Project Management Contract Job Trends in Central London

Project Management
London > Central London

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Central London requiring Project Management skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 6 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
6 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 28 19 15
Rank change year-on-year -9 -4 +15
Contract jobs citing Project Management 132 207 245
As % of all contract jobs in Central London 6.53% 9.37% 9.32%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 7.24% 10.15% 10.47%
Number of daily rates quoted 83 113 154
10th Percentile £354 £346 £390
25th Percentile £423 £463 £488
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £600 £600
Median % change year-on-year -12.50% - +4.35%
75th Percentile £661 £701 £700
90th Percentile £711 £798 £789
London median daily rate £525 £550 £550
% change year-on-year -4.55% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 2 1
10th Percentile £23.99 - -
25th Percentile £29.71 - -
Median hourly rate £40.50 £35.00 £38.00
Median % change year-on-year +15.71% -7.89% -
75th Percentile £47.75 - -
90th Percentile £51.35 - -
London median hourly rate £34.00 £34.50 £40.00
% change year-on-year -1.45% -13.75% +6.67%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Central London

Project Management falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Central London.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 1,823 2,039 2,340
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Central London 90.20% 92.26% 89.01%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,269 1,273 1,678
10th Percentile £350 £363 £363
25th Percentile £425 £463 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £540 £575 £575
Median % change year-on-year -6.09% - -
75th Percentile £665 £675 £688
90th Percentile £750 £775 £800
London median daily rate £525 £550 £563
% change year-on-year -4.55% -2.22% -4.66%
Number of hourly rates quoted 21 26 18
10th Percentile £20.18 £19.67 £17.00
25th Percentile £25.47 £26.86 £19.82
Median hourly rate £26.11 £35.00 £27.66
Median % change year-on-year -25.40% +26.56% -20.99%
75th Percentile £41.75 £43.38 £44.56
90th Percentile £42.65 £112.00 £67.63
London median hourly rate £32.45 £35.00 £32.50
% change year-on-year -7.29% +7.69% -13.33%

Project Management
Job Vacancy Trend in Central London

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Project Management relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Central London.

Project Management job vacancy trend in Central London

Project Management
Daily Rate Trend in Central London

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Central London citing Project Management.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Central London citing Project Management

Project Management
Daily Rate Histogram in Central London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Project Management in Central London over the 6 months to 6 January 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Project Management in Central London

Project Management
Hourly Rate Trend in Central London

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Central London citing Project Management.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Central London citing Project Management

Project Management
Hourly Rate Histogram in Central London

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Project Management in Central London over the 6 months to 6 January 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for Project Management in Central London

Project Management
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 Project Management within the Central London region over the 6 months to 6 January 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 -11 122 £525 -12.50% 79
City of Westminster -5 4 £488 -25.00% 3
West End of London +7 3 £713 +18.75% 1
Project Management
London

