Project Officer Contract Job Trends in the East Midlands

Project Officer
England > East Midlands

As of 24 December 2025, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Project Officer daily rate in the East Midlands.

6 months to
24 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 63 56 59
Rank change year-on-year -7 +3 +30
Contract jobs requiring a Project Officer 10 1 2
As % of all contract jobs in the East Midlands 1.13% 0.17% 0.28%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.23% 0.18% 0.29%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 2
10th Percentile - - £314
25th Percentile - - £316
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - £338
Median % change year-on-year - - -15.63%
75th Percentile - - £366
90th Percentile - - £371
England median daily rate £235 £328 £325
% change year-on-year -28.24% +0.77% +8.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 1 0
Median hourly rate - £31.76 -
England median hourly rate £17.50 £30.00 £30.00
% change year-on-year -41.67% - +53.85%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
East Midlands

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the East Midlands. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in the East Midlands with a recognized job title 814 547 682
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.77% 91.93% 94.59%
Number of daily rates quoted 493 336 482
10th Percentile £180 £226 £189
25th Percentile £352 £325 £313
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £425 £425 £450
Median % change year-on-year - -5.56% -2.17%
75th Percentile £525 £530 £550
90th Percentile £625 £631 £675
England median daily rate £510 £525 £530
% change year-on-year -2.86% -0.94% -3.64%
Number of hourly rates quoted 88 24 47
10th Percentile £16.17 £15.10 £12.70
25th Percentile £16.35 £17.00 £16.46
Median hourly rate £20.92 £22.05 £20.00
Median % change year-on-year -5.13% +10.23% +15.94%
75th Percentile £25.15 £24.18 £26.97
90th Percentile £25.29 £33.15 £59.60
England median hourly rate £26.40 £35.00 £45.21
% change year-on-year -24.57% -22.58% +39.02%

Project Officer
Job Vacancy Trend in the East Midlands

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Project Officer' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the East Midlands.

Project Officer job vacancy trend in the East Midlands

Project Officer
Daily Rate Trend in the East Midlands

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Project Officer job vacancies in the East Midlands.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Project Officer job vacancies in the East Midlands

Project Officer
Hourly Rate Trend in the East Midlands

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Project Officer job vacancies in the East Midlands.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Project Officer job vacancies in the East Midlands

Project Officer
Contract Job Locations in the East Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Project Officer within the East Midlands region over the 6 months to 24 December 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
Leicestershire - 10 - -
Project Officer
England

Project Officer Skill Set
Top 5 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the East Midlands

For the 6 months to 24 December 2025, Project Officer contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the East Midlands region featuring Project Officer in the job title.

1 10 (100.00%) Business Analysis
1 10 (100.00%) EDI
1 10 (100.00%) PRINCE2
1 10 (100.00%) Project Governance
1 10 (100.00%) Project Management

Project Officer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the East Midlands 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 10 (100.00%) Fire and Rescue
1 10 (100.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
1 10 (100.00%) Local Government
1 10 (100.00%) Public Sector
1 10 (100.00%) Social Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 10 (100.00%) EDI
Miscellaneous
1 10 (100.00%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (100.00%) Business Analysis
1 10 (100.00%) PRINCE2
1 10 (100.00%) Project Governance
1 10 (100.00%) Project Management