APMG (APM Group)
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with a requirement for APMG qualifications. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months to 4 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
4 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 577 686 826
Rank change year-on-year +109 +140 -149
Contract jobs citing APMG 14 32 28
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 0.032% 0.054% 0.032%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.11% 0.20% 0.15%
Number of daily rates quoted 11 24 17
10th Percentile £419 £497 £426
25th Percentile £472 £520 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 £595 £550
Median % change year-on-year -3.36% +8.18% +10.00%
75th Percentile £656 £659 £650
90th Percentile £713 £800 £763
UK excluding London median daily rate £606 £545 £435
% change year-on-year +11.24% +25.29% -17.14%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
UK

APMG is in the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with a requirement for academic qualifications or professional certifications.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 13,175 16,164 19,041
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 30.53% 27.33% 21.46%
Number of daily rates quoted 8,128 10,779 12,573
10th Percentile £300 £325 £325
25th Percentile £425 £450 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £535 £550 £525
Median % change year-on-year -2.73% +4.76% +8.25%
75th Percentile £650 £650 £625
90th Percentile £744 £743 £700
UK excluding London median daily rate £530 £530 £500
% change year-on-year - +6.00% +11.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,075 848 773
10th Percentile £13.86 £15.25 £14.25
25th Percentile £17.84 £20.00 £19.52
Median hourly rate £40.00 £54.00 £42.00
Median % change year-on-year -25.93% +28.57% +10.82%
75th Percentile £61.60 £68.25 £57.50
90th Percentile £75.25 £80.00 £66.53
UK excluding London median hourly rate £40.94 £49.94 £34.69
% change year-on-year -18.02% +43.96% +0.43%

APMG
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing APMG as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for APMG in the UK

APMG
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

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

Daily rate trend for APMG in the UK

APMG
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing APMG over the 6 months to 4 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for APMG in the UK

APMG
Top 11 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing APMG within the UK over the 6 months to 4 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
England +90 11 £563 -4.66% 6
UK excluding London +64 11 £606 +11.24% 5
London +86 3 £438 -30.00% 1
South West +23 3 £550 +4.76% 2
Scotland - 3 £575 -
Midlands +25 2 £700 +33.02% 1
West Midlands +21 2 £700 +33.02% 1
North West - 2 £638 - 1
North of England - 2 £638 - 1
Work from Home +118 1 £575 -6.12%
South East +20 1 £675 +14.41% 1

APMG
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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 5 (35.71%) SharePoint
Applications
1 4 (28.57%) Microsoft Excel
2 3 (21.43%) Microsoft Project
3 2 (14.29%) Microsoft Office
4 1 (7.14%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 1 (7.14%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 2 (14.29%) Dynamics 365
1 2 (14.29%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (7.14%) OCI
2 1 (7.14%) SuccessFactors
Development Applications
1 1 (7.14%) JIRA
General
1 9 (64.29%) Public Sector
2 5 (35.71%) Finance
3 4 (28.57%) Manufacturing
3 4 (28.57%) Presentation Skills
3 4 (28.57%) Social Skills
4 3 (21.43%) Electronics
4 3 (21.43%) Marketing
4 3 (21.43%) Organisational Skills
4 3 (21.43%) Telecoms
5 2 (14.29%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 2 (14.29%) Local Government
6 1 (7.14%) Analytical Skills
6 1 (7.14%) Influencing Skills
6 1 (7.14%) Law
Job Titles
1 3 (21.43%) Lead
1 3 (21.43%) PMO Lead
2 2 (14.29%) Change Manager
2 2 (14.29%) Digital Programme Manager
2 2 (14.29%) Portfolio Manager
2 2 (14.29%) Programme Manager
2 2 (14.29%) Project Manager
3 1 (7.14%) Business Change Manager
3 1 (7.14%) Business Manager
3 1 (7.14%) PMO Manager
3 1 (7.14%) Technical Manager
3 1 (7.14%) Technical Project Manager
Miscellaneous
1 6 (42.86%) PMI
2 2 (14.29%) NHS
2 2 (14.29%) Onboarding
2 2 (14.29%) Virtual Team
Processes & Methodologies
1 12 (85.71%) Stakeholder Management
2 7 (50.00%) PRINCE2
2 7 (50.00%) Project Management
3 5 (35.71%) Change Management
3 5 (35.71%) Programme Management
3 5 (35.71%) Project Delivery
4 4 (28.57%) Agile
5 3 (21.43%) Business Case
5 3 (21.43%) Business Intelligence
5 3 (21.43%) Change Control
5 3 (21.43%) Data Analysis
5 3 (21.43%) Digital Marketing
5 3 (21.43%) Project Planning
5 3 (21.43%) Resource Management
5 3 (21.43%) SEO
5 3 (21.43%) Workshop Facilitation
6 2 (14.29%) Decision-Making
6 2 (14.29%) Demand Management
6 2 (14.29%) Risk Management
6 2 (14.29%) Virtual Team Management
Qualifications
1 6 (42.86%) PMI Certification
2 4 (28.57%) PMP
2 4 (28.57%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
3 2 (14.29%) Degree
4 1 (7.14%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (42.86%) PMO
Vendors
1 4 (28.57%) Microsoft
2 3 (21.43%) SAP
3 1 (7.14%) Oracle
3 1 (7.14%) Planview
3 1 (7.14%) Salesforce