Source: https://deftridge.com/rates/project-manager/london/ Title: Project Manager hourly rate in London, 2026 | Deftridge Summary: Project Manager pay in London: median wage £34 an hour, typical part-time contractor rate £50. Source: Office for National Statistics, 2026p. TLI · United Kingdom · **Updated November 3, 2026** # Project Manager hourly rate in London The market median wage for a Project Manager in London is **£33.56 an hour**. A senior part-time contractor typically receives **£50 an hour** on Deftridge, +25% against the United Kingdom rate. **£50/hr** typical contractor rate, senior **£33.56/hr** median wage **£26-44** middle half of wages **£1,080** a month at 5 hours a week ## Project Manager wage percentiles in London 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 | £19.68 | £430 | £40,900 | | 25th | £26.00 | £560 | £54,100 | | Median | £33.56 | £730 | £69,800 | | 75th | £43.53 | £940 | £90,500 | | 90th | £57.72 | £1,250 | £120,100 | Source: Office for National Statistics, 2026p; aged to October 2026. [How rates are built](https://deftridge.com/rates/methodology/). ## London in numbers What sets London apart for a Project Manager, from the same sources as the table above. - **+25%** median wage against the United Kingdom median of £26.78 - **1st of 12** regions by median wage for this role - **£23** country floor: no United Kingdom rate is published below it ## What contractors receive The Deftridge rate for a Project Manager in London 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 | - Regular role **£50** - One-off task **£55** - Task bundle **£50** ## Project Manager pay across United Kingdom Typical contractor rate for a senior Project Manager, highest first; 4 of 12 places shown. By median wage London ranks **1 of 12**. | Place | Median wage | Contractor rate | | --- | --- | --- | | London | £33.56 | £50 | | South West | £26.93 | £40 | | South East | £26.49 | £40 | | West Midlands | £26.36 | £40 | ## 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. [Project Manager rates in every country](https://deftridge.com/rates/project-manager/) · [Project Manager jobs in London](https://deftridge.com/jobs/project-manager/london/) · [Methodology](https://deftridge.com/rates/methodology/)