Project Management Contract Job Trends in England

Project Management
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in England requiring Project Management skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 18 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 58 27 23
Rank change year-on-year -31 -4 -1
Contract jobs citing Project Management 1,776 1,787 2,512
As % of all contract jobs in England 3.85% 6.43% 7.62%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.54% 7.07% 8.86%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,097 1,091 1,451
10th Percentile £313 £325 £309
25th Percentile £423 £413 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £521 £525
Median % change year-on-year +0.86% -0.86% -
75th Percentile £625 £649 £628
90th Percentile £725 £750 £725
UK median daily rate £515 £510 £525
% change year-on-year +0.95% -2.88% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 114 100 142
10th Percentile £21.00 £20.35 £21.25
25th Percentile £30.08 £26.31 £27.00
Median hourly rate £51.50 £36.00 £35.52
Median % change year-on-year +43.06% +1.37% -12.31%
75th Percentile £65.94 £60.00 £55.19
90th Percentile £83.03 £73.88 £65.00
UK median hourly rate £50.00 £34.50 £35.00
% change year-on-year +44.93% -1.43% -16.27%

All Process & Methodology Skills
England

Project Management falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in England.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 39,123 25,281 28,365
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 84.74% 90.90% 86.09%
Number of daily rates quoted 23,918 16,062 17,635
10th Percentile £325 £300 £313
25th Percentile £425 £405 £420
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £510 £525
Median % change year-on-year +2.94% -2.86% -4.55%
75th Percentile £638 £625 £645
90th Percentile £738 £738 £750
UK median daily rate £525 £500 £525
% change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% -2.78%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,776 1,509 1,303
10th Percentile £14.00 £14.38 £15.00
25th Percentile £17.75 £17.79 £20.00
Median hourly rate £42.50 £25.15 £43.00
Median % change year-on-year +68.99% -41.51% -3.37%
75th Percentile £68.00 £50.00 £66.55
90th Percentile £80.00 £68.00 £75.00
UK median hourly rate £40.00 £25.15 £43.00
% change year-on-year +59.05% -41.51% -1.91%

Project Management
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Project Management job vacancy trend in England

Project Management
Daily Rate Trend in England

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Project Management.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Project Management

Project Management
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Project Management in England over the 6 months to 18 September 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Project Management in England

Project Management
Hourly Rate Trend in England

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Project Management.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Project Management

Project Management
Hourly Rate Histogram in England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Project Management in England over the 6 months to 18 September 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for Project Management in England

Project Management
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 Management within the England region over the 6 months to 18 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 -30 868 £550 - 1,916
North of England -39 253 £475 -5.10% 514
South East -26 250 £500 - 695
North West -23 153 £475 -3.46% 271
Midlands -49 141 £538 +14.61% 373
South West -21 136 £475 +5.56% 259
Yorkshire -25 93 £475 -5.00% 174
West Midlands -54 93 £550 +15.79% 220
East of England -22 75 £513 -1.91% 232
East Midlands -19 48 £525 +17.45% 153
North East -47 9 £420 +3.07% 71
Project Management
UK

