PMO Contracts in England

Project Management Office (PMO)
UK > England

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for PMO skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited PMO over the 6 months to 27 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
27 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 137 134 138
Rank change year-on-year -3 +4 +80
Contract jobs citing PMO 627 1,037 1,397
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 1.70% 2.05% 1.96%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 11.92% 15.37% 14.97%
Number of daily rates quoted 409 742 966
10th Percentile £306 £275 £275
25th Percentile £400 £390 £358
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £475
Median % change year-on-year - +5.26% +11.76%
75th Percentile £588 £625 £577
90th Percentile £702 £800 £675
UK median daily rate £475 £498 £465
% change year-on-year -4.67% +7.15% +15.53%
Number of hourly rates quoted 16 20 55
10th Percentile £13.50 £22.45 £21.00
25th Percentile £21.73 £29.69 £25.63
Median hourly rate £37.50 £35.00 £44.50
Median % change year-on-year +7.14% -21.35% +178.13%
75th Percentile £54.38 £65.31 £49.25
90th Percentile £74.33 £80.00 -
UK median hourly rate £37.50 £33.75 £44.50
% change year-on-year +11.11% -24.16% +154.29%

All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
England

PMO is in the Quality Assurance and Compliance category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills 5,262 6,748 9,331
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 14.24% 13.35% 13.12%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,344 4,590 6,375
10th Percentile £300 £275 £288
25th Percentile £409 £406 £406
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year - - +10.53%
75th Percentile £638 £650 £625
90th Percentile £750 £750 £725
UK median daily rate £510 £525 £513
% change year-on-year -2.86% +2.44% +7.89%
Number of hourly rates quoted 346 206 260
10th Percentile £10.95 £13.60 £11.75
25th Percentile £13.05 £19.07 £16.88
Median hourly rate £22.04 £40.25 £27.50
Median % change year-on-year -45.25% +46.36% +30.95%
75th Percentile £44.69 £63.75 £49.25
90th Percentile £67.38 £79.88 £68.75
UK median hourly rate £20.61 £37.50 £28.50
% change year-on-year -45.05% +31.58% +35.71%

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Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings citing PMO as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for PMO in England

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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing PMO in England.

Daily rate trend for PMO in England

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Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing PMO in England over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

Daily rate histogram for PMO in England

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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing PMO in England.

Hourly rate trend for PMO in England

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Hourly Rate Histogram in England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing PMO in England over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for PMO in England

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Contract Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing PMO within the England region over the 6 months to 27 April 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
London -14 283 £500 -8.26% 62
South East 0 98 £415 -7.78% 37
South West +42 93 £500 +11.11% 29
North of England -24 70 £481 +1.36% 33
Midlands -8 51 £500 +11.11% 18
West Midlands -2 35 £450 +9.09% 12
North West -22 31 £481 +7.00% 23
Yorkshire -16 26 £438 -12.50% 4
East of England -24 22 £450 -21.74% 18
North East +30 16 £500 +35.14% 6
East Midlands +14 15 £595 +19.00% 6
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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:

