Microsoft Project Contract Job Trends in England

Microsoft Project
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in England requiring Microsoft Project skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 29 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
29 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 256 300 310
Rank change year-on-year +44 +10 +13
Contract jobs citing Microsoft Project 344 194 253
As % of all contract jobs in England 1.05% 0.73% 0.68%
As % of the Applications category 13.78% 9.49% 7.93%
Number of daily rates quoted 276 127 175
10th Percentile £350 £304 £280
25th Percentile £437 £406 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £517 £500 £475
Median % change year-on-year +3.40% +5.26% -5.00%
75th Percentile £638 £600 £607
90th Percentile £738 £728 £680
UK median daily rate £500 £500 £475
% change year-on-year - +5.26% -0.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 6 16 11
10th Percentile - £23.50 £26.66
25th Percentile £25.47 £30.94 £28.33
Median hourly rate £27.74 £32.50 £36.00
Median % change year-on-year -14.66% -9.72% +10.77%
75th Percentile £77.81 £34.81 £43.75
90th Percentile £93.75 £40.00 -
UK median hourly rate £39.43 £32.50 £36.00
% change year-on-year +21.32% -9.72% +10.77%

All Software Application Skills
England

Microsoft Project falls under the Software Applications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring software application skills in England.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for software application skills 2,496 2,045 3,189
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 7.59% 7.69% 8.56%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,461 1,185 1,811
10th Percentile £200 £171 £163
25th Percentile £313 £250 £213
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £409 £400
Median % change year-on-year +10.02% +2.25% -11.11%
75th Percentile £555 £545 £550
90th Percentile £675 £650 £675
UK median daily rate £450 £400 £400
% change year-on-year +12.50% - -9.35%
Number of hourly rates quoted 294 187 415
10th Percentile £12.82 - £12.05
25th Percentile £15.50 £15.62 £14.16
Median hourly rate £19.08 £26.50 £21.12
Median % change year-on-year -27.99% +25.50% -36.02%
75th Percentile £29.31 £43.13 £42.64
90th Percentile £63.75 £82.25 £55.45
UK median hourly rate £19.10 £26.50 £21.00
% change year-on-year -27.92% +26.19% -32.84%

Microsoft Project
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Microsoft Project job vacancy trend in England

Microsoft Project
Daily Rate Trend in England

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Microsoft Project.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Microsoft Project

Microsoft Project
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Microsoft Project in England over the 6 months to 29 January 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Microsoft Project in England

Microsoft Project
Hourly Rate Trend in England

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Microsoft Project.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Microsoft Project

Microsoft Project
Hourly Rate Histogram in England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Microsoft Project in England over the 6 months to 29 January 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for Microsoft Project in England

Microsoft Project
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 Microsoft Project within the England region over the 6 months to 29 January 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
London +3 114 £550 - 19
South East +38 86 £500 +5.26% 29
South West +30 58 £725 +126.56% 12
Midlands -46 42 £480 +3.78% 16
North of England -51 33 £449 +33.36% 14
West Midlands -36 22 £500 -0.20% 12
East Midlands -16 20 £358 -17.70% 4
Yorkshire -37 19 £468 +55.83% 6
North West -28 14 £449 +23.79% 6
East of England -13 11 £513 +7.89% 14
Microsoft Project
UK

Microsoft Project
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:

Application Platforms
1 99 (28.78%) Confluence
2 43 (12.50%) SharePoint
3 3 (0.87%) MS Project Server
4 1 (0.29%) CMS
4 1 (0.29%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 102 (29.65%) Microsoft Excel
2 91 (26.45%) Microsoft Office
3 48 (13.95%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 21 (6.10%) MS Visio
5 16 (4.65%) Trello
6 4 (1.16%) Spreadsheet
7 1 (0.29%) AutoCAD
Business Applications
1 20 (5.81%) Primavera
2 7 (2.03%) Loan IQ
2 7 (2.03%) SAP S/4HANA
3 5 (1.45%) Salesforce CRM
4 4 (1.16%) Oracle EBS
4 4 (1.16%) Oracle ERP
5 2 (0.58%) Dynamics AX
5 2 (0.58%) Dynamics CRM
5 2 (0.58%) SAP ERP
5 2 (0.58%) Workday HCM
6 1 (0.29%) Oracle 11i
6 1 (0.29%) SAP MDG
6 1 (0.29%) SAP MM
6 1 (0.29%) SAP PS
6 1 (0.29%) Teamcenter
6 1 (0.29%) Workfront
Cloud Services
1 50 (14.53%) Power Platform
2 36 (10.47%) Azure
3 21 (6.10%) Microsoft 365
4 17 (4.94%) Azure DevOps
4 17 (4.94%) Smartsheet
5 12 (3.49%) AWS
6 10 (2.91%) Asana
7 9 (2.62%) Dynamics 365
7 9 (2.62%) GCP
7 9 (2.62%) SaaS
8 4 (1.16%) Entra ID
9 3 (0.87%) Google Ads
9 3 (0.87%) Miro
9 3 (0.87%) OneDrive
9 3 (0.87%) OpenShift
9 3 (0.87%) PowerApps
10 2 (0.58%) Contentstack
10 2 (0.58%) OCI
10 2 (0.58%) Power Automate
11 1 (0.29%) Microsoft Copilot
Communications & Networking
1 6 (1.74%) WAN
2 4 (1.16%) Structured Cabling
3 3 (0.87%) LAN
3 3 (0.87%) Softphone
3 3 (0.87%) VPN
4 1 (0.29%) Firewall
4 1 (0.29%) HTTP
4 1 (0.29%) Remote Desktop
Database & Business Intelligence
1 48 (13.95%) Power BI
2 8 (2.33%) Oracle Reports
3 6 (1.74%) SQL Server
4 4 (1.16%) Data Warehouse
4 4 (1.16%) EDMS
5 3 (0.87%) Power Query
5 3 (0.87%) Tableau
6 2 (0.58%) Data Lake
7 1 (0.29%) Amazon RDS
7 1 (0.29%) Azure SQL Database
7 1 (0.29%) Electronic Patient Records
7 1 (0.29%) Oracle Database
7 1 (0.29%) Oracle Database 10g
7 1 (0.29%) SAP Data Services
Development Applications
1 187 (54.36%) JIRA
2 1 (0.29%) Ant
2 1 (0.29%) JUnit
2 1 (0.29%) LSMW
2 1 (0.29%) Oracle Forms
2 1 (0.29%) SoapUI
2 1 (0.29%) Team Foundation Server
2 1 (0.29%) TestDirector
2 1 (0.29%) Toad
General
1 191 (55.52%) Social Skills
2 153 (44.48%) Finance
3 107 (31.10%) Analytical Skills
4 35 (10.17%) Organisational Skills
5 32 (9.30%) Military
6 26 (7.56%) Banking
7 21 (6.10%) Public Sector
8 13 (3.78%) Legal
9 12 (3.49%) Influencing Skills
10 11 (3.20%) Presentation Skills
11 10 (2.91%) Documentation Skills
11 10 (2.91%) Telecoms
12 9 (2.62%) Retail
13 8 (2.33%) Retail Banking
14 7 (2.03%) Corporate Banking
14 7 (2.03%) Manufacturing
15 4 (1.16%) Billing
15 4 (1.16%) Inclusion and Diversity
15 4 (1.16%) Local Government
16 3 (0.87%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 114 (33.14%) Project Manager
2 49 (14.24%) Analyst
3 32 (9.30%) Architect
4 30 (8.72%) Service Architect
5 28 (8.14%) Senior
6 26 (7.56%) Project Planner
7 23 (6.69%) Lead
7 23 (6.69%) PMO Analyst
8 16 (4.65%) Senior Manager
9 15 (4.36%) Coordinator
9 15 (4.36%) PMO Lead
10 14 (4.07%) Technical Manager
11 13 (3.78%) Planning Manager
12 12 (3.49%) Programme Manager
13 11 (3.20%) IT Manager
13 11 (3.20%) IT Project Manager
14 10 (2.91%) Programme Planner
14 10 (2.91%) Project Coordinator
14 10 (2.91%) Project Officer
14 10 (2.91%) SAP Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 15 (4.36%) Oracle Fusion
2 6 (1.74%) ADO
2 6 (1.74%) Middleware
3 3 (0.87%) SOAP
4 2 (0.58%) React
4 2 (0.58%) REST
