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

6 months to
6 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 180 185 147
Rank change year-on-year +5 -38 -26
Contract jobs citing PMO 489 389 616
As % of all contract jobs in England 1.55% 1.42% 1.71%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 8.98% 9.99% 11.91%
Number of daily rates quoted 340 235 446
10th Percentile £300 £306 £306
25th Percentile £374 £363 £380
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £481 £460 £480
Median % change year-on-year +4.57% -4.17% -3.52%
75th Percentile £588 £543 £588
90th Percentile £665 £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 5,448 3,893 5,171
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 17.27% 14.26% 14.37%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,555 2,260 3,460
10th Percentile £313 £263 £320
25th Percentile £410 £381 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £550
Median % change year-on-year - -9.09% +4.76%
75th Percentile £613 £634 £650
90th Percentile £700 £738 £751
UK median daily rate £500 £500 £525
% change year-on-year - -4.76% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 272 153 215
10th Percentile £15.66 £14.70 £13.29
25th Percentile £18.08 £20.30 £17.61
Median hourly rate £26.11 £30.21 £33.00
Median % change year-on-year -13.57% -8.45% +34.69%
75th Percentile £63.43 £64.73 £61.50
90th Percentile £73.63 £75.00 £81.87
UK median hourly rate £26.11 £29.00 £32.50
% change year-on-year -9.97% -10.77% +35.42%

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 6 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 6 January 2026.

