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 25 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
25 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 26 22 12
Rank change year-on-year -4 -10 +20
Contract jobs citing Project Management 127 178 278
As % of all contract jobs in the City of London 7.07% 8.35% 10.31%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 7.60% 9.11% 11.48%
Number of daily rates quoted 86 102 177
10th Percentile £344 £439 £367
25th Percentile £429 £463 £508
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £600 £600
Median % change year-on-year -12.50% - +2.13%
75th Percentile £675 £725 £700
90th Percentile £725 £800 £790
Central London median daily rate £525 £600 £600
% change year-on-year -12.50% - +4.35%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 0 1
10th Percentile £21.29 - -
25th Percentile £22.96 - -
Median hourly rate £26.50 - £38.00
75th Percentile £34.50 - -
90th Percentile £38.85 - -
Central London median hourly rate £26.50 £35.00 £38.00
% change year-on-year -24.29% -7.89% -

All Process and 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 1,670 1,954 2,421
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the City of London 92.93% 91.69% 89.80%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,172 1,194 1,709
10th Percentile £338 £375 £363
25th Percentile £419 £475 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £580 £575
Median % change year-on-year -5.17% +0.87% -
75th Percentile £675 £688 £694
90th Percentile £760 £788 £813
Central London median daily rate £550 £575 £575
% change year-on-year -4.35% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 20 17 13
10th Percentile £17.02 £16.70 -
25th Percentile £20.18 £22.00 £17.00
Median hourly rate £28.25 £42.50 £27.50
Median % change year-on-year -33.53% +54.55% -47.62%
75th Percentile £43.33 £112.00 £53.00
90th Percentile £63.75 £137.50 £72.75
Central London median hourly rate £27.75 £35.00 £26.75
% change year-on-year -20.71% +30.84% -48.06%

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 25 November 2025.

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 25 November 2025.

