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 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 | 343 | 309 | 267 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -34 | -42 | +113 |
| Contract jobs requiring an IT Project Manager | 231 | 458 | 894 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.54% | 0.80% | 1.02% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.58% | 0.85% | 1.07% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 179 | 358 | 680 |
| 10th Percentile | £369 | £363 | £385 |
| 25th Percentile | £450 | £450 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £524 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +0.29% | +4.70% | +11.11% |
| 75th Percentile | £614 | £588 | £576 |
| 90th Percentile | £688 | £650 | £638 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £500 | £488 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +2.56% | +18.18% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 7 | 3 | 7 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £24.13 |
| 25th Percentile | £23.63 | £61.25 | £26.35 |
| Median hourly rate | £43.00 | £62.50 | £51.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -31.20% | +21.36% | -12.11% |
| 75th Percentile | £56.88 | £64.38 | £62.65 |
| 90th Percentile | £62.00 | £64.75 | £71.88 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £25.28 | £65.00 | £27.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -61.12% | +140.74% | -53.92% |
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% |
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 18 May 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 18 May 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 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 | -17 | 210 | £525 | -2.78% | 62 |
| UK excluding London | -34 | 122 | £500 | - | 50 |
| London | +25 | 92 | £605 | +10.00% | 14 |
| Work from Home | -12 | 80 | £525 | +5.00% | 26 |
| South East | +12 | 33 | £525 | +2.44% | 14 |
| North of England | +11 | 29 | £455 | -17.27% | 10 |
| Midlands | -2 | 27 | £500 | +2.56% | 16 |
| West Midlands | +6 | 26 | £500 | +2.56% | 14 |
| South West | +6 | 24 | £475 | -7.32% | 5 |
| North West | +14 | 15 | £525 | +5.00% | 8 |
| Yorkshire | -5 | 9 | £450 | -18.18% | 2 |
| Scotland | +8 | 6 | £481 | -2.28% | |
| North East | - | 4 | £525 | - | 1 |
| Wales | - | 2 | £500 | - | 2 |
| East Midlands | +6 | 1 | £500 | +2.56% | 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 18 May 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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