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 8 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
8 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 182 183 144
Rank change year-on-year +1 -39 -23
Contract jobs citing PMO 487 389 610
As % of all contract jobs in England 1.54% 1.42% 1.70%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 8.95% 9.96% 11.87%
Number of daily rates quoted 334 235 441
10th Percentile £300 £306 £306
25th Percentile £375 £363 £383
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £478 £460 £485
Median % change year-on-year +3.80% -5.15% -2.51%
75th Percentile £588 £543 £588
90th Percentile £659 £638 £728
UK median daily rate £475 £475 £475
Number of hourly rates quoted 10 9 18
10th Percentile £15.60 £20.50 £27.31
25th Percentile £16.79 £27.00 £33.00
Median hourly rate £22.13 £36.00 £38.00
Median % change year-on-year -38.54% -5.26% +5.04%
75th Percentile £27.06 £64.73 £52.50
90th Percentile £69.80 £66.78 £73.28
UK median hourly rate £24.25 £37.50 £38.00
% change year-on-year -35.33% -1.32% +8.57%

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 5,439 3,904 5,138
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 17.24% 14.27% 14.33%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,541 2,269 3,432
10th Percentile £313 £263 £320
25th Percentile £410 £381 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £546
Median % change year-on-year - -8.47% +4.05%
75th Percentile £614 £635 £650
90th Percentile £700 £738 £750
UK median daily rate £500 £500 £525
% change year-on-year - -4.76% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 277 153 216
10th Percentile £15.62 £14.70 £13.29
25th Percentile £17.96 £20.30 £17.67
Median hourly rate £25.15 £30.21 £33.00
Median % change year-on-year -16.75% -8.45% +36.08%
75th Percentile £61.25 £64.73 £61.38
90th Percentile £71.87 £75.00 £81.56
UK median hourly rate £25.15 £29.00 £32.50
% change year-on-year -13.28% -10.77% +36.74%

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 8 January 2026.

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 8 January 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for PMO in England

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 PMO within the England region over the 6 months to 8 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 +38 204 £500 +15.94% 56
South East +29 119 £475 -3.06% 39
Midlands -38 68 £425 -15.00% 25
West Midlands -37 56 £425 -17.07% 19
North of England -63 44 £438 -5.30% 18
South West -20 29 £450 +10.02% 8
Yorkshire -40 26 £438 -5.30% 9
East of England -13 18 £515 +3.00% 9
North West -38 18 £425 -5.56% 7
East Midlands -24 13 £360 -16.18% 6
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 82 (16.84%) SharePoint
2 31 (6.37%) Confluence
3 1 (0.21%) Microsoft Exchange
3 1 (0.21%) MS Project Server
Applications
1 147 (30.18%) Microsoft Excel
2 108 (22.18%) Microsoft Project
3 94 (19.30%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 85 (17.45%) Microsoft Office
5 15 (3.08%) MS Visio
6 8 (1.64%) Spreadsheet
7 4 (0.82%) Trello
