Project Delivery Contracts in England

Project Delivery
UK > England

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for Project Delivery skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Project Delivery over the 6 months to 17 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
17 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 49 51 53
Rank change year-on-year +2 +2 +11
Contract jobs citing Project Delivery 1,382 2,072 3,322
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 3.79% 4.31% 4.72%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.39% 4.78% 5.20%
Number of daily rates quoted 901 1,432 2,243
10th Percentile £363 £369 £363
25th Percentile £450 £450 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £538 £550 £525
Median % change year-on-year -2.27% +4.76% +9.09%
75th Percentile £638 £681 £625
90th Percentile £738 £788 £725
UK median daily rate £525 £550 £525
% change year-on-year -4.55% +4.76% +10.53%
Number of hourly rates quoted 28 56 58
10th Percentile £20.98 £21.24 £20.09
25th Percentile £24.02 £31.19 £39.75
Median hourly rate £34.00 £64.25 £44.50
Median % change year-on-year -47.08% +44.38% +3.49%
75th Percentile £53.50 £71.25 £49.25
90th Percentile £65.90 £83.36 £64.83
UK median hourly rate £35.65 £64.50 £44.50
% change year-on-year -44.73% +44.94% +4.09%

All Process and Methodology Skills
England

Project Delivery 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 31,491 43,355 63,906
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 86.40% 90.10% 90.87%
Number of daily rates quoted 20,622 30,435 45,445
10th Percentile £300 £325 £331
25th Percentile £413 £450 £430
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 £765 £750
UK median daily rate £525 £550 £530
% change year-on-year -4.55% +3.77% +8.16%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,249 1,535 1,743
10th Percentile £12.92 £10.63 £12.50
25th Percentile £15.95 £16.13 £15.25
Median hourly rate £36.50 £36.25 £25.00
Median % change year-on-year +0.69% +45.00% +7.94%
75th Percentile £60.00 £65.00 £49.25
90th Percentile £72.50 £75.00 £65.00
UK median hourly rate £36.05 £35.65 £25.68
% change year-on-year +1.11% +38.82% +5.90%

Project Delivery
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Job vacancy trend for Project Delivery in England

Project Delivery
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England

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

Daily rate trend for Project Delivery in England

Project Delivery
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Project Delivery in England over the 6 months to 17 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Project Delivery in England

Project Delivery
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England

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

Hourly rate trend for Project Delivery in England

Project Delivery
Hourly Rate Histogram in England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Project Delivery in England over the 6 months to 17 May 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Project Delivery in England

Project Delivery
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 Delivery within the England region over the 6 months to 17 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 -5 637 £550 -8.33% 330
South East +13 250 £500 -3.38% 215
North of England -10 141 £525 +5.00% 207
South West -6 135 £530 +2.42% 129
Midlands +7 110 £525 -2.78% 166
North West -3 89 £575 +27.78% 116
West Midlands +9 83 £525 -2.33% 90
East of England -22 52 £552 +17.45% 82
Yorkshire -24 38 £470 -14.55% 59
East Midlands +6 25 £489 -17.64% 76
North East +13 14 £500 -30.99% 37
Project Delivery
UK