Application Platforms
1 36 (5.74%) SharePoint
2 16 (2.55%) Confluence
3 7 (1.12%) CMS
4 5 (0.80%) Adobe Experience Manager
5 2 (0.32%) Exchange Server 2007
5 2 (0.32%) Exchange Server 2010
5 2 (0.32%) Microsoft Exchange
6 1 (0.16%) Drupal
6 1 (0.16%) Kentico
Applications
1 120 (19.14%) Microsoft Excel
2 91 (14.51%) Microsoft Office
3 73 (11.64%) Microsoft Project
4 71 (11.32%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 32 (5.10%) Spreadsheet
6 21 (3.35%) MS Visio
7 3 (0.48%) Trello
Business Applications
1 7 (1.12%) SAP Hybris
2 6 (0.96%) Loan IQ
3 4 (0.64%) SAP S/4HANA
4 3 (0.48%) CA PPM
4 3 (0.48%) Primavera
5 2 (0.32%) SAP SD
5 2 (0.32%) SystmOne
5 2 (0.32%) Temenos Globus
6 1 (0.16%) Changepoint
6 1 (0.16%) Elite 3E
6 1 (0.16%) NetSuite
6 1 (0.16%) Oracle Payroll
6 1 (0.16%) SAP ERP
6 1 (0.16%) Temenos T24
6 1 (0.16%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 22 (3.51%) Azure
2 19 (3.03%) Power Platform
3 9 (1.44%) Azure DevOps
4 8 (1.28%) SAP Commerce Cloud
5 7 (1.12%) SaaS
6 5 (0.80%) Power Automate
6 5 (0.80%) PowerApps
7 4 (0.64%) Google Workspace
8 3 (0.48%) Dynamics 365
8 3 (0.48%) Microsoft 365
8 3 (0.48%) SuccessFactors
9 2 (0.32%) Adobe Analytics
9 2 (0.32%) Asana
9 2 (0.32%) Salesforce Commerce Cloud
9 2 (0.32%) Slack
10 1 (0.16%) AWS
10 1 (0.16%) ClickUp
10 1 (0.16%) Cloud Computing
10 1 (0.16%) Kontent
10 1 (0.16%) Miro
Communications & Networking
1 5 (0.80%) Intranet
2 2 (0.32%) SAN
2 2 (0.32%) VoIP
2 2 (0.32%) Wi-Fi
3 1 (0.16%) 4G
3 1 (0.16%) 5G
3 1 (0.16%) Firewall
3 1 (0.16%) Unified Communications
Database & Business Intelligence
1 18 (2.87%) Power BI
2 5 (0.80%) Data Lake
2 5 (0.80%) Electronic Patient Records
2 5 (0.80%) Oracle Reports
3 3 (0.48%) Azure SQL Database
4 2 (0.32%) Big Data
4 2 (0.32%) Data Mining
4 2 (0.32%) Data Warehouse
4 2 (0.32%) Tableau
5 1 (0.16%) Geospatial Data
5 1 (0.16%) GIS
Development Applications
1 67 (10.69%) JIRA
2 4 (0.64%) Visual Studio Team System
General
1 282 (44.98%) Finance
2 195 (31.10%) Social Skills
3 77 (12.28%) Analytical Skills
4 64 (10.21%) Banking
5 53 (8.45%) Organisational Skills
6 49 (7.81%) Public Sector
7 45 (7.18%) Presentation Skills
8 36 (5.74%) Retail
9 29 (4.63%) Telecoms
10 26 (4.15%) Influencing Skills
11 24 (3.83%) Marketing
12 19 (3.03%) Law
13 17 (2.71%) Mandarin Language
14 16 (2.55%) Investment Banking
14 16 (2.55%) Manufacturing
15 15 (2.39%) Legal
16 14 (2.23%) Pharmaceutical
17 13 (2.07%) Electronics
18 12 (1.91%) Local Government
19 9 (1.44%) Financial Institution
Job Titles
1 138 (22.01%) Analyst
2 107 (17.07%) PMO Analyst
3 97 (15.47%) Project Manager
4 81 (12.92%) Lead
5 62 (9.89%) PMO Manager
5 62 (9.89%) Senior
6 48 (7.66%) PMO Lead
7 37 (5.90%) Senior PMO
8 23 (3.67%) Coordinator
8 23 (3.67%) Support Officer
9 22 (3.51%) Project Leader
10 21 (3.35%) Senior Analyst
10 21 (3.35%) Senior Manager
11 19 (3.03%) Project Coordinator
11 19 (3.03%) Senior PMO Analyst
12 18 (2.87%) Programme Manager
13 16 (2.55%) Junior
13 16 (2.55%) Project Officer
14 13 (2.07%) Consultant
14 13 (2.07%) PMO Project Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (0.48%) ADO
2 2 (0.32%) HTML
2 2 (0.32%) JSON
2 2 (0.32%) XML
3 1 (0.16%) EDI
3 1 (0.16%) Middleware
