PRINCE2 Contracts in England

PRINCE 2
UK > England

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for PRINCE2 skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited PRINCE2 over the 6 months to 21 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
21 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 128 130 112
Rank change year-on-year +2 -18 +56
Contract jobs citing PRINCE2 656 941 1,728
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 1.80% 1.96% 2.43%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.09% 2.18% 2.68%
Number of daily rates quoted 488 720 1,263
10th Percentile £313 £313 £313
25th Percentile £413 £420 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £525 £475
Median % change year-on-year - +10.53% +2.15%
75th Percentile £619 £625 £588
90th Percentile £725 £700 £650
UK median daily rate £500 £500 £475
% change year-on-year - +5.26% +5.56%
Number of hourly rates quoted 18 29 89
10th Percentile £17.62 £22.13 -
25th Percentile £19.17 £41.50 £15.90
Median hourly rate £30.37 £45.00 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year -32.52% +28.57% +31.33%
75th Percentile £40.32 £47.50 £49.25
90th Percentile £44.74 £73.00 -
UK median hourly rate £33.07 £45.00 £35.04
% change year-on-year -26.52% +28.43% +31.47%

All Process and Methodology Skills
England

PRINCE2 is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 31,359 43,239 64,479
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 86.26% 90.08% 90.83%
Number of daily rates quoted 20,563 30,348 45,861
10th Percentile £300 £325 £331
25th Percentile £413 £450 £431
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £540
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +1.85% +8.00%
75th Percentile £650 £675 £650
90th Percentile £750 £767 £750
UK median daily rate £525 £550 £530
% change year-on-year -4.55% +3.77% +7.07%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,244 1,528 1,759
10th Percentile £12.92 £10.63 £12.50
25th Percentile £16.00 £16.02 £15.25
Median hourly rate £36.50 £36.77 £25.00
Median % change year-on-year -0.73% +47.08% +8.70%
75th Percentile £60.00 £65.00 £49.25
90th Percentile £72.50 £75.00 £65.00
UK median hourly rate £36.27 £36.00 £25.68
% change year-on-year +0.76% +40.19% +7.00%

PRINCE2
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings citing PRINCE2 as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for PRINCE2 in England

PRINCE2
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing PRINCE2 in England.

Daily rate trend for PRINCE2 in England

PRINCE2
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing PRINCE2 in England over the 6 months to 21 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for PRINCE2 in England

PRINCE2
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing PRINCE2 in England.

Hourly rate trend for PRINCE2 in England

PRINCE2
Hourly Rate Histogram in England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing PRINCE2 in England over the 6 months to 21 May 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for PRINCE2 in England

PRINCE2
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 within the England region over the 6 months to 21 May 2024. 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 +33 295 £565 -1.74% 98
South West +20 108 £475 -9.52% 40
South East -29 83 £505 +1.00% 90
North of England -27 54 £450 -8.86% 71
Midlands -32 51 £500 +5.26% 69
East of England +4 41 £300 -33.33% 35
North West 0 39 £391 -18.86% 45
West Midlands -19 37 £548 +9.50% 33
East Midlands -16 14 £450 - 36
Yorkshire -13 12 £525 -2.33% 17
North East +6 3 £525 +48.94% 10
PRINCE2
UK

