Project Management Contracts with Work from Home Options

Project Management
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 Management skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Project Management over the 6 months to 9 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
9 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 22 25 24
Rank change year-on-year +3 -1 +8
Contract jobs citing Project Management 1,153 1,826 3,260
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 7.65% 7.28% 7.43%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 8.69% 8.11% 8.16%
Number of daily rates quoted 734 1,237 2,397
10th Percentile £316 £363 £325
25th Percentile £425 £425 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £513 £500
Median % change year-on-year +2.44% +2.50% +8.11%
75th Percentile £600 £625 £593
90th Percentile £713 £723 £675
UK median daily rate £525 £525 £500
% change year-on-year - +5.00% +6.95%
Number of hourly rates quoted 108 77 69
10th Percentile £23.57 £22.80 £22.37
25th Percentile £35.00 £35.00 £36.00
Median hourly rate £38.12 £49.00 £44.50
Median % change year-on-year -22.20% +10.11% +21.09%
75th Percentile £48.25 £72.50 £51.00
90th Percentile £60.38 £85.00 £75.35
UK median hourly rate £38.12 £49.00 £33.00
% change year-on-year -22.20% +48.48% +22.40%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Work from Home

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

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 13,268 22,513 39,948
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 88.01% 89.73% 91.07%
Number of daily rates quoted 8,896 15,904 28,997
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 573 519 530
10th Percentile £15.03 £18.63 £13.73
25th Percentile £25.50 £30.00 £20.06
Median hourly rate £43.00 £55.00 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year -21.82% +57.14% +41.16%
75th Percentile £60.00 £68.75 £55.63
90th Percentile £75.20 £80.25 £67.50
UK median hourly rate £36.50 £36.00 £25.18
% change year-on-year +1.39% +42.97% +2.78%

Project Management
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

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

Project Management trend for jobs with a WFH option

Project Management
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 Management.

Project Management daily rate for jobs with a WFH option

Project Management
Daily Rate Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Daily rate distribution for jobs with a work from home option citing Project Management over the 6 months to 9 May 2024.

Project Management daily rate histogram for jobs with a WFH option

Project Management
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 Management.

Project Management hourly rate for jobs with a WFH option

Project Management
Hourly Rate Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Hourly rate distribution for jobs with a work from home option citing Project Management over the 6 months to 9 May 2024.

