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 23 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
23 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 23 29 29
Rank change year-on-year +6 0 +11
Contract jobs citing Project Management 1,347 1,814 2,809
As % of all contract jobs advertised in London 7.54% 6.65% 7.19%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 8.53% 7.29% 7.79%
Number of daily rates quoted 934 1,282 1,875
10th Percentile £325 £363 £364
25th Percentile £429 £463 £456
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £563 £545
Median % change year-on-year -2.22% +3.21% +9.00%
75th Percentile £663 £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 39 95
10th Percentile £19.86 £21.25 £21.00
25th Percentile £22.69 £25.75 £25.68
Median hourly rate £31.71 £43.00 £44.50
Median % change year-on-year -26.26% -3.37% +66.98%
75th Percentile £49.69 £67.13 £49.25
90th Percentile £55.50 £79.30 £59.95
England median hourly rate £38.12 £49.00 £33.12
% change year-on-year -22.20% +47.95% +24.28%

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 15,796 24,868 36,043
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 88.41% 91.10% 92.26%
Number of daily rates quoted 11,308 17,810 26,281
10th Percentile £338 £375 £389
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 £535
% change year-on-year -4.55% +2.80% +9.41%
Number of hourly rates quoted 331 284 428
10th Percentile £16.00 £18.63 £17.25
25th Percentile £19.96 £22.72 £23.91
Median hourly rate £29.00 £39.00 £35.75
Median % change year-on-year -25.64% +9.09% +10.96%
75th Percentile £47.50 £62.13 £50.00
90th Percentile £66.00 £78.35 £67.50
England median hourly rate £35.00 £37.50 £24.00
% change year-on-year -6.67% +56.25% -

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 23 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 23 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 23 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 +8 208 £551 -6.89% 125
West London +3 46 £500 -15.25% 61
East London +4 33 £650 +23.43% 33
South London +5 15 £613 +11.36% 15
North London - 5 £538 - 10
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 80 (5.94%) SharePoint
2 32 (2.38%) CMS
3 26 (1.93%) Microsoft Exchange
4 20 (1.48%) Confluence
5 10 (0.74%) Drupal
6 5 (0.37%) Adobe Experience Manager
6 5 (0.37%) SharePoint 2013
6 5 (0.37%) WordPress
7 3 (0.22%) Apache
7 3 (0.22%) Apache Airflow
7 3 (0.22%) ArcGIS
7 3 (0.22%) Exchange Server 2007
7 3 (0.22%) Exchange Server 2010
8 2 (0.15%) nginx
8 2 (0.15%) SAS
8 2 (0.15%) Umbraco
9 1 (0.074%) Cloud Foundry
9 1 (0.074%) IBM Notes
9 1 (0.074%) Joomla!
9 1 (0.074%) Kentico
Applications
1 88 (6.53%) Microsoft Office
2 86 (6.38%) Microsoft Excel
3 63 (4.68%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 51 (3.79%) Microsoft Project
5 27 (2.00%) MS Visio
6 18 (1.34%) Spreadsheet
