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 6 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
6 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 49 51 53
Rank change year-on-year +2 +2 +12
Contract jobs citing Project Delivery 1,438 2,173 3,320
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 3.88% 4.35% 4.67%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.48% 4.82% 5.14%
Number of daily rates quoted 950 1,514 2,248
10th Percentile £363 £369 £363
25th Percentile £450 £455 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £556 £525
Median % change year-on-year -1.12% +5.95% +9.38%
75th Percentile £638 £688 £625
90th Percentile £739 £788 £725
UK median daily rate £530 £550 £525
% change year-on-year -3.64% +4.76% +10.53%
Number of hourly rates quoted 25 59 58
10th Percentile £20.98 £21.24 £20.09
25th Percentile £24.25 £31.13 £39.75
Median hourly rate £35.00 £64.50 £44.50
Median % change year-on-year -45.74% +44.94% +4.09%
75th Percentile £53.00 £68.75 £49.25
90th Percentile £65.00 £83.33 £61.95
UK median hourly rate £38.30 £64.50 £44.50
% change year-on-year -40.63% +44.94% +4.71%

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 32,103 45,050 64,614
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 86.60% 90.20% 90.79%
Number of daily rates quoted 21,075 31,613 45,917
10th Percentile £300 £325 £331
25th Percentile £413 £445 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £538
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +2.33% +7.61%
75th Percentile £650 £675 £650
90th Percentile £750 £763 £750
UK median daily rate £525 £550 £530
% change year-on-year -4.55% +3.77% +8.72%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,251 1,592 1,754
10th Percentile £12.92 £11.00 £12.50
25th Percentile £16.00 £16.25 £15.25
Median hourly rate £36.50 £37.15 £24.35
Median % change year-on-year -1.75% +52.57% +3.62%
75th Percentile £60.00 £65.00 £49.25
90th Percentile £72.50 £75.00 £64.42
UK median hourly rate £35.96 £36.00 £25.00
% change year-on-year -0.11% +44.00% +2.04%

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 6 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 6 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 6 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 +1 669 £550 -8.33% 435
South East +7 260 £500 -7.41% 224
North of England -9 148 £525 +5.00% 219
South West +2 139 £530 +2.42% 129
Midlands +14 109 £525 -2.33% 180
North West -3 95 £575 +27.78% 131
West Midlands +7 84 £525 -1.87% 97
East of England -24 54 £565 +22.05% 88
Yorkshire -19 39 £450 -18.18% 61
East Midlands +10 24 £490 -11.00% 83
North East +14 14 £500 -20.00% 31
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 (4.17%) SharePoint
2 34 (2.36%) Microsoft Exchange
3 28 (1.95%) Confluence
4 11 (0.76%) MTS
5 8 (0.56%) CMS
6 7 (0.49%) Apache Spark
7 6 (0.42%) Adobe Experience Manager
7 6 (0.42%) Tornado
8 5 (0.35%) SAS
9 4 (0.28%) ArcGIS
9 4 (0.28%) CICS
10 3 (0.21%) Apache
10 3 (0.21%) Exchange Server 2007
