APMP Contract Job Trends in the City of London

Association of Proposal Management Professionals (APMP)
Central London > City of London

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the City of London with a requirement for APMP qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 20 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
20 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 125 118 -
Rank change year-on-year -7 - -
Contract jobs citing APMP 1 1 0
As % of all contract jobs in the City of London 0.055% 0.048% -
As % of the Qualifications category 0.20% 0.19% -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 1 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 £775 -
Median % change year-on-year -22.58% - -
Central London median daily rate £600 £775 -
% change year-on-year -22.58% - -

All Academic and Professional Certifications
City of London

APMP falls under the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications in the City of London.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 505 535 499
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the City of London 27.69% 25.90% 19.64%
Number of daily rates quoted 390 318 310
10th Percentile £349 £331 £361
25th Percentile £425 £457 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% - -6.38%
75th Percentile £660 £638 £688
90th Percentile £738 £750 £800
Central London median daily rate £525 £535 £550
% change year-on-year -1.87% -2.73% -4.79%
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 4 3
10th Percentile £20.55 £24.78 £29.39
25th Percentile £25.75 £28.94 £45.09
Median hourly rate £27.50 £72.25 £72.50
Median % change year-on-year -61.94% -0.34% +68.60%
75th Percentile £29.50 £112.00 £75.63
90th Percentile £50.80 - £76.75
Central London median hourly rate £27.00 £72.25 £60.00
% change year-on-year -62.63% +20.42% +39.53%

APMP
Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing APMP relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the City of London.

APMP job vacancy trend in the City of London

APMP
Daily Rate Trend in the City of London

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the City of London citing APMP.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the City of London citing APMP

APMP
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the City of 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:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
1 1 (100.00%) Organisational Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Public Sector
1 1 (100.00%) Retail
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Payments Project Manager
1 1 (100.00%) Project Manager
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared Project Manager
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Change Control
1 1 (100.00%) Collaborative Working
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 1 (100.00%) Fintech
1 1 (100.00%) PRINCE2
1 1 (100.00%) Programme Management
1 1 (100.00%) Project Management
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) PMP
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) QA