7 7 (0.52%) Adobe Illustrator
7 7 (0.52%) InDesign
7 7 (0.52%) Photoshop
8 3 (0.22%) Acrobat
8 3 (0.22%) Adobe Creative Suite
8 3 (0.22%) Adobe Premiere
8 3 (0.22%) Trello
9 2 (0.15%) Adobe XD
9 2 (0.15%) FileZilla
9 2 (0.15%) Sketch
10 1 (0.074%) AutoCAD
10 1 (0.074%) Chatbot
10 1 (0.074%) OmniGraffle
10 1 (0.074%) Revit
Business Applications
1 36 (2.67%) SAP S/4HANA
2 32 (2.38%) Loan IQ
3 8 (0.59%) Workfront
4 7 (0.52%) Aladdin
4 7 (0.52%) SAP QM
4 7 (0.52%) SAP SD
4 7 (0.52%) Teamcenter
5 6 (0.45%) Remedy ITSM
6 5 (0.37%) Primavera
6 5 (0.37%) SAP CO
6 5 (0.37%) SAP ERP
6 5 (0.37%) SAP FI
6 5 (0.37%) SAP FI/CO
7 4 (0.30%) NetSuite
7 4 (0.30%) SAP Hybris
8 3 (0.22%) Dynamics CRM
8 3 (0.22%) Oracle ERP
8 3 (0.22%) SAP HR
8 3 (0.22%) SAP MM
9 2 (0.15%) Endur
Cloud Services
1 111 (8.24%) Azure
2 55 (4.08%) Microsoft 365
3 43 (3.19%) Power Platform
4 41 (3.04%) AWS
5 35 (2.60%) SaaS
6 17 (1.26%) SuccessFactors
7 16 (1.19%) GCP
7 16 (1.19%) GitHub
8 14 (1.04%) Dynamics 365
8 14 (1.04%) Google Workspace
8 14 (1.04%) Slack
9 13 (0.97%) Azure DevOps
10 12 (0.89%) OneDrive
11 11 (0.82%) WhatsApp
12 10 (0.74%) OCI
13 9 (0.67%) Entra ID
14 8 (0.59%) Asana
14 8 (0.59%) Microsoft Purview
15 7 (0.52%) Cloud Computing
16 6 (0.45%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 15 (1.11%) WAN
2 13 (0.97%) Structured Cabling
3 12 (0.89%) LAN
4 10 (0.74%) Firewall
4 10 (0.74%) Wi-Fi
5 9 (0.67%) Internet
5 9 (0.67%) VoIP
6 6 (0.45%) FIX Connectivity
6 6 (0.45%) Network Security
7 5 (0.37%) SNA
7 5 (0.37%) Wireless
8 4 (0.30%) 5G
8 4 (0.30%) MPLS
8 4 (0.30%) OSPF
8 4 (0.30%) SD-WAN
8 4 (0.30%) Unified Communications
8 4 (0.30%) VPN
9 3 (0.22%) Cisco ISE
9 3 (0.22%) Cisco Nexus
9 3 (0.22%) DNS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 36 (2.67%) Power BI
2 26 (1.93%) Data Warehouse
3 20 (1.48%) SQL Server
4 13 (0.97%) Big Data
5 11 (0.82%) GIS
6 10 (0.74%) Data Mining
7 9 (0.67%) Data Lake
7 9 (0.67%) MySQL
7 9 (0.67%) Relational Database
7 9 (0.67%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 8 (0.59%) BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
8 8 (0.59%) Geospatial Data
8 8 (0.59%) Metadata
9 7 (0.52%) Oracle Reports
9 7 (0.52%) Tableau
10 5 (0.37%) SAP HANA
11 4 (0.30%) SQL Server Reporting Services
12 3 (0.22%) Data Mart
12 3 (0.22%) PostgreSQL
12 3 (0.22%) RDBMS
Development Applications
1 109 (8.09%) JIRA
2 10 (0.74%) Git
3 7 (0.52%) TestRail
4 6 (0.45%) GitLab
5 5 (0.37%) Burp Suite
5 5 (0.37%) Jenkins
5 5 (0.37%) 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 (0.22%) Poetry
8 2 (0.15%) Postman
8 2 (0.15%) SonarQube
8 2 (0.15%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
8 2 (0.15%) Visual Studio Code
8 2 (0.15%) Zephyr
General
1 521 (38.68%) Social Skills
2 461 (34.22%) Finance
3 224 (16.63%) Analytical Skills
4 120 (8.91%) Banking
5 107 (7.94%) Marketing
