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 22 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
22 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 29 18 15
Rank change year-on-year -11 -3 +13
Contract jobs citing Project Management 133 210 240
As % of all contract jobs in Central London 6.47% 9.79% 9.24%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 7.25% 10.60% 10.32%
Number of daily rates quoted 77 113 149
10th Percentile £350 £346 £397
25th Percentile £421 £463 £481
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £540 £575 £600
Median % change year-on-year -6.09% -4.17% +5.03%
75th Percentile £663 £704 £700
90th Percentile £718 £800 £788
London median daily rate £525 £550 £550
% change year-on-year -4.55% - -0.23%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 2 2
10th Percentile £23.99 - £21.73
25th Percentile £29.71 - £24.44
Median hourly rate £40.50 £35.00 £29.30
Median % change year-on-year +15.71% +19.44% -43.10%
75th Percentile £47.75 - £33.82
90th Percentile £51.35 - £36.33
London median hourly rate £34.00 £34.75 £31.50
% change year-on-year -2.16% +10.32% -19.23%

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 1,835 1,981 2,325
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Central London 89.29% 92.35% 89.49%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,285 1,245 1,664
10th Percentile £351 £363 £363
25th Percentile £431 £463 £458
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £538 £575 £570
Median % change year-on-year -6.52% +0.88% -2.56%
75th Percentile £665 £675 £688
90th Percentile £759 £778 £800
London median daily rate £525 £550 £555
% change year-on-year -4.55% -0.90% -7.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 23 21 22
10th Percentile £19.86 £18.10 £17.19
25th Percentile £23.15 £22.00 £20.56
Median hourly rate £26.11 £35.00 £27.66
Median % change year-on-year -25.40% +26.56% -18.06%
75th Percentile £38.63 - £35.69
90th Percentile £42.65 £43.75 £65.00
London median hourly rate £34.00 £35.00 £30.63
% change year-on-year -2.86% +14.29% -14.34%

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 22 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 22 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 22 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 -11 125 £550 -8.33% 45
City of Westminster -8 2 £350 -46.15% 4
West End of London +3 1 - - 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 (8.27%) Confluence
2 8 (6.02%) SharePoint
3 1 (0.75%) CMS
Applications
1 12 (9.02%) Microsoft Excel
2 9 (6.77%) Microsoft Project
3 7 (5.26%) Microsoft Office
3 7 (5.26%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 6 (4.51%) MS Visio
5 1 (0.75%) Spreadsheet
5 1 (0.75%) Trello
Business Applications
1 2 (1.50%) Dynamics CRM
1 2 (1.50%) SAP S/4HANA
2 1 (0.75%) Salesforce CRM
2 1 (0.75%) SAP CO
2 1 (0.75%) SAP FI
2 1 (0.75%) SAP FI/CO
2 1 (0.75%) SAP PS
2 1 (0.75%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 12 (9.02%) AWS
1 12 (9.02%) Azure
2 9 (6.77%) Power Platform
3 4 (3.01%) Google Workspace
3 4 (3.01%) Microsoft 365
4 3 (2.26%) Dynamics 365
4 3 (2.26%) Slack
5 2 (1.50%) Cloud Computing
5 2 (1.50%) GCP
5 2 (1.50%) OCI
5 2 (1.50%) SaaS
5 2 (1.50%) SuccessFactors
6 1 (0.75%) Asana
6 1 (0.75%) ChatGPT
6 1 (0.75%) Entra ID
6 1 (0.75%) Google Analytics
6 1 (0.75%) Microsoft Copilot
6 1 (0.75%) Microsoft Purview
Communications & Networking
1 6 (4.51%) Firewall
1 6 (4.51%) WAN
2 5 (3.76%) LAN
3 3 (2.26%) Structured Cabling
3 3 (2.26%) Wi-Fi
4 2 (1.50%) VPN
5 1 (0.75%) ATM
5 1 (0.75%) BGP
5 1 (0.75%) Internet
5 1 (0.75%) MPLS
5 1 (0.75%) Network Security
5 1 (0.75%) SD-WAN
5 1 (0.75%) SSH
Database & Business Intelligence
1 9 (6.77%) Power BI
2 6 (4.51%) Tableau
3 1 (0.75%) Data Warehouse
3 1 (0.75%) Metadata
Development Applications
1 22 (16.54%) JIRA
General
1 70 (52.63%) Finance
2 54 (40.60%) Social Skills
3 25 (18.80%) Analytical Skills
4 21 (15.79%) Banking
5 9 (6.77%) Organisational Skills
6 8 (6.02%) Financial Institution
