P3O Contracts in the UK excluding London

Portfolio, Programme and Project Offices (P3O) Guidance
UK > UK excluding London

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London with a requirement for P3O skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited P3O over the 6 months to 8 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
8 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 371 452 493
Rank change year-on-year +81 +41 -76
Contract jobs citing P3O 14 4 12
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 0.068% 0.017% 0.039%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 0.46% 0.11% 0.27%
Number of daily rates quoted 13 4 8
10th Percentile £435 £408 £261
25th Percentile £475 £419 £405
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £469 £475
Median % change year-on-year +12.00% -1.32% -17.39%
75th Percentile £563 £555 £511
90th Percentile £581 £664 £558
UK median daily rate £525 £503 £425
% change year-on-year +4.48% +18.24% -22.73%

All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
UK excluding London

P3O 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 the UK excluding London with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills 3,042 3,490 4,457
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 14.82% 14.85% 14.55%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,782 2,350 3,075
10th Percentile £250 £218 £204
25th Percentile £363 £363 £338
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £485 £479 £450
Median % change year-on-year +1.25% +6.44% +5.88%
75th Percentile £588 £588 £569
90th Percentile £688 £675 £650
UK median daily rate £513 £525 £513
% change year-on-year -2.38% +2.44% +7.89%
Number of hourly rates quoted 305 186 193
10th Percentile £10.95 £12.67 £11.39
25th Percentile £12.63 £18.02 £15.00
Median hourly rate £18.00 £32.94 £21.04
Median % change year-on-year -45.36% +56.57% +0.07%
75th Percentile £45.00 £59.82 £44.69
90th Percentile £68.00 £77.50 £64.19
UK median hourly rate £20.61 £35.00 £27.50
% change year-on-year -41.13% +27.27% +30.95%

P3O
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Job postings citing P3O as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Job vacancy trend for P3O in the UK excluding London

P3O
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing P3O in the UK excluding London.

Daily rate trend for P3O in the UK excluding London

P3O
Daily Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing P3O in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 8 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for P3O in the UK excluding London

P3O
Contract Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing P3O within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 8 May 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
South West - 7 £525 -
North of England +27 2 £538 +14.67% 1
North West +24 2 £538 -8.51% 1
West Midlands - 2 £425 - 1
Scotland - 2 £475 - 1
Midlands - 2 £425 - 2
South East - 1 - - 1
P3O
UK

P3O
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding 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 1 (7.14%) CMS
Applications
1 1 (7.14%) Microsoft Project
Communications & Networking
1 1 (7.14%) Intranet
General
1 3 (21.43%) Finance
2 2 (14.29%) Analytical Skills
2 2 (14.29%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 1 (7.14%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 2 (14.29%) Analyst
2 1 (7.14%) Digital Project Manager
2 1 (7.14%) ERP Support
2 1 (7.14%) IT Manager
2 1 (7.14%) IT Programme Manager
2 1 (7.14%) Programme Manager
2 1 (7.14%) Project Manager
2 1 (7.14%) Project Officer
2 1 (7.14%) Project Support Officer
2 1 (7.14%) Senior
2 1 (7.14%) Senior Analyst
2 1 (7.14%) Support Officer
Miscellaneous
1 2 (14.29%) Onboarding
2 1 (7.14%) FMCG
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (42.86%) PRINCE2
2 5 (35.71%) Agile
3 4 (28.57%) Project Management
3 4 (28.57%) Stakeholder Management
4 3 (21.43%) Budget Management
4 3 (21.43%) Project Delivery
4 3 (21.43%) Risk Register
5 2 (14.29%) Business Case
5 2 (14.29%) Portfolio Management
5 2 (14.29%) Problem-Solving
5 2 (14.29%) Project Governance
5 2 (14.29%) Risk Management
5 2 (14.29%) Scaled Agile Framework
5 2 (14.29%) Scrum
5 2 (14.29%) Workshop Facilitation
6 1 (7.14%) Collaborative Working
6 1 (7.14%) Mentoring
6 1 (7.14%) Programme Governance
6 1 (7.14%) Resource Allocation
6 1 (7.14%) Target Operating Model
Qualifications
1 7 (50.00%) DV Cleared
1 7 (50.00%) Security Cleared
2 3 (21.43%) Degree
3 1 (7.14%) PRINCE2 Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 11 (78.57%) PMO