PMO Contract Job Trends in England

Project Management Office (PMO)
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in England requiring PMO 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 188 175 147
Rank change year-on-year -13 -28 -25
Contract jobs citing PMO 465 418 662
As % of all contract jobs in England 1.49% 1.44% 1.77%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 8.59% 10.25% 12.28%
Number of daily rates quoted 325 250 487
10th Percentile £300 £300 £313
25th Percentile £369 £363 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £450 £485
Median % change year-on-year +5.56% -7.22% -3.00%
75th Percentile £575 £548 £588
90th Percentile £650 £638 £738
UK median daily rate £475 £455 £475
% change year-on-year +4.34% -4.16% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 10 13 17
10th Percentile £15.60 £22.40 £28.30
25th Percentile £16.79 £28.00 -
Median hourly rate £22.13 £36.17 £33.00
Median % change year-on-year -38.82% +9.59% -11.65%
75th Percentile £27.06 £63.43 £45.00
90th Percentile £69.80 £64.73 £74.21
UK median hourly rate £24.25 £37.58 £33.00
% change year-on-year -35.48% +13.89% -8.78%

All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
England

PMO falls under the Quality Assurance and Compliance category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring quality assurance or compliance skills in England.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills 5,416 4,077 5,391
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 17.33% 14.07% 14.43%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,515 2,385 3,620
10th Percentile £313 £275 £325
25th Percentile £406 £385 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £545
Median % change year-on-year - -8.26% +3.81%
75th Percentile £613 £638 £650
90th Percentile £706 £738 £750
UK median daily rate £500 £500 £525
% change year-on-year - -4.76% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 285 160 215
10th Percentile £15.60 £14.70 £14.22
25th Percentile £17.96 £20.14 £20.07
Median hourly rate £26.11 £29.50 £35.50
Median % change year-on-year -11.49% -16.90% +58.41%
75th Percentile £57.50 £62.78 £65.00
90th Percentile £73.75 £70.00 £83.34
UK median hourly rate £26.11 £27.50 £35.00
% change year-on-year -5.05% -21.43% +55.87%

PMO
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

PMO job vacancy trend in England

PMO
Daily Rate Trend in England

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing PMO

PMO
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing PMO in England over the 6 months to 18 December 2025.

Daily rate histogram for PMO in England

PMO
Hourly Rate Trend in England

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

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing PMO

PMO
Hourly Rate Histogram in England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing PMO in England over the 6 months to 18 December 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for PMO in England

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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 PMO 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 +37 199 £500 +14.29% 48
South East +4 94 £475 +1.01% 61
Midlands -42 70 £420 -16.00% 43
West Midlands -34 60 £425 -19.05% 20
North of England -64 47 £439 -2.44% 32
South West -14 30 £450 +12.99% 24
Yorkshire -37 30 £439 -5.08% 11
East of England -14 19 £515 +3.00% 19
North West -35 16 £425 +12.43% 18
East Midlands -16 11 £350 +2.94% 20
North East -6 1 £450 -25.00% 3
PMO
UK

