Project Planner Contract Job Trends in Berkshire

Project Planner
South East > Berkshire

The median Project Planner daily rate in Berkshire is £550, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 11 February 2026.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
11 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 104 96 112
Rank change year-on-year -8 +16 +7
Contract jobs requiring a Project Planner 10 1 15
As % of all contract jobs in Berkshire 0.62% 0.078% 0.77%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.69% 0.085% 0.82%
Number of daily rates quoted 5 1 11
10th Percentile - - £270
25th Percentile £425 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £210 £280
Median % change year-on-year +161.90% -25.00% -41.05%
75th Percentile - - £414
90th Percentile - - £465
South East median daily rate £550 £355 £280
% change year-on-year +54.93% +26.79% -3.45%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 2
10th Percentile - - £51.63
25th Percentile - - £52.19
Median hourly rate - - £53.75
75th Percentile - - £54.69
90th Percentile - - £54.88
South East median hourly rate - - £53.75

All Contract IT Job Roles
Berkshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Berkshire. 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 Berkshire with a recognized job title 1,450 1,170 1,836
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 89.78% 91.12% 94.64%
Number of daily rates quoted 998 661 1,029
10th Percentile £300 £263 £210
25th Percentile £406 £400 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £504 £500
Median % change year-on-year -0.79% +0.80% -1.19%
75th Percentile £600 £625 £600
90th Percentile £663 £663 £675
South East median daily rate £500 £500 £500
Number of hourly rates quoted 65 30 110
10th Percentile £18.92 £39.73 £20.05
25th Percentile £22.79 £49.97 £42.00
Median hourly rate £75.00 £61.50 £58.30
Median % change year-on-year +21.96% +5.48% -9.86%
75th Percentile £95.00 £64.73 £67.19
90th Percentile £106.60 £75.67 £85.65
South East median hourly rate £27.50 £42.50 £45.00
% change year-on-year -35.29% -5.56% -

Project Planner
Job Vacancy Trend in Berkshire

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Project Planner' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Berkshire.

Project Planner job vacancy trend in Berkshire

Project Planner
Daily Rate Trend in Berkshire

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Project Planner job vacancies in Berkshire.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Project Planner job vacancies in Berkshire

Project Planner
Hourly Rate Trend in Berkshire

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Project Planner job vacancies in Berkshire.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Project Planner job vacancies in Berkshire

Project Planner
Contract Job Locations in Berkshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Project Planner within the Berkshire region over the 6 months to 11 February 2026. 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
Reading +8 10 £550 +161.90% 1
Project Planner
South East

Project Planner Skill Set
Top 25 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Berkshire

For the 6 months to 11 February 2026, Project Planner contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Berkshire region featuring Project Planner in the job title.

1 9 (90.00%) Microsoft Project
1 9 (90.00%) PMO
1 9 (90.00%) PRINCE2
1 9 (90.00%) Project Management
2 6 (60.00%) Cost Control
2 6 (60.00%) Dependency Management
2 6 (60.00%) Problem-Solving
2 6 (60.00%) Risk Management
3 4 (40.00%) Primavera
4 3 (30.00%) Decision-Making
4 3 (30.00%) Degree
4 3 (30.00%) Impact Assessments
4 3 (30.00%) PMI Certification
4 3 (30.00%) Visualisation
5 2 (20.00%) Oracle
5 2 (20.00%) Oracle EBS
6 1 (10.00%) Change Control
6 1 (10.00%) DV Cleared
6 1 (10.00%) ERP
6 1 (10.00%) Oracle Reports
6 1 (10.00%) Performance Measurement
6 1 (10.00%) Project Planning
6 1 (10.00%) Resource Levelling
6 1 (10.00%) Security Cleared
6 1 (10.00%) Stakeholder Management

Project Planner Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Berkshire by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Applications
1 9 (90.00%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 4 (40.00%) Primavera
2 2 (20.00%) Oracle EBS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (10.00%) Oracle Reports
General
1 9 (90.00%) Analytical Skills
2 4 (40.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 3 (30.00%) PMI
Processes & Methodologies
1 9 (90.00%) PRINCE2
1 9 (90.00%) Project Management
2 6 (60.00%) Cost Control
2 6 (60.00%) Dependency Management
2 6 (60.00%) Problem-Solving
2 6 (60.00%) Risk Management
3 3 (30.00%) Decision-Making
3 3 (30.00%) Impact Assessments
3 3 (30.00%) Visualisation
4 1 (10.00%) Change Control
4 1 (10.00%) ERP
4 1 (10.00%) Performance Measurement
4 1 (10.00%) Project Planning
4 1 (10.00%) Resource Levelling
4 1 (10.00%) Stakeholder Management
Qualifications
1 3 (30.00%) Degree
1 3 (30.00%) PMI Certification
2 1 (10.00%) DV Cleared
2 1 (10.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (90.00%) PMO
Vendors
1 2 (20.00%) Oracle