PRINCE2 Contracts in England

PRINCE 2
UK > England

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for PRINCE2 skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited PRINCE2 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 134 136 116
Rank change year-on-year +2 -20 +59
Contract jobs citing PRINCE2 640 994 1,713
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 1.73% 1.97% 2.41%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.00% 2.18% 2.65%
Number of daily rates quoted 487 750 1,250
10th Percentile £313 £313 £313
25th Percentile £417 £413 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £520 £475
Median % change year-on-year +0.96% +9.47% +5.56%
75th Percentile £625 £623 £575
90th Percentile £725 £700 £650
UK median daily rate £513 £500 £475
% change year-on-year +2.50% +5.26% +7.34%
Number of hourly rates quoted 16 37 92
10th Percentile £17.14 £25.24 -
25th Percentile £18.35 £42.50 £15.90
Median hourly rate £33.07 £45.00 £34.69
Median % change year-on-year -26.52% +29.73% +30.16%
75th Percentile £42.87 £57.50 £49.25
90th Percentile £44.74 £75.00 -
UK median hourly rate £33.07 £45.00 £35.00
% change year-on-year -26.52% +28.57% +31.33%

All Process and Methodology Skills
England

PRINCE2 is in the Processes and Methodologies 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 process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 31,985 45,619 64,566
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 86.53% 90.25% 90.78%
Number of daily rates quoted 20,974 32,022 45,804
10th Percentile £300 £325 £331
25th Percentile £413 £445 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £538
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +2.33% +9.69%
75th Percentile £650 £675 £650
90th Percentile £750 £769 £749
UK median daily rate £525 £550 £525
% change year-on-year -4.55% +4.76% +8.25%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,225 1,607 1,769
10th Percentile £12.86 £10.94 £12.50
25th Percentile £16.00 £16.31 £15.25
Median hourly rate £35.50 £37.50 £24.35
Median % change year-on-year -5.33% +54.00% +1.46%
75th Percentile £60.00 £65.00 £49.25
90th Percentile £72.50 £75.00 £63.15
UK median hourly rate £35.00 £37.34 £25.00
% change year-on-year -6.27% +49.36% -

PRINCE2
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings citing PRINCE2 as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for PRINCE2 in England

PRINCE2
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing PRINCE2 in England.

Daily rate trend for PRINCE2 in England

PRINCE2
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing PRINCE2 in England over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

Daily rate histogram for PRINCE2 in England

PRINCE2
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing PRINCE2 in England.

Hourly rate trend for PRINCE2 in England

PRINCE2
Hourly Rate Histogram in England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing PRINCE2 in England over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for PRINCE2 in England

PRINCE2
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 PRINCE2 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 +38 295 £575 +4.55% 98
South West +20 102 £496 -5.07% 47
South East -33 77 £523 +4.50% 78
North of England -29 55 £450 -6.49% 61
Midlands -39 47 £500 +5.26% 38
East of England +1 40 £300 -36.84% 23
North West -11 40 £391 -19.90% 36
West Midlands -8 34 £545 +9.00% 21
East Midlands -18 13 £450 - 17
Yorkshire -19 12 £513 +2.50% 16
North East +16 3 £525 +87.50% 10
PRINCE2
UK

