Project Officer Contract Job Trends in Buckinghamshire

Project Officer
South East > Buckinghamshire

The median Project Officer daily rate in Buckinghamshire is £355, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 13 September 2026.

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

6 months to
13 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 58 - 47
Rank change year-on-year - - +12
Contract jobs requiring a Project Officer 14 0 1
As % of all contract jobs in Buckinghamshire 1.71% - 0.28%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.77% - 0.29%
Number of daily rates quoted 12 0 1
10th Percentile £270 - -
25th Percentile £280 - £255
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £355 - £259
Median % change year-on-year - - -5.82%
75th Percentile £367 - £264
90th Percentile £375 - -
South East median daily rate £353 £272 £331
% change year-on-year +29.79% -18.01% +20.45%

All Contract IT Job Roles
Buckinghamshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Buckinghamshire. 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 Buckinghamshire with a recognized job title 789 291 339
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 96.34% 90.94% 93.65%
Number of daily rates quoted 563 171 230
10th Percentile £363 £209 £237
25th Percentile £455 £353 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £438 £450
Median % change year-on-year +20.00% -2.78% -10.00%
75th Percentile £595 £538 £538
90th Percentile £638 £640 £625
South East median daily rate £525 £500 £513
% change year-on-year +5.00% -2.44% +2.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 42 37 12
10th Percentile £13.50 - £14.89
25th Percentile £14.64 £14.20 £16.04
Median hourly rate £22.50 £15.25 £19.35
Median % change year-on-year +47.54% -21.19% +14.16%
75th Percentile £43.75 £18.00 £31.50
90th Percentile £71.25 £62.50 £36.67
South East median hourly rate £50.00 £25.15 £57.35
% change year-on-year +98.81% -56.15% +14.70%

Project Officer
Job Vacancy Trend in Buckinghamshire

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

Project Officer job vacancy trend in Buckinghamshire

Project Officer
Daily Rate Trend in Buckinghamshire

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Project Officer job vacancies in Buckinghamshire.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Project Officer job vacancies in Buckinghamshire

Project Officer
Hourly Rate Trend in Buckinghamshire

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Project Officer job vacancies in Buckinghamshire.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Project Officer job vacancies in Buckinghamshire

Project Officer
Contract Job Locations in Buckinghamshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Project Officer within the Buckinghamshire region over the 6 months to 13 September 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
Milton Keynes - 12 £358 - 4
Project Officer
South East

Project Officer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Buckinghamshire

For the 6 months to 13 September 2026, Project Officer 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 Buckinghamshire region featuring Project Officer in the job title.

1 12 (85.71%) Security Cleared
2 11 (78.57%) Microsoft Excel
3 10 (71.43%) DV Cleared
4 9 (64.29%) Project Management
5 8 (57.14%) Microsoft
6 7 (50.00%) Microsoft Project
7 6 (42.86%) Oracle
7 6 (42.86%) PMO
7 6 (42.86%) PRINCE2
7 6 (42.86%) SC Cleared
8 5 (35.71%) Microsoft Office
8 5 (35.71%) Project Delivery
9 4 (28.57%) Collaborative Working
9 4 (28.57%) Degree
9 4 (28.57%) Stakeholder Management
10 3 (21.43%) Budgeting and Forecasting
10 3 (21.43%) Change Management
10 3 (21.43%) Data Analysis
10 3 (21.43%) Infrastructure Engineering
10 3 (21.43%) Programme Governance
10 3 (21.43%) Project Governance
10 3 (21.43%) Project Planning
10 3 (21.43%) Time Management
11 2 (14.29%) Budgeting
11 2 (14.29%) Continuous Improvement
11 2 (14.29%) Order Management
11 2 (14.29%) Problem-Solving
12 1 (7.14%) .NET
12 1 (7.14%) Agile
12 1 (7.14%) Analytical Thinking

Project Officer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Buckinghamshire 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 11 (78.57%) Microsoft Excel
2 7 (50.00%) Microsoft Project
3 5 (35.71%) Microsoft Office
4 1 (7.14%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (7.14%) Oracle Reports
General
1 12 (85.71%) Finance
2 10 (71.43%) Social Skills
3 7 (50.00%) Organisational Skills
4 6 (42.86%) Public Sector
5 3 (21.43%) Analytical Skills
5 3 (21.43%) Aviation
6 2 (14.29%) Documentation Skills
6 2 (14.29%) Legal
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (7.14%) .NET
Miscellaneous
1 3 (21.43%) Self-Motivation
2 1 (7.14%) Analytical Mindset
2 1 (7.14%) Onboarding
Processes & Methodologies
1 9 (64.29%) Project Management
2 6 (42.86%) PRINCE2
3 5 (35.71%) Project Delivery
4 4 (28.57%) Collaborative Working
4 4 (28.57%) Stakeholder Management
5 3 (21.43%) Budgeting and Forecasting
5 3 (21.43%) Change Management
5 3 (21.43%) Data Analysis
5 3 (21.43%) Infrastructure Engineering
5 3 (21.43%) Programme Governance
5 3 (21.43%) Project Governance
5 3 (21.43%) Project Planning
5 3 (21.43%) Time Management
6 2 (14.29%) Budgeting
6 2 (14.29%) Continuous Improvement
6 2 (14.29%) Order Management
6 2 (14.29%) Problem-Solving
7 1 (7.14%) Product Management
7 1 (7.14%) Resource Allocation
7 1 (7.14%) Risk Management
Qualifications
1 12 (85.71%) Security Cleared
2 10 (71.43%) DV Cleared
3 6 (42.86%) SC Cleared
4 4 (28.57%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (42.86%) PMO
Vendors
1 8 (57.14%) Microsoft
2 6 (42.86%) Oracle