Project Management Contract Job Trends in the City of London

Project Management
Central London > City of London

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the City of London requiring Project Management skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 28 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
28 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 27 19 15
Rank change year-on-year -8 -4 +13
Contract jobs citing Project Management 126 180 216
As % of all contract jobs in the City of London 6.68% 9.65% 8.88%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 7.51% 10.51% 9.91%
Number of daily rates quoted 74 94 133
10th Percentile £378 £380 £364
25th Percentile £459 £463 £488
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £588 £600
Median % change year-on-year -6.38% -2.08% +4.35%
75th Percentile £673 £723 £700
90th Percentile £725 £800 £785
Central London median daily rate £550 £575 £600
% change year-on-year -4.35% -4.17% +4.35%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 0 2
10th Percentile £23.99 - £21.73
25th Percentile £29.71 - £24.44
Median hourly rate £40.50 - £29.30
75th Percentile £47.75 - £33.82
90th Percentile £51.35 - £36.33
Central London median hourly rate £40.50 £35.00 £29.30
% change year-on-year +15.71% +19.44% -43.10%

All Process & Methodology Skills
City of 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 the City of London.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 1,677 1,713 2,179
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the City of London 88.97% 91.80% 89.56%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,175 1,043 1,557
10th Percentile £351 £363 £350
25th Percentile £425 £463 £460
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £530 £575 £570
Median % change year-on-year -7.83% +0.88% -4.20%
75th Percentile £675 £684 £688
90th Percentile £775 £788 £800
Central London median daily rate £540 £575 £563
% change year-on-year -6.09% +2.22% -3.02%
Number of hourly rates quoted 16 9 13
10th Percentile £19.98 £13.45 £17.00
25th Percentile £20.66 £22.00 £18.93
Median hourly rate £31.00 £32.50 £27.50
Median % change year-on-year -4.62% +18.18% -21.43%
75th Percentile £42.65 £43.75 £46.75
90th Percentile £49.83 £112.00 £69.05
Central London median hourly rate £26.11 £35.00 £27.81
% change year-on-year -25.40% +25.85% -20.54%

Project Management
Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London

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

Project Management job vacancy trend in the City of London

Project Management
Daily Rate Trend in the City of London

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

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

Project Management
Daily Rate Histogram in the City of London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Project Management in the City of London over the 6 months to 28 January 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Project Management in the City of London

Project Management
Hourly Rate Trend in the City of London

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the City of London citing Project Management.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the City of London citing Project Management

Project Management
Hourly Rate Histogram in the City of London

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Project Management in the City of London over the 6 months to 28 January 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for Project Management in the City of London

Project Management
Contract Job Locations in the City of 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 City of London region over the 6 months to 28 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
Moorgate +3 1 £625 +212.50%
Project Management
Central London

Project Management
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:

Application Platforms
1 11 (8.73%) Confluence
2 8 (6.35%) SharePoint
3 1 (0.79%) Adobe Experience Manager
3 1 (0.79%) CMS
Applications
1 12 (9.52%) Microsoft Excel
2 9 (7.14%) Microsoft Project
3 7 (5.56%) Microsoft Office
3 7 (5.56%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 6 (4.76%) MS Visio
5 1 (0.79%) Spreadsheet
5 1 (0.79%) Trello
Business Applications
1 2 (1.59%) Dynamics CRM
1 2 (1.59%) SAP S/4HANA
2 1 (0.79%) Salesforce CRM
2 1 (0.79%) SAP CO
2 1 (0.79%) SAP FI
2 1 (0.79%) SAP FI/CO
2 1 (0.79%) SAP PS
2 1 (0.79%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 11 (8.73%) AWS
1 11 (8.73%) Azure
2 9 (7.14%) Power Platform
3 4 (3.17%) Google Workspace
3 4 (3.17%) Microsoft 365
4 3 (2.38%) Dynamics 365
4 3 (2.38%) Slack
5 2 (1.59%) Cloud Computing
5 2 (1.59%) SaaS
6 1 (0.79%) Asana
6 1 (0.79%) ChatGPT
6 1 (0.79%) Entra ID
6 1 (0.79%) Google Analytics
6 1 (0.79%) Microsoft Copilot
6 1 (0.79%) Microsoft Purview
6 1 (0.79%) SuccessFactors
Communications & Networking
1 6 (4.76%) Firewall
1 6 (4.76%) WAN
2 5 (3.97%) LAN
3 3 (2.38%) Structured Cabling
3 3 (2.38%) Wi-Fi
4 2 (1.59%) Internet
4 2 (1.59%) VPN
5 1 (0.79%) BGP
5 1 (0.79%) Broadband
5 1 (0.79%) MPLS
5 1 (0.79%) SD-WAN
5 1 (0.79%) SSH
Database & Business Intelligence
1 9 (7.14%) Power BI
2 6 (4.76%) Tableau
3 1 (0.79%) Data Warehouse
3 1 (0.79%) Metadata
Development Applications
1 22 (17.46%) JIRA
General
1 70 (55.56%) Finance
2 52 (41.27%) Social Skills
3 23 (18.25%) Analytical Skills
4 22 (17.46%) Banking
5 8 (6.35%) Financial Institution
5 8 (6.35%) Organisational Skills
6 5 (3.97%) Investment Banking
6 5 (3.97%) Public Sector
7 4 (3.17%) Front Office
7 4 (3.17%) Influencing Skills
7 4 (3.17%) Legal
7 4 (3.17%) Presentation Skills
8 3 (2.38%) Back Office
8 3 (2.38%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 3 (2.38%) Marketing
8 3 (2.38%) Retail
8 3 (2.38%) Telecoms
9 2 (1.59%) Law
9 2 (1.59%) Manufacturing
10 1 (0.79%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 60 (47.62%) Project Manager
2 21 (16.67%) Analyst
3 17 (13.49%) Senior
4 13 (10.32%) Business Analyst
4 13 (10.32%) Senior Manager
5 10 (7.94%) IT Manager
6 9 (7.14%) IT Project Manager
7 8 (6.35%) Senior Project Manager
8 7 (5.56%) Consultant
9 6 (4.76%) Migration Manager
9 6 (4.76%) Migration Project Manager
9 6 (4.76%) Technical Manager
9 6 (4.76%) Workday Manager
9 6 (4.76%) Workday Project Manager
10 5 (3.97%) Coordinator
10 5 (3.97%) Technical Project Manager
11 4 (3.17%) Developer
11 4 (3.17%) Infrastructure Manager
11 4 (3.17%) Infrastructure Project Manager
11 4 (3.17%) Project Coordinator
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (1.59%) Middleware
2 1 (0.79%) ADO
2 1 (0.79%) HTML
2 1 (0.79%) Kafka
2 1 (0.79%) SAP Fiori
Miscellaneous
1 9 (7.14%) Onboarding
2 7 (5.56%) Management Information System
3 5 (3.97%) PMI
3 5 (3.97%) Virtual Team
4 4 (3.17%) Product Ownership
5 3 (2.38%) Analytical Mindset
5 3 (2.38%) Data Centre
5 3 (2.38%) Enterprise Software
5 3 (2.38%) Legacy Systems
5 3 (2.38%) Operational Technology
5 3 (2.38%) Self-Motivation
6 2 (1.59%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
6 2 (1.59%) Reinsurance
6 2 (1.59%) SWIFT Messaging Network
7 1 (0.79%) Cyber Threat
7 1 (0.79%) Digital Media
7 1 (0.79%) IoT
7 1 (0.79%) New Media
7 1 (0.79%) Public Cloud
7 1 (0.79%) Security Operations Centre
Operating Systems
1 2 (1.59%) Windows
2 1 (0.79%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 52 (41.27%) Agile
2 49 (38.89%) Stakeholder Management
3 38 (30.16%) Project Delivery
4 26 (20.63%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 24 (19.05%) Problem-Solving
6 23 (18.25%) Change Management
6 23 (18.25%) PRINCE2
7 19 (15.08%) Migration
8 17 (13.49%) Waterfall
9 16 (12.70%) Continuous Improvement
10 14 (11.11%) Roadmaps
11 13 (10.32%) Decision-Making
11 13 (10.32%) Requirements Gathering
11 13 (10.32%) Scrum
12 12 (9.52%) Validation
13 11 (8.73%) User Acceptance Testing
14 10 (7.94%) Business Analysis
14 10 (7.94%) Project Governance
14 10 (7.94%) Risk Management
15 9 (7.14%) Business Intelligence
Programming Languages
1 3 (2.38%) SQL
2 1 (0.79%) JavaScript
2 1 (0.79%) VBA
Qualifications
1 20 (15.87%) PMI Certification
2 19 (15.08%) PMP
3 13 (10.32%) Degree
4 4 (3.17%) SC Cleared
4 4 (3.17%) Security Cleared
5 2 (1.59%) APMP
5 2 (1.59%) CBAP
5 2 (1.59%) CFA
5 2 (1.59%) CISSP
5 2 (1.59%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
5 2 (1.59%) Master's Degree
6 1 (0.79%) BPSS Clearance
6 1 (0.79%) CISA
6 1 (0.79%) CISM
6 1 (0.79%) Computer Science Degree
6 1 (0.79%) GIAC
6 1 (0.79%) Postgraduate
6 1 (0.79%) PRINCE2 Certification
6 1 (0.79%) SANS
6 1 (0.79%) SSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 19 (15.08%) PMO
2 10 (7.94%) QA
3 9 (7.14%) GDPR
4 8 (6.35%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 6 (4.76%) NIST
6 3 (2.38%) Data Quality
7 2 (1.59%) Actionable Recommendations
7 2 (1.59%) GRC
7 2 (1.59%) ISO 20022
7 2 (1.59%) PSD2
8 1 (0.79%) Basel III
8 1 (0.79%) Cyber Essentials
8 1 (0.79%) ISO 9001
8 1 (0.79%) ISO/IEC 20000
8 1 (0.79%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 1 (0.79%) SEPA
System Software
1 1 (0.79%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 1 (0.79%) CASB
1 1 (0.79%) FortiGate
1 1 (0.79%) logstash
1 1 (0.79%) RSA Archer
Vendors
1 21 (16.67%) Microsoft
2 11 (8.73%) ServiceNow
3 8 (6.35%) SAP
4 7 (5.56%) CyberArk
5 6 (4.76%) Google
6 5 (3.97%) Oracle
6 5 (3.97%) Workday
7 4 (3.17%) Cisco
8 3 (2.38%) Arista
8 3 (2.38%) Salesforce
9 2 (1.59%) Adobe
10 1 (0.79%) Adaptive Insights
10 1 (0.79%) BT
10 1 (0.79%) Calypso
10 1 (0.79%) CheckPoint
10 1 (0.79%) IBM
10 1 (0.79%) Kronos
10 1 (0.79%) Murex
10 1 (0.79%) Progress
10 1 (0.79%) Tenable