10 3 (0.21%) Exchange Server 2010
10 3 (0.21%) IBM Domino
10 3 (0.21%) IBM Notes
10 3 (0.21%) SharePoint 2013
11 2 (0.14%) IIS
11 2 (0.14%) OpenStack
11 2 (0.14%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 110 (7.65%) Microsoft Office
2 80 (5.56%) Microsoft Excel
3 73 (5.08%) Microsoft Project
4 50 (3.48%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 33 (2.29%) MS Visio
6 27 (1.88%) Spreadsheet
7 2 (0.14%) Trello
8 1 (0.070%) Acrobat
8 1 (0.070%) InVision
8 1 (0.070%) Sketch
Business Applications
1 37 (2.57%) SAP S/4HANA
2 21 (1.46%) Dynamics CRM
2 21 (1.46%) Loan IQ
3 16 (1.11%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
4 15 (1.04%) Oracle EBS
5 14 (0.97%) Endur
6 11 (0.76%) Aligne
6 11 (0.76%) EuroRunner
6 11 (0.76%) Maximo
7 10 (0.70%) Oracle EBS R12
8 9 (0.63%) Remedy ITSM
9 8 (0.56%) SAP Hybris
10 4 (0.28%) SAP CO
10 4 (0.28%) SAP FI
10 4 (0.28%) SAP FI/CO
11 3 (0.21%) Oracle General Ledger
11 3 (0.21%) Salesforce CRM
11 3 (0.21%) SAP ERP
11 3 (0.21%) SAP SD
11 3 (0.21%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 226 (15.72%) Azure
2 72 (5.01%) Azure DevOps
3 58 (4.03%) AWS
3 58 (4.03%) Microsoft 365
3 58 (4.03%) Power Platform
4 33 (2.29%) Entra ID
5 29 (2.02%) SaaS
6 28 (1.95%) IaaS
7 27 (1.88%) Dynamics 365
8 16 (1.11%) GCP
9 15 (1.04%) PaaS
9 15 (1.04%) PowerApps
10 12 (0.83%) Azure Logic Apps
10 12 (0.83%) WhatsApp
11 10 (0.70%) Azure Synapse Analytics
11 10 (0.70%) Mimecast
11 10 (0.70%) OneDrive
11 10 (0.70%) SuccessFactors
12 9 (0.63%) Azure Cosmos DB
13 8 (0.56%) Azure Service Bus
Communications & Networking
1 56 (3.89%) Firewall
2 48 (3.34%) WAN
3 45 (3.13%) VPN
4 40 (2.78%) LAN
5 35 (2.43%) DNS
6 29 (2.02%) Network Security
7 25 (1.74%) Wi-Fi
8 21 (1.46%) MPLS
9 18 (1.25%) DHCP
10 14 (0.97%) Cisco Firepower
11 13 (0.90%) SAN
11 13 (0.90%) TCP/IP
12 11 (0.76%) SD-WAN
13 9 (0.63%) 4G
13 9 (0.63%) Internet
13 9 (0.63%) VoIP
14 8 (0.56%) 5G
14 8 (0.56%) Cisco ISE
15 7 (0.49%) Cisco ASA
15 7 (0.49%) Fibre Channel
Database & Business Intelligence
1 56 (3.89%) SQL Server
2 43 (2.99%) Power BI
3 31 (2.16%) NoSQL
4 22 (1.53%) Metadata
5 18 (1.25%) Data Warehouse
6 17 (1.18%) Data Lake
7 16 (1.11%) Data Vault
8 15 (1.04%) PostgreSQL
9 12 (0.83%) Big Data
10 11 (0.76%) Relational Database
11 10 (0.70%) SQL Server Integration Services
12 9 (0.63%) MongoDB
12 9 (0.63%) RDBMS
13 8 (0.56%) GIS
13 8 (0.56%) Pentaho
13 8 (0.56%) Qlik Sense
13 8 (0.56%) QlikView
14 7 (0.49%) Electronic Patient Records
14 7 (0.49%) MySQL
15 6 (0.42%) Oracle Reports
Development Applications
1 104 (7.23%) JIRA
2 14 (0.97%) Git
3 10 (0.70%) GitLab
4 9 (0.63%) Jenkins
5 7 (0.49%) Selenium
6 5 (0.35%) Spinnaker
7 4 (0.28%) Gatling
7 4 (0.28%) SpecFlow
8 3 (0.21%) Sonatype Nexus
8 3 (0.21%) TeamCity
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 (0.070%) Toad
General
1 441 (30.67%) Social Skills
2 422 (29.35%) Finance
3 159 (11.06%) Analytical Skills
4 149 (10.36%) Public Sector
5 88 (6.12%) Presentation Skills
6 82 (5.70%) Telecoms
7 59 (4.10%) Banking
