Project Management Contracts in London

Project Management
England > London

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in London with a requirement for Project Management skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Project Management 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 23 29 28
Rank change year-on-year +6 -1 +11
Contract jobs citing Project Management 1,329 1,809 2,804
As % of all contract jobs advertised in London 7.50% 6.68% 7.20%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 8.48% 7.33% 7.81%
Number of daily rates quoted 921 1,285 1,872
10th Percentile £325 £363 £363
25th Percentile £428 £463 £453
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £565 £541
Median % change year-on-year -2.65% +4.39% +8.25%
75th Percentile £673 £675 £638
90th Percentile £775 £775 £744
England median daily rate £525 £525 £500
% change year-on-year - +5.00% +5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 50 38 95
10th Percentile £19.86 £21.25 £21.00
25th Percentile £22.69 £25.50 £25.68
Median hourly rate £31.71 £43.32 £44.50
Median % change year-on-year -26.79% -2.66% +66.98%
75th Percentile £48.19 £67.31 £49.25
90th Percentile £55.00 £79.70 £59.95
England median hourly rate £38.12 £49.00 £33.00
% change year-on-year -22.20% +48.48% +23.83%

All Process and Methodology Skills
London

Project Management 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 London with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 15,674 24,676 35,915
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 88.50% 91.13% 92.26%
Number of daily rates quoted 11,226 17,739 26,174
10th Percentile £338 £375 £390
25th Percentile £450 £475 £475
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £590 £575
Median % change year-on-year -6.78% +2.61% +9.52%
75th Percentile £675 £700 £688
90th Percentile £800 £800 £775
England median daily rate £525 £550 £538
% change year-on-year -4.55% +2.33% +9.69%
Number of hourly rates quoted 325 281 423
10th Percentile £16.00 £18.63 £17.25
25th Percentile £20.00 £22.63 £23.91
Median hourly rate £28.50 £39.00 £36.00
Median % change year-on-year -26.92% +8.33% +10.77%
75th Percentile £46.86 £63.75 £50.68
90th Percentile £66.30 £78.50 £67.50
England median hourly rate £35.50 £37.50 £24.35
% change year-on-year -5.33% +54.00% +1.46%

Project Management
Job Vacancy Trend in London

Job postings citing Project Management as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in London.

Job vacancy trend for Project Management in London

Project Management
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in London

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Project Management in London.

Daily rate trend for Project Management in London

Project Management
Daily Rate Histogram in London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Project Management in London over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Project Management in London

Project Management
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in London

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Project Management in London.

Hourly rate trend for Project Management in London

Project Management
Hourly Rate Histogram in London

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Project Management in London over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Project Management in London

Project Management
Contract Job Locations in London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Project Management within the London 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
Central London +8 207 £551 -6.81% 131
West London +5 46 £500 -15.97% 61
East London +7 31 £650 +23.81% 31
South London +6 14 £625 +13.64% 12
North London - 4 £538 - 11
Project Management
England