Project Management
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 11 (8.33%) Confluence
2 7 (5.30%) SharePoint
3 2 (1.52%) CMS
4 1 (0.76%) WordPress
Applications
1 10 (7.58%) Microsoft Excel
2 9 (6.82%) Microsoft Project
3 6 (4.55%) Microsoft Office
3 6 (4.55%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 5 (3.79%) MS Visio
5 1 (0.76%) Spreadsheet
5 1 (0.76%) Trello
Business Applications
1 2 (1.52%) Dynamics CRM
1 2 (1.52%) SAP S/4HANA
1 2 (1.52%) Workfront
2 1 (0.76%) Oracle EBS
2 1 (0.76%) Oracle ERP
2 1 (0.76%) Salesforce CRM
2 1 (0.76%) SAP CO
2 1 (0.76%) SAP FI
2 1 (0.76%) SAP FI/CO
2 1 (0.76%) SAP PS
2 1 (0.76%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 11 (8.33%) AWS
1 11 (8.33%) Azure
2 8 (6.06%) Power Platform
3 4 (3.03%) Google Workspace
3 4 (3.03%) Microsoft 365
3 4 (3.03%) OCI
4 3 (2.27%) Dynamics 365
4 3 (2.27%) GCP
4 3 (2.27%) Slack
5 2 (1.52%) Cloud Computing
5 2 (1.52%) Google Analytics
5 2 (1.52%) SaaS
5 2 (1.52%) SuccessFactors
6 1 (0.76%) Asana
6 1 (0.76%) ChatGPT
6 1 (0.76%) Entra ID
6 1 (0.76%) Microsoft Copilot
6 1 (0.76%) Microsoft Purview
Communications & Networking
1 7 (5.30%) Firewall
2 6 (4.55%) WAN
3 5 (3.79%) LAN
4 3 (2.27%) Structured Cabling
4 3 (2.27%) Wi-Fi
5 2 (1.52%) VPN
6 1 (0.76%) ATM
6 1 (0.76%) BGP
6 1 (0.76%) Internet
6 1 (0.76%) MPLS
6 1 (0.76%) Multicast
6 1 (0.76%) Network Security
6 1 (0.76%) SD-WAN
6 1 (0.76%) SSH
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (6.06%) Power BI
2 6 (4.55%) Tableau
3 1 (0.76%) Data Warehouse
3 1 (0.76%) Elasticsearch
3 1 (0.76%) Metadata
Development Applications
1 23 (17.42%) JIRA
2 2 (1.52%) Jenkins
3 1 (0.76%) Artifactory
General
1 66 (50.00%) Finance
2 49 (37.12%) Social Skills
3 27 (20.45%) Analytical Skills
4 23 (17.42%) Banking
5 10 (7.58%) Financial Institution
6 8 (6.06%) Organisational Skills
7 6 (4.55%) Marketing
7 6 (4.55%) Public Sector
8 5 (3.79%) Influencing Skills
8 5 (3.79%) Investment Banking
9 4 (3.03%) Front Office
9 4 (3.03%) Legal
9 4 (3.03%) Presentation Skills
10 3 (2.27%) Back Office
10 3 (2.27%) Retail
10 3 (2.27%) Telecoms
11 2 (1.52%) International Banking
11 2 (1.52%) Law
11 2 (1.52%) Manufacturing
11 2 (1.52%) Spanish Language
Job Titles
1 58 (43.94%) Project Manager
2 22 (16.67%) Analyst
3 15 (11.36%) Senior
4 14 (10.61%) Business Analyst
5 13 (9.85%) IT Manager
6 12 (9.09%) Senior Manager
7 11 (8.33%) IT Project Manager
8 7 (5.30%) Senior Project Manager
9 6 (4.55%) Consultant
9 6 (4.55%) Technical Manager
10 5 (3.79%) Coordinator
10 5 (3.79%) Developer
10 5 (3.79%) Infrastructure Manager
10 5 (3.79%) Infrastructure Project Manager
10 5 (3.79%) Migration Manager
10 5 (3.79%) Migration Project Manager
10 5 (3.79%) Technical Project Manager
11 4 (3.03%) Project Coordinator
11 4 (3.03%) Senior Business Analyst
11 4 (3.03%) ServiceNow Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (1.52%) HTML
2 1 (0.76%) ADO
2 1 (0.76%) CSS
2 1 (0.76%) Elastic Stack
2 1 (0.76%) FIX Protocol
2 1 (0.76%) OAuth
2 1 (0.76%) OpenID
2 1 (0.76%) Oracle Fusion
2 1 (0.76%) SAP Fiori
2 1 (0.76%) Visualforce
Miscellaneous
1 10 (7.58%) Onboarding
2 8 (6.06%) Management Information System
3 5 (3.79%) PMI
