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 26 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
26 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 59 28 24
Rank change year-on-year -31 -4 -2
Contract jobs citing Project Management 1,769 1,767 2,477
As % of all contract jobs in England 3.80% 6.32% 7.56%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.49% 6.96% 8.77%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,088 1,086 1,413
10th Percentile £312 £325 £308
25th Percentile £421 £413 £420
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £525 £525
75th Percentile £625 £647 £634
90th Percentile £725 £750 £725
UK median daily rate £519 £512 £525
% change year-on-year +1.37% -2.48% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 116 98 128
10th Percentile £21.00 £20.24 £21.25
25th Percentile £30.23 £24.90 £26.68
Median hourly rate £53.37 £35.25 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year +51.39% +0.71% -15.97%
75th Percentile £65.31 £59.56 £55.06
90th Percentile £82.88 £65.00 £65.83
UK median hourly rate £49.00 £34.42 £35.00
% change year-on-year +42.36% -1.66% -17.65%

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 39,398 25,390 28,245
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 84.63% 90.87% 86.25%
Number of daily rates quoted 23,997 16,126 17,350
10th Percentile £325 £300 £313
25th Percentile £425 £405 £423
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 2,849 1,543 1,244
10th Percentile £13.90 £14.41 £15.00
25th Percentile £17.60 £17.87 £20.00
Median hourly rate £41.56 £25.15 £43.00
Median % change year-on-year +65.23% -41.51% -1.94%
75th Percentile £67.70 £47.50 £66.61
90th Percentile £79.00 £67.50 £75.00
UK median hourly rate £40.00 £25.15 £42.50
% change year-on-year +59.05% -40.82% -

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 26 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 26 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 26 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 -26 874 £550 - 2,095
North of England -35 251 £474 -5.20% 554
South East -30 247 £500 - 713
North West -27 148 £475 -3.56% 312
Midlands -51 141 £534 +12.37% 370
South West -24 131 £463 +2.78% 273
Yorkshire -21 97 £475 -9.52% 182
West Midlands -56 94 £550 +12.24% 213
East of England -27 74 £513 -1.44% 254
East Midlands -21 47 £525 +17.45% 157
North East -41 8 £420 +3.07% 65
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
1 110 (6.22%) SharePoint
2 85 (4.80%) Confluence
3 32 (1.81%) CMS
4 20 (1.13%) Adobe Experience Manager
5 17 (0.96%) Microsoft Exchange
6 8 (0.45%) Sitecore CMS
7 7 (0.40%) WebLogic
7 7 (0.40%) 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 (0.057%) CICS
12 1 (0.057%) IIS
12 1 (0.057%) nginx
12 1 (0.057%) WinCC
Applications
1 182 (10.29%) Microsoft Excel
2 147 (8.31%) Microsoft Project
3 144 (8.14%) Microsoft Office
