK excluding London | -8 | 1,150 | £500 | - | 808 |
| London | +1 | 1,084 | £550 | -4.35% | 262 |
| Work from Home | -3 | 916 | £501 | -4.67% | 419 |
| South East | -7 | 314 | £525 | +1.94% | 223 |
| North of England | -13 | 243 | £500 | - | 187 |
| Midlands | -3 | 179 | £525 | +10.53% | 153 |
| South West | -2 | 172 | £500 | -4.76% | 97 |
| North West | -4 | 148 | £500 | - | 108 |
| West Midlands | -5 | 134 | £525 | +10.53% | 95 |
| Scotland | -1 | 123 | £475 | -2.56% | 69 |
| East of England | -15 | 86 | £450 | -10.00% | 82 |
| Yorkshire | -17 | 78 | £500 | -9.09% | 63 |
| East Midlands | -4 | 43 | £488 | +8.33% | 56 |
| Wales | +7 | 24 | £508 | +19.41% | 25 |
| North East | +8 | 10 | £525 | +31.25% | 23 |
| Northern Ireland | -4 | 8 | £435 | -8.42% | 9 |
| Channel Islands | +1 | 2 | £575 | - |
Project Manager Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 13 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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