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

6 months to
26 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 183 183 143
Rank change year-on-year 0 -40 -20
Contract jobs citing PMO 484 370 629
As % of all contract jobs in England 1.50% 1.40% 1.67%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 8.75% 9.71% 11.82%
Number of daily rates quoted 319 224 454
10th Percentile £288 £306 £313
25th Percentile £375 £363 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £488 £451 £500
Median % change year-on-year +8.21% -9.90% +3.63%
75th Percentile £598 £545 £588
90th Percentile £688 £650 £712
UK median daily rate £475 £475 £475
Number of hourly rates quoted 8 9 21
10th Percentile - £25.85 £13.50
25th Percentile £15.60 £30.21 £25.00
Median hourly rate £20.56 £39.00 £33.00
Median % change year-on-year -47.29% +18.18% -24.76%
75th Percentile £38.15 £64.73 £52.50
90th Percentile £70.68 £66.78 £70.50
UK median hourly rate £24.13 £39.02 £33.00
% change year-on-year -38.17% +18.24% -16.31%

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 5,534 3,809 5,323
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 17.15% 14.40% 14.14%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,572 2,206 3,560
10th Percentile £325 £263 £313
25th Percentile £413 £375 £415
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £533
Median % change year-on-year - -6.10% +1.43%
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 300 151 279
10th Percentile £15.60 £14.70 £12.49
25th Percentile £18.22 £20.75 £14.95
Median hourly rate £25.46 £30.21 £30.00
Median % change year-on-year -15.72% +0.70% +7.14%
75th Percentile £63.43 £65.00 £54.16
90th Percentile £69.39 £75.00 £77.50
UK median hourly rate £26.11 £29.00 £28.30
% change year-on-year -9.97% +2.47% +9.25%