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 25 November 2025. 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 - 1 £625 -
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 (8.66%) Confluence
2 10 (7.87%) SharePoint
3 2 (1.57%) CMS
4 1 (0.79%) WordPress
Applications
1 15 (11.81%) Microsoft Excel
2 13 (10.24%) Microsoft Project
3 11 (8.66%) Microsoft Office
4 8 (6.30%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 6 (4.72%) MS Visio
6 3 (2.36%) Trello
7 2 (1.57%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 2 (1.57%) Aladdin
1 2 (1.57%) SAP S/4HANA
1 2 (1.57%) Workfront
2 1 (0.79%) ResourceLink
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 MDG
2 1 (0.79%) SAP PLM
2 1 (0.79%) SAP PS
2 1 (0.79%) SAP VC
2 1 (0.79%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 8 (6.30%) AWS
2 7 (5.51%) Power Platform
3 6 (4.72%) Azure
4 4 (3.15%) Microsoft 365
5 3 (2.36%) GCP
5 3 (2.36%) OCI
5 3 (2.36%) SaaS
6 2 (1.57%) Asana
6 2 (1.57%) Cloud Computing
6 2 (1.57%) Dynamics 365
6 2 (1.57%) Google Analytics
6 2 (1.57%) Google Workspace
6 2 (1.57%) SuccessFactors
7 1 (0.79%) ChatGPT
7 1 (0.79%) Entra ID
7 1 (0.79%) Microsoft Copilot
7 1 (0.79%) Microsoft Purview
7 1 (0.79%) Slack
Communications & Networking
1 8 (6.30%) Firewall
2 7 (5.51%) WAN
3 5 (3.94%) LAN
4 4 (3.15%) Wi-Fi
5 3 (2.36%) Structured Cabling
6 2 (1.57%) BGP
6 2 (1.57%) MPLS
6 2 (1.57%) SD-WAN
6 2 (1.57%) VPN
7 1 (0.79%) ATM
7 1 (0.79%) Internet
7 1 (0.79%) Multicast
7 1 (0.79%) OSPF
7 1 (0.79%) SSH
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (5.51%) Power BI
2 4 (3.15%) Elasticsearch
2 4 (3.15%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 21 (16.54%) JIRA
2 5 (3.94%) Jenkins
3 1 (0.79%) Artifactory
General
1 71 (55.91%) Finance
2 55 (43.31%) Social Skills
3 26 (20.47%) Banking
4 23 (18.11%) Analytical Skills
5 9 (7.09%) Front Office
6 8 (6.30%) Investment Banking
7 6 (4.72%) Financial Institution
7 6 (4.72%) Legal
7 6 (4.72%) Marketing
7 6 (4.72%) Organisational Skills
8 4 (3.15%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 4 (3.15%) Influencing Skills
9 3 (2.36%) Back Office
9 3 (2.36%) Law
9 3 (2.36%) Public Sector
9 3 (2.36%) Spanish Language
9 3 (2.36%) Telecoms
10 2 (1.57%) Documentation Skills
10 2 (1.57%) Manufacturing
10 2 (1.57%) Retail
Job Titles
1 49 (38.58%) Project Manager
2 21 (16.54%) Analyst
3 16 (12.60%) Business Analyst
4 13 (10.24%) IT Manager
5 10 (7.87%) Consultant
5 10 (7.87%) IT Project Manager
6 9 (7.09%) Technical Manager
7 8 (6.30%) Senior
8 7 (5.51%) Senior Manager
8 7 (5.51%) Technical Project Manager
9 6 (4.72%) Lead
10 5 (3.94%) Coordinator
10 5 (3.94%) Infrastructure Manager
10 5 (3.94%) Infrastructure Project Manager
11 4 (3.15%) Business Consultant
11 4 (3.15%) Lead Business Analyst
11 4 (3.15%) PMO Analyst
11 4 (3.15%) Programme Manager
11 4 (3.15%) Project Coordinator
11 4 (3.15%) Senior Project Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (3.15%) Elastic Stack
1 4 (3.15%) FIX Protocol
2 2 (1.57%) ADO
2 2 (1.57%) HTML
3 1 (0.79%) ActiveX
3 1 (0.79%) CSS
3 1 (0.79%) OAuth
3 1 (0.79%) OpenID
3 1 (0.79%) SAP Fiori
3 1 (0.79%) Visualforce
Miscellaneous
1 8 (6.30%) Onboarding
2 7 (5.51%) Management Information System
3 6 (4.72%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
4 4 (3.15%) Cloud Native
4 4 (3.15%) Data Centre
4 4 (3.15%) Distributed Systems
4 4 (3.15%) Fixed Income
4 4 (3.15%) Product Ownership
4 4 (3.15%) Self-Motivation
5 3 (2.36%) Analytical Mindset
5 3 (2.36%) Marketing Technology
5 3 (2.36%) Reinsurance
5 3 (2.36%) Virtual Team
6 2 (1.57%) Operational Technology
6 2 (1.57%) PMI
6 2 (1.57%) SWIFT Messaging Network
7 1 (0.79%) Educational Technology
7 1 (0.79%) Legacy Systems
7 1 (0.79%) Replication
7 1 (0.79%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 6 (4.72%) Linux
2 5 (3.94%) Windows
3 2 (1.57%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
4 1 (0.79%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 49 (38.58%) Agile
2 38 (29.92%) Stakeholder Management
3 36 (28.35%) Project Delivery
4 32 (25.20%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 30 (23.62%) Problem-Solving
6 22 (17.32%) Change Management
7 18 (14.17%) Scrum
8 17 (13.39%) PRINCE2
9 16 (12.60%) Roadmaps
10 15 (11.81%) Migration
10 15 (11.81%) Risk Management
11 13 (10.24%) Continuous Improvement
11 13 (10.24%) Decision-Making
12 12 (9.45%) Data Analysis
12 12 (9.45%) Requirements Gathering
12 12 (9.45%) Time Management
13 11 (8.66%) Waterfall
14 10 (7.87%) Analytics
14 10 (7.87%) Business Analysis
14 10 (7.87%) DevOps
Programming Languages
1 9 (7.09%) SQL
2 5 (3.94%) Python
3 4 (3.15%) PowerShell
4 2 (1.57%) JavaScript
5 1 (0.79%) ABAP
5 1 (0.79%) Apex Code
5 1 (0.79%) VBA
Qualifications
1 22 (17.32%) Degree
2 16 (12.60%) PMP
3 15 (11.81%) PMI Certification
4 4 (3.15%) SC Cleared
4 4 (3.15%) Security Cleared
5 3 (2.36%) Computer Science Degree
6 2 (1.57%) APMG
6 2 (1.57%) BPSS Clearance
6 2 (1.57%) PRINCE2 Certification
7 1 (0.79%) CCNP
7 1 (0.79%) CFA
7 1 (0.79%) CISA
7 1 (0.79%) Cisco Certification
7 1 (0.79%) CISM
7 1 (0.79%) CISSP
7 1 (0.79%) GIAC
7 1 (0.79%) ISTQB
7 1 (0.79%) JNCIS
7 1 (0.79%) Postgraduate
7 1 (0.79%) SSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 19 (14.96%) PMO
2 5 (3.94%) QA
3 4 (3.15%) EMIR
3 4 (3.15%) GDPR
3 4 (3.15%) MiFID
4 3 (2.36%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 2 (1.57%) GRC
5 2 (1.57%) ISO 20022
5 2 (1.57%) NIST
5 2 (1.57%) PSD2
6 1 (0.79%) Accessibility
6 1 (0.79%) COBIT
6 1 (0.79%) Cyber Essentials
6 1 (0.79%) Data Quality
6 1 (0.79%) ISO 8583
6 1 (0.79%) ISO 9001
6 1 (0.79%) ISO/IEC 20000
6 1 (0.79%) Sarbanes-Oxley
6 1 (0.79%) SEPA
System Software
1 4 (3.15%) Docker
2 1 (0.79%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 5 (3.94%) ITRS Geneos
2 4 (3.15%) Kibana
2 4 (3.15%) Kubernetes
2 4 (3.15%) logstash
3 1 (0.79%) Ansible
3 1 (0.79%) CASB
3 1 (0.79%) FortiGate
3 1 (0.79%) HP ALM
3 1 (0.79%) RSA Archer
3 1 (0.79%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 32 (25.20%) Microsoft
2 9 (7.09%) SAP
2 9 (7.09%) ServiceNow
3 6 (4.72%) Google
4 5 (3.94%) Cisco
5 4 (3.15%) Oracle
5 4 (3.15%) Solace
6 3 (2.36%) Adobe
6 3 (2.36%) Arista
7 2 (1.57%) Calypso
7 2 (1.57%) Charles River
7 2 (1.57%) CyberArk
7 2 (1.57%) Red Hat
7 2 (1.57%) Salesforce
8 1 (0.79%) Alteryx
8 1 (0.79%) Aruba
8 1 (0.79%) AVEVA
8 1 (0.79%) Concur
8 1 (0.79%) Palo Alto
8 1 (0.79%) SolarWinds