4 4 (3.03%) Data Centre
4 4 (3.03%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
4 4 (3.03%) Self-Motivation
4 4 (3.03%) Virtual Team
5 3 (2.27%) Analytical Mindset
5 3 (2.27%) Legacy Systems
5 3 (2.27%) Product Ownership
6 2 (1.52%) Enterprise Software
6 2 (1.52%) Marketing Technology
6 2 (1.52%) NHS
6 2 (1.52%) Operational Technology
6 2 (1.52%) Reinsurance
6 2 (1.52%) SWIFT Messaging Network
7 1 (0.76%) Equities
7 1 (0.76%) Fixed Income
7 1 (0.76%) Replication
7 1 (0.76%) Video Editing
Operating Systems
1 3 (2.27%) Linux
1 3 (2.27%) Windows
2 2 (1.52%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
3 1 (0.76%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 50 (37.88%) Agile
2 46 (34.85%) Stakeholder Management
3 36 (27.27%) Project Delivery
4 33 (25.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 25 (18.94%) Problem-Solving
6 24 (18.18%) PRINCE2
7 23 (17.42%) Migration
8 22 (16.67%) Change Management
9 18 (13.64%) Continuous Improvement
10 17 (12.88%) Roadmaps
11 14 (10.61%) Decision-Making
11 14 (10.61%) Waterfall
12 13 (9.85%) Scrum
13 12 (9.09%) Risk Management
14 11 (8.33%) Workshop Facilitation
15 10 (7.58%) Analytics
15 10 (7.58%) Budget Management
15 10 (7.58%) Requirements Gathering
16 9 (6.82%) ITIL
16 9 (6.82%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 4 (3.03%) SQL
2 2 (1.52%) JavaScript
2 2 (1.52%) Python
3 1 (0.76%) Apex Code
3 1 (0.76%) PowerShell
3 1 (0.76%) VBA
Qualifications
1 20 (15.15%) PMI Certification
2 17 (12.88%) Degree
3 16 (12.12%) PMP
4 5 (3.79%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
4 5 (3.79%) SC Cleared
4 5 (3.79%) Security Cleared
5 4 (3.03%) PRINCE2 Certification
6 3 (2.27%) CBAP
7 2 (1.52%) CFA
7 2 (1.52%) CISM
7 2 (1.52%) CISSP
7 2 (1.52%) Computer Science Degree
7 2 (1.52%) Master's Degree
8 1 (0.76%) CISA
8 1 (0.76%) GIAC
8 1 (0.76%) GSEC
8 1 (0.76%) ISTQB
8 1 (0.76%) Postgraduate
8 1 (0.76%) Six Sigma Black Belt
8 1 (0.76%) SSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 15 (11.36%) PMO
2 9 (6.82%) QA
3 7 (5.30%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 6 (4.55%) GDPR
5 5 (3.79%) NIST
6 4 (3.03%) Data Quality
7 2 (1.52%) Actionable Recommendations
7 2 (1.52%) GRC
7 2 (1.52%) ISO 20022
7 2 (1.52%) PSD2
8 1 (0.76%) Accessibility
8 1 (0.76%) Basel III
8 1 (0.76%) Cyber Essentials
8 1 (0.76%) ISO 8583
8 1 (0.76%) ISO 9001
8 1 (0.76%) ISO/IEC 20000
8 1 (0.76%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 1 (0.76%) SEPA
System Software
1 1 (0.76%) Active Directory
1 1 (0.76%) Docker
Systems Management
1 2 (1.52%) ITRS Geneos
2 1 (0.76%) Ansible
2 1 (0.76%) CASB
2 1 (0.76%) FortiGate
2 1 (0.76%) Kibana
2 1 (0.76%) Kubernetes
2 1 (0.76%) logstash
2 1 (0.76%) RSA Archer
2 1 (0.76%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 19 (14.39%) Microsoft
2 11 (8.33%) ServiceNow
3 8 (6.06%) Google
4 7 (5.30%) Oracle
4 7 (5.30%) SAP
5 5 (3.79%) CyberArk
5 5 (3.79%) Salesforce
6 4 (3.03%) Cisco
6 4 (3.03%) Workday
7 3 (2.27%) Adobe
7 3 (2.27%) Arista
8 2 (1.52%) Red Hat
9 1 (0.76%) Atlassian
9 1 (0.76%) Avature
9 1 (0.76%) Calypso
9 1 (0.76%) CheckPoint
9 1 (0.76%) IBM
9 1 (0.76%) Murex
9 1 (0.76%) Palo Alto
9 1 (0.76%) Progress