Project Management Contracts in the East of England

Project Management
England > East of England

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the East of England requiring Project Management skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Project Management over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 18 8 14
Rank change year-on-year -10 +6 +3
Contract jobs citing Project Management 84 201 190
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the East of England 8.96% 10.53% 9.20%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 10.04% 12.23% 10.56%
Number of daily rates quoted 38 68 98
10th Percentile £400 £260 £250
25th Percentile £425 £394 £350
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £519 £525 £500
Median % change year-on-year -1.14% +5.00% +4.09%
75th Percentile £669 £600 £600
90th Percentile £696 £750 £690
England median daily rate £500 £525 £528
% change year-on-year -4.76% -0.61% +5.64%
Number of hourly rates quoted 20 73 28
10th Percentile £20.26 £31.00 £36.78
25th Percentile £31.13 - £49.00
Median hourly rate £55.00 £38.12 £60.00
Median % change year-on-year +44.28% -36.47% +140.43%
75th Percentile £61.13 - £65.75
90th Percentile £64.65 £60.00 £67.28
England median hourly rate £46.18 £38.12 £49.00
% change year-on-year +21.14% -22.20% +48.48%

All Process and Methodology Skills
East of England

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 East of England.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 837 1,644 1,800
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the East of England 89.23% 86.12% 87.12%
Number of daily rates quoted 432 703 1,064
10th Percentile £225 £207 £200
25th Percentile £400 £339 £313
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £475 £475
Median % change year-on-year +5.26% - -
75th Percentile £600 £575 £600
90th Percentile £675 £675 £700
England median daily rate £525 £525 £550
% change year-on-year - -4.55% +2.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted 177 607 340
10th Percentile £14.99 £14.16 £13.41
25th Percentile £16.95 £15.39 £14.25
Median hourly rate £42.50 £40.00 £24.62
Median % change year-on-year +6.25% +62.47% +58.84%
75th Percentile £70.00 £62.50 £65.00
90th Percentile £85.00 £75.25 £70.00
England median hourly rate £29.07 £36.00 £37.50
% change year-on-year -19.25% -4.00% +53.06%

Project Management
Job Vacancy Trend in the East of England

Job postings citing Project Management as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the East of England.

Job vacancy trend for Project Management in the East of England

Project Management
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the East of England

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Project Management in the East of England.

Daily rate trend for Project Management in the East of England

Project Management
Daily Rate Histogram in the East of England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Project Management in the East of England over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Project Management in the East of England

Project Management
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the East of England

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Project Management in the East of England.

Hourly rate trend for Project Management in the East of England

Project Management
Hourly Rate Histogram in the East of England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Project Management in the East of England over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for Project Management in the East of England

Project Management
Contract Job Locations in the East of England

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 East of England region over the 6 months to 1 May 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
Hertfordshire -12 30 £540 +20.00% 75
Cambridgeshire +10 24 £450 -5.86% 80
Bedfordshire -7 19 £600 +4.35% 37
Suffolk -1 7 £600 -6.32% 16
Essex +4 2 £400 -28.89% 51
Norfolk -2 2 £280 -46.67% 17
Project Management
England