Project Management hourly rate histogram for jobs with a WFH option

Project Management
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 56 (4.86%) SharePoint
2 28 (2.43%) Confluence
3 12 (1.04%) Adobe Experience Manager
4 9 (0.78%) CMS
4 9 (0.78%) Microsoft Exchange
5 4 (0.35%) SAS
6 3 (0.26%) ArcGIS
6 3 (0.26%) SharePoint 2013
7 2 (0.17%) Cloud Foundry
7 2 (0.17%) Umbraco
8 1 (0.087%) Anypoint
8 1 (0.087%) Apache Spark
8 1 (0.087%) CICS
8 1 (0.087%) Drupal
8 1 (0.087%) IBM Notes
Applications
1 67 (5.81%) Microsoft Office
2 63 (5.46%) Microsoft Excel
3 55 (4.77%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 50 (4.34%) Microsoft Project
5 19 (1.65%) MS Visio
6 13 (1.13%) Spreadsheet
7 10 (0.87%) Photoshop
8 7 (0.61%) Trello
9 5 (0.43%) Adobe Illustrator
9 5 (0.43%) InDesign
10 3 (0.26%) Acrobat
10 3 (0.26%) Adobe Creative Suite
10 3 (0.26%) Adobe Premiere
10 3 (0.26%) Revit
11 2 (0.17%) Adobe Captivate
11 2 (0.17%) Camtasia
11 2 (0.17%) Lectora
12 1 (0.087%) AutoCAD
12 1 (0.087%) Houdini
Business Applications
1 42 (3.64%) SAP S/4HANA
2 17 (1.47%) Loan IQ
3 11 (0.95%) SAP HCM
4 10 (0.87%) SAP HR
5 9 (0.78%) SAP Hybris
6 8 (0.69%) Primavera
7 4 (0.35%) SAP CO
7 4 (0.35%) SAP FI
7 4 (0.35%) SAP FI/CO
7 4 (0.35%) SAP PS
7 4 (0.35%) Workfront
8 3 (0.26%) SAP SD
9 2 (0.17%) Dynamics CRM
9 2 (0.17%) Endur
9 2 (0.17%) Oracle EBS
9 2 (0.17%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
9 2 (0.17%) SAP ERP
9 2 (0.17%) SAP MM
9 2 (0.17%) SAP WM
9 2 (0.17%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 97 (8.41%) Azure
2 52 (4.51%) SaaS
3 47 (4.08%) AWS
4 42 (3.64%) Microsoft 365
5 32 (2.78%) GitHub
5 32 (2.78%) Power Platform
6 25 (2.17%) Azure DevOps
7 20 (1.73%) SuccessFactors
8 18 (1.56%) PaaS
9 16 (1.39%) Dynamics 365
10 13 (1.13%) GitHub Actions
10 13 (1.13%) Smartsheet
11 12 (1.04%) PowerApps
12 11 (0.95%) GCP
12 11 (0.95%) IaaS
13 9 (0.78%) Miro
13 9 (0.78%) SAP Commerce Cloud
13 9 (0.78%) Slack
14 7 (0.61%) Google Workspace
14 7 (0.61%) OCI
Communications & Networking
1 17 (1.47%) Structured Cabling
2 14 (1.21%) Wi-Fi
3 12 (1.04%) Firewall
4 11 (0.95%) VPN
5 10 (0.87%) WAN
6 9 (0.78%) Network Security
7 8 (0.69%) LAN
8 7 (0.61%) DNS
8 7 (0.61%) TCP/IP
9 6 (0.52%) Intranet
10 5 (0.43%) 5G
11 4 (0.35%) DHCP
11 4 (0.35%) FIX Connectivity
11 4 (0.35%) SNA
11 4 (0.35%) VLAN
11 4 (0.35%) VoIP
12 3 (0.26%) HTTP
12 3 (0.26%) Internet
13 2 (0.17%) PBX
13 2 (0.17%) PSTN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 27 (2.34%) Power BI
2 14 (1.21%) SQL Server
3 13 (1.13%) Data Warehouse
4 9 (0.78%) Metadata
5 8 (0.69%) GIS
6 7 (0.61%) Relational Database
7 6 (0.52%) Crystal Reports
7 6 (0.52%) MySQL
7 6 (0.52%) Tableau
8 4 (0.35%) Oracle Reports
9 3 (0.26%) Big Data
9 3 (0.26%) Data Lake
9 3 (0.26%) DB2
10 2 (0.17%) Azure SQL Database
10 2 (0.17%) Data Mining
10 2 (0.17%) Elasticsearch
10 2 (0.17%) Electronic Patient Records
10 2 (0.17%) Geospatial Data
10 2 (0.17%) Oracle Database
10 2 (0.17%) Oracle Database 11g
Development Applications
1 86 (7.46%) JIRA
2 13 (1.13%) Jenkins
3 11 (0.95%) SonarQube
