PRINCE2 Certification Contract Job Trends in England

PRINCE2 Certification
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for PRINCE2 Certification qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 5 September 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
5 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 599 482 479
Rank change year-on-year -117 -3 +59
Contract jobs citing PRINCE2 Certification 33 21 44
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.072% 0.077% 0.14%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.23% 0.24% 0.45%
Number of daily rates quoted 19 15 32
10th Percentile £423 £417 £314
25th Percentile £488 £450 £417
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £575
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% -4.35% +11.65%
75th Percentile £588 £644 £691
90th Percentile - £823 £737
UK median daily rate £525 £550 £575
% change year-on-year -4.55% -4.35% +12.75%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 1
Median hourly rate - - £32.29
UK median hourly rate - £60.00 £32.29
% change year-on-year - +85.82% -

All Academic and Professional Certifications
England

PRINCE2 Certification falls under the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications in England.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 14,631 8,584 9,752
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 31.88% 31.33% 30.04%
Number of daily rates quoted 9,854 5,422 6,119
10th Percentile £350 £300 £325
25th Percentile £440 £413 £426
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £525 £538
Median % change year-on-year - -2.33% -2.27%
75th Percentile £633 £625 £638
90th Percentile £725 £710 £738
UK median daily rate £525 £525 £525
% change year-on-year - - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,135 661 609
10th Percentile £18.25 £18.22 £16.30
25th Percentile £25.77 £18.87 £25.50
Median hourly rate £52.50 £25.15 £53.00
Median % change year-on-year +108.75% -52.55% -2.86%
75th Percentile £74.00 £50.00 £70.00
90th Percentile £88.00 £73.75 £80.00
UK median hourly rate £47.54 £25.15 £49.00
% change year-on-year +89.03% -48.67% -10.91%

PRINCE2 Certification
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing PRINCE2 Certification relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in England.

PRINCE2 Certification job vacancy trend in England

PRINCE2 Certification
Daily Rate Trend in England

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing PRINCE2 Certification.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing PRINCE2 Certification

PRINCE2 Certification
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing PRINCE2 Certification in England over the 6 months to 5 September 2026.

Daily rate histogram for PRINCE2 Certification in England

PRINCE2 Certification
Hourly Rate Trend in England

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing PRINCE2 Certification.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing PRINCE2 Certification

PRINCE2 Certification
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 PRINCE2 Certification within the England region over the 6 months to 5 September 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 -72 19 £500 -13.04% 27
South East -63 7 £575 - 12
Midlands -53 3 £525 +17.32% 8
West Midlands -47 2 £525 +17.32% 5
North West -59 2 £513 -41.43% 5
North of England -70 2 £513 +13.76% 8
East of England -24 1 £450 -6.01%
East Midlands - 1 - - 3
South West - 1 £775 - 3
PRINCE2 Certification
UK