Project Delivery
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 60 (4.34%) SharePoint
2 31 (2.24%) Microsoft Exchange
3 28 (2.03%) Confluence
4 11 (0.80%) MTS
5 7 (0.51%) Apache Spark
6 6 (0.43%) Adobe Experience Manager
6 6 (0.43%) CMS
6 6 (0.43%) Tornado
7 5 (0.36%) SAS
8 4 (0.29%) ArcGIS
8 4 (0.29%) CICS
9 3 (0.22%) Apache
9 3 (0.22%) Exchange Server 2007
9 3 (0.22%) Exchange Server 2010
9 3 (0.22%) OpenStack
9 3 (0.22%) SharePoint 2013
10 2 (0.14%) IBM Domino
10 2 (0.14%) IBM Notes
10 2 (0.14%) IIS
10 2 (0.14%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 111 (8.03%) Microsoft Office
2 79 (5.72%) Microsoft Excel
3 73 (5.28%) Microsoft Project
4 50 (3.62%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 32 (2.32%) MS Visio
6 27 (1.95%) Spreadsheet
7 2 (0.14%) Trello
8 1 (0.072%) Acrobat
8 1 (0.072%) InVision
8 1 (0.072%) Sketch
Business Applications
1 35 (2.53%) SAP S/4HANA
2 21 (1.52%) Dynamics CRM
3 19 (1.37%) Loan IQ
4 15 (1.09%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
5 14 (1.01%) Endur
6 13 (0.94%) Oracle EBS
7 11 (0.80%) Aligne
7 11 (0.80%) EuroRunner
7 11 (0.80%) Maximo
8 10 (0.72%) Oracle EBS R12
9 9 (0.65%) Remedy ITSM
10 8 (0.58%) SAP Hybris
11 4 (0.29%) SAP SD
11 4 (0.29%) Shopify
12 3 (0.22%) Oracle General Ledger
12 3 (0.22%) SAP CO
12 3 (0.22%) SAP FI
12 3 (0.22%) SAP FI/CO
13 2 (0.14%) NetSuite
13 2 (0.14%) SimCorp Dimension
Cloud Services
1 217 (15.70%) Azure
2 71 (5.14%) Azure DevOps
3 61 (4.41%) Power Platform
4 54 (3.91%) Microsoft 365
5 46 (3.33%) AWS
6 31 (2.24%) Entra ID
7 30 (2.17%) Dynamics 365
8 29 (2.10%) SaaS
9 27 (1.95%) IaaS
10 17 (1.23%) PowerApps
11 16 (1.16%) PaaS
12 15 (1.09%) GCP
13 13 (0.94%) WhatsApp
14 12 (0.87%) Azure Logic Apps
15 11 (0.80%) OCI
16 10 (0.72%) OneDrive
16 10 (0.72%) SuccessFactors
17 9 (0.65%) Azure Synapse Analytics
17 9 (0.65%) Mimecast
18 8 (0.58%) Azure Cosmos DB
Communications & Networking
1 54 (3.91%) Firewall
2 48 (3.47%) WAN
3 44 (3.18%) VPN
4 39 (2.82%) LAN
5 34 (2.46%) DNS
6 27 (1.95%) Network Security
7 26 (1.88%) Wi-Fi
8 20 (1.45%) DHCP
9 18 (1.30%) MPLS
10 14 (1.01%) Cisco Firepower
11 13 (0.94%) SAN
11 13 (0.94%) TCP/IP
12 10 (0.72%) SD-WAN
13 9 (0.65%) Internet
13 9 (0.65%) VoIP
14 8 (0.58%) Cisco ISE
15 7 (0.51%) 5G
15 7 (0.51%) ATM
15 7 (0.51%) Cisco ASA
15 7 (0.51%) SSL
Database & Business Intelligence
1 55 (3.98%) SQL Server
2 44 (3.18%) Power BI
3 31 (2.24%) NoSQL
4 22 (1.59%) Metadata
5 17 (1.23%) Data Lake
6 16 (1.16%) Data Vault
6 16 (1.16%) Data Warehouse
7 15 (1.09%) PostgreSQL
8 12 (0.87%) Big Data
9 11 (0.80%) Relational Database
10 10 (0.72%) SQL Server Integration Services
11 9 (0.65%) MongoDB
11 9 (0.65%) Oracle Reports
11 9 (0.65%) RDBMS
12 8 (0.58%) GIS
12 8 (0.58%) Pentaho
12 8 (0.58%) Qlik Sense
12 8 (0.58%) QlikView
13 7 (0.51%) Electronic Patient Records
13 7 (0.51%) MySQL
Development Applications
1 101 (7.31%) JIRA
2 13 (0.94%) Git
3 10 (0.72%) GitLab
4 7 (0.51%) Selenium
5 6 (0.43%) Jenkins
6 5 (0.36%) Spinnaker
7 4 (0.29%) SpecFlow
7 4 (0.29%) TeamCity
8 3 (0.22%) Gatling
8 3 (0.22%) Sonatype Nexus
9 2 (0.14%) CircleCI
9 2 (0.14%) Gerrit
9 2 (0.14%) JUnit
9 2 (0.14%) RStudio
