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 18 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

 6 months to
18 Dec 2025		 Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 244 307 306
Rank change year-on-year +63 -1 +6
Contract jobs citing Microsoft Project 337 207 268
As % of all contract jobs in England 1.08% 0.71% 0.72%
As % of the Applications category 13.25% 9.70% 8.85%
Number of daily rates quoted 260 136 197
10th Percentile £375 £319 £280
25th Percentile £450 £407 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £533 £500 £475
Median % change year-on-year +6.45% +5.32% -5.00%
75th Percentile £673 £600 £594
90th Percentile £738 £725 £693
UK median daily rate £525 £500 £475
% change year-on-year +5.00% +5.26% -5.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 8 17 5
10th Percentile £24.20 £20.75 -
25th Percentile £25.47 £30.00 £30.00
Median hourly rate £27.24 £32.50 £36.00
Median % change year-on-year -16.20% -9.72% +12.91%
75th Percentile £67.13 £33.75 £43.86
90th Percentile £93.75 £40.00 £52.04
UK median hourly rate £39.43 £32.50 £36.00
% change year-on-year +21.32% -9.72% +12.91%

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 2,544 2,135 3,028
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 8.14% 7.37% 8.11%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,460 1,239 1,866
10th Percentile £199 £176 £163
25th Percentile £309 £256 £225
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £413 £400
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% +3.13% -11.11%
75th Percentile £550 £540 £550
90th Percentile £675 £650 £668
UK median daily rate £438 £403 £405
% change year-on-year +8.62% -0.49% -8.99%
Number of hourly rates quoted 319 202 249
10th Percentile £12.82 - £14.16
25th Percentile £16.36 £15.62 £17.72
Median hourly rate £20.35 £25.09 £30.00
Median % change year-on-year -18.89% -16.37% +12.72%
75th Percentile £29.61 £43.75 £46.75
90th Percentile £58.91 £74.63 £52.50
UK median hourly rate £20.35 £25.00 £27.50
% change year-on-year -18.60% -9.09% +10.00%

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 18 December 2025.

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 18 December 2025.