4 9 (0.78%) Postman
5 8 (0.69%) Cypress.io
5 8 (0.69%) GitLab
6 6 (0.52%) TeamCity
7 5 (0.43%) Git
8 3 (0.26%) TestRail
8 3 (0.26%) Visual Studio
9 2 (0.17%) Atlassian Bamboo
9 2 (0.17%) CircleCI
9 2 (0.17%) Rational DOORS
9 2 (0.17%) Selenium
9 2 (0.17%) Travis CI
9 2 (0.17%) Visual Studio Team System
10 1 (0.087%) Burp Suite
10 1 (0.087%) JUnit
10 1 (0.087%) RStudio
10 1 (0.087%) Team Foundation Server
General
1 496 (43.02%) Social Skills
2 351 (30.44%) Finance
3 188 (16.31%) Analytical Skills
4 129 (11.19%) Public Sector
5 111 (9.63%) Organisational Skills
6 96 (8.33%) Influencing Skills
7 58 (5.03%) Banking
8 50 (4.34%) Marketing
9 47 (4.08%) Legal
10 44 (3.82%) Manufacturing
11 43 (3.73%) Telecoms
12 40 (3.47%) Retail
13 39 (3.38%) Presentation Skills
14 33 (2.86%) Pharmaceutical
15 24 (2.08%) Electronics
15 24 (2.08%) Local Government
16 21 (1.82%) Aerospace
17 18 (1.56%) Front Office
18 17 (1.47%) Inclusion and Diversity
19 13 (1.13%) Financial Institution
Job Titles
1 451 (39.12%) Project Manager
2 103 (8.93%) Senior
3 101 (8.76%) Analyst
4 94 (8.15%) Lead
5 68 (5.90%) Business Analyst
6 61 (5.29%) Senior Manager
7 54 (4.68%) Consultant
8 49 (4.25%) IT Manager
9 46 (3.99%) Senior Project Manager
10 42 (3.64%) Delivery Manager
11 38 (3.30%) Technical Manager
12 34 (2.95%) IT Project Manager
13 32 (2.78%) Security Manager
14 29 (2.52%) Architect
14 29 (2.52%) SAP Manager
15 25 (2.17%) Change Manager
15 25 (2.17%) Security Project Manager
15 25 (2.17%) Technical Project Manager
16 23 (1.99%) Developer
16 23 (1.99%) Programme Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 13 (1.13%) .NET
2 11 (0.95%) ARM Templates
2 11 (0.95%) XML
3 10 (0.87%) Azure Blueprints
3 10 (0.87%) YAML
4 5 (0.43%) React
5 4 (0.35%) EDI
5 4 (0.35%) Elastic Stack
5 4 (0.35%) FIX Protocol
5 4 (0.35%) Laravel
5 4 (0.35%) PySpark
5 4 (0.35%) Vue
6 3 (0.26%) ADO
6 3 (0.26%) CSS
6 3 (0.26%) JSON
6 3 (0.26%) Oracle Fusion
7 2 (0.17%) Murex MxML
7 2 (0.17%) Oracle GoldenGate
7 2 (0.17%) REST
7 2 (0.17%) Swagger
Miscellaneous
1 66 (5.72%) Management Information System
2 32 (2.78%) Onboarding
3 27 (2.34%) Product Ownership
4 22 (1.91%) Data Centre
5 19 (1.65%) PMI
5 19 (1.65%) Self-Motivation
6 17 (1.47%) Data Protection Act
7 16 (1.39%) Analytical Mindset
8 14 (1.21%) Virtual Team
9 13 (1.13%) NHS
10 12 (1.04%) Legacy Systems
10 12 (1.04%) Life Science
11 10 (0.87%) Derivative
11 10 (0.87%) Fixed Income
11 10 (0.87%) Public Cloud
12 9 (0.78%) Enterprise Software
13 8 (0.69%) Cyber Threat
13 8 (0.69%) FMCG
14 7 (0.61%) EMV
14 7 (0.61%) Video Editing
Operating Systems
1 24 (2.08%) Linux
2 22 (1.91%) Windows
3 11 (0.95%) zOS
4 5 (0.43%) Unix
5 4 (0.35%) Android
5 4 (0.35%) Apple iOS
6 2 (0.17%) VMS
6 2 (0.17%) Windows 10
6 2 (0.17%) Windows Server
7 1 (0.087%) Solaris
Processes & Methodologies
1 356 (30.88%) Agile
2 227 (19.69%) Project Delivery
3 223 (19.34%) Problem-Solving
4 209 (18.13%) Stakeholder Management
5 176 (15.26%) PRINCE2
6 147 (12.75%) Change Management
7 135 (11.71%) Risk Management
8 100 (8.67%) Continuous Improvement