PRINCE2
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 50 (7.62%) SharePoint
2 19 (2.90%) Microsoft Exchange
3 4 (0.61%) Confluence
4 3 (0.46%) govService
5 2 (0.30%) Exchange Server 2007
5 2 (0.30%) Exchange Server 2010
6 1 (0.15%) CMS
6 1 (0.15%) Moodle
6 1 (0.15%) MS Project Server
Applications
1 92 (14.02%) Microsoft Project
2 69 (10.52%) Microsoft Office
3 63 (9.60%) Microsoft Excel
4 29 (4.42%) Spreadsheet
5 22 (3.35%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 13 (1.98%) MS Visio
7 1 (0.15%) Adobe Creative Suite
7 1 (0.15%) Chatbot
Business Applications
1 10 (1.52%) Dynamics CRM
2 8 (1.22%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
3 5 (0.76%) SAP S/4HANA
4 3 (0.46%) Loan IQ
4 3 (0.46%) Remedy ITSM
4 3 (0.46%) Sage X3
5 2 (0.30%) OPENHousing
5 2 (0.30%) Oracle EBS
5 2 (0.30%) Salesforce CRM
5 2 (0.30%) SystmOne
5 2 (0.30%) Unit4 Business World
6 1 (0.15%) Eloqua
6 1 (0.15%) Oracle Assets
6 1 (0.15%) Oracle General Ledger
6 1 (0.15%) Primavera
6 1 (0.15%) SAP HCM
6 1 (0.15%) SAP IBP
6 1 (0.15%) Workfront
Cloud Services
1 52 (7.93%) Azure
2 34 (5.18%) Microsoft 365
3 16 (2.44%) AWS
4 12 (1.83%) SaaS
5 11 (1.68%) Dynamics 365
6 9 (1.37%) Microsoft Purview
6 9 (1.37%) Power Platform
7 6 (0.91%) Cloud Computing
7 6 (0.91%) OneDrive
8 5 (0.76%) Azure DevOps
9 4 (0.61%) Smartsheet
10 3 (0.46%) FinancialForce
10 3 (0.46%) IaaS
10 3 (0.46%) OCI
10 3 (0.46%) PaaS
11 2 (0.30%) Azure Data Factory
11 2 (0.30%) Azure Synapse Analytics
11 2 (0.30%) PowerApps
12 1 (0.15%) Salesforce Service Cloud
12 1 (0.15%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 21 (3.20%) Structured Cabling
1 21 (3.20%) Wi-Fi
2 14 (2.13%) LAN
3 12 (1.83%) WAN
4 8 (1.22%) Firewall
5 6 (0.91%) SAN
6 5 (0.76%) Internet
6 5 (0.76%) Intranet
7 4 (0.61%) DHCP
7 4 (0.61%) DNS
7 4 (0.61%) Network Security
7 4 (0.61%) TCP/IP
8 3 (0.46%) 5G
8 3 (0.46%) SD-WAN
8 3 (0.46%) Skype
8 3 (0.46%) SMTP
8 3 (0.46%) VoIP
8 3 (0.46%) VPN
8 3 (0.46%) Wireless
9 2 (0.30%) SNA
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (1.07%) Electronic Patient Records
2 6 (0.91%) Power BI
3 5 (0.76%) Data Warehouse
3 5 (0.76%) SQL Server
4 3 (0.46%) Data Lake
4 3 (0.46%) Oracle Reports
5 2 (0.30%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 1 (0.15%) Adabas
6 1 (0.15%) Metadata
6 1 (0.15%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 50 (7.62%) JIRA
2 3 (0.46%) Visual Studio
3 1 (0.15%) Oracle Forms
General
1 269 (41.01%) Finance
2 268 (40.85%) Social Skills
3 145 (22.10%) Public Sector
4 97 (14.79%) Analytical Skills
5 70 (10.67%) Presentation Skills
6 50 (7.62%) Influencing Skills
7 44 (6.71%) Banking
8 42 (6.40%) Organisational Skills
9 33 (5.03%) Local Government
10 32 (4.88%) Marketing
10 32 (4.88%) Telecoms
11 31 (4.73%) Manufacturing
12 30 (4.57%) Legal
13 24 (3.66%) Retail
14 18 (2.74%) Military
15 17 (2.59%) Electronics
16 11 (1.68%) Law
17 9 (1.37%) Documentation Skills
17 9 (1.37%) Inclusion and Diversity
18 7 (1.07%) Financial Institution
Job Titles
1 326 (49.70%) Project Manager
2 69 (10.52%) Senior
3 57 (8.69%) IT Manager
4 56 (8.54%) Lead
5 48 (7.32%) Senior Manager
6 44 (6.71%) IT Project Manager
7 38 (5.79%) Programme Manager
8 37 (5.64%) Senior Project Manager
9 31 (4.73%) Contracts Manager
9 31 (4.73%) Delivery Manager
10 28 (4.27%) Project Leader
11 27 (4.12%) Architect
12 26 (3.96%) Analyst
13 24 (3.66%) Security Manager
14 22 (3.35%) SC Cleared Project Manager
15 16 (2.44%) Infrastructure Manager
15 16 (2.44%) Security Project Manager
16 15 (2.29%) Scrum Master
17 14 (2.13%) Developer
18 13 (1.98%) Technical Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (1.07%) CSS
2 5 (0.76%) .NET
3 4 (0.61%) .NET Framework
3 4 (0.61%) HTML
3 4 (0.61%) Lightning Web Components
3 4 (0.61%) REST
3 4 (0.61%) Visualforce
4 3 (0.46%) ADO
4 3 (0.46%) HTML5 Canvas
4 3 (0.46%) jQuery
4 3 (0.46%) Microsoft Graph
4 3 (0.46%) Oracle Fusion
5 2 (0.30%) EDI
5 2 (0.30%) Middleware