PMO
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 80 (17.20%) SharePoint
2 27 (5.81%) Confluence
3 1 (0.22%) Microsoft Exchange
3 1 (0.22%) MS Project Server
Applications
1 129 (27.74%) Microsoft Excel
2 94 (20.22%) Microsoft Project
3 85 (18.28%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 82 (17.63%) Microsoft Office
5 15 (3.23%) MS Visio
6 8 (1.72%) Spreadsheet
7 4 (0.86%) Trello
Business Applications
1 13 (2.80%) SAP S/4HANA
2 8 (1.72%) Primavera
3 7 (1.51%) Oracle Financials
4 6 (1.29%) Oracle Payables
5 5 (1.08%) Oracle ERP
6 2 (0.43%) Dynamics NAV
6 2 (0.43%) SAP ERP
6 2 (0.43%) SAP MDG
6 2 (0.43%) Temenos T24
7 1 (0.22%) CA PPM
7 1 (0.22%) Dynamics CRM
7 1 (0.22%) Oracle EBS
7 1 (0.22%) Oracle HRMS
7 1 (0.22%) Payment Gateway
7 1 (0.22%) Remedy AR System
7 1 (0.22%) Remedy ITSM
7 1 (0.22%) SAP PP
7 1 (0.22%) Workday HCM
7 1 (0.22%) Workfront
Cloud Services
1 65 (13.98%) Power Platform
2 21 (4.52%) Azure
3 17 (3.66%) Microsoft 365
4 13 (2.80%) Smartsheet
5 11 (2.37%) AWS
6 8 (1.72%) Azure DevOps
6 8 (1.72%) OCI
7 7 (1.51%) SuccessFactors
8 6 (1.29%) Dynamics 365
8 6 (1.29%) Power Automate
8 6 (1.29%) SaaS
9 5 (1.08%) Microsoft Copilot
9 5 (1.08%) OpenShift
10 4 (0.86%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
11 3 (0.65%) Salesforce Service Cloud
11 3 (0.65%) Slack
11 3 (0.65%) WhatsApp
12 2 (0.43%) Contentstack
12 2 (0.43%) Google Workspace
12 2 (0.43%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 7 (1.51%) Firewall
2 6 (1.29%) Wireless
3 4 (0.86%) LAN
3 4 (0.86%) WAN
4 3 (0.65%) Structured Cabling
5 2 (0.43%) Network Security
6 1 (0.22%) Intranet
6 1 (0.22%) SD-WAN
6 1 (0.22%) Unified Communications
6 1 (0.22%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 61 (13.12%) Power BI
2 12 (2.58%) Oracle Reports
3 10 (2.15%) Power Query
4 6 (1.29%) Tableau
5 2 (0.43%) PowerPivot
5 2 (0.43%) SAP Data Services
5 2 (0.43%) SQL Server
6 1 (0.22%) Amazon Redshift
6 1 (0.22%) Electronic Patient Records
6 1 (0.22%) Metadata
Development Applications
1 91 (19.57%) JIRA
2 5 (1.08%) Burp Suite
2 5 (1.08%) Metasploit
3 1 (0.22%) Git
3 1 (0.22%) LSMW
3 1 (0.22%) Oracle Forms
General
1 228 (49.03%) Finance
2 214 (46.02%) Social Skills
3 73 (15.70%) Analytical Skills
4 53 (11.40%) Organisational Skills
5 47 (10.11%) Banking
6 41 (8.82%) Public Sector
7 23 (4.95%) Presentation Skills
8 22 (4.73%) Legal
9 15 (3.23%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 15 (3.23%) Telecoms
10 12 (2.58%) Documentation Skills
10 12 (2.58%) Marketing
11 11 (2.37%) Influencing Skills
11 11 (2.37%) Investment Banking
11 11 (2.37%) Manufacturing
12 10 (2.15%) Local Government
13 9 (1.94%) Retail
14 7 (1.51%) Front Office
15 5 (1.08%) Back Office
15 5 (1.08%) Electronics
Job Titles
1 103 (22.15%) Analyst
2 84 (18.06%) PMO Analyst
3 71 (15.27%) Project Manager
4 63 (13.55%) Lead
5 57 (12.26%) PMO Lead
6 37 (7.96%) PMO Manager
7 33 (7.10%) Senior
8 20 (4.30%) Coordinator
9 19 (4.09%) Senior PMO
10 18 (3.87%) Programme Manager
11 16 (3.44%) IT Manager
12 13 (2.80%) Administrator
12 13 (2.80%) IT Project Manager
12 13 (2.80%) Support Officer
13 11 (2.37%) PMO Officer
13 11 (2.37%) Project Analyst
13 11 (2.37%) Senior Analyst
14 10 (2.15%) PMO Coordinator
14 10 (2.15%) PMO Specialist
14 10 (2.15%) Programme Planner
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 17 (3.66%) Oracle Fusion
