Project Manager contract jobs in Manchester

Project Manager contract jobs in Manchester are day-rate engagements doing scope, plan, cost and the stakeholder who can stop the work, hired by media, financial services, digital agencies and the NHS. The day rate should be read against the national Project Manager band, not against a permanent salary in the same city.

Updated 1 November 20264 min read

Project Manager contracts in Manchester

Manchester is the largest contract market outside the capital. MediaCity, Spinningfields and the public-sector programmes around the city all hire contractors, and day rates sit a step under London for the same skill. Against that backdrop, Project Manager is hired for scope, plan, cost and the stakeholder who can stop the work. Programmes in banking, government, health and any transformation that has more than one supplier are the national buyers, and in Manchester the local weight is media, financial services, digital agencies and the NHS.

All Project Manager contract jobs is the national picture. This page is the Manchester cut of it, including the live rows below when the board has any.

Day rates

Advertised Project Manager day rates commonly sit between £450 and £700. That is the headline number, before tax, umbrella margin or the costs of a limited company. Manchester is typically under the London end of that band for the same Project Manager brief. The rate on a specific advert is on the board when the recruiter published one. Where they wrote "competitive" instead, the role is harder to compare and usually not in a hurry to tell you.

Compare an offer with Project Manager day rates and with the IR35 calculator before you accept an inside number that only looks larger.

IR35

Most Project Manager contracts are inside IR35 and paid through an umbrella or agency PAYE. Outside roles do appear, usually where the client wants a defined outcome rather than a seat, and they are worth filtering for because the take-home gap is large. If the only offers you can see are inside, the day rate has to be higher to leave you in the same place.

In Manchester, public-sector and large-employer Project Manager contracts lean inside more often than a small private client does. Project Manager outside IR35 jobs explains what to check. Contract jobs in Manchester is the wider city market.

How to get the role

The live list is on the Project Manager board. Members see new Project Manager contracts in the first 48 hours and get the apply link on every job. The public board is delayed, and it does not carry the link to the original advert.

If nothing in Manchester is open today, set an alert for Project Manager rather than refreshing a stale search. Alerts are a member feature, checked every hour, and they only send when there is something new.

Live roles on the board

These Project Manager contracts are on the board now. The day rate and IR35 status are public. The link to the original advert is for members.

See Project Manager contracts in Manchester · Membership unlocks apply links and the first 48 hours

Questions

Are there Project Manager contracts in Manchester?
Manchester hires Project Manager contractors into media, financial services, digital agencies and the NHS. If the board is quiet today, that is a timing gap, not a closed market.
What is a Project Manager day rate in Manchester?
The national advertised band is £450 to £700 a day. Manchester tends to sit under the London end of it.
Are these Project Manager jobs outside IR35?
Most Project Manager contracts are inside IR35 and paid through an umbrella or agency PAYE. Outside roles do appear, usually where the client wants a defined outcome rather than a seat, and they are worth filtering for because the take-home gap is large. If the only offers you can see are inside, the day rate has to be higher to leave you in the same place.
How do I apply?
Open the role on the board. Members get the link to the original Project Manager advert. The public page shows the rate, the status and the description without that link.