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 26 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 26 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 26 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 +39 201 £500 +17.65% 43
South East +29 128 £492 +0.41% 74
Midlands -41 64 £425 -13.71% 42
West Midlands -35 53 £425 -15.00% 28
North of England -58 41 £438 -8.27% 46
Yorkshire -38 25 £440 +17.33% 21
South West -36 21 £488 +4.00% 23
East of England -6 18 £493 -1.50% 29
North West -35 16 £350 -28.57% 19
East Midlands -24 12 £353 -14.79% 14
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 85 (17.56%) SharePoint
2 34 (7.02%) Confluence
3 3 (0.62%) MS Project Server
4 1 (0.21%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 157 (32.44%) Microsoft Excel
2 110 (22.73%) Microsoft Project
3 95 (19.63%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 92 (19.01%) Microsoft Office
5 17 (3.51%) MS Visio
6 8 (1.65%) Spreadsheet
7 1 (0.21%) Trello
Business Applications
1 19 (3.93%) SAP S/4HANA
2 11 (2.27%) Primavera
3 7 (1.45%) Oracle Financials
4 6 (1.24%) Oracle Payables
5 5 (1.03%) Oracle ERP
6 3 (0.62%) Oracle EBS
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 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 73 (15.08%) Power Platform
2 28 (5.79%) Azure
3 14 (2.89%) Microsoft 365
4 13 (2.69%) AWS
5 12 (2.48%) Azure DevOps
6 10 (2.07%) Smartsheet
7 8 (1.65%) OCI
8 6 (1.24%) Dynamics 365
8 6 (1.24%) SaaS
9 5 (1.03%) OpenShift
9 5 (1.03%) Power Automate
10 3 (0.62%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
10 3 (0.62%) Salesforce Service Cloud
10 3 (0.62%) SuccessFactors
10 3 (0.62%) WhatsApp
11 2 (0.41%) Lucidchart
11 2 (0.41%) Microsoft Copilot
11 2 (0.41%) OneDrive
11 2 (0.41%) PaaS
11 2 (0.41%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 11 (2.27%) Firewall
2 10 (2.07%) Wireless
3 4 (0.83%) LAN
3 4 (0.83%) WAN
4 3 (0.62%) Network Security
4 3 (0.62%) Structured Cabling
5 1 (0.21%) Broadband
5 1 (0.21%) Internet
5 1 (0.21%) Intranet
5 1 (0.21%) SD-WAN
5 1 (0.21%) Unified Communications
5 1 (0.21%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 70 (14.46%) Power BI
2 12 (2.48%) Oracle Reports
3 10 (2.07%) Power Query
4 4 (0.83%) PowerPivot
4 4 (0.83%) Tableau
5 2 (0.41%) SAP Data Services
6 1 (0.21%) Amazon Redshift
6 1 (0.21%) Electronic Patient Records
6 1 (0.21%) Metadata
Development Applications
1 98 (20.25%) JIRA
2 9 (1.86%) Burp Suite
2 9 (1.86%) Metasploit
3 1 (0.21%) LSMW
3 1 (0.21%) Oracle Forms
General
1 240 (49.59%) Finance
2 225 (46.49%) Social Skills
3 91 (18.80%) Analytical Skills
4 64 (13.22%) Organisational Skills
5 43 (8.88%) Banking
5 43 (8.88%) Public Sector
6 21 (4.34%) Legal
7 20 (4.13%) Presentation Skills
8 18 (3.72%) Documentation Skills
8 18 (3.72%) Telecoms
9 17 (3.51%) Retail
10 15 (3.10%) Manufacturing
11 14 (2.89%) Marketing
12 13 (2.69%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 13 (2.69%) Influencing Skills
13 10 (2.07%) Investment Banking
14 9 (1.86%) Local Government
15 7 (1.45%) Electronics
16 5 (1.03%) Back Office
16 5 (1.03%) Front Office
Job Titles
1 108 (22.31%) Analyst
2 92 (19.01%) PMO Analyst
3 79 (16.32%) Project Manager
4 68 (14.05%) Lead
5 57 (11.78%) PMO Lead
6 38 (7.85%) PMO Manager
7 30 (6.20%) Senior
8 25 (5.17%) Coordinator
9 20 (4.13%) Project Planner
10 18 (3.72%) Programme Manager
11 15 (3.10%) IT Manager
12 14 (2.89%) Administrator
12 14 (2.89%) Senior PMO
12 14 (2.89%) Support Officer
13 13 (2.69%) PMO Coordinator
14 12 (2.48%) IT Project Manager
14 12 (2.48%) PMO Specialist
14 12 (2.48%) Project Coordinator
15 11 (2.27%) Consultant
16 10 (2.07%) Tester
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 17 (3.51%) Oracle Fusion
2 6 (1.24%) ADO
3 3 (0.62%) Middleware
4 2 (0.41%) React
5 1 (0.21%) FHIR
5 1 (0.21%) Kafka
5 1 (0.21%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 27 (5.58%) Onboarding
2 22 (4.55%) PMI
3 19 (3.93%) Data Centre
4 17 (3.51%) Virtual Team
5 13 (2.69%) Management Information System
6 10 (2.07%) Data Protection Act
6 10 (2.07%) Self-Motivation
7 9 (1.86%) Security Posture
8 8 (1.65%) Product Ownership
9 5 (1.03%) Analytical Mindset
10 4 (0.83%) FMCG
10 4 (0.83%) Legacy Systems
10 4 (0.83%) NHS
11 3 (0.62%) Team-Oriented Environment
12 2 (0.41%) AI Agents
12 2 (0.41%) Digital Signage
12 2 (0.41%) Low-Code
12 2 (0.41%) Operational Technology
13 1 (0.21%) Greenfield Project
13 1 (0.21%) Renewable Energy
Operating Systems
1 11 (2.27%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 188 (38.84%) Project Management
2 147 (30.37%) Agile
3 125 (25.83%) Stakeholder Management
4 119 (24.59%) Project Delivery
5 102 (21.07%) PRINCE2
6 88 (18.18%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 78 (16.12%) Decision-Making
8 76 (15.70%) Business Intelligence
9 72 (14.88%) Continuous Improvement
10 71 (14.67%) Problem-Solving
11 65 (13.43%) Change Management
12 64 (13.22%) Risk Management
13 63 (13.02%) Waterfall
14 62 (12.81%) Project Governance
15 59 (12.19%) Change Control
15 59 (12.19%) Programme Management
16 50 (10.33%) Portfolio Management
17 40 (8.26%) ERP
18 38 (7.85%) Budget Management
19 37 (7.64%) Budgeting
Programming Languages
1 11 (2.27%) SQL
2 5 (1.03%) Data Analysis Expressions
2 5 (1.03%) Python
2 5 (1.03%) VBA
3 3 (0.62%) Korn
3 3 (0.62%) VB
Qualifications
1 83 (17.15%) Degree
2 74 (15.29%) Security Cleared
3 64 (13.22%) PMI Certification
4 52 (10.74%) PMP
5 50 (10.33%) SC Cleared
6 23 (4.75%) DV Cleared
7 11 (2.27%) APMP
8 9 (1.86%) CHECK Team Member
8 9 (1.86%) CREST Certified
8 9 (1.86%) Cyber Scheme
8 9 (1.86%) Postgraduate
9 6 (1.24%) BPSS Clearance
10 4 (0.83%) CISM
10 4 (0.83%) CISSP
10 4 (0.83%) MAPM
10 4 (0.83%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
11 3 (0.62%) CCA
11 3 (0.62%) CCNA
11 3 (0.62%) Cisco Certification
11 3 (0.62%) PRINCE2 Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 40 (8.26%) QA
2 18 (3.72%) P3O
3 15 (3.10%) Data Quality
4 14 (2.89%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 13 (2.69%) GDPR
6 9 (1.86%) PCI DSS
7 6 (1.24%) Accessibility
8 5 (1.03%) NIST
8 5 (1.03%) SLA
9 3 (0.62%) GRC
10 2 (0.41%) MiFID
10 2 (0.41%) Sarbanes-Oxley
11 1 (0.21%) Disclosure Scotland
11 1 (0.21%) HL7
11 1 (0.21%) ISO 31000
11 1 (0.21%) JSP 440
11 1 (0.21%) NIST 800
11 1 (0.21%) PMBOK
System Software
1 3 (0.62%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 9 (1.86%) Nmap
2 1 (0.21%) logstash
2 1 (0.21%) TeamSite
Vendors
1 89 (18.39%) Microsoft
2 48 (9.92%) SAP
3 38 (7.85%) Oracle
4 25 (5.17%) Planview
5 16 (3.31%) ServiceNow
6 14 (2.89%) Salesforce
7 13 (2.69%) Cisco
8 5 (1.03%) IFS
9 3 (0.62%) Ariba
9 3 (0.62%) Arista
9 3 (0.62%) BT
9 3 (0.62%) CheckPoint
9 3 (0.62%) GoldenSource
9 3 (0.62%) PeopleSoft
9 3 (0.62%) Workday
10 2 (0.41%) Concur
10 2 (0.41%) Juniper
10 2 (0.41%) VMware
11 1 (0.21%) Extreme Networks
11 1 (0.21%) Palo Alto