Project Management
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
1 109 (6.14%) SharePoint
2 87 (4.90%) Confluence
3 34 (1.91%) CMS
4 19 (1.07%) Adobe Experience Manager
5 18 (1.01%) Microsoft Exchange
6 8 (0.45%) Sitecore CMS
7 7 (0.39%) WebLogic
7 7 (0.39%) WebSphere
8 6 (0.34%) Apache
8 6 (0.34%) ArcGIS
8 6 (0.34%) WordPress
9 5 (0.28%) JBoss
9 5 (0.28%) Moodle
9 5 (0.28%) SAS
10 3 (0.17%) Apache Airflow
11 2 (0.11%) Oracle Workflow
12 1 (0.056%) CICS
12 1 (0.056%) Drupal
12 1 (0.056%) IIS
12 1 (0.056%) nginx
Applications
1 186 (10.47%) Microsoft Excel
2 150 (8.45%) Microsoft Project
3 144 (8.11%) Microsoft Office
4 120 (6.76%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 37 (2.08%) MS Visio
6 16 (0.90%) Spreadsheet
7 12 (0.68%) Trello
8 11 (0.62%) Adobe Creative Suite
9 6 (0.34%) Chatbot
10 5 (0.28%) Photoshop
10 5 (0.28%) Windchill
11 4 (0.23%) Simulink
11 4 (0.23%) Stateflow
12 3 (0.17%) Adobe Illustrator
12 3 (0.17%) InDesign
13 2 (0.11%) Houdini
13 2 (0.11%) NUKE
14 1 (0.056%) Adobe After Effects
14 1 (0.056%) CATIA
14 1 (0.056%) Siemens NX
Business Applications
1 47 (2.65%) SAP S/4HANA
2 17 (0.96%) Primavera
3 13 (0.73%) Adobe Campaign
3 13 (0.73%) Magento
4 9 (0.51%) Dynamics CRM
4 9 (0.51%) SAP MM
5 8 (0.45%) NetSuite
5 8 (0.45%) SAP CO
5 8 (0.45%) SAP FI
5 8 (0.45%) SAP PS
6 7 (0.39%) NEC Housing
7 6 (0.34%) Oracle Receivables
7 6 (0.34%) Teamcenter
8 5 (0.28%) Oracle ERP
8 5 (0.28%) Oracle Payables
8 5 (0.28%) ProductWriter
8 5 (0.28%) SAP PM
8 5 (0.28%) SAP SD
8 5 (0.28%) Shopify
9 4 (0.23%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 154 (8.67%) Azure
2 127 (7.15%) Power Platform
3 82 (4.62%) SaaS
4 73 (4.11%) Microsoft 365
5 67 (3.77%) AWS
6 58 (3.27%) Azure DevOps
7 31 (1.75%) Smartsheet
8 26 (1.46%) Dynamics 365
8 26 (1.46%) Google Workspace
9 19 (1.07%) Asana
10 17 (0.96%) Entra ID
11 16 (0.90%) GCP
12 14 (0.79%) GitHub
13 12 (0.68%) Cloud Computing
13 12 (0.68%) Microsoft Copilot
14 11 (0.62%) PowerApps
15 10 (0.56%) Power Automate
16 9 (0.51%) Google Drive
16 9 (0.51%) Snowflake
17 8 (0.45%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 32 (1.80%) Network Security
2 24 (1.35%) DNS
3 21 (1.18%) TCP/IP
4 18 (1.01%) Firewall
5 17 (0.96%) Structured Cabling
5 17 (0.96%) WAN
6 13 (0.73%) Wi-Fi
7 12 (0.68%) DHCP
7 12 (0.68%) LAN
7 12 (0.68%) VPN
8 10 (0.56%) BGP
8 10 (0.56%) Intranet
9 8 (0.45%) 3GPP
9 8 (0.45%) 4G
9 8 (0.45%) 5G
9 8 (0.45%) BIG-IP
9 8 (0.45%) LTE
9 8 (0.45%) Radio Access Network
9 8 (0.45%) Wireless
9 8 (0.45%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 115 (6.48%) Power BI
2 18 (1.01%) Data Warehouse
3 14 (0.79%) Tableau
4 13 (0.73%) Metadata
5 12 (0.68%) Data Lake
5 12 (0.68%) SQL Server
6 10 (0.56%) Power Query
7 8 (0.45%) GIS
8 7 (0.39%) Amazon RDS
9 6 (0.34%) Big Data
9 6 (0.34%) Relational Database
10 5 (0.28%) DynamoDB
10 5 (0.28%) Hadoop
11 4 (0.23%) Amazon Redshift
11 4 (0.23%) Electronic Patient Records
12 3 (0.17%) QlikView
12 3 (0.17%) SAP HANA
13 2 (0.11%) DataStage
13 2 (0.11%) EDMS
13 2 (0.11%) PowerPivot
Development Applications
1 226 (12.73%) JIRA
2 25 (1.41%) Git
3 17 (0.96%) Jenkins
4 9 (0.51%) Subversion
5 7 (0.39%) Rational DOORS
6 4 (0.23%) Bitbucket
6 4 (0.23%) Rational Rhapsody
7 3 (0.17%) GitLab