Project Management
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the East of England by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 5 (5.95%) WebSphere
2 2 (2.38%) Confluence
3 1 (1.19%) MS Project Server
3 1 (1.19%) SharePoint
Applications
1 11 (13.10%) Microsoft Excel
2 7 (8.33%) Microsoft Project
3 6 (7.14%) Microsoft Office
3 6 (7.14%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (1.19%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 6 (7.14%) Primavera
2 5 (5.95%) SAP CO
2 5 (5.95%) SAP FI
2 5 (5.95%) SAP FI/CO
3 4 (4.76%) SAP S/4HANA
4 3 (3.57%) SAP ERP
4 3 (3.57%) SAP EWM
4 3 (3.57%) SAP GTS
5 1 (1.19%) SAP PS
5 1 (1.19%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 5 (5.95%) Power Platform
2 4 (4.76%) Power Automate
3 2 (2.38%) AWS
3 2 (2.38%) Azure
3 2 (2.38%) Microsoft 365
3 2 (2.38%) SaaS
4 1 (1.19%) Azure DevOps
4 1 (1.19%) Dynamics 365
4 1 (1.19%) Entra ID
4 1 (1.19%) GitHub
4 1 (1.19%) OneDrive
4 1 (1.19%) ShareGate
Communications & Networking
1 2 (2.38%) Firewall
1 2 (2.38%) LAN
1 2 (2.38%) Network Security
1 2 (2.38%) WAN
2 1 (1.19%) BGP
2 1 (1.19%) Cisco ASA
2 1 (1.19%) Cisco Nexus
2 1 (1.19%) Internet
2 1 (1.19%) OSPF
2 1 (1.19%) SD-WAN
2 1 (1.19%) Software-Defined Networking
2 1 (1.19%) VPN
2 1 (1.19%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (5.95%) DB2
1 5 (5.95%) Power BI
2 2 (2.38%) Data Warehouse
2 2 (2.38%) Electronic Patient Records
3 1 (1.19%) Big Data
Development Applications
1 5 (5.95%) JIRA
2 1 (1.19%) Bitbucket
2 1 (1.19%) Jenkins
2 1 (1.19%) JMeter
2 1 (1.19%) MSI
2 1 (1.19%) Sonatype Nexus
2 1 (1.19%) TestDirector
General
1 45 (53.57%) Social Skills
2 18 (21.43%) Finance
3 13 (15.48%) Analytical Skills
4 10 (11.90%) Pharmaceutical
5 6 (7.14%) Automotive
5 6 (7.14%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 5 (5.95%) Influencing Skills
6 5 (5.95%) Organisational Skills
7 4 (4.76%) Electronics
7 4 (4.76%) Marketing
7 4 (4.76%) Retail
8 3 (3.57%) Legal
8 3 (3.57%) Manufacturing
9 2 (2.38%) Japanese Language
9 2 (2.38%) Local Government
9 2 (2.38%) Public Sector
10 1 (1.19%) Digital Health
10 1 (1.19%) Health Technology
10 1 (1.19%) Presentation Skills
10 1 (1.19%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 24 (28.57%) Project Manager
2 9 (10.71%) Architect
2 9 (10.71%) Lead
3 8 (9.52%) Senior
4 6 (7.14%) Solutions Architect
5 5 (5.95%) Systems Architect
5 5 (5.95%) Technical Manager
6 4 (4.76%) Digital Project Manager
6 4 (4.76%) Information Architect
6 4 (4.76%) Information Systems Architect
6 4 (4.76%) IT Manager
6 4 (4.76%) IT Support
6 4 (4.76%) Support Officer
6 4 (4.76%) Technical Project Manager
6 4 (4.76%) Training Manager
7 3 (3.57%) Analyst
7 3 (3.57%) IT Project Manager
7 3 (3.57%) Project Controller
7 3 (3.57%) SAP Engineer
7 3 (3.57%) Software Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (7.14%) Oracle Fusion
2 2 (2.38%) Yocto
Miscellaneous
1 7 (8.33%) Management Information System
2 5 (5.95%) Life Science
3 4 (4.76%) e-Learning
3 4 (4.76%) Learning Management System
3 4 (4.76%) Molecular Biology
4 2 (2.38%) Analytical Mindset
4 2 (2.38%) Data Centre
4 2 (2.38%) Digital TV
4 2 (2.38%) Embedded Systems
4 2 (2.38%) FMCG
4 2 (2.38%) Onboarding
4 2 (2.38%) Product Ownership
4 2 (2.38%) STB
5 1 (1.19%) Driving Licence
5 1 (1.19%) IoT
5 1 (1.19%) Mobile App
5 1 (1.19%) NHS
5 1 (1.19%) PMI
5 1 (1.19%) Public Cloud
5 1 (1.19%) Robotics
Operating Systems
1 6 (7.14%) Windows
2 3 (3.57%) Linux
3 2 (2.38%) Apple iOS
4 1 (1.19%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 22 (26.19%) Agile
2 18 (21.43%) Problem-Solving
3 16 (19.05%) Stakeholder Management
4 14 (16.67%) Risk Management
5 13 (15.48%) Change Management
6 11 (13.10%) Project Delivery
7 9 (10.71%) PRINCE2
8 8 (9.52%) Cybersecurity
8 8 (9.52%) Data Management
8 8 (9.52%) Waterfall
9 7 (8.33%) Business Analysis
9 7 (8.33%) Business Case
9 7 (8.33%) Change Control
10 6 (7.14%) Collaborative Working
10 6 (7.14%) Critical Path Analysis
10 6 (7.14%) Roadmaps
11 5 (5.95%) ERP
11 5 (5.95%) Information Management
11 5 (5.95%) Migration
11 5 (5.95%) Programme Management
Programming Languages
1 8 (9.52%) SQL
2 3 (3.57%) ABAP
3 1 (1.19%) C
3 1 (1.19%) C++
3 1 (1.19%) Python
Qualifications
1 14 (16.67%) Degree
1 14 (16.67%) Security Cleared
2 13 (15.48%) SC Cleared
3 6 (7.14%) PMI Certification
3 6 (7.14%) PMP
4 4 (4.76%) BPSS Clearance
4 4 (4.76%) CISSP
5 2 (2.38%) Computer Science Degree
6 1 (1.19%) APMG
6 1 (1.19%) CCIE
6 1 (1.19%) CCIE Data Center
6 1 (1.19%) CCNP
6 1 (1.19%) Cisco Certification
6 1 (1.19%) CISM
6 1 (1.19%) GCFE
6 1 (1.19%) GCIH
6 1 (1.19%) GIAC
6 1 (1.19%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
6 1 (1.19%) PRINCE2 Certification
6 1 (1.19%) SANS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (5.95%) GDPR
2 3 (3.57%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 3 (3.57%) NIST
2 3 (3.57%) PMO
3 2 (2.38%) NIST 800
3 2 (2.38%) QA
4 1 (1.19%) GxP
4 1 (1.19%) PCI DSS
4 1 (1.19%) SLA
System Software
1 6 (7.14%) Active Directory
2 5 (5.95%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 2 (2.38%) Terraform
2 1 (1.19%) Kubernetes
2 1 (1.19%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 12 (14.29%) Microsoft
2 11 (13.10%) SAP
3 6 (7.14%) Oracle
4 2 (2.38%) Cisco
4 2 (2.38%) ServiceNow
5 1 (1.19%) Anaplan
5 1 (1.19%) F5
5 1 (1.19%) Nintex
5 1 (1.19%) Palo Alto
5 1 (1.19%) Planview
5 1 (1.19%) Sitecore
5 1 (1.19%) Splunk
5 1 (1.19%) Tagetik
5 1 (1.19%) Workday