6 1 (0.15%) Ajax
6 1 (0.15%) EntireX
6 1 (0.15%) SailPoint
6 1 (0.15%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 42 (6.40%) Management Information System
2 27 (4.12%) PMI
3 15 (2.29%) NHS
4 13 (1.98%) Data Centre
5 11 (1.68%) Onboarding
6 10 (1.52%) Data Protection Act
6 10 (1.52%) Legacy Systems
6 10 (1.52%) Product Ownership
7 9 (1.37%) Mobile Banking
7 9 (1.37%) Self-Motivation
8 6 (0.91%) FMCG
8 6 (0.91%) Virtual Team
9 5 (0.76%) Enterprise Software
9 5 (0.76%) Freedom of Information
9 5 (0.76%) Robotics
10 4 (0.61%) Freedom of Information Act
10 4 (0.61%) Taxonomies
11 3 (0.46%) Derivative
11 3 (0.46%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
11 3 (0.46%) PKI
Operating Systems
1 24 (3.66%) Windows
2 10 (1.52%) Linux
3 9 (1.37%) Windows 10
4 7 (1.07%) Windows Server
5 4 (0.61%) Windows 7
6 3 (0.46%) Unix
7 2 (0.30%) Android
7 2 (0.30%) Mac OS
8 1 (0.15%) Windows 8
8 1 (0.15%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 454 (69.21%) Project Management
2 346 (52.74%) Agile
3 194 (29.57%) Stakeholder Management
4 164 (25.00%) Project Delivery
5 123 (18.75%) Change Management
6 122 (18.60%) Problem-Solving
7 101 (15.40%) Decision-Making
8 96 (14.63%) Risk Management
9 89 (13.57%) ITIL
9 89 (13.57%) Scrum
10 83 (12.65%) Business Case
11 81 (12.35%) Programme Management
12 80 (12.20%) Waterfall
13 74 (11.28%) Project Planning
14 65 (9.91%) Migration
15 53 (8.08%) Budget Management
15 53 (8.08%) Continuous Improvement
15 53 (8.08%) Scaled Agile Framework
16 50 (7.62%) Workshop Facilitation
17 42 (6.40%) Supplier Management
Programming Languages
1 14 (2.13%) SQL
2 11 (1.68%) PowerShell
3 7 (1.07%) JavaScript
4 4 (0.61%) Apex Code
5 2 (0.30%) C#
6 1 (0.15%) Natural
Qualifications
1 163 (24.85%) Security Cleared
2 141 (21.49%) Degree
3 139 (21.19%) PMI Certification
4 136 (20.73%) PMP
5 100 (15.24%) SC Cleared
6 86 (13.11%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
7 68 (10.37%) DV Cleared
8 61 (9.30%) PRINCE2 Certification
9 51 (7.77%) APMP
10 18 (2.74%) ITIL Certification
11 12 (1.83%) BPSS Clearance
11 12 (1.83%) CISM
11 12 (1.83%) CISSP
11 12 (1.83%) Computer Science Degree
12 11 (1.68%) Master's Degree
12 11 (1.68%) Microsoft Certification
13 10 (1.52%) ISEB
14 9 (1.37%) Cisco Certification
15 8 (1.22%) CCNA
16 7 (1.07%) CISA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 96 (14.63%) PMO
2 16 (2.44%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 14 (2.13%) P3O
3 14 (2.13%) SLA
4 13 (1.98%) Data Quality
4 13 (1.98%) QA
5 7 (1.07%) ISO 22301
5 7 (1.07%) ISO/IEC 20000
6 6 (0.91%) COBIT
7 4 (0.61%) GDPR
7 4 (0.61%) NIST
8 3 (0.46%) Accessibility
8 3 (0.46%) GRC
9 2 (0.30%) NCSC
9 2 (0.30%) PCI DSS
9 2 (0.30%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 1 (0.15%) Cyber Essentials
10 1 (0.15%) Government Security Classifications
10 1 (0.15%) GxP
10 1 (0.15%) ISO 9000
System Software
1 20 (3.05%) Active Directory
2 8 (1.22%) VMware Infrastructure
3 3 (0.46%) Microsoft Virtual Server
3 3 (0.46%) Virtual Desktop
3 3 (0.46%) Virtual Servers
4 1 (0.15%) Firmware
4 1 (0.15%) Hyper-V
4 1 (0.15%) Virtual Machines
4 1 (0.15%) VMware Server
4 1 (0.15%) VMware Workstation
Systems Management
1 8 (1.22%) Microsoft Intune
1 8 (1.22%) PingFederate
2 3 (0.46%) Active Directory Federation Services
2 3 (0.46%) OPNET
2 3 (0.46%) SCCM
2 3 (0.46%) SCOM
3 2 (0.30%) HP Quality Center
4 1 (0.15%) EMC NetWorker
4 1 (0.15%) FortiGate
4 1 (0.15%) Jamf Pro
4 1 (0.15%) SafeCom
Vendors
1 153 (23.32%) Microsoft
2 36 (5.49%) SAP
3 12 (1.83%) Salesforce
3 12 (1.83%) VMware
4 10 (1.52%) Cadence
5 8 (1.22%) Oracle
5 8 (1.22%) Sparx
6 6 (0.91%) ServiceNow
7 5 (0.76%) NEC
8 4 (0.61%) Cisco
8 4 (0.61%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
9 3 (0.46%) BiZZdesign
9 3 (0.46%) Google
9 3 (0.46%) Proofpoint
9 3 (0.46%) Remedy
9 3 (0.46%) Sage
9 3 (0.46%) Siemens
9 3 (0.46%) SolarWinds
9 3 (0.46%) Symantec
10 2 (0.30%) Veeam