Project Controller Contracts

Project Controller
UK

The median Project Controller daily rate in the UK is £310 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 9 May 2024.

The first table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
9 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 573 699 838
Rank change year-on-year +126 +139 -148
Contract jobs requiring a Project Controller 18 6 9
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 0.042% 0.010% 0.010%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.045% 0.011% 0.011%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 2 3
10th Percentile - £444 £93
25th Percentile £305 £472 £152
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £310 £538 £250
Median % change year-on-year -42.33% +115.43% -39.52%
75th Percentile £315 £597 £250
90th Percentile - £621 -
UK excluding London median daily rate £310 £538 £250
% change year-on-year -42.33% +115.43% -39.52%
Number of hourly rates quoted 15 3 4
10th Percentile £28.25 - £20.84
25th Percentile £37.97 - £26.33
Median hourly rate £40.94 £49.00 £30.94
Median % change year-on-year -16.45% +58.37% +2.28%
75th Percentile - - £34.69
90th Percentile £55.20 - £36.38
UK excluding London median hourly rate £40.94 £49.00 £30.94
% change year-on-year -16.45% +58.37% +12.51%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title 39,936 54,901 83,261
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.75% 94.65% 95.44%
Number of daily rates quoted 25,997 38,348 58,485
10th Percentile £280 £313 £313
25th Percentile £410 £425 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £540 £525
Median % change year-on-year -2.78% +2.86% +10.53%
75th Percentile £638 £650 £638
90th Percentile £750 £750 £738
UK excluding London median daily rate £490 £500 £475
% change year-on-year -2.00% +5.26% +11.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,673 1,536 2,031
10th Percentile £12.86 £14.25 £12.50
25th Percentile £16.25 £19.06 £15.75
Median hourly rate £36.65 £45.00 £23.91
Median % change year-on-year -18.56% +88.21% +6.27%
75th Percentile £61.30 £65.75 £49.25
90th Percentile £72.90 £76.13 £64.25
UK excluding London median hourly rate £40.00 £42.43 £19.67
% change year-on-year -5.73% +115.78% +3.50%

Project Controller
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings that featured Project Controller in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Project Controller in the UK

Project Controller
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

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

Daily rate trend for Project Controller in the UK

Project Controller
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

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

Hourly rate trend for Project Controller in the UK

Project Controller
Hourly Rate Histogram

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Project Controller over the 6 months to 9 May 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Project Controller in the UK

Project Controller
Top 9 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Project Controller within the UK over the 6 months to 9 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
UK excluding London +61 16 £310 -42.33% 16
England +119 10 £310 -42.33% 17
Scotland - 8 - -
Work from Home +130 7 - - 6
East of England +9 4 - - 3
South West +15 3 £310 -42.33% 6
London - 2 - - 1
North West - 1 - -
North of England - 1 - -

Project Controller Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities

For the 6 months to 9 May 2024, Project Controller contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads featuring Project Controller in the job title.

1 16 (88.89%) Project Management
2 12 (66.67%) Document Management
3 11 (61.11%) Coaching
4 10 (55.56%) PMP
5 9 (50.00%) Project Delivery
6 8 (44.44%) Work Breakdown Structure
6 8 (44.44%) Configuration Management
6 8 (44.44%) Finance
6 8 (44.44%) JIRA
7 7 (38.89%) SAP
8 6 (33.33%) Microsoft Excel
9 5 (27.78%) Social Skills
10 4 (22.22%) Earned Value Management
10 4 (22.22%) SharePoint
10 4 (22.22%) Degree
10 4 (22.22%) Microsoft PowerPoint
11 3 (16.67%) Critical Path Analysis
11 3 (16.67%) Primavera
11 3 (16.67%) Telecoms
11 3 (16.67%) Performance Management
11 3 (16.67%) Business Performance Management
11 3 (16.67%) SAP PS
11 3 (16.67%) Project Planning
11 3 (16.67%) Spreadsheet
11 3 (16.67%) Performance Measurement
12 2 (11.11%) Decision-Making
12 2 (11.11%) Problem-Solving
12 2 (11.11%) Critical Thinking
12 2 (11.11%) Organisational Skills
12 2 (11.11%) Process Improvement

Project Controller Skill Set
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 4 (22.22%) SharePoint
Applications
1 6 (33.33%) Microsoft Excel
2 4 (22.22%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 3 (16.67%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 3 (16.67%) Primavera
1 3 (16.67%) SAP PS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (11.11%) EDMS
Development Applications
1 8 (44.44%) JIRA
General
1 8 (44.44%) Finance
2 5 (27.78%) Social Skills
3 3 (16.67%) Telecoms
4 2 (11.11%) French Language
4 2 (11.11%) German Language
4 2 (11.11%) Organisational Skills
4 2 (11.11%) Pharmaceutical
Miscellaneous
1 2 (11.11%) Management Information System
1 2 (11.11%) Onboarding
Processes & Methodologies
1 16 (88.89%) Project Management
2 12 (66.67%) Document Management
3 11 (61.11%) Coaching
4 9 (50.00%) Project Delivery
5 8 (44.44%) Configuration Management
5 8 (44.44%) Work Breakdown Structure
6 4 (22.22%) Earned Value Management
7 3 (16.67%) Business Performance Management
7 3 (16.67%) Critical Path Analysis
7 3 (16.67%) Performance Management
7 3 (16.67%) Performance Measurement
7 3 (16.67%) Project Planning
8 2 (11.11%) Business Forecasting
8 2 (11.11%) CAD
8 2 (11.11%) Critical Thinking
8 2 (11.11%) Data Security
8 2 (11.11%) Decision-Making
8 2 (11.11%) Problem-Solving
8 2 (11.11%) Process Improvement
8 2 (11.11%) User Experience
Qualifications
1 10 (55.56%) PMP
2 4 (22.22%) Degree
3 2 (11.11%) ACCA
3 2 (11.11%) CIMA
4 1 (5.56%) SC Cleared
4 1 (5.56%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (11.11%) PMO
Vendors
1 7 (38.89%) SAP
2 2 (11.11%) Microsoft