Head of PMO Contract Job Trends in England

Head of Project Management Office
UK > England

The median Head of Project Management Office daily rate in England is £650, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 1 November 2025.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
1 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 535 512 586
Rank change year-on-year -23 +74 +157
Contract jobs requiring a Head of PMO 1 3 3
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.003% 0.010% 0.007%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.004% 0.010% 0.008%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 2
10th Percentile - - £726
25th Percentile - - £747
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £650 - £813
Median % change year-on-year - - +47.73%
75th Percentile - - £897
90th Percentile - - £929
UK median daily rate £725 £550 £525
% change year-on-year +31.82% +4.71% -6.62%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
England

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in England. 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 England with a recognized job title 26,590 28,965 37,642
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.17% 92.99% 93.76%
Number of daily rates quoted 17,085 17,697 26,174
10th Percentile £281 £300 £300
25th Percentile £403 £413 £418
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £510 £525 £538
Median % change year-on-year -2.86% -2.33% -2.27%
75th Percentile £625 £638 £650
90th Percentile £725 £750 £750
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,551 1,111 1,422
10th Percentile £14.00 £15.10 £15.25
25th Percentile £17.69 £21.15 £19.25
Median hourly rate £25.15 £41.50 £45.94
Median % change year-on-year -39.40% -9.66% +53.13%
75th Percentile £51.02 £66.61 £65.00
90th Percentile £70.00 £75.00 £77.50
UK median hourly rate £25.15 £38.00 £45.00
% change year-on-year -33.82% -15.56% +62.28%

Head of PMO
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Head of PMO' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in England.

Head of PMO job vacancy trend in England

Head of PMO
Daily Rate Trend in England

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Head of PMO job vacancies in England.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Head of PMO job vacancies in England

Head of PMO
Hourly Rate Trend in England

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Head of PMO job vacancies in England.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Head of PMO job vacancies in England

Head of PMO
Contract Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Head of PMO within the England region over the 6 months to 1 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
East of England - 1 £650 -
Head of PMO
UK

Head of PMO Skill Set
Top 23 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 1 November 2025, Head of PMO 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 England region featuring Head of PMO in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Change Control
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 1 (100.00%) Dynamics 365
1 1 (100.00%) ERP
1 1 (100.00%) Mentoring
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) OCI
1 1 (100.00%) Oracle
1 1 (100.00%) PMI Certification
1 1 (100.00%) PMO
1 1 (100.00%) PMP
1 1 (100.00%) PRINCE2
1 1 (100.00%) Programme Governance
1 1 (100.00%) Programme Management
1 1 (100.00%) QA
1 1 (100.00%) Resource Management
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Management
1 1 (100.00%) SAP
1 1 (100.00%) SAP S/4HANA
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 1 (100.00%) Waterfall

Head of PMO Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England 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:

Business Applications
1 1 (100.00%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Dynamics 365
1 1 (100.00%) OCI
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Change Control
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 1 (100.00%) ERP
1 1 (100.00%) Mentoring
1 1 (100.00%) PRINCE2
1 1 (100.00%) Programme Governance
1 1 (100.00%) Programme Management
1 1 (100.00%) Resource Management
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Management
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 1 (100.00%) Waterfall
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) PMI Certification
1 1 (100.00%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) PMO
1 1 (100.00%) QA
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Oracle
1 1 (100.00%) SAP