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 18 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
London +25 122 £550 -1.35% 24
South East +18 62 £500 +9.59% 35
South West +38 59 £725 +126.56% 16
Midlands -18 50 £514 +14.86% 20
North of England -35 39 £464 +32.03% 28
West Midlands -17 37 £540 +8.00% 11
Yorkshire -19 27 £465 +55.00% 12
East Midlands -10 13 £448 +5.29% 9
North West -23 12 £458 +30.25% 15
East of England -25 7 £408 -7.49% 15
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 93 (27.60%) Confluence
2 42 (12.46%) SharePoint
3 3 (0.89%) CMS
4 2 (0.59%) Sitecore CMS
5 1 (0.30%) Microsoft Exchange
5 1 (0.30%) MS Project Server
Applications
1 90 (26.71%) Microsoft Excel
1 90 (26.71%) Microsoft Office
2 48 (14.24%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 23 (6.82%) MS Visio
4 19 (5.64%) Trello
5 3 (0.89%) Spreadsheet
6 1 (0.30%) Notion
Business Applications
1 18 (5.34%) Primavera
2 8 (2.37%) SAP S/4HANA
3 5 (1.48%) Salesforce CRM
3 5 (1.48%) Workday HCM
4 4 (1.19%) Oracle ERP
4 4 (1.19%) SAP ERP
5 3 (0.89%) Loan IQ
6 2 (0.59%) Dynamics AX
6 2 (0.59%) Dynamics CRM
6 2 (0.59%) Oracle EBS
6 2 (0.59%) SAP PS
6 2 (0.59%) Teamcenter
7 1 (0.30%) CA PPM
7 1 (0.30%) Oracle 11i
7 1 (0.30%) SAP HCM
7 1 (0.30%) SAP MDG
7 1 (0.30%) Workfront
Cloud Services
1 37 (10.98%) Power Platform
2 31 (9.20%) Azure
3 21 (6.23%) Smartsheet
4 18 (5.34%) Microsoft 365
5 13 (3.86%) Asana
6 11 (3.26%) AWS
6 11 (3.26%) Azure DevOps
7 10 (2.97%) SaaS
8 9 (2.67%) GCP
9 7 (2.08%) Dynamics 365
10 4 (1.19%) Entra ID
11 3 (0.89%) Google Workspace
11 3 (0.89%) Miro
11 3 (0.89%) OneDrive
11 3 (0.89%) OpenShift
11 3 (0.89%) PowerApps
12 2 (0.59%) Contentstack
12 2 (0.59%) Microsoft Copilot
12 2 (0.59%) OCI
12 2 (0.59%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 6 (1.78%) Firewall
2 4 (1.19%) Structured Cabling
2 4 (1.19%) VPN
2 4 (1.19%) WAN
3 3 (0.89%) LAN
3 3 (0.89%) Softphone
4 2 (0.59%) Network Security
5 1 (0.30%) Broadband
5 1 (0.30%) DNS
5 1 (0.30%) HTTP
5 1 (0.30%) Intrusion Detection
5 1 (0.30%) Remote Desktop
5 1 (0.30%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 35 (10.39%) Power BI
2 7 (2.08%) Oracle Reports
2 7 (2.08%) SQL Server
3 4 (1.19%) EDMS
3 4 (1.19%) Tableau
4 3 (0.89%) Power Query
5 2 (0.59%) Data Lake
5 2 (0.59%) Data Warehouse
6 1 (0.30%) Amazon RDS
6 1 (0.30%) Azure SQL Database
6 1 (0.30%) DTS
6 1 (0.30%) Electronic Patient Records
6 1 (0.30%) Oracle Database
6 1 (0.30%) Oracle Database 10g
6 1 (0.30%) SAP Data Services
Development Applications
1 177 (52.52%) JIRA
2 2 (0.59%) SoapUI
3 1 (0.30%) Ant
3 1 (0.30%) JUnit
3 1 (0.30%) LSMW
3 1 (0.30%) Oracle Forms
3 1 (0.30%) Team Foundation Server
3 1 (0.30%) TestDirector
3 1 (0.30%) Toad
General
1 186 (55.19%) Social Skills
2 135 (40.06%) Finance
3 92 (27.30%) Analytical Skills
4 32 (9.50%) Military
4 32 (9.50%) Organisational Skills
5 19 (5.64%) Banking
6 17 (5.04%) Legal
7 15 (4.45%) Manufacturing
7 15 (4.45%) Public Sector
8 14 (4.15%) Influencing Skills
9 13 (3.86%) Telecoms
10 11 (3.26%) Documentation Skills
11 10 (2.97%) Presentation Skills
12 6 (1.78%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 6 (1.78%) Marketing
12 6 (1.78%) Retail
13 4 (1.19%) Billing
13 4 (1.19%) Retail Banking
14 3 (0.89%) Corporate Banking
14 3 (0.89%) Law
Job Titles
1 124 (36.80%) Project Manager
2 33 (9.79%) Architect
3 32 (9.50%) Analyst
4 30 (8.90%) Senior
4 30 (8.90%) Service Architect
5 20 (5.93%) Lead
6 19 (5.64%) Senior Manager
7 15 (4.45%) Project Planner
8 14 (4.15%) IT Manager
8 14 (4.15%) Programme Manager
9 13 (3.86%) Senior Project Manager
9 13 (3.86%) Technical Manager
10 12 (3.56%) Coordinator
10 12 (3.56%) IT Project Manager
10 12 (3.56%) Planning Manager