9 93 (8.07%) Decision-Making
9 93 (8.07%) Migration
10 89 (7.72%) Waterfall
11 88 (7.63%) Scrum
12 74 (6.42%) DevOps
13 69 (5.98%) Project Planning
14 68 (5.90%) Programme Management
15 65 (5.64%) Business Strategy
16 64 (5.55%) Budget Management
17 61 (5.29%) Business Analysis
18 60 (5.20%) Business Case
19 59 (5.12%) Cybersecurity
Programming Languages
1 45 (3.90%) SQL
2 33 (2.86%) Python
3 12 (1.04%) JavaScript
4 11 (0.95%) Java
5 10 (0.87%) JCL
5 10 (0.87%) PowerShell
6 8 (0.69%) REXX
7 6 (0.52%) C#
8 5 (0.43%) PHP
9 4 (0.35%) C
9 4 (0.35%) PL/SQL
9 4 (0.35%) TypeScript
10 3 (0.26%) Bash
10 3 (0.26%) R
11 2 (0.17%) ABAP
11 2 (0.17%) Perl
12 1 (0.087%) T-SQL
12 1 (0.087%) VB.NET
12 1 (0.087%) VBA
Qualifications
1 197 (17.09%) Degree
2 165 (14.31%) Security Cleared
3 135 (11.71%) SC Cleared
4 83 (7.20%) PMI Certification
4 83 (7.20%) PMP
5 33 (2.86%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
6 31 (2.69%) DV Cleared
7 26 (2.25%) BPSS Clearance
8 23 (1.99%) Computer Science Degree
9 15 (1.30%) APMP
9 15 (1.30%) CISSP
10 13 (1.13%) PRINCE2 Certification
11 12 (1.04%) Master's Degree
12 9 (0.78%) Cisco Certification
12 9 (0.78%) CISM
12 9 (0.78%) ISTQB
13 6 (0.52%) CCNA
13 6 (0.52%) SAP Certification
14 5 (0.43%) MBA
14 5 (0.43%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 111 (9.63%) PMO
2 68 (5.90%) QA
3 21 (1.82%) Data Quality
4 19 (1.65%) GDPR
5 10 (0.87%) NCSC
6 9 (0.78%) California Consumer Privacy Act
7 8 (0.69%) Disclosure Scotland
8 6 (0.52%) Accessibility
8 6 (0.52%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 6 (0.52%) SLA
9 4 (0.35%) Automotive SPICE
9 4 (0.35%) AUTOSAR
9 4 (0.35%) ISO 9001
10 3 (0.26%) Basel III
10 3 (0.26%) COBIT
10 3 (0.26%) IFRS
11 2 (0.17%) Cyber Essentials
11 2 (0.17%) NIST
11 2 (0.17%) P3O
11 2 (0.17%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 17 (1.47%) Docker
2 10 (0.87%) NFS
2 10 (0.87%) Time Sharing Option
3 8 (0.69%) Active Directory
4 2 (0.17%) Virtual Desktop
4 2 (0.17%) Virtual Servers
4 2 (0.17%) VMware Infrastructure
5 1 (0.087%) ACF2
5 1 (0.087%) RACF
5 1 (0.087%) VMware NSX
5 1 (0.087%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 25 (2.17%) Ansible
2 18 (1.56%) Terraform
3 15 (1.30%) Kubernetes
4 9 (0.78%) Tivoli Storage Manager
5 6 (0.52%) Grafana
6 4 (0.35%) Microsoft Intune
6 4 (0.35%) Prometheus
7 3 (0.26%) Progress Chef
7 3 (0.26%) Puppet
7 3 (0.26%) SCCM
8 2 (0.17%) Active Directory Federation Services
8 2 (0.17%) Docker Swarm
8 2 (0.17%) Graylog
8 2 (0.17%) Kibana
8 2 (0.17%) logstash
8 2 (0.17%) TrustSec
9 1 (0.087%) CASB
9 1 (0.087%) HP ALM
9 1 (0.087%) HP Fortify
9 1 (0.087%) McAfee ePO
Vendors
1 151 (13.10%) Microsoft
2 113 (9.80%) SAP
3 28 (2.43%) Oracle
4 27 (2.34%) Adobe
5 18 (1.56%) Salesforce
6 17 (1.47%) Ariba
7 14 (1.21%) ServiceNow
8 12 (1.04%) CA
8 12 (1.04%) Google
9 11 (0.95%) Dell
9 11 (0.95%) IBM
9 11 (0.95%) Splunk
10 10 (0.87%) Broadcom
10 10 (0.87%) Brocade
11 8 (0.69%) Atlassian
11 8 (0.69%) Cisco
11 8 (0.69%) Workday
12 7 (0.61%) Dynatrace
13 6 (0.52%) IFS
14 4 (0.35%) MuleSoft