4 117 (6.61%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 33 (1.87%) MS Visio
6 18 (1.02%) Spreadsheet
7 13 (0.73%) Trello
8 9 (0.51%) Adobe Creative Suite
9 6 (0.34%) Windchill
10 5 (0.28%) Chatbot
11 4 (0.23%) Simulink
11 4 (0.23%) Stateflow
12 3 (0.17%) Photoshop
13 2 (0.11%) Adobe Illustrator
13 2 (0.11%) Houdini
13 2 (0.11%) InDesign
13 2 (0.11%) NUKE
14 1 (0.057%) Adobe After Effects
14 1 (0.057%) CATIA
14 1 (0.057%) Siemens NX
Business Applications
1 46 (2.60%) 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 (0.40%) NEC Housing
6 7 (0.40%) Teamcenter
7 6 (0.34%) Oracle Receivables
8 5 (0.28%) Oracle ERP
8 5 (0.28%) Oracle Payables
8 5 (0.28%) ProductWriter
8 5 (0.28%) Remedy ITSM
8 5 (0.28%) SAP PM
8 5 (0.28%) SAP SD
9 4 (0.23%) SAP HCM
Cloud Services
1 148 (8.37%) Azure
2 126 (7.12%) Power Platform
3 81 (4.58%) SaaS
4 71 (4.01%) Microsoft 365
5 64 (3.62%) AWS
6 54 (3.05%) Azure DevOps
7 29 (1.64%) Smartsheet
8 26 (1.47%) Dynamics 365
9 24 (1.36%) Google Workspace
10 20 (1.13%) Asana
11 19 (1.07%) GCP
12 17 (0.96%) Entra ID
13 14 (0.79%) GitHub
14 12 (0.68%) Microsoft Copilot
15 11 (0.62%) PowerApps
16 10 (0.57%) Cloud Computing
16 10 (0.57%) Power Automate
17 9 (0.51%) Amazon S3
17 9 (0.51%) Snowflake
18 8 (0.45%) Google Drive
Communications & Networking
1 33 (1.87%) Network Security
2 25 (1.41%) DNS
3 20 (1.13%) Firewall
3 20 (1.13%) TCP/IP
4 18 (1.02%) WAN
5 17 (0.96%) Structured Cabling
6 13 (0.73%) LAN
6 13 (0.73%) Wi-Fi
7 12 (0.68%) DHCP
7 12 (0.68%) VPN
8 10 (0.57%) BGP
8 10 (0.57%) 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
1 114 (6.44%) Power BI
2 18 (1.02%) Data Warehouse
3 14 (0.79%) Data Lake
3 14 (0.79%) Tableau
4 13 (0.73%) Metadata
5 11 (0.62%) SQL Server
6 8 (0.45%) GIS
6 8 (0.45%) Power Query
7 7 (0.40%) Amazon RDS
8 6 (0.34%) Big Data
8 6 (0.34%) Relational Database
9 5 (0.28%) DynamoDB
9 5 (0.28%) Hadoop
10 4 (0.23%) Amazon Redshift
10 4 (0.23%) Electronic Patient Records
11 3 (0.17%) QlikView
11 3 (0.17%) SAP HANA
12 2 (0.11%) DataStage
12 2 (0.11%) EDMS
12 2 (0.11%) MySQL
Development Applications
1 219 (12.38%) JIRA
2 25 (1.41%) Git
3 17 (0.96%) Jenkins
4 8 (0.45%) Rational DOORS
4 8 (0.45%) Subversion
5 4 (0.23%) Bitbucket
5 4 (0.23%) Rational Rhapsody
6 3 (0.17%) GitLab
6 3 (0.17%) Visual Studio
7 2 (0.11%) Selenium
7 2 (0.11%) Zephyr
8 1 (0.057%) Artifactory
8 1 (0.057%) Capybara
8 1 (0.057%) Gradle
8 1 (0.057%) Hudson
8 1 (0.057%) LoadRunner
8 1 (0.057%) RSpec
8 1 (0.057%) Team Foundation Server
8 1 (0.057%) TestDirector
8 1 (0.057%) Toad
General
1 805 (45.51%) Social Skills
2 698 (39.46%) Finance
3 291 (16.45%) Analytical Skills
4 179 (10.12%) Organisational Skills
5 156 (8.82%) Banking
6 145 (8.20%) Public Sector
7 124 (7.01%) Marketing
8 111 (6.27%) Retail
9 90 (5.09%) Influencing Skills
10 69 (3.90%) Legal
11 68 (3.84%) Manufacturing
12 61 (3.45%) Telecoms