Project Management
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in London 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 78 (5.87%) SharePoint
2 31 (2.33%) CMS
3 26 (1.96%) Microsoft Exchange
4 21 (1.58%) Confluence
5 10 (0.75%) Drupal
6 5 (0.38%) Adobe Experience Manager
6 5 (0.38%) SharePoint 2013
7 3 (0.23%) Apache
7 3 (0.23%) Apache Airflow
7 3 (0.23%) ArcGIS
7 3 (0.23%) Exchange Server 2007
7 3 (0.23%) Exchange Server 2010
7 3 (0.23%) WordPress
8 2 (0.15%) nginx
8 2 (0.15%) SAS
8 2 (0.15%) Umbraco
9 1 (0.075%) Cloud Foundry
9 1 (0.075%) IBM Notes
9 1 (0.075%) Joomla!
9 1 (0.075%) Kentico
Applications
1 88 (6.62%) Microsoft Office
2 85 (6.40%) Microsoft Excel
3 63 (4.74%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 53 (3.99%) Microsoft Project
5 27 (2.03%) MS Visio
6 18 (1.35%) Spreadsheet
7 7 (0.53%) Adobe Illustrator
7 7 (0.53%) InDesign
7 7 (0.53%) Photoshop
8 3 (0.23%) Acrobat
8 3 (0.23%) Adobe Creative Suite
8 3 (0.23%) Adobe Premiere
8 3 (0.23%) Trello
9 2 (0.15%) Adobe XD
9 2 (0.15%) FileZilla
9 2 (0.15%) Sketch
10 1 (0.075%) AutoCAD
10 1 (0.075%) Chatbot
10 1 (0.075%) OmniGraffle
10 1 (0.075%) Revit
Business Applications
1 37 (2.78%) SAP S/4HANA
2 32 (2.41%) Loan IQ
3 8 (0.60%) Workfront
4 7 (0.53%) Aladdin
4 7 (0.53%) SAP SD
4 7 (0.53%) Teamcenter
5 6 (0.45%) Remedy ITSM
6 5 (0.38%) Primavera
6 5 (0.38%) SAP CO
6 5 (0.38%) SAP ERP
6 5 (0.38%) SAP FI
6 5 (0.38%) SAP FI/CO
6 5 (0.38%) SAP QM
7 4 (0.30%) NetSuite
8 3 (0.23%) Dynamics CRM
8 3 (0.23%) Oracle ERP
8 3 (0.23%) SAP Hybris
8 3 (0.23%) SAP MM
9 2 (0.15%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
9 2 (0.15%) SystmOne
Cloud Services
1 111 (8.35%) Azure
2 53 (3.99%) Microsoft 365
3 43 (3.24%) Power Platform
4 40 (3.01%) AWS
5 34 (2.56%) SaaS
6 16 (1.20%) GCP
6 16 (1.20%) GitHub
7 15 (1.13%) Slack
7 15 (1.13%) SuccessFactors
8 14 (1.05%) Azure DevOps
8 14 (1.05%) Dynamics 365
8 14 (1.05%) Google Workspace
9 12 (0.90%) OneDrive
10 11 (0.83%) WhatsApp
11 9 (0.68%) Entra ID
11 9 (0.68%) OCI
12 8 (0.60%) Asana
12 8 (0.60%) Microsoft Purview
13 7 (0.53%) Cloud Computing
14 6 (0.45%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 17 (1.28%) WAN
2 13 (0.98%) LAN
3 11 (0.83%) Firewall
3 11 (0.83%) Structured Cabling
4 9 (0.68%) Internet
4 9 (0.68%) VoIP
5 8 (0.60%) Wi-Fi
6 6 (0.45%) FIX Connectivity
6 6 (0.45%) Network Security
6 6 (0.45%) SD-WAN
7 5 (0.38%) OSPF
7 5 (0.38%) SNA
7 5 (0.38%) VPN
7 5 (0.38%) Wireless
8 4 (0.30%) 5G
8 4 (0.30%) MPLS
8 4 (0.30%) Unified Communications
9 3 (0.23%) Cisco ISE
9 3 (0.23%) Cisco Nexus
9 3 (0.23%) DWDM
Database & Business Intelligence
1 36 (2.71%) Power BI
2 25 (1.88%) Data Warehouse
3 19 (1.43%) SQL Server
4 13 (0.98%) Big Data
5 11 (0.83%) GIS
6 10 (0.75%) Data Mining
7 9 (0.68%) Data Lake
7 9 (0.68%) Relational Database
8 8 (0.60%) Metadata
8 8 (0.60%) MySQL
8 8 (0.60%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 7 (0.53%) BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
9 7 (0.53%) Geospatial Data
9 7 (0.53%) Oracle Reports
9 7 (0.53%) Tableau
10 5 (0.38%) SAP HANA
11 4 (0.30%) SQL Server Reporting Services
12 3 (0.23%) Data Mart
12 3 (0.23%) PostgreSQL
12 3 (0.23%) RDBMS
Development Applications
1 111 (8.35%) JIRA
2 9 (0.68%) Git
3 7 (0.53%) TestRail
4 6 (0.45%) GitLab