9 2 (0.14%) Serenity BDD
9 2 (0.14%) TestNG
9 2 (0.14%) Visual Studio
9 2 (0.14%) Visual Studio Team System
9 2 (0.14%) WebDriver
10 1 (0.072%) Toad
General
1 432 (31.26%) Social Skills
2 412 (29.81%) Finance
3 150 (10.85%) Analytical Skills
4 140 (10.13%) Public Sector
5 92 (6.66%) Presentation Skills
6 77 (5.57%) Telecoms
7 56 (4.05%) Banking
8 48 (3.47%) Influencing Skills
9 44 (3.18%) Marketing
10 42 (3.04%) Manufacturing
10 42 (3.04%) Organisational Skills
11 39 (2.82%) Retail
12 35 (2.53%) Legal
13 30 (2.17%) Local Government
14 27 (1.95%) Financial Institution
15 26 (1.88%) Pharmaceutical
16 21 (1.52%) Inclusion and Diversity
17 19 (1.37%) Electronics
18 18 (1.30%) Front Office
18 18 (1.30%) Law
Job Titles
1 380 (27.50%) Project Manager
2 168 (12.16%) Architect
3 159 (11.51%) Senior
4 125 (9.04%) Lead
5 115 (8.32%) Analyst
6 76 (5.50%) Delivery Manager
6 76 (5.50%) Senior Manager
7 73 (5.28%) Business Analyst
8 59 (4.27%) Senior Project Manager
9 58 (4.20%) Consultant
9 58 (4.20%) Solutions Architect
10 51 (3.69%) IT Manager
11 48 (3.47%) Developer
12 37 (2.68%) IT Project Manager
12 37 (2.68%) Project Leader
13 35 (2.53%) Programme Manager
14 33 (2.39%) Security Manager
15 30 (2.17%) Infrastructure Engineer
15 30 (2.17%) Technical Manager
16 25 (1.81%) SAP Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 30 (2.17%) .NET
2 26 (1.88%) XML
3 18 (1.30%) Web Services
4 17 (1.23%) JSON
5 16 (1.16%) AngularJS
6 15 (1.09%) REST
7 14 (1.01%) .NET Framework
8 13 (0.94%) ADO
9 10 (0.72%) Middleware
9 10 (0.72%) React
10 9 (0.65%) Node.js
10 9 (0.65%) SailPoint
11 8 (0.58%) HTML
11 8 (0.58%) JSON Schema
11 8 (0.58%) LDAP
11 8 (0.58%) Pandas
11 8 (0.58%) RESTful
12 7 (0.51%) .NET Core
12 7 (0.51%) Flask
12 7 (0.51%) OAuth
Miscellaneous
1 65 (4.70%) Management Information System
2 60 (4.34%) Product Ownership
3 39 (2.82%) Data Centre
4 30 (2.17%) Onboarding
5 27 (1.95%) Self-Motivation
6 19 (1.37%) NHS
7 18 (1.30%) PMI
8 17 (1.23%) Renewable Energy
9 16 (1.16%) Reference Data
10 14 (1.01%) Market Risk
10 14 (1.01%) Public Cloud
11 13 (0.94%) Solar Panel
12 12 (0.87%) FMCG
13 11 (0.80%) Virtual Team
14 10 (0.72%) Data Structures
14 10 (0.72%) Enterprise Software
14 10 (0.72%) Mobile App
15 9 (0.65%) Data Protection Act
15 9 (0.65%) Private Cloud
16 8 (0.58%) Greenfield Project
Operating Systems
1 78 (5.64%) Windows
2 34 (2.46%) Linux
3 31 (2.24%) Windows Server
4 15 (1.09%) Unix
5 14 (1.01%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 14 (1.01%) Windows 10
6 12 (0.87%) Windows Server 2012
7 11 (0.80%) Windows Server 2016
8 8 (0.58%) Windows 7
8 8 (0.58%) Windows Server 2019
9 7 (0.51%) Solaris
10 6 (0.43%) AIX
10 6 (0.43%) VMS
11 5 (0.36%) Android
11 5 (0.36%) Ubuntu
12 4 (0.29%) Mac OS
12 4 (0.29%) zOS
13 3 (0.22%) Apple iOS
13 3 (0.22%) Windows Server 2008
14 2 (0.14%) Mac OS X
Processes & Methodologies
1 578 (41.82%) Project Management
2 515 (37.26%) Agile
3 254 (18.38%) Stakeholder Management
4 216 (15.63%) Problem-Solving
5 170 (12.30%) Migration
6 165 (11.94%) PRINCE2
7 140 (10.13%) Change Management
8 137 (9.91%) DevOps
9 134 (9.70%) Scrum
10 127 (9.19%) Risk Management
11 124 (8.97%) Continuous Improvement