10 12 (3.56%) Programme Planner
11 11 (3.26%) PMO Analyst
11 11 (3.26%) PMO Lead
12 10 (2.97%) Project Officer
13 9 (2.67%) SAP Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 14 (4.15%) Oracle Fusion
2 6 (1.78%) Middleware
3 4 (1.19%) SOAP
4 2 (0.59%) React
4 2 (0.59%) REST
4 2 (0.59%) Web Services
4 2 (0.59%) XML
5 1 (0.30%) .NET
5 1 (0.30%) ADO
5 1 (0.30%) EDI
5 1 (0.30%) FHIR
5 1 (0.30%) IBM Integration Bus
5 1 (0.30%) Kafka
5 1 (0.30%) XML Messaging
Miscellaneous
1 40 (11.87%) Product Ownership
2 23 (6.82%) Onboarding
3 21 (6.23%) Self-Motivation
4 17 (5.04%) PMI
5 14 (4.15%) Data Centre
5 14 (4.15%) Management Information System
6 10 (2.97%) Virtual Team
7 7 (2.08%) Analytical Mindset
8 6 (1.78%) Data Protection Act
8 6 (1.78%) Educational Technology
9 5 (1.48%) Legacy Systems
10 4 (1.19%) SCADA
11 3 (0.89%) Cloud Native
11 3 (0.89%) Learning Management System
12 2 (0.59%) Data Structures
12 2 (0.59%) Driving Licence
12 2 (0.59%) Life Science
12 2 (0.59%) NHS
12 2 (0.59%) Tandem
13 1 (0.30%) Video\Live Streaming
Operating Systems
1 3 (0.89%) Unix
1 3 (0.89%) Windows
2 2 (0.59%) Linux
3 1 (0.30%) AIX
3 1 (0.30%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 168 (49.85%) Project Management
2 167 (49.55%) Agile
3 112 (33.23%) Stakeholder Management
4 97 (28.78%) PRINCE2
5 82 (24.33%) Project Delivery
6 80 (23.74%) Change Management
7 74 (21.96%) Stakeholder Engagement
8 61 (18.10%) Waterfall
9 56 (16.62%) Problem-Solving
10 50 (14.84%) Continuous Improvement
11 47 (13.95%) Project Planning
12 43 (12.76%) Decision-Making
13 42 (12.46%) Migration
13 42 (12.46%) Risk Management
14 40 (11.87%) Budget Management
15 38 (11.28%) ITIL
16 37 (10.98%) Critical Thinking
17 36 (10.68%) Analytical Thinking
17 36 (10.68%) Business Intelligence
17 36 (10.68%) Service Management
Programming Languages
1 11 (3.26%) SQL
2 5 (1.48%) Korn
3 2 (0.59%) Data Analysis Expressions
4 1 (0.30%) Java
4 1 (0.30%) Perl
4 1 (0.30%) PL/SQL
4 1 (0.30%) Python
Qualifications
1 171 (50.74%) Degree
2 96 (28.49%) Security Cleared
3 81 (24.04%) SC Cleared
4 65 (19.29%) PMI Certification
5 61 (18.10%) PMP
6 30 (8.90%) TOGAF Certification
7 13 (3.86%) DV Cleared
8 10 (2.97%) APMP
9 5 (1.48%) CISM
9 5 (1.48%) CISSP
9 5 (1.48%) Master's Degree
9 5 (1.48%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
10 4 (1.19%) HNC
10 4 (1.19%) MBA
10 4 (1.19%) Microsoft Certification
11 3 (0.89%) CTC Cleared
11 3 (0.89%) ISEB
11 3 (0.89%) MCP
11 3 (0.89%) MCSE
11 3 (0.89%) PRINCE2 Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 94 (27.89%) PMO
2 23 (6.82%) QA
3 11 (3.26%) P3O
4 7 (2.08%) Data Quality
4 7 (2.08%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 5 (1.48%) NIST
6 4 (1.19%) GRC
6 4 (1.19%) SLA
7 3 (0.89%) Accessibility
7 3 (0.89%) Basel III
7 3 (0.89%) GDPR
8 2 (0.59%) PCI DSS
8 2 (0.59%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 1 (0.30%) Disclosure Scotland
9 1 (0.30%) GMP
9 1 (0.30%) HL7
9 1 (0.30%) ISO 9001
System Software
1 4 (1.19%) Active Directory
2 2 (0.59%) Virtual Desktop
3 1 (0.30%) Firmware
3 1 (0.30%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 30 (8.90%) OPNET
2 3 (0.89%) Kubernetes
2 3 (0.89%) Microsoft Intune
2 3 (0.89%) RSA Archer
3 1 (0.30%) HP ALM
3 1 (0.30%) TeamSite
Vendors
1 109 (32.34%) Microsoft
2 55 (16.32%) ServiceNow
3 41 (12.17%) SAP
4 36 (10.68%) Atlassian
5 30 (8.90%) Remedy
6 28 (8.31%) Oracle
7 9 (2.67%) Planview
8 7 (2.08%) Salesforce
9 6 (1.78%) Workday
10 4 (1.19%) Arista
10 4 (1.19%) Cisco
10 4 (1.19%) Google
10 4 (1.19%) Progress
11 2 (0.59%) Adobe
11 2 (0.59%) Databricks
11 2 (0.59%) HP
11 2 (0.59%) Siemens
11 2 (0.59%) Sitecore
12 1 (0.30%) Terracotta
12 1 (0.30%) Zoho
130 Microsoft Project jobs in England