5 5 (0.38%) Burp Suite
5 5 (0.38%) Jenkins
5 5 (0.38%) Visual Studio
6 4 (0.30%) Artifactory
6 4 (0.30%) Browser DevTools
6 4 (0.30%) Cucumber
6 4 (0.30%) LoadRunner
6 4 (0.30%) NeoLoad
6 4 (0.30%) TeamCity
6 4 (0.30%) Visual Studio Team System
7 3 (0.23%) Poetry
8 2 (0.15%) Cypress.io
8 2 (0.15%) Postman
8 2 (0.15%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
8 2 (0.15%) Visual Studio Code
8 2 (0.15%) Zephyr
General
1 515 (38.75%) Social Skills
2 451 (33.94%) Finance
3 224 (16.85%) Analytical Skills
4 116 (8.73%) Banking
5 105 (7.90%) Marketing
6 89 (6.70%) Public Sector
7 78 (5.87%) Legal
7 78 (5.87%) Presentation Skills
8 68 (5.12%) Organisational Skills
9 54 (4.06%) Influencing Skills
10 47 (3.54%) Retail
11 46 (3.46%) Front Office
12 37 (2.78%) Investment Banking
12 37 (2.78%) Telecoms
13 33 (2.48%) Local Government
14 30 (2.26%) Financial Institution
15 29 (2.18%) Manufacturing
16 26 (1.96%) Inclusion and Diversity
17 25 (1.88%) Pharmaceutical
18 21 (1.58%) Law
Job Titles
1 483 (36.34%) Project Manager
2 136 (10.23%) Analyst
3 108 (8.13%) Lead
4 94 (7.07%) Senior
5 92 (6.92%) Business Analyst
6 78 (5.87%) Consultant
7 63 (4.74%) Senior Manager
8 62 (4.67%) IT Manager
9 56 (4.21%) Delivery Manager
10 49 (3.69%) Security Manager
11 48 (3.61%) Technical Manager
12 47 (3.54%) IT Project Manager
12 47 (3.54%) Programme Manager
13 43 (3.24%) Senior Project Manager
14 41 (3.09%) Architect
15 36 (2.71%) Security Project Manager
16 34 (2.56%) Developer
17 30 (2.26%) Technical Project Manager
18 26 (1.96%) Infrastructure Manager
19 23 (1.73%) Infrastructure Project Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 17 (1.28%) XML
2 16 (1.20%) ADO
3 11 (0.83%) .NET
4 10 (0.75%) EDI
5 7 (0.53%) FIX Protocol
5 7 (0.53%) SailPoint
6 4 (0.30%) CSS
6 4 (0.30%) Gherkin
6 4 (0.30%) Jest
6 4 (0.30%) Node.js
6 4 (0.30%) Vue
6 4 (0.30%) Web Services
7 3 (0.23%) Lambda Expressions
7 3 (0.23%) LAPP Stack
7 3 (0.23%) Microsoft Graph
7 3 (0.23%) Pandas
7 3 (0.23%) Plotly
7 3 (0.23%) React
7 3 (0.23%) scikit-learn
7 3 (0.23%) Seaborn
Miscellaneous
1 77 (5.79%) Management Information System
2 33 (2.48%) Product Ownership
3 30 (2.26%) Data Centre
4 28 (2.11%) Data Protection Act
5 26 (1.96%) PMI
6 25 (1.88%) Onboarding
7 22 (1.66%) Self-Motivation
8 21 (1.58%) Derivative
9 18 (1.35%) Social Media
10 15 (1.13%) Analytical Mindset
10 15 (1.13%) Fixed Income
10 15 (1.13%) FMCG
11 13 (0.98%) Greenfield Project
12 12 (0.90%) Algorithms
12 12 (0.90%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
12 12 (0.90%) Team-Oriented Environment
13 11 (0.83%) Virtual Team
14 10 (0.75%) Market Risk
14 10 (0.75%) NHS
15 9 (0.68%) Taxonomies
Operating Systems
1 30 (2.26%) Windows
2 27 (2.03%) Linux
3 8 (0.60%) Unix
4 7 (0.53%) Android
5 6 (0.45%) Windows Server
6 5 (0.38%) Windows 10
7 3 (0.23%) Apple iOS
8 2 (0.15%) Mac OS
8 2 (0.15%) Mac OS X
8 2 (0.15%) Windows 7
9 1 (0.075%) AIX
9 1 (0.075%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 1 (0.075%) VMS
9 1 (0.075%) Windows Server 2003
9 1 (0.075%) Windows Server 2008
9 1 (0.075%) Windows XP
9 1 (0.075%) zOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 428 (32.20%) Agile
2 269 (20.24%) Project Delivery
3 258 (19.41%) Problem-Solving
4 252 (18.96%) Stakeholder Management
