Source: https://deftridge.com/rates/product-manager/united-kingdom/ Title: Product Manager rate in the United Kingdom | Deftridge Summary: Product Manager pay in the United Kingdom: median wage £35 an hour, typical part-time contractor rate £50. Source: Office for National Statistics, 2026p. United Kingdom · **Updated November 3, 2026** # Product Manager hourly rate in United Kingdom The market median wage for a Product Manager in the United Kingdom is **£34.81 an hour**. A senior part-time contractor typically receives **£50 an hour** on Deftridge. **£50/hr** typical contractor rate, senior **£34.81/hr** median wage **£27-45** middle half of wages **£1,080** a month at 5 hours a week ## Product Manager wage percentiles in United Kingdom Employee wages for the role. The yellow row is the median. | Percentile | Per hour | 5 h a week, per month | Full time, per year | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 10th | £20.42 | £440 | £42,500 | | 25th | £26.98 | £580 | £56,100 | | Median | £34.81 | £750 | £72,400 | | 75th | £45.15 | £980 | £93,900 | | 90th | £59.88 | £1,300 | £124,600 | Source: Office for National Statistics, 2026p; aged to October 2026; about 349,000 people employed in the role. [How rates are built](https://deftridge.com/rates/methodology/). ## United Kingdom in numbers What sets the United Kingdom apart for a Product Manager, from the same sources as the table above. - **£43.63** highest median wage, London - **£30.38** lowest median wage, Wales - **349,000** people employed in the role - **£23** country floor: no United Kingdom rate is published below it - For tax year 2026 to 2027, self-employed Class 4 National Insurance is 6% on profits over £12,570 up to £50,270 and 2% on profits over £50,270. [Source](https://www.gov.uk/self-employed-national-insurance-rates) - Class 2 National Insurance does not have to be paid: with profits of £7,105 or more it is treated as paid; below that, voluntary Class 2 is £3.65 a week for 2026 to 2027. [Source](https://www.gov.uk/self-employed-national-insurance-rates) ## What contractors receive The Deftridge rate for a Product Manager in the United Kingdom by level and by format. The company adds 15% on top; you keep all of the rate shown. | Level | Per hour | Per month at 5 h/week | | --- | --- | --- | | Senior | £50 | £1,080 | | Manager | £60 | £1,300 | | Director | £75 | £1,630 | - Regular role **£50** - One-off task **£55** - Task bundle **£50** - Expert hour **£65** ## Product Manager pay by region in United Kingdom Typical contractor rate for a senior Product Manager, highest first; 9 of 12 places shown. | Place | Median wage | Contractor rate | | --- | --- | --- | | London | £43.63 | £65 | | South West | £35.01 | £50 | | South East | £34.44 | £50 | | West Midlands | £34.27 | £50 | | Scotland | £34.14 | £50 | | East of England | £33.98 | £50 | | North West | £32.83 | £50 | | Yorkshire and The Humber | £31.47 | £45 | | Northern Ireland | £31.45 | £45 | ## Questions about pay, fees and privacy The same rules apply to every task, so they live on two pages: [Pricing](https://deftridge.com/pricing/) explains the 15% fee, prepayment and when you are paid; [How it works](https://deftridge.com/how-it-works/) covers matching, what a company sees and side work next to a job. [Product Manager rates in every country](https://deftridge.com/rates/product-manager/) · [Product Manager jobs in United Kingdom](https://deftridge.com/jobs/product-manager/united-kingdom/) · [Methodology](https://deftridge.com/rates/methodology/)