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 6 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 +36 205 £500 +15.94% 64
South East +34 119 £475 -3.06% 36
Midlands -42 65 £425 -15.00% 20
West Midlands -33 57 £425 -17.07% 14
North of England -59 47 £438 -5.30% 18
South West -19 29 £450 +10.02% 7
Yorkshire -44 29 £438 -5.30% 9
East of England -9 18 £515 +3.00% 9
North West -45 18 £425 -5.56% 8
East Midlands -24 9 £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 83 (16.97%) SharePoint
2 31 (6.34%) Confluence
3 1 (0.20%) Microsoft Exchange
3 1 (0.20%) MS Project Server
Applications
1 148 (30.27%) Microsoft Excel
2 109 (22.29%) Microsoft Project
3 95 (19.43%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 85 (17.38%) Microsoft Office
5 15 (3.07%) MS Visio
6 8 (1.64%) Spreadsheet
7 4 (0.82%) Trello
Business Applications
1 16 (3.27%) SAP S/4HANA
2 9 (1.84%) Primavera
3 7 (1.43%) Oracle Financials
4 6 (1.23%) Oracle Payables
5 5 (1.02%) Oracle ERP
6 3 (0.61%) SAP ERP
7 2 (0.41%) Dynamics NAV
7 2 (0.41%) SAP MDG
8 1 (0.20%) Dynamics CRM
8 1 (0.20%) Oracle EBS
8 1 (0.20%) Oracle HRMS
8 1 (0.20%) Payment Gateway
8 1 (0.20%) Remedy AR System
8 1 (0.20%) Remedy ITSM
8 1 (0.20%) SAP PP
8 1 (0.20%) Workday HCM
8 1 (0.20%) Workfront
Cloud Services
1 76 (15.54%) Power Platform
2 28 (5.73%) Azure
3 18 (3.68%) Microsoft 365
4 14 (2.86%) AWS
5 12 (2.45%) Smartsheet
6 11 (2.25%) 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 (1.02%) OpenShift
9 5 (1.02%) Power Automate
10 4 (0.82%) Microsoft Copilot
11 3 (0.61%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
11 3 (0.61%) Salesforce Service Cloud
11 3 (0.61%) Slack
11 3 (0.61%) WhatsApp
12 2 (0.41%) Contentstack
12 2 (0.41%) Lucidchart
12 2 (0.41%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 11 (2.25%) Firewall
2 10 (2.04%) Wireless
3 4 (0.82%) LAN
3 4 (0.82%) WAN
4 3 (0.61%) Structured Cabling
5 2 (0.41%) Network Security
6 1 (0.20%) Intranet
6 1 (0.20%) SD-WAN
6 1 (0.20%) Unified Communications
6 1 (0.20%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 72 (14.72%) Power BI
2 11 (2.25%) Oracle Reports
2 11 (2.25%) Power Query
3 5 (1.02%) Tableau
4 4 (0.82%) PowerPivot
5 2 (0.41%) SAP Data Services
6 1 (0.20%) Amazon Redshift
6 1 (0.20%) Electronic Patient Records
6 1 (0.20%) Metadata
Development Applications
1 106 (21.68%) JIRA
2 9 (1.84%) Burp Suite
2 9 (1.84%) Metasploit
3 1 (0.20%) LSMW
3 1 (0.20%) Oracle Forms
General
1 238 (48.67%) Finance
2 227 (46.42%) Social Skills
3 83 (16.97%) Analytical Skills
4 57 (11.66%) Organisational Skills
5 48 (9.82%) Banking
6 46 (9.41%) Public Sector
7 21 (4.29%) Presentation Skills
8 20 (4.09%) Legal
9 18 (3.68%) Retail
10 14 (2.86%) Documentation Skills
10 14 (2.86%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 14 (2.86%) Telecoms
11 12 (2.45%) Marketing
12 11 (2.25%) Investment Banking
13 10 (2.04%) Local Government
13 10 (2.04%) Manufacturing
14 9 (1.84%) Influencing Skills
15 7 (1.43%) Front Office
16 5 (1.02%) Back Office
16 5 (1.02%) Electronics
Job Titles
1 110 (22.49%) Analyst
2 90 (18.40%) PMO Analyst
3 78 (15.95%) Project Manager
4 69 (14.11%) Lead
5 57 (11.66%) PMO Lead
6 40 (8.18%) PMO Manager
7 32 (6.54%) Senior
8 20 (4.09%) Coordinator
9 18 (3.68%) Programme Manager
9 18 (3.68%) Senior PMO
10 15 (3.07%) IT Manager
10 15 (3.07%) Project Planner
11 14 (2.86%) Support Officer
12 13 (2.66%) Administrator
13 12 (2.45%) IT Project Manager
14 11 (2.25%) PMO Coordinator
14 11 (2.25%) Senior Analyst
15 10 (2.04%) PMO Officer
15 10 (2.04%) PMO Specialist
15 10 (2.04%) Project Coordinator
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 17 (3.48%) Oracle Fusion
2 7 (1.43%) ADO
3 3 (0.61%) Middleware
4 2 (0.41%) React
5 1 (0.20%) FHIR
5 1 (0.20%) OAuth
5 1 (0.20%) OpenID
5 1 (0.20%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 31 (6.34%) Onboarding
2 25 (5.11%) PMI
3 18 (3.68%) Data Centre
4 15 (3.07%) Virtual Team
5 13 (2.66%) Management Information System
6 12 (2.45%) Data Protection Act
7 10 (2.04%) Product Ownership
8 9 (1.84%) Security Posture
8 9 (1.84%) Self-Motivation
9 5 (1.02%) Analytical Mindset
9 5 (1.02%) Legacy Systems
10 4 (0.82%) FMCG
11 3 (0.61%) NHS
11 3 (0.61%) Team-Oriented Environment
12 2 (0.41%) Digital Signage
12 2 (0.41%) Low-Code
12 2 (0.41%) Operational Technology
13 1 (0.20%) AI Agents
13 1 (0.20%) Greenfield Project
13 1 (0.20%) Renewable Energy
Operating Systems
1 11 (2.25%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 188 (38.45%) Project Management
2 151 (30.88%) Agile
3 130 (26.58%) Stakeholder Management
4 121 (24.74%) Project Delivery
5 108 (22.09%) PRINCE2
6 92 (18.81%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 80 (16.36%) Continuous Improvement
8 77 (15.75%) Business Intelligence
9 74 (15.13%) Project Governance
10 72 (14.72%) Programme Management
11 71 (14.52%) Change Management
12 70 (14.31%) Problem-Solving
13 69 (14.11%) Decision-Making
14 67 (13.70%) Risk Management
14 67 (13.70%) Waterfall
15 55 (11.25%) Change Control
16 46 (9.41%) Portfolio Management
17 39 (7.98%) ERP
18 35 (7.16%) Process Improvement
19 34 (6.95%) Project Planning
Programming Languages
1 12 (2.45%) SQL
2 6 (1.23%) Python
3 5 (1.02%) Data Analysis Expressions
3 5 (1.02%) VBA
4 3 (0.61%) Korn
4 3 (0.61%) VB
Qualifications
1 78 (15.95%) Degree
2 75 (15.34%) Security Cleared
3 67 (13.70%) PMI Certification
4 57 (11.66%) PMP
5 52 (10.63%) SC Cleared
6 19 (3.89%) DV Cleared
7 11 (2.25%) APMP
8 9 (1.84%) BPSS Clearance
8 9 (1.84%) CHECK Team Member
8 9 (1.84%) CREST Certified
8 9 (1.84%) Cyber Scheme
8 9 (1.84%) Postgraduate
9 4 (0.82%) CISM
9 4 (0.82%) CISSP
9 4 (0.82%) MAPM
9 4 (0.82%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
10 3 (0.61%) Computer Science Degree
10 3 (0.61%) PRINCE2 Certification
11 2 (0.41%) CCNA
11 2 (0.41%) Cisco Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 39 (7.98%) QA
2 22 (4.50%) P3O
3 14 (2.86%) Data Quality
3 14 (2.86%) GDPR
3 14 (2.86%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 9 (1.84%) PCI DSS
5 6 (1.23%) Accessibility
6 5 (1.02%) NIST
6 5 (1.02%) SLA
7 3 (0.61%) Cyber Essentials
7 3 (0.61%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
7 3 (0.61%) GRC
8 2 (0.41%) MiFID
8 2 (0.41%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 1 (0.20%) Disclosure Scotland
9 1 (0.20%) HL7
9 1 (0.20%) ISO 31000
9 1 (0.20%) JSP 440
9 1 (0.20%) NIST 800
9 1 (0.20%) PMBOK
System Software
1 3 (0.61%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 9 (1.84%) Nmap
2 1 (0.20%) TeamSite
Vendors
1 87 (17.79%) Microsoft
2 43 (8.79%) SAP
3 36 (7.36%) Oracle
4 29 (5.93%) Planview
5 16 (3.27%) Salesforce
6 15 (3.07%) ServiceNow
7 10 (2.04%) Cisco
8 4 (0.82%) IFS
9 3 (0.61%) Ariba
9 3 (0.61%) Arista
9 3 (0.61%) CheckPoint
9 3 (0.61%) GoldenSource
9 3 (0.61%) PeopleSoft
9 3 (0.61%) 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 (0.20%) Aruba