PRINCE2
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 46 (7.19%) SharePoint
2 20 (3.13%) Microsoft Exchange
3 4 (0.63%) Confluence
4 3 (0.47%) govService
5 2 (0.31%) Exchange Server 2007
5 2 (0.31%) Exchange Server 2010
6 1 (0.16%) CMS
6 1 (0.16%) Moodle
6 1 (0.16%) MS Project Server
Applications
1 79 (12.34%) Microsoft Project
2 57 (8.91%) Microsoft Excel
3 55 (8.59%) Microsoft Office
4 24 (3.75%) Spreadsheet
5 22 (3.44%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 12 (1.88%) MS Visio
7 1 (0.16%) Adobe Creative Suite
Business Applications
1 8 (1.25%) Dynamics CRM
1 8 (1.25%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
2 5 (0.78%) SAP S/4HANA
3 4 (0.63%) Loan IQ
4 3 (0.47%) Remedy ITSM
4 3 (0.47%) Sage X3
5 2 (0.31%) OPENHousing
5 2 (0.31%) Oracle EBS
5 2 (0.31%) Salesforce CRM
5 2 (0.31%) SystmOne
6 1 (0.16%) Eloqua
6 1 (0.16%) Oracle Assets
6 1 (0.16%) Oracle General Ledger
6 1 (0.16%) Primavera
6 1 (0.16%) SAP HCM
6 1 (0.16%) SAP IBP
6 1 (0.16%) Unit4 Business World
6 1 (0.16%) Workfront
Cloud Services
1 54 (8.44%) Azure
2 34 (5.31%) Microsoft 365
3 15 (2.34%) AWS
4 12 (1.88%) SaaS
5 9 (1.41%) Power Platform
6 8 (1.25%) Dynamics 365
6 8 (1.25%) Microsoft Purview
7 6 (0.94%) Azure DevOps
8 5 (0.78%) Cloud Computing
8 5 (0.78%) OneDrive
9 4 (0.63%) Smartsheet
10 3 (0.47%) FinancialForce
10 3 (0.47%) OCI
11 2 (0.31%) Azure Data Factory
11 2 (0.31%) Azure Synapse Analytics
11 2 (0.31%) IaaS
11 2 (0.31%) PaaS
11 2 (0.31%) PowerApps
12 1 (0.16%) Google Workspace
12 1 (0.16%) Miro
Communications & Networking
1 23 (3.59%) Structured Cabling
2 20 (3.13%) Wi-Fi
3 12 (1.88%) LAN
4 11 (1.72%) WAN
5 8 (1.25%) Firewall
6 6 (0.94%) SAN
7 5 (0.78%) 5G
7 5 (0.78%) Intranet
7 5 (0.78%) Network Security
7 5 (0.78%) SNA
8 4 (0.63%) DHCP
8 4 (0.63%) DNS
8 4 (0.63%) Internet
8 4 (0.63%) TCP/IP
9 3 (0.47%) SD-WAN
9 3 (0.47%) Skype
9 3 (0.47%) SMTP
9 3 (0.47%) Wireless
10 2 (0.31%) VoIP
10 2 (0.31%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (1.09%) Electronic Patient Records
2 6 (0.94%) Power BI
3 5 (0.78%) Data Warehouse
4 4 (0.63%) SQL Server
5 3 (0.47%) Data Lake
6 2 (0.31%) Oracle Reports
6 2 (0.31%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 1 (0.16%) Adabas
7 1 (0.16%) Metadata
7 1 (0.16%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 45 (7.03%) JIRA
2 3 (0.47%) Visual Studio
3 1 (0.16%) Oracle Forms
General
1 253 (39.53%) Finance
2 252 (39.38%) Social Skills
3 145 (22.66%) Public Sector
4 99 (15.47%) Analytical Skills
5 66 (10.31%) Presentation Skills
6 49 (7.66%) Influencing Skills
7 43 (6.72%) Banking
7 43 (6.72%) Organisational Skills
8 34 (5.31%) Telecoms
9 33 (5.16%) Manufacturing
9 33 (5.16%) Marketing
10 32 (5.00%) Local Government
11 28 (4.38%) Legal
12 23 (3.59%) Retail
13 22 (3.44%) Military
14 18 (2.81%) Electronics
15 8 (1.25%) Financial Institution
15 8 (1.25%) Inclusion and Diversity
15 8 (1.25%) Investment Banking
16 7 (1.09%) Documentation Skills
Job Titles
1 317 (49.53%) Project Manager
2 72 (11.25%) Senior
3 56 (8.75%) IT Manager
4 53 (8.28%) Lead
4 53 (8.28%) Senior Manager
5 43 (6.72%) IT Project Manager
6 41 (6.41%) Senior Project Manager
7 38 (5.94%) Programme Manager
8 33 (5.16%) Delivery Manager
9 29 (4.53%) Architect
9 29 (4.53%) Contracts Manager
10 27 (4.22%) Security Manager
11 26 (4.06%) Analyst
12 23 (3.59%) Project Leader
12 23 (3.59%) SC Cleared Project Manager
13 16 (2.50%) Scrum Master
13 16 (2.50%) Security Project Manager
14 14 (2.19%) Infrastructure Manager
14 14 (2.19%) Migration Project Manager
14 14 (2.19%) Technical Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (1.09%) CSS
2 5 (0.78%) .NET
3 4 (0.63%) .NET Framework
3 4 (0.63%) HTML
3 4 (0.63%) Lightning Web Components
3 4 (0.63%) Oracle Fusion
3 4 (0.63%) REST
3 4 (0.63%) Visualforce
4 3 (0.47%) ADO
4 3 (0.47%) HTML5 Canvas
4 3 (0.47%) jQuery