5 188 (14.15%) PRINCE2
6 174 (13.09%) Change Management
7 162 (12.19%) Migration
8 158 (11.89%) Risk Management
9 127 (9.56%) Scrum
10 125 (9.41%) Decision-Making
11 105 (7.90%) Programme Management
12 103 (7.75%) Continuous Improvement
13 99 (7.45%) Waterfall
14 87 (6.55%) Budget Management
15 81 (6.09%) Business Case
16 80 (6.02%) Roadmaps
17 78 (5.87%) Business Analysis
18 77 (5.79%) Analytics
19 73 (5.49%) ITIL
20 72 (5.42%) Business Intelligence
Programming Languages
1 64 (4.82%) SQL
2 38 (2.86%) Python
3 24 (1.81%) PowerShell
4 19 (1.43%) JavaScript
5 18 (1.35%) C#
6 12 (0.90%) TypeScript
7 11 (0.83%) Java
8 8 (0.60%) PL/SQL
9 7 (0.53%) Bash
9 7 (0.53%) Scala
9 7 (0.53%) XPath
9 7 (0.53%) XQuery
10 5 (0.38%) PHP
10 5 (0.38%) R
10 5 (0.38%) Shell Script
11 4 (0.30%) Go
12 3 (0.23%) Google Apps Script
12 3 (0.23%) T-SQL
12 3 (0.23%) VBA
13 2 (0.15%) ABAP
Qualifications
1 228 (17.16%) Degree
2 113 (8.50%) Security Cleared
3 90 (6.77%) PMI Certification
4 84 (6.32%) PMP
5 82 (6.17%) SC Cleared
6 42 (3.16%) Computer Science Degree
7 34 (2.56%) DV Cleared
7 34 (2.56%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
8 29 (2.18%) CISSP
9 22 (1.66%) CISM
10 21 (1.58%) Master's Degree
11 19 (1.43%) ITIL Certification
12 14 (1.05%) CISA
13 10 (0.75%) Cisco Certification
14 8 (0.60%) Microsoft Certification
15 7 (0.53%) MBA
16 6 (0.45%) Azure Certification
16 6 (0.45%) CCIE
16 6 (0.45%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
16 6 (0.45%) PRINCE2 Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 132 (9.93%) PMO
2 74 (5.57%) QA
3 37 (2.78%) Data Quality
4 21 (1.58%) Accessibility
5 20 (1.50%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 14 (1.05%) SLA
7 9 (0.68%) GDPR
8 6 (0.45%) EMIR
8 6 (0.45%) NIST
8 6 (0.45%) P3O
9 4 (0.30%) Actionable Recommendations
9 4 (0.30%) Basel III
9 4 (0.30%) GRC
9 4 (0.30%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
9 4 (0.30%) PCI DSS
10 3 (0.23%) COREP
10 3 (0.23%) Cyber Essentials
10 3 (0.23%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 3 (0.23%) IFRS
10 3 (0.23%) MiFID
System Software
1 19 (1.43%) Active Directory
2 8 (0.60%) Docker
3 5 (0.38%) VMware Infrastructure
4 4 (0.30%) Virtual Machines
5 3 (0.23%) Virtual Desktop
5 3 (0.23%) Virtual Servers
6 1 (0.075%) ACF2
6 1 (0.075%) Firmware
6 1 (0.075%) Microsoft Virtual Server
6 1 (0.075%) PowerHA
6 1 (0.075%) RACF
6 1 (0.075%) vCloud
Systems Management
1 8 (0.60%) Microsoft Intune
1 8 (0.60%) PingFederate
2 7 (0.53%) Kubernetes
2 7 (0.53%) Terraform
3 6 (0.45%) SCCM
4 4 (0.30%) Ansible
5 3 (0.23%) SCOM
6 2 (0.15%) CASB
6 2 (0.15%) Grafana
6 2 (0.15%) Graylog
6 2 (0.15%) Jamf Pro
6 2 (0.15%) Nagios
6 2 (0.15%) Progress Chef
6 2 (0.15%) Prometheus
6 2 (0.15%) Puppet
6 2 (0.15%) Single Sign-On
6 2 (0.15%) Tivoli Storage Manager
6 2 (0.15%) TrustSec
6 2 (0.15%) WhatsUp Gold
7 1 (0.075%) CSIRT
Vendors
1 212 (15.95%) Microsoft
2 118 (8.88%) SAP
3 54 (4.06%) Oracle
4 29 (2.18%) ServiceNow
5 28 (2.11%) Google
6 27 (2.03%) Adobe
7 26 (1.96%) Salesforce
8 17 (1.28%) Cisco
9 12 (0.90%) Bloomberg
10 10 (0.75%) Databricks
10 10 (0.75%) Workday
11 9 (0.68%) Atlassian
12 8 (0.60%) Remedy
12 8 (0.60%) VMware
13 7 (0.53%) Apple
13 7 (0.53%) Foundry
13 7 (0.53%) IBM
13 7 (0.53%) Palantir
13 7 (0.53%) Splunk
14 6 (0.45%) Marketo