12 123 (8.90%) Waterfall
13 114 (8.25%) Programme Management
14 98 (7.09%) ITIL
15 94 (6.80%) Decision-Making
16 93 (6.73%) Project Planning
17 91 (6.58%) Business Case
18 82 (5.93%) Roadmaps
19 80 (5.79%) Business Intelligence
19 80 (5.79%) Data Management
Programming Languages
1 116 (8.39%) SQL
2 61 (4.41%) PowerShell
3 44 (3.18%) Python
4 43 (3.11%) C#
5 35 (2.53%) Java
6 21 (1.52%) JavaScript
7 13 (0.94%) T-SQL
8 11 (0.80%) TypeScript
9 10 (0.72%) Bash
10 6 (0.43%) Bicep
10 6 (0.43%) C++
11 5 (0.36%) R
12 4 (0.29%) X++
13 3 (0.22%) Go
13 3 (0.22%) VB.NET
14 2 (0.14%) PL/SQL
14 2 (0.14%) Ruby
14 2 (0.14%) Shell Script
14 2 (0.14%) Swift
14 2 (0.14%) VBA
Qualifications
1 267 (19.32%) Security Cleared
2 175 (12.66%) Degree
3 143 (10.35%) SC Cleared
4 106 (7.67%) DV Cleared
5 71 (5.14%) PMI Certification
6 69 (4.99%) PMP
7 38 (2.75%) APMP
8 31 (2.24%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
9 25 (1.81%) Cisco Certification
10 18 (1.30%) BPSS Clearance
11 15 (1.09%) Azure Certification
11 15 (1.09%) CISA
11 15 (1.09%) CISM
11 15 (1.09%) CISSP
12 13 (0.94%) CCNA
12 13 (0.94%) CCNP
12 13 (0.94%) Computer Science Degree
13 11 (0.80%) Master's Degree
14 8 (0.58%) Microsoft Certification
14 8 (0.58%) PRINCE2 Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 169 (12.23%) PMO
2 64 (4.63%) QA
3 21 (1.52%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 20 (1.45%) NIST
4 20 (1.45%) SLA
5 16 (1.16%) Accessibility
6 14 (1.01%) Data Quality
7 13 (0.94%) GDPR
8 10 (0.72%) ISO/IEC 20000
9 6 (0.43%) ISO 9001
10 5 (0.36%) Basel III
10 5 (0.36%) GRC
11 4 (0.29%) P3O
11 4 (0.29%) PCI DSS
12 3 (0.22%) COREP
12 3 (0.22%) GxP
12 3 (0.22%) IFRS
12 3 (0.22%) MiFID
13 2 (0.14%) FINREP
13 2 (0.14%) NIST 800
System Software
1 71 (5.14%) Active Directory
2 31 (2.24%) VMware Infrastructure
3 16 (1.16%) Docker
3 16 (1.16%) Virtual Machines
4 14 (1.01%) vSphere
5 11 (0.80%) XenApp
6 6 (0.43%) VMware NSX
7 4 (0.29%) ACF2
7 4 (0.29%) Firmware
7 4 (0.29%) Hyper-V
7 4 (0.29%) RACF
8 2 (0.14%) Ceph
8 2 (0.14%) Veritas Cluster Server
8 2 (0.14%) Virtual Desktop
9 1 (0.072%) BitLocker
9 1 (0.072%) Microsoft App-V
9 1 (0.072%) Terminal Services
9 1 (0.072%) VMware ESXi
9 1 (0.072%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 41 (2.97%) Kubernetes
2 23 (1.66%) Microsoft Intune
3 22 (1.59%) Terraform
4 19 (1.37%) Ansible
5 15 (1.09%) SCCM
6 8 (0.58%) vRealize
7 7 (0.51%) Single Sign-On
8 6 (0.43%) Packer
8 6 (0.43%) Progress Chef
9 5 (0.36%) EMC NetWorker
9 5 (0.36%) Endace
9 5 (0.36%) HP Data Protector
9 5 (0.36%) Istio
9 5 (0.36%) NetBackup
9 5 (0.36%) WSUS
10 4 (0.29%) OMEGAMON
10 4 (0.29%) Puppet
11 3 (0.22%) Jamf Pro
11 3 (0.22%) Rancher
11 3 (0.22%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 255 (18.45%) Microsoft
2 96 (6.95%) SAP
3 62 (4.49%) Cisco
4 61 (4.41%) Oracle
5 47 (3.40%) VMware
6 44 (3.18%) ServiceNow
7 31 (2.24%) Juniper
8 21 (1.52%) Salesforce
9 20 (1.45%) Citrix
10 16 (1.16%) Adobe
11 15 (1.09%) Sparx
12 14 (1.01%) CheckPoint
12 14 (1.01%) Databricks
12 14 (1.01%) F5
12 14 (1.01%) Informatica
13 12 (0.87%) Red Hat
14 11 (0.80%) Symantec
15 10 (0.72%) Google
16 9 (0.65%) Palo Alto
16 9 (0.65%) Remedy