4 3 (0.47%) Microsoft Graph
5 2 (0.31%) Middleware
6 1 (0.16%) Ajax
6 1 (0.16%) EDI
6 1 (0.16%) EntireX
6 1 (0.16%) SailPoint
6 1 (0.16%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 45 (7.03%) Management Information System
2 27 (4.22%) PMI
3 14 (2.19%) NHS
4 11 (1.72%) Self-Motivation
5 10 (1.56%) Data Centre
5 10 (1.56%) Data Protection Act
5 10 (1.56%) Legacy Systems
5 10 (1.56%) Product Ownership
6 9 (1.41%) Mobile Banking
7 8 (1.25%) Onboarding
8 6 (0.94%) Analytical Mindset
8 6 (0.94%) FMCG
8 6 (0.94%) Virtual Team
9 5 (0.78%) Fixed Income
9 5 (0.78%) Freedom of Information
9 5 (0.78%) Robotics
10 4 (0.63%) Derivative
10 4 (0.63%) Enterprise Software
10 4 (0.63%) Freedom of Information Act
10 4 (0.63%) Taxonomies
Operating Systems
1 20 (3.13%) Windows
2 9 (1.41%) Linux
3 8 (1.25%) Windows 10
4 6 (0.94%) Windows Server
5 3 (0.47%) Windows 7
6 2 (0.31%) Android
6 2 (0.31%) Unix
7 1 (0.16%) Mac OS
7 1 (0.16%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 443 (69.22%) Project Management
2 338 (52.81%) Agile
3 188 (29.38%) Stakeholder Management
4 166 (25.94%) Project Delivery
5 124 (19.38%) Change Management
5 124 (19.38%) Problem-Solving
6 102 (15.94%) Decision-Making
7 95 (14.84%) Risk Management
8 84 (13.13%) ITIL
9 83 (12.97%) Business Case
9 83 (12.97%) Scrum
10 82 (12.81%) Waterfall
11 79 (12.34%) Programme Management
12 67 (10.47%) Project Planning
13 61 (9.53%) Migration
14 51 (7.97%) Budget Management
15 46 (7.19%) Continuous Improvement
15 46 (7.19%) Scaled Agile Framework
15 46 (7.19%) Workshop Facilitation
16 38 (5.94%) Supplier Management
Programming Languages
1 13 (2.03%) SQL
2 11 (1.72%) PowerShell
3 7 (1.09%) JavaScript
4 4 (0.63%) Apex Code
5 2 (0.31%) C#
6 1 (0.16%) Natural
Qualifications
1 160 (25.00%) Security Cleared
2 138 (21.56%) PMI Certification
2 138 (21.56%) PMP
3 134 (20.94%) Degree
4 105 (16.41%) SC Cleared
5 82 (12.81%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
6 61 (9.53%) DV Cleared
7 56 (8.75%) PRINCE2 Certification
8 41 (6.41%) APMP
9 18 (2.81%) ITIL Certification
10 14 (2.19%) CISSP
11 12 (1.88%) Computer Science Degree
12 11 (1.72%) Cisco Certification
12 11 (1.72%) CISM
12 11 (1.72%) Master's Degree
13 9 (1.41%) BPSS Clearance
13 9 (1.41%) Microsoft Certification
14 8 (1.25%) CCNA
15 6 (0.94%) CISA
15 6 (0.94%) MCSE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 89 (13.91%) PMO
2 18 (2.81%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 12 (1.88%) Data Quality
3 12 (1.88%) QA
4 11 (1.72%) SLA
5 9 (1.41%) ISO 22301
5 9 (1.41%) ISO/IEC 20000
5 9 (1.41%) P3O
6 7 (1.09%) COBIT
7 5 (0.78%) NIST
8 4 (0.63%) GDPR
8 4 (0.63%) NCSC
9 3 (0.47%) Accessibility
9 3 (0.47%) GRC
9 3 (0.47%) ISO 9000
10 2 (0.31%) PCI DSS
10 2 (0.31%) Sarbanes-Oxley
11 1 (0.16%) COREP
11 1 (0.16%) Government Security Classifications
11 1 (0.16%) GxP
System Software
1 19 (2.97%) Active Directory
2 7 (1.09%) VMware Infrastructure
3 3 (0.47%) Microsoft Virtual Server
3 3 (0.47%) Virtual Desktop
3 3 (0.47%) Virtual Servers
4 1 (0.16%) Firmware
4 1 (0.16%) Virtual Machines
4 1 (0.16%) VMware Server
4 1 (0.16%) VMware Workstation
Systems Management
1 8 (1.25%) Microsoft Intune
1 8 (1.25%) PingFederate
2 3 (0.47%) Active Directory Federation Services
2 3 (0.47%) OPNET
2 3 (0.47%) SCCM
2 3 (0.47%) SCOM
3 2 (0.31%) HP Quality Center
4 1 (0.16%) EMC NetWorker
4 1 (0.16%) FortiGate
Vendors
1 142 (22.19%) Microsoft
2 38 (5.94%) SAP
3 12 (1.88%) Salesforce
4 11 (1.72%) VMware
5 8 (1.25%) Oracle
5 8 (1.25%) Sparx
6 7 (1.09%) Cadence
7 6 (0.94%) Cisco
8 4 (0.63%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
9 3 (0.47%) BiZZdesign
9 3 (0.47%) Google
9 3 (0.47%) Proofpoint
9 3 (0.47%) Remedy
9 3 (0.47%) Sage
9 3 (0.47%) ServiceNow
9 3 (0.47%) Siemens
9 3 (0.47%) SolarWinds
9 3 (0.47%) Symantec
10 2 (0.31%) Capita
10 2 (0.31%) Veeam