PMO Manager Contract Job Trends in Central London

Project Management Office Manager
London > Central London

The median Project Management Office Manager daily rate in Central London is £650, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 13 February 2026.

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

6 months to
13 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 125 122 136
Rank change year-on-year -3 +14 +38
Contract jobs requiring a PMO Manager 4 1 3
As % of all contract jobs in Central London 0.19% 0.048% 0.12%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.20% 0.052% 0.12%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 1 2
10th Percentile - - £444
25th Percentile £625 £618 £472
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £650 £635 £538
Median % change year-on-year +2.36% +18.14% -2.27%
75th Percentile £675 £653 £597
90th Percentile - - £621
London median daily rate £518 £425 £500
% change year-on-year +21.76% -15.00% -8.26%

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 1,975 1,926 2,463
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 94.00% 92.82% 94.95%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,342 1,201 1,765
10th Percentile £350 £363 £338
25th Percentile £435 £463 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £541 £575 £550
Median % change year-on-year -5.87% +4.55% -4.35%
75th Percentile £670 £675 £688
90th Percentile £775 £775 £800
London median daily rate £525 £550 £550
% change year-on-year -4.55% - -5.17%
Number of hourly rates quoted 27 17 35
10th Percentile £20.18 £22.00 £17.00
25th Percentile £25.47 - £20.74
Median hourly rate £26.57 £35.00 £26.00
Median % change year-on-year -24.09% +34.62% +1.96%
75th Percentile £42.65 £40.25 £38.25
90th Percentile £56.14 £74.05 £59.10
London median hourly rate £34.14 £37.81 £28.50
% change year-on-year -9.71% +32.65% -15.73%

PMO Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in Central London

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

PMO Manager job vacancy trend in Central London

PMO Manager
Daily Rate Trend in Central London

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

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

PMO Manager
Hourly Rate Trend in Central London

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for PMO Manager job vacancies in Central London.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for PMO Manager job vacancies in Central London

PMO Manager
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 Manager within the Central London region over the 6 months to 13 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 -8 3 - - 1
PMO Manager
London

PMO Manager Skill Set
Top 29 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Central London

For the 6 months to 13 February 2026, PMO Manager 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 Manager in the job title.

1 4 (100.00%) PMO
2 2 (50.00%) Project Management
3 1 (25.00%) Business Intelligence
3 1 (25.00%) Change Management
3 1 (25.00%) Continuous Improvement
3 1 (25.00%) Contract Management
3 1 (25.00%) Cost Management
3 1 (25.00%) Data Modelling
3 1 (25.00%) Decision-Making
3 1 (25.00%) Mentoring
3 1 (25.00%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (25.00%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (25.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (25.00%) Migration
3 1 (25.00%) MS Visio
3 1 (25.00%) Oracle
3 1 (25.00%) Oracle Financials
3 1 (25.00%) Oracle Payables
3 1 (25.00%) Planview
3 1 (25.00%) Power BI
3 1 (25.00%) Power Platform
3 1 (25.00%) Process Improvement
3 1 (25.00%) Programme Governance
3 1 (25.00%) Programme Management
3 1 (25.00%) Project Delivery
3 1 (25.00%) SAP
3 1 (25.00%) SAP S/4HANA
3 1 (25.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 1 (25.00%) Stakeholder Management

PMO Manager 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:

Applications
1 1 (25.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (25.00%) Microsoft Office
1 1 (25.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
1 1 (25.00%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 1 (25.00%) Oracle Financials
1 1 (25.00%) Oracle Payables
1 1 (25.00%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 1 (25.00%) Power Platform
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (25.00%) Power BI
General
1 2 (50.00%) Finance
2 1 (25.00%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (25.00%) Influencing Skills
2 1 (25.00%) Presentation Skills
2 1 (25.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (25.00%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
1 1 (25.00%) Legacy Systems
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (50.00%) Project Management
2 1 (25.00%) Business Intelligence
2 1 (25.00%) Change Management
2 1 (25.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 1 (25.00%) Contract Management
2 1 (25.00%) Cost Management
2 1 (25.00%) Data Modelling
2 1 (25.00%) Decision-Making
2 1 (25.00%) Mentoring
2 1 (25.00%) Migration
2 1 (25.00%) Process Improvement
2 1 (25.00%) Programme Governance
2 1 (25.00%) Programme Management
2 1 (25.00%) Project Delivery
2 1 (25.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 1 (25.00%) Stakeholder Management
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (100.00%) PMO
Vendors
1 1 (25.00%) Oracle
1 1 (25.00%) Planview
1 1 (25.00%) SAP