Project Delivery Contracts with Work from Home Options

Project Delivery
UK > Work from Home

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with an option to work from home (WFH) and a requirement for Project Delivery skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Project Delivery 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 52 54 52
Rank change year-on-year +2 -2 +16
Contract jobs citing Project Delivery 555 1,045 2,044
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 3.68% 4.16% 4.62%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.18% 4.63% 5.08%
Number of daily rates quoted 387 749 1,503
10th Percentile £363 £369 £363
25th Percentile £450 £450 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £510
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +7.84% +10.27%
75th Percentile £625 £650 £603
90th Percentile £712 £750 £700
UK median daily rate £530 £550 £525
% change year-on-year -3.64% +4.76% +10.53%
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 11 47
10th Percentile £25.15 £41.50 £27.90
25th Percentile £26.51 £55.63 £39.75
Median hourly rate £31.26 £60.00 £44.50
Median % change year-on-year -47.90% +34.83% +110.13%
75th Percentile £35.00 £67.13 £49.25
90th Percentile - £70.00 £64.85
UK median hourly rate £38.30 £64.50 £44.50
% change year-on-year -40.63% +44.94% +4.71%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Work from Home

Project Delivery 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 with a WFH option and a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 13,282 22,550 40,272
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 87.98% 89.75% 91.08%
Number of daily rates quoted 8,890 15,929 29,247
10th Percentile £325 £363 £362
25th Percentile £425 £450 £431
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £540 £525
Median % change year-on-year -2.78% +2.86% +7.69%
75th Percentile £638 £650 £630
90th Percentile £750 £750 £725
UK median daily rate £525 £550 £530
% change year-on-year -4.55% +3.77% +8.72%
Number of hourly rates quoted 574 522 532
10th Percentile £15.05 £18.63 £13.75
25th Percentile £25.50 £30.00 £20.00
Median hourly rate £43.00 £55.00 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year -21.82% +57.14% +41.16%
75th Percentile £60.00 £69.31 £55.38
90th Percentile £75.18 £80.25 £67.50
UK median hourly rate £36.50 £36.00 £25.00
% change year-on-year +1.39% +44.00% +2.04%

Project Delivery
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with a work from home option citing Project Delivery as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Project Delivery trend for jobs with a WFH option

Project Delivery
Daily Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing Project Delivery.

Project Delivery daily rate for jobs with a WFH option

Project Delivery
Daily Rate Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Daily rate distribution for jobs with a work from home option citing Project Delivery over the 6 months to 8 May 2024.

Project Delivery daily rate histogram for jobs with a WFH option

Project Delivery
Hourly Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average hourly rate quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing Project Delivery.

Project Delivery hourly rate for jobs with a WFH option

Project Delivery
Hourly Rate Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Hourly rate distribution for jobs with a work from home option citing Project Delivery over the 6 months to 8 May 2024.