6 88 (6.53%) Public Sector
7 77 (5.72%) Legal
8 76 (5.64%) Presentation Skills
9 68 (5.05%) Organisational Skills
10 54 (4.01%) Influencing Skills
11 48 (3.56%) Retail
12 46 (3.41%) Front Office
13 37 (2.75%) Investment Banking
13 37 (2.75%) Telecoms
14 34 (2.52%) Local Government
15 31 (2.30%) Financial Institution
16 29 (2.15%) Manufacturing
17 28 (2.08%) Inclusion and Diversity
18 26 (1.93%) Pharmaceutical
19 22 (1.63%) Law
Job Titles
1 493 (36.60%) Project Manager
2 140 (10.39%) Analyst
3 106 (7.87%) Lead
4 96 (7.13%) Senior
5 93 (6.90%) Business Analyst
6 79 (5.86%) Consultant
7 67 (4.97%) IT Manager
8 64 (4.75%) Senior Manager
9 57 (4.23%) Delivery Manager
10 53 (3.93%) Security Manager
11 51 (3.79%) IT Project Manager
12 49 (3.64%) Technical Manager
13 47 (3.49%) Programme Manager
14 44 (3.27%) Architect
14 44 (3.27%) Senior Project Manager
15 40 (2.97%) Security Project Manager
16 34 (2.52%) Developer
17 31 (2.30%) Technical Project Manager
18 27 (2.00%) Infrastructure Manager
19 24 (1.78%) Infrastructure Project Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 18 (1.34%) XML
2 16 (1.19%) ADO
3 11 (0.82%) .NET
4 10 (0.74%) EDI
5 8 (0.59%) FIX Protocol
6 7 (0.52%) SailPoint
7 6 (0.45%) CSS
8 4 (0.30%) Gherkin
8 4 (0.30%) HTML
8 4 (0.30%) Jest
8 4 (0.30%) Middleware
8 4 (0.30%) Node.js
8 4 (0.30%) Vue
8 4 (0.30%) Web Services
9 3 (0.22%) Lambda Expressions
9 3 (0.22%) LAPP Stack
9 3 (0.22%) Microsoft Graph
9 3 (0.22%) React
9 3 (0.22%) scikit-learn
9 3 (0.22%) Seaborn
Miscellaneous
1 81 (6.01%) Management Information System
2 34 (2.52%) Product Ownership
3 30 (2.23%) Data Centre
4 28 (2.08%) Data Protection Act
5 25 (1.86%) Onboarding
5 25 (1.86%) PMI
6 23 (1.71%) Self-Motivation
7 21 (1.56%) Derivative
8 18 (1.34%) Social Media
9 15 (1.11%) Analytical Mindset
9 15 (1.11%) Fixed Income
10 13 (0.97%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
10 13 (0.97%) Greenfield Project
11 12 (0.89%) Algorithms
11 12 (0.89%) FMCG
11 12 (0.89%) Team-Oriented Environment
11 12 (0.89%) Virtual Team
12 10 (0.74%) Market Risk
12 10 (0.74%) NHS
12 10 (0.74%) Taxonomies
Operating Systems
1 31 (2.30%) Windows
2 29 (2.15%) Linux
3 8 (0.59%) Unix
4 6 (0.45%) Android
4 6 (0.45%) Windows Server
5 5 (0.37%) Windows 10
6 3 (0.22%) Apple iOS
7 2 (0.15%) Mac OS
7 2 (0.15%) Mac OS X
7 2 (0.15%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 2 (0.15%) Windows 7
8 1 (0.074%) AIX
8 1 (0.074%) Solaris
8 1 (0.074%) VMS
8 1 (0.074%) Windows Server 2003
8 1 (0.074%) Windows Server 2008
8 1 (0.074%) Windows XP
8 1 (0.074%) zOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 433 (32.15%) Agile
2 274 (20.34%) Project Delivery
3 257 (19.08%) Problem-Solving
4 255 (18.93%) Stakeholder Management
5 187 (13.88%) PRINCE2
6 172 (12.77%) Change Management
7 162 (12.03%) Migration
8 157 (11.66%) Risk Management
9 128 (9.50%) Scrum