13 49 (2.77%) Presentation Skills
14 29 (1.64%) Aerospace
15 28 (1.58%) Investment Banking
16 27 (1.53%) Front Office
16 27 (1.53%) Local Government
17 23 (1.30%) Inclusion and Diversity
18 21 (1.19%) Documentation Skills
18 21 (1.19%) Financial Institution
Job Titles
1 677 (38.27%) Project Manager
2 164 (9.27%) Senior
3 163 (9.21%) Lead
4 124 (7.01%) Senior Manager
5 118 (6.67%) Analyst
6 102 (5.77%) IT Manager
7 93 (5.26%) Senior Project Manager
8 80 (4.52%) Programme Manager
9 75 (4.24%) IT Project Manager
10 69 (3.90%) Delivery Manager
11 66 (3.73%) Business Analyst
12 64 (3.62%) Technical Manager
13 58 (3.28%) Consultant
14 46 (2.60%) Technical Project Manager
15 42 (2.37%) Project Officer
16 39 (2.20%) Infrastructure Manager
17 35 (1.98%) Coordinator
18 32 (1.81%) Digital Project Manager
18 32 (1.81%) Project Coordinator
19 31 (1.75%) Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 19 (1.07%) Middleware
2 15 (0.85%) REST
3 14 (0.79%) ADO
4 13 (0.73%) Oracle Fusion
5 12 (0.68%) Web Services
6 11 (0.62%) VML
7 10 (0.57%) HTML
7 10 (0.57%) JSON
8 9 (0.51%) OAuth
9 8 (0.45%) .NET
9 8 (0.45%) React
10 7 (0.40%) pytest
10 7 (0.40%) SOAP
10 7 (0.40%) Terraform
11 5 (0.28%) FastAPI
11 5 (0.28%) RESTful
11 5 (0.28%) XML
12 4 (0.23%) AngularJS
13 3 (0.17%) HTML5 Canvas
13 3 (0.17%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 105 (5.94%) Management Information System
2 89 (5.03%) Onboarding
3 87 (4.92%) Product Ownership
4 60 (3.39%) Data Centre
5 46 (2.60%) Data Protection Act
6 41 (2.32%) PMI
6 41 (2.32%) Virtual Team
7 28 (1.58%) Enterprise Software
8 27 (1.53%) Operational Technology
9 25 (1.41%) Legacy Systems
10 24 (1.36%) FMCG
11 23 (1.30%) Social Media
12 21 (1.19%) Credit Risk
13 20 (1.13%) Self-Motivation
14 18 (1.02%) AI Agents
15 17 (0.96%) Analytical Mindset
16 16 (0.90%) Fixed Income
16 16 (0.90%) Life Science
17 15 (0.85%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
17 15 (0.85%) NHS
Operating Systems
1 48 (2.71%) Windows
2 46 (2.60%) Linux
3 21 (1.19%) Unix
4 20 (1.13%) Windows Server
5 8 (0.45%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 5 (0.28%) Windows 10
6 5 (0.28%) zOS
7 4 (0.23%) FreeRTOS
8 2 (0.11%) Apple iOS
8 2 (0.11%) Windows Server 2019
9 1 (0.057%) Android
9 1 (0.057%) Mac OS
9 1 (0.057%) Mac OS X
9 1 (0.057%) Windows 7
9 1 (0.057%) Windows Server 2003
9 1 (0.057%) Windows Server 2012
9 1 (0.057%) Windows Server 2016
Processes & Methodologies
1 810 (45.79%) Stakeholder Management
2 679 (38.38%) Agile
3 511 (28.89%) Project Delivery
4 407 (23.01%) PRINCE2
5 308 (17.41%) Continuous Improvement
6 297 (16.79%) Problem-Solving
7 294 (16.62%) Change Management
8 251 (14.19%) Decision-Making
9 245 (13.85%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 234 (13.23%) Migration
11 227 (12.83%) Risk Management
12 220 (12.44%) Waterfall
13 203 (11.48%) AI
14 185 (10.46%) Project Governance