4 2 (0.58%) Web Services
5 1 (0.29%) EDI
5 1 (0.29%) FHIR
5 1 (0.29%) IBM Integration Bus
5 1 (0.29%) Kafka
5 1 (0.29%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 44 (12.79%) Product Ownership
2 23 (6.69%) Onboarding
3 20 (5.81%) PMI
4 16 (4.65%) Self-Motivation
5 15 (4.36%) Management Information System
6 14 (4.07%) Data Centre
7 8 (2.33%) Virtual Team
8 5 (1.45%) Data Protection Act
8 5 (1.45%) Legacy Systems
9 4 (1.16%) Educational Technology
9 4 (1.16%) Tandem
10 3 (0.87%) Analytical Mindset
10 3 (0.87%) Cloud Native
11 2 (0.58%) Data Structures
11 2 (0.58%) EMV
11 2 (0.58%) NHS
11 2 (0.58%) Operational Technology
11 2 (0.58%) Public Cloud
11 2 (0.58%) SCADA
12 1 (0.29%) Video\Live Streaming
Operating Systems
1 2 (0.58%) Linux
1 2 (0.58%) Unix
1 2 (0.58%) Windows
2 1 (0.29%) AIX
Processes & Methodologies
1 186 (54.07%) Project Management
2 185 (53.78%) Agile
3 120 (34.88%) Stakeholder Management
4 105 (30.52%) PRINCE2
5 89 (25.87%) Project Delivery
6 81 (23.55%) Change Management
7 78 (22.67%) Waterfall
8 73 (21.22%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 63 (18.31%) Problem-Solving
10 54 (15.70%) Continuous Improvement
11 53 (15.41%) Risk Management
12 51 (14.83%) Decision-Making
13 49 (14.24%) Project Planning
14 48 (13.95%) Business Intelligence
15 45 (13.08%) Migration
16 44 (12.79%) Budget Management
17 40 (11.63%) Analytical Thinking
18 39 (11.34%) Critical Thinking
19 38 (11.05%) ITIL
19 38 (11.05%) Scaled Agile Framework
Programming Languages
1 13 (3.78%) SQL
2 5 (1.45%) Korn
3 3 (0.87%) Python
4 2 (0.58%) Data Analysis Expressions
5 1 (0.29%) Java
5 1 (0.29%) Perl
5 1 (0.29%) PL/SQL
5 1 (0.29%) VBA
Qualifications
1 172 (50.00%) Degree
2 105 (30.52%) Security Cleared
3 90 (26.16%) SC Cleared
4 63 (18.31%) PMI Certification
5 60 (17.44%) PMP
6 30 (8.72%) TOGAF Certification
7 15 (4.36%) DV Cleared
8 9 (2.62%) APMP
9 8 (2.33%) Master's Degree
9 8 (2.33%) MBA
10 7 (2.03%) SAFe Agilist
11 6 (1.74%) BPSS Clearance
12 5 (1.45%) CISM
12 5 (1.45%) CISSP
13 4 (1.16%) Microsoft Certification
13 4 (1.16%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
14 3 (0.87%) CTC Cleared
14 3 (0.87%) MCP
14 3 (0.87%) MCSE
14 3 (0.87%) PRINCE2 Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 113 (32.85%) PMO
2 25 (7.27%) QA
3 11 (3.20%) Data Quality
4 10 (2.91%) P3O
5 7 (2.03%) Basel III
5 7 (2.03%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 6 (1.74%) GRC
7 5 (1.45%) NIST
8 3 (0.87%) Accessibility
8 3 (0.87%) GDPR
8 3 (0.87%) PCI DSS
9 2 (0.58%) PSD2
9 2 (0.58%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 2 (0.58%) SLA
10 1 (0.29%) Disclosure Scotland
10 1 (0.29%) HL7
10 1 (0.29%) ISO 9001
10 1 (0.29%) NEBOSH
System Software
1 4 (1.16%) Active Directory
2 1 (0.29%) Virtual Desktop
2 1 (0.29%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 30 (8.72%) OPNET
2 3 (0.87%) Kubernetes
2 3 (0.87%) Microsoft Intune
2 3 (0.87%) RSA Archer
3 1 (0.29%) TeamSite
Vendors
1 104 (30.23%) Microsoft
2 53 (15.41%) ServiceNow
3 36 (10.47%) Atlassian
3 36 (10.47%) SAP
4 32 (9.30%) Oracle
5 30 (8.72%) Remedy
6 9 (2.62%) Planview
7 6 (1.74%) Salesforce
8 4 (1.16%) Arista
8 4 (1.16%) Cisco
9 3 (0.87%) Workday
10 2 (0.58%) Adobe
10 2 (0.58%) Ariba
10 2 (0.58%) Progress
11 1 (0.29%) BT
11 1 (0.29%) Databricks
11 1 (0.29%) Genesys
11 1 (0.29%) IBM
11 1 (0.29%) Perforce
11 1 (0.29%) Siemens