Project Delivery hourly rate histogram for jobs with a WFH option

Project Delivery
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options 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 25 (4.50%) SharePoint
2 18 (3.24%) Confluence
3 10 (1.80%) Microsoft Exchange
4 6 (1.08%) Adobe Experience Manager
5 5 (0.90%) CMS
6 4 (0.72%) Apache Spark
6 4 (0.72%) SAS
7 3 (0.54%) MTS
7 3 (0.54%) SharePoint 2013
8 2 (0.36%) IIS
9 1 (0.18%) Anypoint
9 1 (0.18%) Apache
9 1 (0.18%) CICS
9 1 (0.18%) Drupal
9 1 (0.18%) Exchange Server 2007
9 1 (0.18%) Exchange Server 2010
9 1 (0.18%) Jupyter
9 1 (0.18%) LiveLink
9 1 (0.18%) OpenStack
Applications
1 38 (6.85%) Microsoft Office
2 31 (5.59%) Microsoft Excel
3 28 (5.05%) Microsoft Project
4 25 (4.50%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 11 (1.98%) MS Visio
6 1 (0.18%) Spreadsheet
6 1 (0.18%) Trello
Business Applications
1 15 (2.70%) SAP S/4HANA
2 14 (2.52%) Loan IQ
3 11 (1.98%) Dynamics CRM
4 8 (1.44%) SAP Hybris
5 5 (0.90%) Endur
6 4 (0.72%) SAP CO
6 4 (0.72%) SAP FI
6 4 (0.72%) SAP FI/CO
7 3 (0.54%) Aligne
7 3 (0.54%) EuroRunner
8 2 (0.36%) Oracle General Ledger
8 2 (0.36%) SAP SD
9 1 (0.18%) Maximo
9 1 (0.18%) Oracle EBS
9 1 (0.18%) Oracle EBS R12
9 1 (0.18%) Oracle Financials
9 1 (0.18%) SAP EWM
9 1 (0.18%) SAP GTS
9 1 (0.18%) SAP Payroll
9 1 (0.18%) SAP PM
Cloud Services
1 79 (14.23%) Azure
2 29 (5.23%) Azure DevOps
3 25 (4.50%) AWS
3 25 (4.50%) Microsoft 365
4 23 (4.14%) Power Platform
5 19 (3.42%) Dynamics 365
6 16 (2.88%) SaaS
7 15 (2.70%) PowerApps
8 10 (1.80%) IaaS
9 8 (1.44%) PaaS
9 8 (1.44%) SAP Commerce Cloud
9 8 (1.44%) WhatsApp
10 7 (1.26%) Entra ID
10 7 (1.26%) OneDrive
10 7 (1.26%) Power Automate
11 6 (1.08%) Azure Logic Apps
11 6 (1.08%) OpenShift
12 5 (0.90%) Cloud Computing
13 4 (0.72%) Salesforce Commerce Cloud
13 4 (0.72%) SuccessFactors
Communications & Networking
1 13 (2.34%) Network Security
2 10 (1.80%) ATM
3 8 (1.44%) Firewall
4 6 (1.08%) WAN
5 5 (0.90%) 4G
5 5 (0.90%) Kerberos
5 5 (0.90%) TCP/IP
6 4 (0.72%) 2G
6 4 (0.72%) 3G
6 4 (0.72%) 5G
6 4 (0.72%) Ethernet
6 4 (0.72%) LAN
6 4 (0.72%) SAN
6 4 (0.72%) SDH
6 4 (0.72%) SNA
7 3 (0.54%) DNS
8 2 (0.36%) CTI
8 2 (0.36%) DHCP
8 2 (0.36%) DSL
8 2 (0.36%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 15 (2.70%) Power BI
2 13 (2.34%) SQL Server
3 10 (1.80%) Data Warehouse
4 9 (1.62%) NoSQL
5 6 (1.08%) Data Lake
6 4 (0.72%) Big Data
6 4 (0.72%) Crystal Reports
6 4 (0.72%) Enterprise Data Warehouse
6 4 (0.72%) Tableau
7 2 (0.36%) Amazon Athena
7 2 (0.36%) Azure SQL Database
7 2 (0.36%) Data Mining
7 2 (0.36%) DB2
7 2 (0.36%) Delta Lake
7 2 (0.36%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 2 (0.36%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 1 (0.18%) Electronic Patient Records
8 1 (0.18%) Geospatial Data
8 1 (0.18%) Hadoop
8 1 (0.18%) MongoDB
Development Applications
1 45 (8.11%) JIRA
2 3 (0.54%) Jenkins
3 2 (0.36%) ER Studio
3 2 (0.36%) ERwin
3 2 (0.36%) Git
3 2 (0.36%) Visual Studio Team System
4 1 (0.18%) CircleCI
4 1 (0.18%) Gerrit