15 181 (10.23%) Scrum
16 157 (8.88%) Project Planning
17 150 (8.48%) Roadmaps
18 146 (8.25%) Change Control
19 137 (7.74%) Programme Management
20 136 (7.69%) Budget Management
Programming Languages
1 67 (3.79%) SQL
2 64 (3.62%) Python
3 15 (0.85%) VBA
4 13 (0.73%) Java
5 12 (0.68%) JavaScript
6 11 (0.62%) C++
7 9 (0.51%) C#
8 8 (0.45%) Korn
9 7 (0.40%) Ada
9 7 (0.40%) Bash
9 7 (0.40%) TypeScript
10 5 (0.28%) C
10 5 (0.28%) MATLAB
10 5 (0.28%) PowerShell
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%) R
13 2 (0.11%) REXX
Qualifications
1 292 (16.51%) Degree
2 288 (16.28%) Security Cleared
3 271 (15.32%) PMP
4 234 (13.23%) PMI Certification
5 198 (11.19%) SC Cleared
6 73 (4.13%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
7 72 (4.07%) DV Cleared
8 32 (1.81%) BPSS Clearance
9 22 (1.24%) Master's Degree
10 15 (0.85%) ACCA
10 15 (0.85%) CIMA
10 15 (0.85%) ISTQB
10 15 (0.85%) PRINCE2 Certification
11 14 (0.79%) APMP
11 14 (0.79%) CISSP
11 14 (0.79%) ITIL Certification
12 12 (0.68%) Computer Science Degree
12 12 (0.68%) DBS Check
13 11 (0.62%) Azure Certification
13 11 (0.62%) CISM
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 217 (12.27%) PMO
2 85 (4.80%) QA
3 53 (3.00%) Data Quality
4 30 (1.70%) GDPR
5 23 (1.30%) GRC
6 21 (1.19%) SLA
7 19 (1.07%) Accessibility
7 19 (1.07%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 17 (0.96%) NIST
9 8 (0.45%) P3O
10 7 (0.40%) FINREP
10 7 (0.40%) 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%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
13 4 (0.23%) MiFID
13 4 (0.23%) WCAG
System Software
1 29 (1.64%) Active Directory
2 28 (1.58%) VMware Infrastructure
3 10 (0.57%) vSphere
4 9 (0.51%) Virtual Machines
5 6 (0.34%) Virtual Desktop
5 6 (0.34%) VMware ESXi
6 4 (0.23%) Hyper-V
6 4 (0.23%) VMware NSX
7 3 (0.17%) NFS
7 3 (0.17%) Time Sharing Option
8 2 (0.11%) Firmware
9 1 (0.057%) ACF2
9 1 (0.057%) Docker
9 1 (0.057%) RACF
9 1 (0.057%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 20 (1.13%) Ansible
2 10 (0.57%) Single Sign-On
3 6 (0.34%) Puppet
4 5 (0.28%) Failover Clustering
4 5 (0.28%) Red Hat Satellite
4 5 (0.28%) Tivoli Storage Manager
5 4 (0.23%) ITRS Geneos
5 4 (0.23%) Microsoft Intune
6 2 (0.11%) BMC PATROL
6 2 (0.11%) BMC Performance Manager
6 2 (0.11%) Kubernetes
6 2 (0.11%) Perfmon
6 2 (0.11%) SCCM
7 1 (0.057%) Functional Safety
7 1 (0.057%) HP ALM
7 1 (0.057%) Nessus
7 1 (0.057%) Progress Chef
7 1 (0.057%) RSA Archer
7 1 (0.057%) Tivoli
7 1 (0.057%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 318 (17.98%) Microsoft
2 122 (6.90%) SAP
3 89 (5.03%) ServiceNow
4 67 (3.79%) Oracle
5 45 (2.54%) Salesforce
6 40 (2.26%) Adobe
7 38 (2.15%) Google
8 35 (1.98%) VMware
9 23 (1.30%) Cisco
10 20 (1.13%) Sitecore
11 19 (1.07%) NEC
12 18 (1.02%) Atlassian
12 18 (1.02%) 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 (0.57%) Ariba
19 9 (0.51%) Murex