MAPM Contract Job Trends in England

Member of the Association for Project Management (MAPM)
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for MAPM qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 15 June 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 598 494 -
Rank change year-on-year -104 - -
Contract jobs citing MAPM 4 1 0
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.009% 0.004% -
As % of the Qualifications category 0.030% 0.013% -
Number of daily rates quoted 3 1 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £563 £713 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 £725 -
Median % change year-on-year -20.69% - -
75th Percentile £614 £738 -
90th Percentile £630 - -
UK median daily rate £575 £725 -
% change year-on-year -20.69% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 0
Median hourly rate £80.00 - -
UK median hourly rate £80.00 - -

All Academic and Professional Certifications
England

MAPM falls under the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications in England.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 13,556 7,712 11,480
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 31.65% 31.23% 30.57%
Number of daily rates quoted 9,104 4,842 7,078
10th Percentile £350 £278 £313
25th Percentile £425 £413 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £525 £535
Median % change year-on-year - -1.87% -2.73%
75th Percentile £625 £625 £646
90th Percentile £721 £713 £738
UK median daily rate £525 £520 £525
% change year-on-year +0.96% -0.95% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,032 488 1,009
10th Percentile £17.87 £17.87 £14.00
25th Percentile £22.63 £20.81 £20.00
Median hourly rate £51.22 £30.31 £41.27
Median % change year-on-year +69.02% -26.56% -24.97%
75th Percentile £73.46 £65.00 £65.00
90th Percentile £85.25 £80.00 £77.50
UK median hourly rate £50.00 £30.00 £40.00
% change year-on-year +66.67% -25.00% -27.27%

MAPM
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing MAPM relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in England.

MAPM job vacancy trend in England

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Daily Rate Trend in England

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing MAPM.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing MAPM

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Hourly Rate Trend in England

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing MAPM.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing MAPM

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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 MAPM within the England region over the 6 months to 15 June 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
South East - 3 £575 - 1
South West - 1 £621 -
MAPM
UK

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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:

General
1 1 (25.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 4 (100.00%) Project Manager
2 3 (75.00%) SC Cleared Project Manager
3 1 (25.00%) DV Cleared Project Manager
3 1 (25.00%) Senior
3 1 (25.00%) Senior Manager
3 1 (25.00%) Senior Project Manager
Miscellaneous
1 4 (100.00%) PMI
2 1 (25.00%) Data Centre
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (100.00%) ITSM
1 4 (100.00%) Project Management
1 4 (100.00%) Service Management
2 3 (75.00%) Network Planning
2 3 (75.00%) Project Delivery
3 2 (50.00%) Process Management
4 1 (25.00%) Budgeting
4 1 (25.00%) Critical Path Analysis
4 1 (25.00%) Decision-Making
4 1 (25.00%) Project Planning
Qualifications
1 4 (100.00%) Degree
1 4 (100.00%) PMI Certification
1 4 (100.00%) PMP
1 4 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 3 (75.00%) APMP
2 3 (75.00%) SC Cleared
3 1 (25.00%) DV Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (75.00%) PMO