PRINCE2 Certification
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 5 (15.15%) SharePoint
2 1 (3.03%) CMS
Applications
1 7 (21.21%) Microsoft Excel
1 7 (21.21%) Microsoft Project
2 3 (9.09%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (3.03%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 1 (3.03%) Maximo
Cloud Services
1 9 (27.27%) Azure
2 8 (24.24%) AWS
3 5 (15.15%) Azure DevOps
4 4 (12.12%) Microsoft 365
5 2 (6.06%) AWS KMS
5 2 (6.06%) Azure Key Vault
5 2 (6.06%) GCP
5 2 (6.06%) GitHub
6 1 (3.03%) Dynamics 365
6 1 (3.03%) Entra ID
6 1 (3.03%) Google Workspace
Communications & Networking
1 3 (9.09%) Firewall
2 2 (6.06%) Network Security
2 2 (6.06%) SSL
3 1 (3.03%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (18.18%) Metadata
Development Applications
1 4 (12.12%) JIRA
2 1 (3.03%) eggPlant
2 1 (3.03%) Selenium
General
1 12 (36.36%) Social Skills
2 11 (33.33%) Finance
3 7 (21.21%) Aerospace
4 6 (18.18%) Organisational Skills
5 4 (12.12%) Analytical Skills
5 4 (12.12%) Manufacturing
6 3 (9.09%) Japanese Language
7 2 (6.06%) Banking
7 2 (6.06%) Influencing Skills
7 2 (6.06%) Legal
7 2 (6.06%) Public Sector
8 1 (3.03%) Automotive
8 1 (3.03%) Documentation Skills
8 1 (3.03%) Financial Institution
8 1 (3.03%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 1 (3.03%) Presentation Skills
8 1 (3.03%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 18 (54.55%) Project Manager
2 10 (30.30%) Delivery Manager
3 6 (18.18%) Product Delivery Manager
3 6 (18.18%) Product Manager
4 4 (12.12%) Engineering Manager
4 4 (12.12%) IT Manager
4 4 (12.12%) IT Project Manager
5 3 (9.09%) Lead
6 2 (6.06%) Data Manager
6 2 (6.06%) Digital Delivery Manager
6 2 (6.06%) Digital Product Manager
6 2 (6.06%) Environment Delivery Manager
6 2 (6.06%) Infrastructure Manager
6 2 (6.06%) Network Manager
6 2 (6.06%) Platform Manager
6 2 (6.06%) Transformation Manager
7 1 (3.03%) ERP Project Manager
7 1 (3.03%) Migration Project Manager
7 1 (3.03%) Network Project Manager
7 1 (3.03%) Programme Test Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (3.03%) .NET
1 1 (3.03%) Web Services
1 1 (3.03%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 7 (21.21%) Virtual Team
2 4 (12.12%) Management Information System
3 2 (6.06%) Cyber Defence
3 2 (6.06%) Data Centre
3 2 (6.06%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
3 2 (6.06%) Enterprise Software
4 1 (3.03%) Derivative
4 1 (3.03%) Digital Signage
4 1 (3.03%) Legacy Systems
4 1 (3.03%) Operational Technology
4 1 (3.03%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 1 (3.03%) Linux
1 1 (3.03%) Unix
1 1 (3.03%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 33 (100.00%) PRINCE2
2 21 (63.64%) Agile
3 14 (42.42%) Project Management
4 13 (39.39%) Project Delivery
5 11 (33.33%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 10 (30.30%) Project Planning
7 9 (27.27%) Change Management
7 9 (27.27%) ITIL
8 8 (24.24%) Cybersecurity
8 8 (24.24%) Migration
8 8 (24.24%) Stakeholder Management
9 7 (21.21%) Continuous Improvement
9 7 (21.21%) Roadmaps
9 7 (21.21%) Service Management
10 6 (18.18%) Backlog Prioritisation
10 6 (18.18%) Budget Management
10 6 (18.18%) Digital Engineering
10 6 (18.18%) Product Roadmap
10 6 (18.18%) Scaled Agile Framework
10 6 (18.18%) Technical Debt
Programming Languages
1 1 (3.03%) Java
1 1 (3.03%) SQL
Qualifications
1 14 (42.42%) Degree
1 14 (42.42%) PMI Certification
1 14 (42.42%) PMP
2 8 (24.24%) SC Cleared
2 8 (24.24%) Security Cleared
3 3 (9.09%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
4 2 (6.06%) ITIL Certification
5 1 (3.03%) BPSS Clearance
5 1 (3.03%) ISEB
5 1 (3.03%) ISTQB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (12.12%) PMO
2 3 (9.09%) QA
3 1 (3.03%) GDPR
3 1 (3.03%) ISO 20022
3 1 (3.03%) P3O
3 1 (3.03%) SLA
System Software
1 1 (3.03%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 1 (3.03%) FortiGate
Vendors
1 10 (30.30%) Microsoft
2 3 (9.09%) Google
2 3 (9.09%) SAP
3 1 (3.03%) BT
3 1 (3.03%) Cisco
3 1 (3.03%) Dell
3 1 (3.03%) IFS
3 1 (3.03%) Meraki
3 1 (3.03%) Oracle
3 1 (3.03%) Parasoft
3 1 (3.03%) Planview
3 1 (3.03%) Sage
3 1 (3.03%) SOASTA