Business Applications
1 16 (3.29%) SAP S/4HANA
2 10 (2.05%) Primavera
3 7 (1.44%) Oracle Financials
4 6 (1.23%) Oracle Payables
5 5 (1.03%) Oracle ERP
6 3 (0.62%) SAP ERP
7 2 (0.41%) Dynamics NAV
7 2 (0.41%) SAP MDG
8 1 (0.21%) Dynamics CRM
8 1 (0.21%) Oracle EBS
8 1 (0.21%) Oracle HRMS
8 1 (0.21%) Payment Gateway
8 1 (0.21%) Remedy AR System
8 1 (0.21%) Remedy ITSM
8 1 (0.21%) SAP PP
8 1 (0.21%) Workday HCM
8 1 (0.21%) Workfront
Cloud Services
1 76 (15.61%) Power Platform
2 28 (5.75%) Azure
3 18 (3.70%) Microsoft 365
4 14 (2.87%) AWS
5 12 (2.46%) Smartsheet
6 11 (2.26%) Azure DevOps
7 8 (1.64%) OCI
8 6 (1.23%) Dynamics 365
8 6 (1.23%) SaaS
8 6 (1.23%) SuccessFactors
9 5 (1.03%) OpenShift
9 5 (1.03%) Power Automate
10 4 (0.82%) Microsoft Copilot
11 3 (0.62%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
11 3 (0.62%) Salesforce Service Cloud
11 3 (0.62%) Slack
11 3 (0.62%) WhatsApp
12 2 (0.41%) Contentstack
12 2 (0.41%) Lucidchart
12 2 (0.41%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 11 (2.26%) Firewall
2 10 (2.05%) Wireless
3 4 (0.82%) LAN
3 4 (0.82%) WAN
4 3 (0.62%) Structured Cabling
5 2 (0.41%) Network Security
6 1 (0.21%) Intranet
6 1 (0.21%) SD-WAN
6 1 (0.21%) Unified Communications
6 1 (0.21%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 72 (14.78%) Power BI
2 11 (2.26%) Oracle Reports
3 10 (2.05%) Power Query
4 5 (1.03%) Tableau
5 4 (0.82%) PowerPivot
6 2 (0.41%) SAP Data Services
7 1 (0.21%) Amazon Redshift
7 1 (0.21%) Electronic Patient Records
7 1 (0.21%) Metadata
Development Applications
1 106 (21.77%) JIRA
2 9 (1.85%) Burp Suite
2 9 (1.85%) Metasploit
3 1 (0.21%) LSMW
3 1 (0.21%) Oracle Forms
General
1 237 (48.67%) Finance
2 225 (46.20%) Social Skills
3 84 (17.25%) Analytical Skills
4 58 (11.91%) Organisational Skills
5 46 (9.45%) Banking
5 46 (9.45%) Public Sector
6 20 (4.11%) Legal
6 20 (4.11%) Presentation Skills
7 18 (3.70%) Retail
8 14 (2.87%) Documentation Skills
8 14 (2.87%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 14 (2.87%) Telecoms
9 12 (2.46%) Marketing
10 11 (2.26%) Investment Banking
11 10 (2.05%) Local Government
11 10 (2.05%) Manufacturing
12 9 (1.85%) Influencing Skills
13 6 (1.23%) Front Office
14 5 (1.03%) Back Office
14 5 (1.03%) Electronics
Job Titles
1 113 (23.20%) Analyst
2 93 (19.10%) PMO Analyst
3 78 (16.02%) Project Manager
4 69 (14.17%) Lead
5 57 (11.70%) PMO Lead
6 40 (8.21%) PMO Manager
7 32 (6.57%) Senior
8 20 (4.11%) Coordinator
9 18 (3.70%) Senior PMO
10 15 (3.08%) IT Manager
10 15 (3.08%) Programme Manager
10 15 (3.08%) Project Planner
11 14 (2.87%) Support Officer
12 13 (2.67%) Administrator
13 12 (2.46%) IT Project Manager
14 11 (2.26%) PMO Coordinator
14 11 (2.26%) Senior Analyst
15 10 (2.05%) PMO Officer
15 10 (2.05%) PMO Specialist
15 10 (2.05%) Project Coordinator
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 17 (3.49%) Oracle Fusion
2 7 (1.44%) ADO
3 3 (0.62%) Middleware
4 2 (0.41%) React
5 1 (0.21%) FHIR
5 1 (0.21%) OAuth
5 1 (0.21%) OpenID
5 1 (0.21%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 30 (6.16%) Onboarding