4 1 (0.18%) JUnit
4 1 (0.18%) RStudio
4 1 (0.18%) Selenium
4 1 (0.18%) Serenity BDD
4 1 (0.18%) SpecFlow
4 1 (0.18%) TestNG
4 1 (0.18%) WebDriver
General
1 159 (28.65%) Finance
2 155 (27.93%) Social Skills
3 84 (15.14%) Public Sector
4 60 (10.81%) Analytical Skills
5 31 (5.59%) Influencing Skills
6 28 (5.05%) Marketing
7 27 (4.86%) Banking
8 25 (4.50%) Telecoms
9 20 (3.60%) Retail
10 19 (3.42%) Organisational Skills
11 16 (2.88%) Manufacturing
12 15 (2.70%) Legal
12 15 (2.70%) Presentation Skills
13 12 (2.16%) Inclusion and Diversity
14 11 (1.98%) Front Office
15 9 (1.62%) Military
16 8 (1.44%) Local Government
17 7 (1.26%) Electronics
17 7 (1.26%) Financial Institution
17 7 (1.26%) Law
Job Titles
1 164 (29.55%) Project Manager
2 63 (11.35%) Architect
3 61 (10.99%) Senior
4 46 (8.29%) Analyst
5 44 (7.93%) Business Analyst
5 44 (7.93%) Lead
6 39 (7.03%) Delivery Manager
7 37 (6.67%) Consultant
8 34 (6.13%) Senior Manager
9 30 (5.41%) Solutions Architect
10 26 (4.68%) Senior Project Manager
11 19 (3.42%) Security Manager
12 17 (3.06%) Developer
13 15 (2.70%) IT Manager
14 14 (2.52%) Security Project Manager
14 14 (2.52%) Technical Manager
15 12 (2.16%) Delivery Project Manager
15 12 (2.16%) Security Architect
15 12 (2.16%) Technical Project Manager
16 11 (1.98%) Infrastructure Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 12 (2.16%) .NET
1 12 (2.16%) JSON
2 10 (1.80%) ADO
2 10 (1.80%) Middleware
2 10 (1.80%) REST
2 10 (1.80%) XML
3 7 (1.26%) Web Services
4 6 (1.08%) SailPoint
5 5 (0.90%) LDAP
5 5 (0.90%) OAuth
5 5 (0.90%) OpenID
5 5 (0.90%) SAML
6 4 (0.72%) AngularJS
6 4 (0.72%) JSON Schema
7 3 (0.54%) .NET Framework
7 3 (0.54%) Elastic Stack
7 3 (0.54%) HTML
7 3 (0.54%) PySpark
7 3 (0.54%) RESTful
7 3 (0.54%) SOAP
Miscellaneous
1 28 (5.05%) Product Ownership
2 24 (4.32%) Management Information System
3 14 (2.52%) Data Centre
4 13 (2.34%) Self-Motivation
5 8 (1.44%) FMCG
5 8 (1.44%) SWIFT Messaging Network
6 7 (1.26%) Enterprise Software
6 7 (1.26%) Virtual Team
7 6 (1.08%) Public Cloud
7 6 (1.08%) Team-Oriented Environment
8 5 (0.90%) Data Structures
8 5 (0.90%) Greenfield Project
8 5 (0.90%) NHS
9 4 (0.72%) Data Protection Act
9 4 (0.72%) Derivative
9 4 (0.72%) Enterprise Cloud
9 4 (0.72%) Fixed Income
9 4 (0.72%) Freedom of Information
9 4 (0.72%) Legacy Systems
9 4 (0.72%) Market Risk
Operating Systems
1 26 (4.68%) Windows
2 16 (2.88%) Linux
3 5 (0.90%) Unix
4 4 (0.72%) Solaris
4 4 (0.72%) Ubuntu
5 3 (0.54%) Windows 10
5 3 (0.54%) zOS
6 2 (0.36%) AIX
6 2 (0.36%) Android
6 2 (0.36%) Mac OS
6 2 (0.36%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 1 (0.18%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 224 (40.36%) Project Management
2 221 (39.82%) Agile
3 92 (16.58%) Stakeholder Management
4 70 (12.61%) Problem-Solving
5 69 (12.43%) PRINCE2
6 64 (11.53%) Waterfall
7 62 (11.17%) DevOps
8 61 (10.99%) Migration
9 55 (9.91%) Change Management
10 53 (9.55%) Risk Management
11 52 (9.37%) Continuous Improvement
12 51 (9.19%) Business Case
13 48 (8.65%) Roadmaps