10 124 (9.21%) Decision-Making
11 108 (8.02%) Programme Management
12 101 (7.50%) Waterfall
13 100 (7.42%) Continuous Improvement
14 88 (6.53%) Budget Management
15 82 (6.09%) Business Case
15 82 (6.09%) Roadmaps
16 78 (5.79%) Business Analysis
17 75 (5.57%) Analytics
17 75 (5.57%) ITIL
18 71 (5.27%) Business Intelligence
Programming Languages
1 67 (4.97%) SQL
2 39 (2.90%) Python
3 24 (1.78%) PowerShell
4 20 (1.48%) JavaScript
5 18 (1.34%) C#
6 12 (0.89%) Java
6 12 (0.89%) TypeScript
7 9 (0.67%) PL/SQL
8 8 (0.59%) XPath
8 8 (0.59%) XQuery
9 7 (0.52%) Bash
9 7 (0.52%) Scala
10 6 (0.45%) PHP
11 5 (0.37%) R
11 5 (0.37%) Shell Script
12 4 (0.30%) Go
13 3 (0.22%) Google Apps Script
13 3 (0.22%) T-SQL
13 3 (0.22%) VBA
14 2 (0.15%) ABAP
Qualifications
1 230 (17.07%) Degree
2 112 (8.31%) Security Cleared
3 87 (6.46%) PMI Certification
4 83 (6.16%) PMP
5 81 (6.01%) SC Cleared
6 43 (3.19%) Computer Science Degree
7 34 (2.52%) DV Cleared
7 34 (2.52%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
8 30 (2.23%) CISSP
9 23 (1.71%) CISM
10 22 (1.63%) Master's Degree
11 20 (1.48%) ITIL Certification
12 16 (1.19%) CISA
13 10 (0.74%) Cisco Certification
14 9 (0.67%) Microsoft Certification
15 7 (0.52%) 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
1 130 (9.65%) PMO
2 77 (5.72%) QA
3 37 (2.75%) Data Quality
4 21 (1.56%) Accessibility
5 19 (1.41%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 14 (1.04%) SLA
7 10 (0.74%) GDPR
8 7 (0.52%) NIST
9 6 (0.45%) EMIR
9 6 (0.45%) P3O
10 4 (0.30%) Actionable Recommendations
10 4 (0.30%) Basel III
10 4 (0.30%) GRC
10 4 (0.30%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
10 4 (0.30%) PCI DSS
11 3 (0.22%) COREP
11 3 (0.22%) Cyber Essentials
11 3 (0.22%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 3 (0.22%) IFRS
11 3 (0.22%) MiFID
System Software
1 19 (1.41%) Active Directory
2 8 (0.59%) Docker
3 4 (0.30%) Virtual Machines
3 4 (0.30%) VMware Infrastructure
4 3 (0.22%) Virtual Desktop
4 3 (0.22%) Virtual Servers
5 1 (0.074%) ACF2
5 1 (0.074%) Firmware
5 1 (0.074%) Microsoft Virtual Server
5 1 (0.074%) PowerHA
5 1 (0.074%) RACF
5 1 (0.074%) vCloud
Systems Management
1 8 (0.59%) Microsoft Intune
1 8 (0.59%) PingFederate
2 7 (0.52%) Kubernetes
2 7 (0.52%) Terraform
3 6 (0.45%) SCCM
4 4 (0.30%) Ansible
5 3 (0.22%) SCOM
6 2 (0.15%) Grafana
6 2 (0.15%) Graylog
6 2 (0.15%) ITRS Geneos
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 (0.074%) CASB
Vendors
1 211 (15.66%) Microsoft
2 119 (8.83%) SAP
3 56 (4.16%) Oracle
4 28 (2.08%) Google
4 28 (2.08%) Salesforce
4 28 (2.08%) ServiceNow
5 27 (2.00%) Adobe
6 16 (1.19%) Cisco
7 12 (0.89%) Bloomberg
8 10 (0.74%) Databricks
8 10 (0.74%) Workday
9 9 (0.67%) Atlassian
10 8 (0.59%) Remedy
11 7 (0.52%) Apple
11 7 (0.52%) Foundry
11 7 (0.52%) IBM
11 7 (0.52%) Palantir
11 7 (0.52%) Splunk
11 7 (0.52%) VMware
12 6 (0.45%) Marketo