Project Planner Contracts in England

Project Planner
UK > England

The median Project Planner daily rate in England is £488, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 18 May 2025.

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

6 months to
18 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 452 508 612
Rank change year-on-year +56 +104 +124
Contract jobs requiring a Project Planner 30 29 35
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 0.12% 0.080% 0.073%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.13% 0.086% 0.077%
Number of daily rates quoted 8 14 22
10th Percentile £308 £348 £276
25th Percentile £359 £401 £325
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £488 £431 £400
Median % change year-on-year +13.04% +7.81% -0.93%
75th Percentile £541 £491 £484
90th Percentile £550 £537 £534
UK median daily rate £475 £431 £400
% change year-on-year +10.14% +7.81% -2.29%
Number of hourly rates quoted 10 5 9
10th Percentile £45.27 £51.86 £43.86
25th Percentile £46.30 - -
Median hourly rate £57.50 £52.78 £49.00
Median % change year-on-year +8.94% +7.71% -
75th Percentile £60.00 £55.00 -
90th Percentile - £55.07 -
UK median hourly rate £57.50 £52.78 £49.00
% change year-on-year +8.94% +7.71% -

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 22,610 33,814 45,522
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.35% 92.78% 94.60%
Number of daily rates quoted 15,047 22,417 32,346
10th Percentile £296 £283 £313
25th Percentile £406 £413 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £523 £525 £550
Median % change year-on-year -0.38% -4.55% +4.76%
75th Percentile £638 £644 £663
90th Percentile £750 £750 £760
UK median daily rate £513 £525 £540
% change year-on-year -2.38% -2.82% +2.90%
Number of hourly rates quoted 916 2,440 1,342
10th Percentile £14.00 £12.86 £14.25
25th Percentile £18.50 £16.30 £20.00
Median hourly rate £30.00 £36.92 £44.77
Median % change year-on-year -18.73% -17.54% +94.63%
75th Percentile £63.75 £61.30 £65.00
90th Percentile £75.00 £73.75 £77.00
UK median hourly rate £28.08 £36.50 £45.00
% change year-on-year -23.08% -18.89% +88.21%

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 18 May 2025.

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
Hourly Rate Histogram in England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Project Planner in England over the 6 months to 18 May 2025.

Hourly rate histogram 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 18 May 2025. 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 +46 10 £550 +60.00% 1
North of England +25 9 - -
North West +15 8 - -
South East +34 6 £355 -13.94%
London +45 5 £475 -13.64%
Yorkshire - 1 - -
Project Planner
UK

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

For the 6 months to 18 May 2025, 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 20 (66.67%) Security Cleared
2 17 (56.67%) Social Skills
3 16 (53.33%) SC Cleared
4 14 (46.67%) Project Management
4 14 (46.67%) Critical Path Analysis
4 14 (46.67%) Project Planning
5 12 (40.00%) Primavera
5 12 (40.00%) Microsoft Project
6 8 (26.67%) SAP
6 8 (26.67%) Project Delivery
7 7 (23.33%) Finance
7 7 (23.33%) Change Control
7 7 (23.33%) Work Breakdown Structure
8 6 (20.00%) Resource Allocation
8 6 (20.00%) Earned Value Management
8 6 (20.00%) Performance Management
8 6 (20.00%) Coaching
8 6 (20.00%) Business Performance Management
8 6 (20.00%) Microsoft Excel
9 5 (16.67%) SAP PS
9 5 (16.67%) Spreadsheet
9 5 (16.67%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 5 (16.67%) Performance Measurement
10 4 (13.33%) PMO
10 4 (13.33%) DV Cleared
10 4 (13.33%) Degree
10 4 (13.33%) Aerospace
11 3 (10.00%) Google
11 3 (10.00%) Risk Management
11 3 (10.00%) Microsoft

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 12 (40.00%) Microsoft Project
2 6 (20.00%) Microsoft Excel
3 5 (16.67%) Spreadsheet
4 1 (3.33%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 12 (40.00%) Primavera
2 5 (16.67%) SAP PS
Cloud Services
1 3 (10.00%) Google Workspace
2 1 (3.33%) Power Platform
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (3.33%) MS Access
1 1 (3.33%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 1 (3.33%) JIRA
General
1 17 (56.67%) Social Skills
2 7 (23.33%) Finance
3 4 (13.33%) Aerospace
4 2 (6.67%) Public Sector
4 2 (6.67%) Telecoms
5 1 (3.33%) Automotive
5 1 (3.33%) Law
5 1 (3.33%) Manufacturing
5 1 (3.33%) Organisational Skills
5 1 (3.33%) Police
5 1 (3.33%) Presentation Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (3.33%) Management Information System
1 1 (3.33%) Operational Technology
1 1 (3.33%) Renewable Energy
Processes & Methodologies
1 14 (46.67%) Critical Path Analysis
1 14 (46.67%) Project Management
1 14 (46.67%) Project Planning
2 8 (26.67%) Project Delivery
3 7 (23.33%) Change Control
3 7 (23.33%) Work Breakdown Structure
4 6 (20.00%) Business Performance Management
4 6 (20.00%) Coaching
4 6 (20.00%) Earned Value Management
4 6 (20.00%) Performance Management
4 6 (20.00%) Resource Allocation
5 5 (16.67%) Performance Measurement
5 5 (16.67%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 3 (10.00%) Capacity Planning
6 3 (10.00%) Collaborative Working
6 3 (10.00%) Cost Management
6 3 (10.00%) Gantt Chart
6 3 (10.00%) Risk Management
7 2 (6.67%) PRINCE2
7 2 (6.67%) Stakeholder Management
Qualifications
1 20 (66.67%) Security Cleared
2 16 (53.33%) SC Cleared
3 4 (13.33%) Degree
3 4 (13.33%) DV Cleared
4 1 (3.33%) HNC
4 1 (3.33%) ISEB
4 1 (3.33%) PRINCE2 Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (13.33%) PMO
2 1 (3.33%) QA
Vendors
1 8 (26.67%) SAP
2 3 (10.00%) Google
2 3 (10.00%) Microsoft
3 1 (3.33%) NEC