Project Planner Contracts in England

Project Planner
UK > England

The median Project Planner daily rate in England is £413 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 7 May 2024.

The first table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
7 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 511 613 739
Rank change year-on-year +102 +126 -133
Contract jobs requiring a Project Planner 31 32 39
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 0.085% 0.065% 0.055%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.091% 0.069% 0.058%
Number of daily rates quoted 15 21 28
10th Percentile £288 £275 £307
25th Percentile £400 £325 £313
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £413 £400 £402
Median % change year-on-year +3.13% -0.47% +9.35%
75th Percentile £483 £488 £523
90th Percentile £533 £538 £558
UK median daily rate £413 £388 £404
% change year-on-year +6.45% -4.02% +9.86%
Number of hourly rates quoted 7 9 0
10th Percentile £47.80 £43.86 -
25th Percentile £50.13 - -
Median hourly rate £52.78 £49.00 -
Median % change year-on-year +7.71% - -
75th Percentile £54.38 - -
90th Percentile £55.05 - -
UK median hourly rate £52.78 £49.00 -
% change year-on-year +7.71% - -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
England

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies advertised 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 33,916 46,484 67,372
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.70% 94.64% 95.50%
Number of daily rates quoted 22,507 32,994 47,972
10th Percentile £281 £313 £313
25th Percentile £413 £425 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £525
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +4.76% +7.69%
75th Percentile £645 £663 £639
90th Percentile £750 £758 £738
UK median daily rate £525 £540 £525
% change year-on-year -2.78% +2.86% +10.53%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,425 1,382 1,859
10th Percentile £12.92 £14.30 £12.50
25th Percentile £16.30 £20.00 £15.37
Median hourly rate £36.50 £45.00 £22.50
Median % change year-on-year -18.89% +100.00% +2.27%
75th Percentile £61.30 £65.45 £48.75
90th Percentile £73.75 £77.50 £62.80
UK median hourly rate £36.50 £45.00 £23.91
% change year-on-year -18.89% +88.21% +6.27%

Project Planner
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Job vacancy trend for Project Planner in England

Project Planner
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England

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

Daily rate trend for Project Planner in England

Project Planner
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Project Planner in England over the 6 months to 7 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Project Planner in England

Project Planner
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England

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

Hourly rate trend for Project Planner in England

Project Planner
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 Planner within the England region over the 6 months to 7 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
South East +31 12 £413 +3.13% 12
North of England +29 8 £450 -10.00% 3
North West +25 6 £450 -10.00% 3
London +80 5 £550 +46.67% 5
South West +17 3 £344 +61.76% 4
East of England -2 2 £488 -37.10%
North East - 2 £300 -
Midlands +31 1 £350 -26.32% 3
West Midlands - 1 £350 - 3
Project Planner
UK

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

For the 6 months to 7 May 2024, Project Planner 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 Planner in the job title.

1 21 (67.74%) Social Skills
2 19 (61.29%) Security Cleared
3 15 (48.39%) Primavera
4 12 (38.71%) Project Planning
5 11 (35.48%) Microsoft
6 10 (32.26%) DV Cleared
6 10 (32.26%) Spreadsheet
7 9 (29.03%) SC Cleared
8 7 (22.58%) Microsoft Office
8 7 (22.58%) Analytical Skills
9 6 (19.35%) Public Sector
10 5 (16.13%) Project Management
10 5 (16.13%) Finance
10 5 (16.13%) Microsoft Project
10 5 (16.13%) Agile
11 4 (12.90%) Critical Path Analysis
11 4 (12.90%) Stakeholder Management
12 3 (9.68%) Risk Management
12 3 (9.68%) SAP
12 3 (9.68%) PMO
12 3 (9.68%) Portfolio Management
12 3 (9.68%) Earned Value Management
12 3 (9.68%) Coaching
12 3 (9.68%) Problem-Solving
13 2 (6.45%) Performance Measurement
13 2 (6.45%) Environmental Health
13 2 (6.45%) Budgeting
13 2 (6.45%) Influencing Skills
13 2 (6.45%) Aviation
13 2 (6.45%) Change Control

Project Planner 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:

Applications
1 10 (32.26%) Spreadsheet
2 7 (22.58%) Microsoft Office
3 5 (16.13%) Microsoft Project
4 1 (3.23%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 15 (48.39%) Primavera
2 2 (6.45%) SAP PS
Communications & Networking
1 1 (3.23%) 3G
1 1 (3.23%) 4G
1 1 (3.23%) 5G
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (3.23%) MS Access
Development Applications
1 1 (3.23%) JIRA
General
1 21 (67.74%) Social Skills
2 7 (22.58%) Analytical Skills
3 6 (19.35%) Public Sector
4 5 (16.13%) Finance
5 2 (6.45%) Aviation
5 2 (6.45%) Environmental Health
5 2 (6.45%) Influencing Skills
6 1 (3.23%) Manufacturing
6 1 (3.23%) Presentation Skills
6 1 (3.23%) Telecoms
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (3.23%) ADO
Miscellaneous
1 1 (3.23%) FMCG
1 1 (3.23%) Operational Technology
1 1 (3.23%) Renewable Energy
Processes & Methodologies
1 12 (38.71%) Project Planning
2 5 (16.13%) Agile
2 5 (16.13%) Project Management
3 4 (12.90%) Critical Path Analysis
3 4 (12.90%) Stakeholder Management
4 3 (9.68%) Coaching
4 3 (9.68%) Earned Value Management
4 3 (9.68%) Portfolio Management
4 3 (9.68%) Problem-Solving
4 3 (9.68%) Risk Management
5 2 (6.45%) Budgeting
5 2 (6.45%) Business Performance Management
5 2 (6.45%) Change Control
5 2 (6.45%) Performance Management
5 2 (6.45%) Performance Measurement
5 2 (6.45%) Resource Management
5 2 (6.45%) Risk Analysis
5 2 (6.45%) Work Breakdown Structure
6 1 (3.23%) PRINCE
6 1 (3.23%) SAP Implementation
Qualifications
1 19 (61.29%) Security Cleared
2 10 (32.26%) DV Cleared
3 9 (29.03%) SC Cleared
4 1 (3.23%) PRINCE2 Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (9.68%) PMO
2 1 (3.23%) QA
Vendors
1 11 (35.48%) Microsoft
2 3 (9.68%) SAP
3 1 (3.23%) CheckPoint
3 1 (3.23%) NEC