7 6 (4.51%) Public Sector
8 5 (3.76%) Investment Banking
9 4 (3.01%) Front Office
9 4 (3.01%) Influencing Skills
9 4 (3.01%) Legal
9 4 (3.01%) Presentation Skills
10 3 (2.26%) Back Office
10 3 (2.26%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 3 (2.26%) Marketing
10 3 (2.26%) Retail
10 3 (2.26%) Telecoms
11 2 (1.50%) Law
11 2 (1.50%) Manufacturing
12 1 (0.75%) Advertising
Job Titles
1 65 (48.87%) Project Manager
2 22 (16.54%) Analyst
3 18 (13.53%) Senior
4 14 (10.53%) Business Analyst
4 14 (10.53%) Senior Manager
5 12 (9.02%) IT Manager
6 11 (8.27%) IT Project Manager
7 9 (6.77%) Senior Project Manager
8 7 (5.26%) Consultant
8 7 (5.26%) Migration Manager
8 7 (5.26%) Migration Project Manager
9 5 (3.76%) Coordinator
9 5 (3.76%) Technical Manager
9 5 (3.76%) Workday Manager
9 5 (3.76%) Workday Project Manager
10 4 (3.01%) Developer
10 4 (3.01%) Infrastructure Project Manager
10 4 (3.01%) Project Coordinator
10 4 (3.01%) Senior Business Analyst
10 4 (3.01%) Technical Project Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (1.50%) Middleware
2 1 (0.75%) ADO
2 1 (0.75%) HTML
2 1 (0.75%) SAP Fiori
Miscellaneous
1 9 (6.77%) Onboarding
2 7 (5.26%) Management Information System
3 5 (3.76%) PMI
4 4 (3.01%) Product Ownership
4 4 (3.01%) Virtual Team
5 3 (2.26%) Analytical Mindset
5 3 (2.26%) Data Centre
5 3 (2.26%) Enterprise Software
5 3 (2.26%) Legacy Systems
5 3 (2.26%) Operational Technology
5 3 (2.26%) Self-Motivation
6 2 (1.50%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
6 2 (1.50%) NHS
6 2 (1.50%) Reinsurance
6 2 (1.50%) SWIFT Messaging Network
7 1 (0.75%) e-Learning
7 1 (0.75%) Equities
7 1 (0.75%) Taxonomies
7 1 (0.75%) Video Editing
7 1 (0.75%) Wiki
Operating Systems
1 2 (1.50%) Windows
2 1 (0.75%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 55 (41.35%) Agile
2 53 (39.85%) Stakeholder Management
3 39 (29.32%) Project Delivery
4 26 (19.55%) PRINCE2
4 26 (19.55%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 23 (17.29%) Change Management
5 23 (17.29%) Migration
5 23 (17.29%) Problem-Solving
6 16 (12.03%) Continuous Improvement
6 16 (12.03%) Roadmaps
6 16 (12.03%) Waterfall
7 13 (9.77%) Decision-Making
7 13 (9.77%) Scrum
8 12 (9.02%) Validation
9 11 (8.27%) Requirements Gathering
9 11 (8.27%) Risk Management
9 11 (8.27%) User Acceptance Testing
10 9 (6.77%) Analytics
10 9 (6.77%) Project Governance
10 9 (6.77%) Visualisation
Programming Languages
1 3 (2.26%) SQL
2 1 (0.75%) JavaScript
2 1 (0.75%) VBA
Qualifications
1 21 (15.79%) PMI Certification
2 20 (15.04%) PMP
3 15 (11.28%) Degree
4 4 (3.01%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
4 4 (3.01%) SC Cleared
4 4 (3.01%) Security Cleared
5 3 (2.26%) PRINCE2 Certification
6 2 (1.50%) APMP
6 2 (1.50%) CBAP
6 2 (1.50%) CFA
6 2 (1.50%) CISM
6 2 (1.50%) CISSP
6 2 (1.50%) Master's Degree
7 1 (0.75%) APMG
7 1 (0.75%) BPSS Clearance
7 1 (0.75%) CompTIA Security+
7 1 (0.75%) Computer Science Degree
7 1 (0.75%) IIBA
7 1 (0.75%) ISACA
7 1 (0.75%) SANS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 19 (14.29%) PMO
2 10 (7.52%) QA
3 9 (6.77%) GDPR
3 9 (6.77%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 7 (5.26%) NIST
5 4 (3.01%) Data Quality
6 2 (1.50%) Actionable Recommendations
6 2 (1.50%) GRC
6 2 (1.50%) ISO 20022
6 2 (1.50%) PSD2
7 1 (0.75%) Basel III
7 1 (0.75%) Cyber Essentials
7 1 (0.75%) ISO 8583
7 1 (0.75%) ISO 9001
7 1 (0.75%) ISO/IEC 20000
7 1 (0.75%) Sarbanes-Oxley
7 1 (0.75%) SEPA
System Software
1 1 (0.75%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 1 (0.75%) CASB
1 1 (0.75%) FortiGate
1 1 (0.75%) RSA Archer
Vendors
1 21 (15.79%) Microsoft
2 11 (8.27%) ServiceNow
3 9 (6.77%) SAP
4 7 (5.26%) CyberArk
4 7 (5.26%) Google
4 7 (5.26%) Oracle
5 4 (3.01%) Cisco
5 4 (3.01%) Salesforce
5 4 (3.01%) Workday
6 3 (2.26%) Arista
7 1 (0.75%) Adaptive Insights
7 1 (0.75%) Aruba
7 1 (0.75%) Avature
7 1 (0.75%) AVEVA
7 1 (0.75%) Calypso
7 1 (0.75%) CheckPoint
7 1 (0.75%) Databricks
7 1 (0.75%) IBM
7 1 (0.75%) Palantir
7 1 (0.75%) Palo Alto