2 25 (5.13%) PMI
3 18 (3.70%) Data Centre
4 15 (3.08%) Virtual Team
5 13 (2.67%) Management Information System
6 12 (2.46%) Data Protection Act
7 10 (2.05%) Product Ownership
8 9 (1.85%) Security Posture
8 9 (1.85%) Self-Motivation
9 5 (1.03%) Analytical Mindset
10 4 (0.82%) FMCG
10 4 (0.82%) Legacy Systems
11 3 (0.62%) NHS
11 3 (0.62%) Team-Oriented Environment
12 2 (0.41%) Digital Signage
12 2 (0.41%) Low-Code
12 2 (0.41%) Operational Technology
13 1 (0.21%) AI Agents
13 1 (0.21%) Greenfield Project
13 1 (0.21%) Renewable Energy
Operating Systems
1 11 (2.26%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 192 (39.43%) Project Management
2 151 (31.01%) Agile
3 128 (26.28%) Stakeholder Management
4 123 (25.26%) Project Delivery
5 107 (21.97%) PRINCE2
6 94 (19.30%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 84 (17.25%) Continuous Improvement
8 76 (15.61%) Business Intelligence
9 73 (14.99%) Project Governance
10 71 (14.58%) Change Management
10 71 (14.58%) Decision-Making
10 71 (14.58%) Programme Management
11 70 (14.37%) Problem-Solving
12 67 (13.76%) Risk Management
12 67 (13.76%) Waterfall
13 55 (11.29%) Change Control
14 48 (9.86%) Portfolio Management
15 39 (8.01%) ERP
16 34 (6.98%) Process Improvement
16 34 (6.98%) Project Planning
Programming Languages
1 11 (2.26%) SQL
2 5 (1.03%) Data Analysis Expressions
2 5 (1.03%) Python
3 4 (0.82%) VBA
4 3 (0.62%) Korn
4 3 (0.62%) VB
Qualifications
1 78 (16.02%) Degree
2 75 (15.40%) Security Cleared
3 67 (13.76%) PMI Certification
4 57 (11.70%) PMP
5 52 (10.68%) SC Cleared
6 19 (3.90%) DV Cleared
7 11 (2.26%) APMP
8 9 (1.85%) BPSS Clearance
8 9 (1.85%) CHECK Team Member
8 9 (1.85%) CREST Certified
8 9 (1.85%) Cyber Scheme
8 9 (1.85%) Postgraduate
9 4 (0.82%) CISM
9 4 (0.82%) CISSP
9 4 (0.82%) MAPM
9 4 (0.82%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
10 3 (0.62%) Computer Science Degree
10 3 (0.62%) PRINCE2 Certification
11 2 (0.41%) CCNA
11 2 (0.41%) Cisco Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 39 (8.01%) QA
2 21 (4.31%) P3O
3 14 (2.87%) Data Quality
3 14 (2.87%) GDPR
3 14 (2.87%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 9 (1.85%) PCI DSS
5 6 (1.23%) Accessibility
6 5 (1.03%) NIST
6 5 (1.03%) SLA
7 3 (0.62%) Cyber Essentials
7 3 (0.62%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 3 (0.62%) GRC
8 2 (0.41%) MiFID
8 2 (0.41%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 1 (0.21%) Disclosure Scotland
9 1 (0.21%) HL7
9 1 (0.21%) ISO 31000
9 1 (0.21%) JSP 440
9 1 (0.21%) NIST 800
9 1 (0.21%) PMBOK
System Software
1 3 (0.62%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 9 (1.85%) Nmap
2 1 (0.21%) TeamSite
Vendors
1 86 (17.66%) Microsoft
2 42 (8.62%) SAP
3 36 (7.39%) Oracle
4 28 (5.75%) Planview
5 16 (3.29%) Salesforce
6 15 (3.08%) ServiceNow
7 10 (2.05%) Cisco
8 4 (0.82%) IFS
9 3 (0.62%) Ariba
9 3 (0.62%) Arista
9 3 (0.62%) CheckPoint
9 3 (0.62%) GoldenSource
9 3 (0.62%) PeopleSoft
9 3 (0.62%) Workday
10 2 (0.41%) Atlassian
10 2 (0.41%) BT
10 2 (0.41%) Concur
10 2 (0.41%) Juniper
10 2 (0.41%) VMware
11 1 (0.21%) Aruba