8 50 (3.48%) Influencing Skills
9 47 (3.27%) Marketing
10 46 (3.20%) Organisational Skills
11 44 (3.06%) Manufacturing
12 37 (2.57%) Retail
13 34 (2.36%) Legal
14 31 (2.16%) Financial Institution
15 29 (2.02%) Local Government
15 29 (2.02%) Pharmaceutical
16 22 (1.53%) Inclusion and Diversity
17 19 (1.32%) Electronics
17 19 (1.32%) Front Office
18 18 (1.25%) Law
Job Titles
1 397 (27.61%) Project Manager
2 172 (11.96%) Architect
3 159 (11.06%) Senior
4 127 (8.83%) Lead
5 118 (8.21%) Analyst
6 79 (5.49%) Delivery Manager
7 78 (5.42%) Senior Manager
8 74 (5.15%) Business Analyst
9 64 (4.45%) Senior Project Manager
10 61 (4.24%) Consultant
11 59 (4.10%) Solutions Architect
12 55 (3.82%) IT Manager
13 49 (3.41%) Developer
14 39 (2.71%) IT Project Manager
15 37 (2.57%) Programme Manager
15 37 (2.57%) Project Leader
16 36 (2.50%) Security Manager
17 32 (2.23%) Technical Manager
18 31 (2.16%) Infrastructure Engineer
19 27 (1.88%) Security Project Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 29 (2.02%) .NET
2 27 (1.88%) XML
3 19 (1.32%) JSON
4 17 (1.18%) REST
4 17 (1.18%) Web Services
5 14 (0.97%) .NET Framework
5 14 (0.97%) AngularJS
6 13 (0.90%) ADO
7 10 (0.70%) Middleware
8 9 (0.63%) Node.js
8 9 (0.63%) React
8 9 (0.63%) SailPoint
9 8 (0.56%) HTML
9 8 (0.56%) JSON Schema
9 8 (0.56%) LDAP
9 8 (0.56%) Pandas
9 8 (0.56%) PySpark
9 8 (0.56%) RESTful
10 7 (0.49%) Django
10 7 (0.49%) SOAP
Miscellaneous
1 67 (4.66%) Management Information System
2 63 (4.38%) Product Ownership
3 41 (2.85%) Data Centre
4 28 (1.95%) Onboarding
5 27 (1.88%) Self-Motivation
6 19 (1.32%) PMI
7 17 (1.18%) NHS
7 17 (1.18%) Public Cloud
7 17 (1.18%) Renewable Energy
8 16 (1.11%) Reference Data
9 15 (1.04%) Market Risk
10 13 (0.90%) Solar Panel
10 13 (0.90%) Virtual Team
11 12 (0.83%) Enterprise Software
12 11 (0.76%) FMCG
12 11 (0.76%) Greenfield Project
12 11 (0.76%) Mobile App
13 10 (0.70%) Cloud Native
13 10 (0.70%) Data Structures
14 9 (0.63%) Analytical Mindset
Operating Systems
1 81 (5.63%) Windows
2 37 (2.57%) Linux
3 32 (2.23%) Windows Server
4 17 (1.18%) Unix
5 15 (1.04%) Windows 10
6 14 (0.97%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 11 (0.76%) Windows Server 2012
7 11 (0.76%) Windows Server 2016
8 8 (0.56%) Windows 7
8 8 (0.56%) Windows Server 2019
9 7 (0.49%) Solaris
10 6 (0.42%) AIX
10 6 (0.42%) Android
10 6 (0.42%) Ubuntu
10 6 (0.42%) VMS
11 4 (0.28%) Apple iOS
11 4 (0.28%) Mac OS
11 4 (0.28%) zOS
12 3 (0.21%) Windows Server 2008
13 2 (0.14%) Mac OS X
Processes & Methodologies
1 601 (41.79%) Project Management
2 546 (37.97%) Agile
3 254 (17.66%) Stakeholder Management
4 222 (15.44%) Problem-Solving
5 173 (12.03%) Migration
6 172 (11.96%) PRINCE2
7 146 (10.15%) Change Management
8 145 (10.08%) DevOps
9 141 (9.81%) Scrum
10 133 (9.25%) Waterfall
11 127 (8.83%) Risk Management
12 126 (8.76%) Continuous Improvement
13 120 (8.34%) Programme Management
14 104 (7.23%) Decision-Making
15 101 (7.02%) ITIL
16 99 (6.88%) Business Case
17 93 (6.47%) Roadmaps