7 3 (0.17%) Visual Studio
8 2 (0.11%) Selenium
8 2 (0.11%) Zephyr
9 1 (0.056%) Artifactory
9 1 (0.056%) Capybara
9 1 (0.056%) Gradle
9 1 (0.056%) Hudson
9 1 (0.056%) LoadRunner
9 1 (0.056%) RSpec
9 1 (0.056%) Team Foundation Server
9 1 (0.056%) TestDirector
9 1 (0.056%) Toad
General
1 809 (45.55%) Social Skills
2 698 (39.30%) Finance
3 299 (16.84%) Analytical Skills
4 182 (10.25%) Organisational Skills
5 153 (8.61%) Banking
6 149 (8.39%) Public Sector
7 126 (7.09%) Marketing
8 114 (6.42%) Retail
9 85 (4.79%) Influencing Skills
10 67 (3.77%) Legal
11 64 (3.60%) Manufacturing
12 62 (3.49%) Telecoms
13 49 (2.76%) Presentation Skills
14 28 (1.58%) Investment Banking
15 27 (1.52%) Aerospace
15 27 (1.52%) Front Office
15 27 (1.52%) Local Government
16 25 (1.41%) Documentation Skills
17 24 (1.35%) Inclusion and Diversity
18 21 (1.18%) Financial Institution
Job Titles
1 668 (37.61%) Project Manager
2 170 (9.57%) Senior
3 169 (9.52%) Lead
4 129 (7.26%) Senior Manager
5 128 (7.21%) Analyst
6 102 (5.74%) IT Manager
7 96 (5.41%) Senior Project Manager
8 78 (4.39%) Programme Manager
9 75 (4.22%) IT Project Manager
10 71 (4.00%) Business Analyst
11 66 (3.72%) Delivery Manager
12 62 (3.49%) Technical Manager
13 59 (3.32%) Consultant
14 45 (2.53%) Technical Project Manager
15 41 (2.31%) Infrastructure Manager
16 39 (2.20%) Project Officer
17 34 (1.91%) Coordinator
18 32 (1.80%) Developer
19 31 (1.75%) Infrastructure Project Manager
19 31 (1.75%) Project Coordinator
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 18 (1.01%) Middleware
1 18 (1.01%) REST
2 14 (0.79%) ADO
3 13 (0.73%) Oracle Fusion
4 12 (0.68%) HTML
4 12 (0.68%) VML
4 12 (0.68%) Web Services
5 10 (0.56%) JSON
5 10 (0.56%) React
6 9 (0.51%) .NET
6 9 (0.51%) OAuth
7 8 (0.45%) SOAP
8 6 (0.34%) AngularJS
8 6 (0.34%) pytest
8 6 (0.34%) Terraform
9 5 (0.28%) FastAPI
9 5 (0.28%) RESTful
9 5 (0.28%) XML
10 4 (0.23%) CSS
11 3 (0.17%) ASP.NET
Miscellaneous
1 107 (6.02%) Management Information System
2 87 (4.90%) Onboarding
3 85 (4.79%) Product Ownership
4 57 (3.21%) Data Centre
5 44 (2.48%) Data Protection Act
6 43 (2.42%) Virtual Team
7 41 (2.31%) PMI
8 30 (1.69%) Enterprise Software
9 27 (1.52%) Operational Technology
10 26 (1.46%) Legacy Systems
11 25 (1.41%) FMCG
12 24 (1.35%) Social Media
13 23 (1.30%) Self-Motivation
14 21 (1.18%) Credit Risk
15 18 (1.01%) AI Agents
16 17 (0.96%) Analytical Mindset
16 17 (0.96%) Life Science
17 15 (0.84%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
17 15 (0.84%) Mobile App
18 13 (0.73%) NHS
Operating Systems
1 51 (2.87%) Windows
2 46 (2.59%) Linux
3 21 (1.18%) Unix
3 21 (1.18%) Windows Server
4 8 (0.45%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 5 (0.28%) Windows 10
5 5 (0.28%) zOS
6 4 (0.23%) FreeRTOS
7 2 (0.11%) Apple iOS
7 2 (0.11%) Windows Server 2012
7 2 (0.11%) Windows Server 2019
8 1 (0.056%) Android
8 1 (0.056%) Mac OS
8 1 (0.056%) Mac OS X
8 1 (0.056%) Windows 7
8 1 (0.056%) Windows Server 2003
8 1 (0.056%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 810 (45.61%) Stakeholder Management
2 685 (38.57%) Agile
3 512 (28.83%) Project Delivery
4 405 (22.80%) PRINCE2
5 311 (17.51%) Continuous Improvement
6 300 (16.89%) Problem-Solving
7 298 (16.78%) Change Management
8 260 (14.64%) Decision-Making