14 45 (8.11%) Decision-Making
15 44 (7.93%) Scrum
16 43 (7.75%) Business Analysis
17 41 (7.39%) Programme Management
17 41 (7.39%) Project Governance
18 36 (6.49%) Budget Management
19 31 (5.59%) Business Intelligence
Programming Languages
1 59 (10.63%) SQL
2 18 (3.24%) Java
2 18 (3.24%) PowerShell
3 17 (3.06%) Python
4 14 (2.52%) C#
5 8 (1.44%) JavaScript
6 5 (0.90%) Bash
6 5 (0.90%) C++
6 5 (0.90%) Perl
7 4 (0.72%) T-SQL
7 4 (0.72%) X++
8 2 (0.36%) Data Analysis Expressions
8 2 (0.36%) PL/SQL
8 2 (0.36%) Ruby
8 2 (0.36%) VB.NET
9 1 (0.18%) Bicep
9 1 (0.18%) PHP
9 1 (0.18%) R
9 1 (0.18%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 78 (14.05%) Degree
2 74 (13.33%) Security Cleared
3 53 (9.55%) SC Cleared
4 33 (5.95%) PMP
5 31 (5.59%) PMI Certification
6 23 (4.14%) DV Cleared
7 15 (2.70%) BPSS Clearance
8 10 (1.80%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
9 7 (1.26%) APMP
9 7 (1.26%) Computer Science Degree
10 4 (0.72%) CCNP
10 4 (0.72%) Cisco Certification
10 4 (0.72%) Numerate Degree
11 3 (0.54%) Azure Certification
11 3 (0.54%) CCNA
11 3 (0.54%) CSPO
11 3 (0.54%) DBS Check
11 3 (0.54%) ITIL Certification
11 3 (0.54%) Microsoft Certification
11 3 (0.54%) PRINCE2 Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 48 (8.65%) PMO
2 42 (7.57%) QA
3 11 (1.98%) Disclosure Scotland
3 11 (1.98%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 11 (1.98%) NIST
4 10 (1.80%) SLA
5 8 (1.44%) Data Quality
5 8 (1.44%) GDPR
6 5 (0.90%) ISO 9001
7 3 (0.54%) Accessibility
8 2 (0.36%) COBIT
8 2 (0.36%) ISO/IEC 20000
8 2 (0.36%) MiFID
8 2 (0.36%) PCI DSS
9 1 (0.18%) Basel III
9 1 (0.18%) Dodd-Frank
9 1 (0.18%) JSP 440
9 1 (0.18%) P3O
9 1 (0.18%) RMADS
9 1 (0.18%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 20 (3.60%) Active Directory
2 10 (1.80%) Docker
3 6 (1.08%) VMware Infrastructure
3 6 (1.08%) vSphere
4 5 (0.90%) VMware NSX
5 4 (0.72%) Virtual Machines
6 3 (0.54%) Hyper-V
7 2 (0.36%) Ceph
7 2 (0.36%) Veritas Cluster Server
8 1 (0.18%) ACF2
8 1 (0.18%) RACF
8 1 (0.18%) Virtual Desktop
8 1 (0.18%) XenApp
8 1 (0.18%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 12 (2.16%) Terraform
2 10 (1.80%) Ansible
2 10 (1.80%) Kubernetes
3 7 (1.26%) Microsoft Intune
4 5 (0.90%) PingFederate
5 4 (0.72%) WSUS
6 3 (0.54%) Progress Chef
6 3 (0.54%) Puppet
7 2 (0.36%) CFEngine
7 2 (0.36%) EMC NetWorker
7 2 (0.36%) HP Data Protector
7 2 (0.36%) Jamf Pro
7 2 (0.36%) NetBackup
7 2 (0.36%) Pacemaker
7 2 (0.36%) Podman
7 2 (0.36%) PowerBroker
7 2 (0.36%) Red Hat Satellite
7 2 (0.36%) SCCM
8 1 (0.18%) Active Directory Federation Services
8 1 (0.18%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 84 (15.14%) Microsoft
2 42 (7.57%) SAP
3 14 (2.52%) VMware
4 12 (2.16%) ServiceNow
5 11 (1.98%) Atlassian
6 10 (1.80%) Cisco
6 10 (1.80%) Oracle
7 7 (1.26%) Red Hat
7 7 (1.26%) Salesforce
8 6 (1.08%) Adobe
8 6 (1.08%) Informatica
9 5 (0.90%) Ariba
9 5 (0.90%) Citrix
9 5 (0.90%) Databricks
9 5 (0.90%) Pega
9 5 (0.90%) Ping Identity
10 4 (0.72%) IBM
10 4 (0.72%) IFS
10 4 (0.72%) SolarWinds
11 3 (0.54%) HP