3 1 (0.16%) Oracle Fusion
3 1 (0.16%) SAP PI
Miscellaneous
1 21 (3.35%) Management Information System
2 16 (2.55%) Onboarding
3 11 (1.75%) PMI
3 11 (1.75%) Product Ownership
4 7 (1.12%) Self-Motivation
4 7 (1.12%) Virtual Team
5 6 (0.96%) Derivative
5 6 (0.96%) Fixed Income
5 6 (0.96%) NHS
6 4 (0.64%) Data Protection Act
6 4 (0.64%) Legacy Systems
7 3 (0.48%) FMCG
7 3 (0.48%) Market Risk
8 2 (0.32%) Analytical Mindset
8 2 (0.32%) Housing Association
8 2 (0.32%) PACS
8 2 (0.32%) Smartcard
8 2 (0.32%) Smartphone
9 1 (0.16%) Greenfield Project
9 1 (0.16%) Renewable Energy
Operating Systems
1 4 (0.64%) Windows
2 3 (0.48%) Android
3 2 (0.32%) Windows 7
4 1 (0.16%) Apple iOS
4 1 (0.16%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 312 (49.76%) Project Management
2 182 (29.03%) Agile
3 166 (26.48%) Project Delivery
4 146 (23.29%) Stakeholder Management
5 102 (16.27%) Change Management
6 89 (14.19%) PRINCE2
7 86 (13.72%) Risk Management
8 67 (10.69%) Problem-Solving
9 66 (10.53%) Programme Management
10 62 (9.89%) Project Planning
11 56 (8.93%) Waterfall
12 50 (7.97%) Budget Management
13 46 (7.34%) Project Governance
14 44 (7.02%) Change Control
14 44 (7.02%) Continuous Improvement
14 44 (7.02%) Decision-Making
15 42 (6.70%) Roadmaps
16 37 (5.90%) Data Analysis
16 37 (5.90%) Workshop Facilitation
17 36 (5.74%) Time Management
Programming Languages
1 9 (1.44%) SQL
2 4 (0.64%) R
3 3 (0.48%) Data Analysis Expressions
3 3 (0.48%) Python
3 3 (0.48%) VBA
4 2 (0.32%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 112 (17.86%) Security Cleared
2 65 (10.37%) Degree
3 58 (9.25%) DV Cleared
3 58 (9.25%) SC Cleared
4 32 (5.10%) PMP
5 25 (3.99%) APMP
5 25 (3.99%) PMI Certification
6 13 (2.07%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
7 8 (1.28%) BPSS Clearance
8 6 (0.96%) APMG
9 4 (0.64%) Numerate Degree
10 3 (0.48%) Azure Certification
10 3 (0.48%) CIMA
10 3 (0.48%) Master's Degree
10 3 (0.48%) PRINCE2 Certification
11 2 (0.32%) Computer Science Degree
12 1 (0.16%) CAPM
12 1 (0.16%) DBS Check
12 1 (0.16%) PhD
12 1 (0.16%) Postgraduate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 16 (2.55%) P3O
2 9 (1.44%) QA
3 7 (1.12%) Data Quality
4 5 (0.80%) GDPR
5 4 (0.64%) Def Stans
5 4 (0.64%) ISO 9001
5 4 (0.64%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 3 (0.48%) EMIR
7 2 (0.32%) Basel III
7 2 (0.32%) COREP
7 2 (0.32%) FINREP
7 2 (0.32%) MiFID
8 1 (0.16%) Accessibility
8 1 (0.16%) GxP
8 1 (0.16%) ISO/IEC 20000
8 1 (0.16%) ITGC
8 1 (0.16%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 5 (0.80%) VMware Infrastructure
2 4 (0.64%) VMware NSX
3 2 (0.32%) Active Directory
4 1 (0.16%) Microsoft App-V
4 1 (0.16%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 3 (0.48%) MOM
2 1 (0.16%) AppManager
Vendors
1 117 (18.66%) Microsoft
2 45 (7.18%) SAP
3 14 (2.23%) Planview
4 13 (2.07%) Oracle
5 10 (1.59%) ServiceNow
6 8 (1.28%) Salesforce
7 7 (1.12%) VMware
8 5 (0.80%) Adobe
8 5 (0.80%) Cisco
9 4 (0.64%) Google
9 4 (0.64%) Snow
10 3 (0.48%) Cadence
10 3 (0.48%) CheckPoint
10 3 (0.48%) Citrix
10 3 (0.48%) Dell
10 3 (0.48%) Virgin Media
11 2 (0.32%) Cerner
11 2 (0.32%) Concur
11 2 (0.32%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
11 2 (0.32%) Veeam