PMO Lead Contract Job Trends in Central London

Project Management Office Leader
London > Central London

The median Project Management Office Leader daily rate in Central London is £738, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 2 February 2026.

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

6 months to
2 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 127 126 129
Rank change year-on-year -1 +3 +47
Contract jobs requiring a PMO Lead 3 1 5
As % of all contract jobs in Central London 0.15% 0.047% 0.19%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.16% 0.051% 0.20%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 5
10th Percentile £681 - -
25th Percentile £691 - £525
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £738 - £550
Median % change year-on-year - - -5.17%
75th Percentile £791 - £575
90th Percentile £804 - £583
London median daily rate £600 £495 £550
% change year-on-year +21.21% -10.00% -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Central London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Central London. 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 Central London with a recognized job title 1,924 1,956 2,495
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 94.08% 92.61% 94.87%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,320 1,221 1,796
10th Percentile £350 £356 £331
25th Percentile £436 £463 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £540 £575 £550
Median % change year-on-year -6.09% +4.55% -4.35%
75th Percentile £675 £675 £684
90th Percentile £775 £775 £800
London median daily rate £525 £550 £550
% change year-on-year -4.55% - -5.23%
Number of hourly rates quoted 25 18 36
10th Percentile £19.24 £20.83 £17.00
25th Percentile £25.47 £26.86 £20.99
Median hourly rate £26.11 £35.00 £26.91
Median % change year-on-year -25.40% +30.09% +6.55%
75th Percentile £41.94 - £38.50
90th Percentile £50.30 £62.83 £57.63
London median hourly rate £32.50 £35.00 £28.63
% change year-on-year -7.14% +22.27% -17.03%

PMO Lead
Job Vacancy Trend in Central London

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'PMO Lead' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Central London.

PMO Lead job vacancy trend in Central London

PMO Lead
Daily Rate Trend in Central London

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for PMO Lead job vacancies in Central London.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for PMO Lead job vacancies in Central London

PMO Lead
Contract Job Locations in Central London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing PMO Lead within the Central London region over the 6 months to 2 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
City of London -4 3 £738 - 1
PMO Lead
London

PMO Lead Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Central London

For the 6 months to 2 February 2026, PMO Lead 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 Central London region featuring PMO Lead in the job title.

1 3 (100.00%) PMO
2 2 (66.67%) Agile
2 2 (66.67%) Business Intelligence
2 2 (66.67%) Decision-Making
2 2 (66.67%) Microsoft Project
2 2 (66.67%) Power BI
2 2 (66.67%) Power Platform
2 2 (66.67%) Programme Governance
2 2 (66.67%) Project Delivery
2 2 (66.67%) Resource Allocation
2 2 (66.67%) SharePoint
2 2 (66.67%) Waterfall
3 1 (33.33%) Actionable Insight
3 1 (33.33%) ADO
3 1 (33.33%) Budget Management
3 1 (33.33%) Budgeting
3 1 (33.33%) Budgeting and Forecasting
3 1 (33.33%) Budgeting and Resource Allocation
3 1 (33.33%) Change Control
3 1 (33.33%) Degree
3 1 (33.33%) Dynamics 365
3 1 (33.33%) ERP
3 1 (33.33%) Information Management
3 1 (33.33%) JIRA
3 1 (33.33%) Korn
3 1 (33.33%) Microsoft
3 1 (33.33%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (33.33%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (33.33%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (33.33%) Planview

PMO Lead Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Central London 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:

Application Platforms
1 2 (66.67%) SharePoint
Applications
1 2 (66.67%) Microsoft Project
2 1 (33.33%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (33.33%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (33.33%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 1 (33.33%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 2 (66.67%) Power Platform
2 1 (33.33%) Dynamics 365
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (66.67%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 1 (33.33%) JIRA
General
1 3 (100.00%) Finance
2 1 (33.33%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (33.33%) Organisational Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (33.33%) ADO
Miscellaneous
1 1 (33.33%) Virtual Team
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (66.67%) Agile
1 2 (66.67%) Business Intelligence
1 2 (66.67%) Decision-Making
1 2 (66.67%) Programme Governance
1 2 (66.67%) Project Delivery
1 2 (66.67%) Resource Allocation
1 2 (66.67%) Waterfall
2 1 (33.33%) Actionable Insight
2 1 (33.33%) Budget Management
2 1 (33.33%) Budgeting
2 1 (33.33%) Budgeting and Forecasting
2 1 (33.33%) Budgeting and Resource Allocation
2 1 (33.33%) Change Control
2 1 (33.33%) Information Management
2 1 (33.33%) Portfolio Management
2 1 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (33.33%) Project Management
2 1 (33.33%) Risk Management
2 1 (33.33%) Roadmaps
2 1 (33.33%) Scaled Agile Framework
Programming Languages
1 1 (33.33%) Korn
Qualifications
1 1 (33.33%) Degree
1 1 (33.33%) PMI Certification
1 1 (33.33%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (100.00%) PMO
2 1 (33.33%) Sarbanes-Oxley
Vendors
1 1 (33.33%) Microsoft
1 1 (33.33%) Planview
1 1 (33.33%) Progress
1 1 (33.33%) Workday