Project Controller Contracts in England

Project Controller
UK > England

The median Project Controller daily rate in England is £310, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 22 June 2024.

The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
22 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 541 630 777
Rank change year-on-year +89 +147 -120
Contract jobs requiring a Project Controller 9 6 10
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 0.024% 0.013% 0.014%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.026% 0.014% 0.015%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 2 2
10th Percentile - £444 -
25th Percentile £305 £472 £249
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £310 £538 £250
Median % change year-on-year -42.33% +115.43% -52.48%
75th Percentile £315 £597 £250
90th Percentile - £621 -
UK median daily rate £310 £538 £250
% change year-on-year -42.33% +115.43% -52.48%
Number of hourly rates quoted 6 3 5
10th Percentile £23.75 - £29.15
25th Percentile £24.81 - £29.38
Median hourly rate £31.50 £49.00 £32.50
Median % change year-on-year -35.71% +50.77% +18.18%
75th Percentile £35.00 - £36.00
90th Percentile £47.50 - £36.90
UK median hourly rate £40.94 £49.00 £32.50
% change year-on-year -16.45% +50.77% +7.44%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
England

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in England. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in England with a recognized job title 34,808 44,443 66,953
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.80% 94.49% 95.39%
Number of daily rates quoted 22,757 31,614 47,944
10th Percentile £288 £313 £313
25th Percentile £413 £425 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £535
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +2.80% +7.00%
75th Percentile £638 £663 £650
90th Percentile £750 £763 £750
UK median daily rate £525 £538 £525
% change year-on-year -2.42% +2.48% +6.06%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,654 1,321 1,753
10th Percentile £12.86 £14.36 £12.80
25th Percentile £16.30 £20.00 £15.90
Median hourly rate £39.50 £45.00 £24.00
Median % change year-on-year -12.22% +87.50% +14.01%
75th Percentile £62.50 £65.00 £49.25
90th Percentile £74.00 £77.50 £65.00
UK median hourly rate £37.50 £45.00 £25.00
% change year-on-year -16.67% +80.00% +16.28%

Project Controller
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings that featured Project Controller in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for Project Controller in England

Project Controller
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England

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

Daily rate trend for Project Controller in England

Project Controller
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England

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

Hourly rate trend for Project Controller in England

Project Controller
Hourly Rate Histogram in England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Project Controller in England over the 6 months to 22 June 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Project Controller in England

Project Controller
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 Project Controller within the England region over the 6 months to 22 June 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
South West +3 4 £310 -42.33% 9
East of England +4 2 - -
London - 2 - - 1
North West - 1 - -
North of England - 1 - - 1
Project Controller
UK

Project Controller Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 22 June 2024, Project Controller contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the England region featuring Project Controller in the job title.

1 6 (66.67%) Microsoft Excel
1 6 (66.67%) Project Management
1 6 (66.67%) Finance
2 5 (55.56%) SAP
3 4 (44.44%) Document Management
3 4 (44.44%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 4 (44.44%) Degree
3 4 (44.44%) SharePoint
3 4 (44.44%) Social Skills
4 3 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
4 3 (33.33%) Telecoms
5 2 (22.22%) Project Planning
5 2 (22.22%) French Language
5 2 (22.22%) German Language
5 2 (22.22%) CIMA
5 2 (22.22%) Pharmaceutical
5 2 (22.22%) Data Security
5 2 (22.22%) Management Information System
5 2 (22.22%) Microsoft
5 2 (22.22%) PMP
5 2 (22.22%) EDMS
5 2 (22.22%) CAD
5 2 (22.22%) ACCA
5 2 (22.22%) Critical Thinking
5 2 (22.22%) Organisational Skills
5 2 (22.22%) Onboarding
5 2 (22.22%) Earned Value Management
5 2 (22.22%) Process Improvement
5 2 (22.22%) User Experience
5 2 (22.22%) Business Forecasting

Project Controller Skill Set
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 4 (44.44%) SharePoint
Applications
1 6 (66.67%) Microsoft Excel
2 4 (44.44%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (11.11%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 1 (11.11%) Primavera
1 1 (11.11%) SAP PS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (22.22%) EDMS
General
1 6 (66.67%) Finance
2 4 (44.44%) Social Skills
3 3 (33.33%) Telecoms
4 2 (22.22%) French Language
4 2 (22.22%) German Language
4 2 (22.22%) Organisational Skills
4 2 (22.22%) Pharmaceutical
Miscellaneous
1 2 (22.22%) Management Information System
1 2 (22.22%) Onboarding
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (66.67%) Project Management
2 4 (44.44%) Document Management
3 3 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
4 2 (22.22%) Business Forecasting
4 2 (22.22%) CAD
4 2 (22.22%) Commercial Awareness
4 2 (22.22%) Critical Thinking
4 2 (22.22%) Data Security
4 2 (22.22%) Decision-Making
4 2 (22.22%) Earned Value Management
4 2 (22.22%) Process Improvement
4 2 (22.22%) Project Planning
4 2 (22.22%) User Experience
5 1 (11.11%) Business Performance Management
5 1 (11.11%) Change Management
5 1 (11.11%) ERP
5 1 (11.11%) GAP Analysis
5 1 (11.11%) Performance Management
5 1 (11.11%) Risk Analysis
5 1 (11.11%) Validation
Qualifications
1 4 (44.44%) Degree
2 2 (22.22%) ACCA
2 2 (22.22%) CIMA
2 2 (22.22%) PMP
3 1 (11.11%) SC Cleared
3 1 (11.11%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (22.22%) PMO
Vendors
1 5 (55.56%) SAP
2 2 (22.22%) Microsoft