9 253 (14.25%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 233 (13.12%) Migration
11 226 (12.73%) Risk Management
12 225 (12.67%) Waterfall
13 203 (11.43%) AI
14 184 (10.36%) Scrum
15 180 (10.14%) Project Governance
16 157 (8.84%) Project Planning
17 152 (8.56%) Roadmaps
18 143 (8.05%) Change Control
19 142 (8.00%) Analytics
20 136 (7.66%) Programme Management
Programming Languages
1 67 (3.77%) SQL
2 66 (3.72%) Python
3 16 (0.90%) VBA
4 15 (0.84%) Java
4 15 (0.84%) JavaScript
5 12 (0.68%) C++
6 9 (0.51%) C#
6 9 (0.51%) TypeScript
7 8 (0.45%) Korn
8 7 (0.39%) Ada
8 7 (0.39%) PowerShell
9 6 (0.34%) Bash
9 6 (0.34%) C
10 5 (0.28%) MATLAB
11 4 (0.23%) Shell Script
12 3 (0.17%) ABAP
12 3 (0.17%) Apex Code
12 3 (0.17%) JCL
13 2 (0.11%) Data Analysis Expressions
13 2 (0.11%) R
Qualifications
1 295 (16.61%) Security Cleared
2 289 (16.27%) Degree
3 273 (15.37%) PMP
4 237 (13.34%) PMI Certification
5 201 (11.32%) SC Cleared
6 74 (4.17%) DV Cleared
7 73 (4.11%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
8 30 (1.69%) BPSS Clearance
9 22 (1.24%) Master's Degree
10 18 (1.01%) ACCA
10 18 (1.01%) CIMA
11 15 (0.84%) ITIL Certification
12 14 (0.79%) APMP
12 14 (0.79%) CISSP
12 14 (0.79%) ISTQB
12 14 (0.79%) PRINCE2 Certification
13 13 (0.73%) Azure Certification
14 12 (0.68%) Computer Science Degree
15 11 (0.62%) CISM
16 10 (0.56%) DBS Check
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 221 (12.44%) PMO
2 88 (4.95%) QA
3 53 (2.98%) Data Quality
4 30 (1.69%) GDPR
5 23 (1.30%) GRC
6 21 (1.18%) Accessibility
6 21 (1.18%) SLA
7 19 (1.07%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 18 (1.01%) NIST
9 8 (0.45%) P3O
10 7 (0.39%) FINREP
10 7 (0.39%) GMP
11 6 (0.34%) COREP
11 6 (0.34%) Cyber Essentials
11 6 (0.34%) Sarbanes-Oxley
11 6 (0.34%) SOC 2
12 5 (0.28%) ISO 9001
13 4 (0.23%) GxP
13 4 (0.23%) MiFID
13 4 (0.23%) WCAG
System Software
1 33 (1.86%) Active Directory
2 26 (1.46%) VMware Infrastructure
3 9 (0.51%) Virtual Machines
4 8 (0.45%) vSphere
5 6 (0.34%) Virtual Desktop
6 5 (0.28%) VMware ESXi
7 4 (0.23%) VMware NSX
8 3 (0.17%) Hyper-V
8 3 (0.17%) NFS
8 3 (0.17%) Time Sharing Option
9 2 (0.11%) Firmware
10 1 (0.056%) ACF2
10 1 (0.056%) Docker
10 1 (0.056%) RACF
10 1 (0.056%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 21 (1.18%) Ansible
2 10 (0.56%) Single Sign-On
3 6 (0.34%) Puppet
4 5 (0.28%) Failover Clustering
4 5 (0.28%) Microsoft Intune
4 5 (0.28%) Red Hat Satellite
4 5 (0.28%) Tivoli Storage Manager
5 4 (0.23%) ITRS Geneos
6 3 (0.17%) RSA Archer
7 2 (0.11%) BMC PATROL
7 2 (0.11%) BMC Performance Manager
7 2 (0.11%) Kubernetes
7 2 (0.11%) Perfmon
7 2 (0.11%) SCCM
8 1 (0.056%) HP Quality Center
8 1 (0.056%) Nessus
8 1 (0.056%) OMEGAMON
8 1 (0.056%) SCOM
8 1 (0.056%) Tivoli
8 1 (0.056%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 324 (18.24%) Microsoft
2 124 (6.98%) SAP
3 96 (5.41%) ServiceNow
4 71 (4.00%) Oracle
5 46 (2.59%) Salesforce
6 44 (2.48%) Adobe
7 40 (2.25%) Google
8 35 (1.97%) VMware
9 24 (1.35%) Cisco
10 23 (1.30%) Sitecore
11 19 (1.07%) NEC
12 18 (1.01%) Atlassian
13 17 (0.96%) IBM
13 17 (0.96%) Workday
14 16 (0.90%) Databricks
15 14 (0.79%) Planview
16 12 (0.68%) Alteryx
17 11 (0.62%) JD Edwards
18 10 (0.56%) Ariba
19 9 (0.51%) Murex