18 90 (6.26%) Project Planning
19 81 (5.63%) Budget Management
19 81 (5.63%) Business Intelligence
Programming Languages
1 121 (8.41%) SQL
2 61 (4.24%) PowerShell
3 49 (3.41%) Python
4 42 (2.92%) C#
5 34 (2.36%) Java
6 21 (1.46%) JavaScript
7 13 (0.90%) T-SQL
8 11 (0.76%) TypeScript
9 10 (0.70%) Bash
10 7 (0.49%) Bicep
11 6 (0.42%) C++
12 5 (0.35%) R
13 4 (0.28%) Ruby
13 4 (0.28%) X++
14 3 (0.21%) Go
14 3 (0.21%) VB.NET
15 2 (0.14%) PL/SQL
15 2 (0.14%) Scala
15 2 (0.14%) Shell Script
15 2 (0.14%) VBA
Qualifications
1 271 (18.85%) Security Cleared
2 183 (12.73%) Degree
3 145 (10.08%) SC Cleared
4 107 (7.44%) DV Cleared
5 77 (5.35%) PMI Certification
5 77 (5.35%) PMP
6 38 (2.64%) APMP
7 29 (2.02%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
8 27 (1.88%) Cisco Certification
9 19 (1.32%) BPSS Clearance
10 17 (1.18%) Computer Science Degree
11 15 (1.04%) Azure Certification
11 15 (1.04%) CISA
11 15 (1.04%) CISM
11 15 (1.04%) CISSP
12 14 (0.97%) CCNP
13 13 (0.90%) CCNA
14 12 (0.83%) Master's Degree
15 8 (0.56%) Microsoft Certification
16 7 (0.49%) PRINCE2 Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 172 (11.96%) PMO
2 69 (4.80%) QA
3 20 (1.39%) NIST
3 20 (1.39%) SLA
4 19 (1.32%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 16 (1.11%) Accessibility
5 16 (1.11%) Data Quality
6 15 (1.04%) GDPR
7 11 (0.76%) ISO/IEC 20000
8 6 (0.42%) ISO 9001
9 5 (0.35%) Basel III
9 5 (0.35%) GRC
10 4 (0.28%) COREP
10 4 (0.28%) PCI DSS
11 3 (0.21%) FINREP
11 3 (0.21%) GxP
11 3 (0.21%) IFRS
11 3 (0.21%) MiFID
11 3 (0.21%) P3O
12 2 (0.14%) NIST 800
System Software
1 72 (5.01%) Active Directory
2 31 (2.16%) VMware Infrastructure
3 17 (1.18%) Virtual Machines
4 16 (1.11%) Docker
5 14 (0.97%) vSphere
6 10 (0.70%) XenApp
7 6 (0.42%) VMware NSX
8 4 (0.28%) ACF2
8 4 (0.28%) Hyper-V
8 4 (0.28%) RACF
9 3 (0.21%) Virtual Desktop
10 2 (0.14%) Ceph
10 2 (0.14%) Firmware
10 2 (0.14%) Microsoft App-V
10 2 (0.14%) Veritas Cluster Server
11 1 (0.070%) BitLocker
11 1 (0.070%) Terminal Services
11 1 (0.070%) VMware ESXi
11 1 (0.070%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 39 (2.71%) Kubernetes
2 25 (1.74%) Microsoft Intune
3 23 (1.60%) Terraform
4 22 (1.53%) Ansible
5 16 (1.11%) SCCM
6 8 (0.56%) Progress Chef
6 8 (0.56%) vRealize
7 7 (0.49%) Puppet
7 7 (0.49%) Single Sign-On
8 6 (0.42%) Packer
9 5 (0.35%) EMC NetWorker
9 5 (0.35%) Endace
9 5 (0.35%) HP Data Protector
9 5 (0.35%) Istio
9 5 (0.35%) NetBackup
9 5 (0.35%) WSUS
10 4 (0.28%) OMEGAMON
10 4 (0.28%) PowerBroker
11 3 (0.21%) Rancher
11 3 (0.21%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 259 (18.01%) Microsoft
2 96 (6.68%) SAP
3 64 (4.45%) Cisco
4 62 (4.31%) Oracle
5 47 (3.27%) VMware
6 46 (3.20%) ServiceNow
7 33 (2.29%) Juniper
8 23 (1.60%) Salesforce
9 21 (1.46%) Citrix
10 16 (1.11%) Adobe
10 16 (1.11%) Databricks
10 16 (1.11%) Informatica
10 16 (1.11%) Sparx
11 15 (1.04%) CheckPoint
12 14 (0.97%) F5
13 12 (0.83%) Atlassian
13 12 (0.83%) Red Hat
14 11 (0.76%) Symantec
15 9 (0.63%) Google
15 9 (0.63%) Remedy