2 7 (1.51%) ADO
3 3 (0.65%) Middleware
4 2 (0.43%) React
5 1 (0.22%) FHIR
5 1 (0.22%) OAuth
5 1 (0.22%) OpenID
5 1 (0.22%) Streamlit
5 1 (0.22%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 29 (6.24%) Onboarding
2 24 (5.16%) PMI
3 17 (3.66%) Data Centre
4 14 (3.01%) Management Information System
4 14 (3.01%) Virtual Team
5 13 (2.80%) Data Protection Act
6 11 (2.37%) Product Ownership
7 9 (1.94%) Self-Motivation
8 6 (1.29%) Analytical Mindset
9 5 (1.08%) Security Posture
10 4 (0.86%) Legacy Systems
11 3 (0.65%) Data Structures
11 3 (0.65%) FMCG
11 3 (0.65%) NHS
11 3 (0.65%) Team-Oriented Environment
12 2 (0.43%) Algorithms
12 2 (0.43%) e-Learning
12 2 (0.43%) Low-Code
12 2 (0.43%) Operational Technology
13 1 (0.22%) AI Agents
Operating Systems
1 7 (1.51%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 168 (36.13%) Project Management
2 148 (31.83%) Agile
3 115 (24.73%) Stakeholder Management
4 107 (23.01%) Project Delivery
5 101 (21.72%) PRINCE2
6 92 (19.78%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 80 (17.20%) Continuous Improvement
8 74 (15.91%) Project Governance
9 71 (15.27%) Change Management
10 68 (14.62%) Programme Management
11 67 (14.41%) Business Intelligence
12 64 (13.76%) Decision-Making
13 60 (12.90%) Waterfall
14 59 (12.69%) Problem-Solving
14 59 (12.69%) Risk Management
15 52 (11.18%) Portfolio Management
16 50 (10.75%) Change Control
17 39 (8.39%) ERP
18 34 (7.31%) Process Improvement
19 33 (7.10%) Time Management
Programming Languages
1 10 (2.15%) SQL
2 7 (1.51%) Python
3 3 (0.65%) Data Analysis Expressions
3 3 (0.65%) Korn
3 3 (0.65%) VB
3 3 (0.65%) VBA
4 2 (0.43%) C#
4 2 (0.43%) Java
Qualifications
1 70 (15.05%) Degree
2 60 (12.90%) Security Cleared
3 59 (12.69%) PMI Certification
4 50 (10.75%) PMP
5 39 (8.39%) SC Cleared
6 17 (3.66%) DV Cleared
7 8 (1.72%) APMP
8 7 (1.51%) BPSS Clearance
9 5 (1.08%) CHECK Team Member
9 5 (1.08%) Computer Science Degree
9 5 (1.08%) CREST Certified
9 5 (1.08%) Cyber Scheme
9 5 (1.08%) Postgraduate
10 4 (0.86%) CISM
10 4 (0.86%) CISSP
10 4 (0.86%) MAPM
10 4 (0.86%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
11 3 (0.65%) PRINCE2 Certification
12 2 (0.43%) CCNA
12 2 (0.43%) Cisco Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 31 (6.67%) QA
2 21 (4.52%) P3O
3 14 (3.01%) Data Quality
4 10 (2.15%) GDPR
4 10 (2.15%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 6 (1.29%) Accessibility
6 5 (1.08%) NIST
6 5 (1.08%) PCI DSS
6 5 (1.08%) SLA
7 3 (0.65%) Cyber Essentials
7 3 (0.65%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 2 (0.43%) MiFID
8 2 (0.43%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 1 (0.22%) Actionable Recommendations
9 1 (0.22%) COSO
9 1 (0.22%) Disclosure Scotland
9 1 (0.22%) HL7
9 1 (0.22%) JSP 440
9 1 (0.22%) NIST 800
9 1 (0.22%) PMBOK
System Software
1 3 (0.65%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 5 (1.08%) Nmap
2 1 (0.22%) TeamSite
Vendors
1 86 (18.49%) Microsoft
2 43 (9.25%) SAP
3 38 (8.17%) Oracle
4 28 (6.02%) Planview
5 17 (3.66%) Salesforce
6 14 (3.01%) ServiceNow
7 10 (2.15%) Cisco
8 3 (0.65%) Arista
8 3 (0.65%) CheckPoint
8 3 (0.65%) GoldenSource
8 3 (0.65%) IFS
8 3 (0.65%) PeopleSoft
8 3 (0.65%) Workday
9 2 (0.43%) Ariba
9 2 (0.43%) Atlassian
9 2 (0.43%) Google
9 2 (0.43%) Juniper
9 2 (0.43%) Temenos
9 2 (0.43%) VMware
10 1 (0.22%) BT