Project Management Contracts in Hampshire

Project Management
South East > Hampshire

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Hampshire requiring Project Management skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Project Management over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 20 28 20
Rank change year-on-year +8 -8 +9
Contract jobs citing Project Management 59 84 119
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Hampshire 7.91% 5.22% 8.47%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 8.79% 6.23% 9.54%
Number of daily rates quoted 43 30 70
10th Percentile £364 £355 £363
25th Percentile £378 £372 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £423 £525
Median % change year-on-year +18.34% -19.52% +5.00%
75th Percentile £549 £648 £601
90th Percentile £593 £725 £742
South East median daily rate £500 £500 £500
% change year-on-year - - +2.56%
Number of hourly rates quoted 8 11 8
10th Percentile £70.50 - £28.03
25th Percentile - £18.32 £49.85
Median hourly rate £75.00 £60.00 £70.00
Median % change year-on-year +25.00% -14.29% +82.17%
75th Percentile - - £75.00
90th Percentile - £102.52 -
South East median hourly rate £75.00 £40.00 £49.00
% change year-on-year +87.50% -18.36% +27.51%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Hampshire

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 Hampshire.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 671 1,348 1,247
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Hampshire 89.95% 83.73% 88.75%
Number of daily rates quoted 484 715 797
10th Percentile £325 £388 £240
25th Percentile £450 £456 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £581 £525
Median % change year-on-year -5.25% +10.57% +5.00%
75th Percentile £618 £675 £625
90th Percentile £675 £738 £696
South East median daily rate £500 £500 £508
% change year-on-year - -1.53% +1.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 40 162 104
10th Percentile £20.10 £13.05 £18.25
25th Percentile £29.38 £25.52 £22.85
Median hourly rate £57.63 £57.35 £53.00
Median % change year-on-year +0.48% +8.21% +113.80%
75th Percentile £71.88 £62.50 £67.50
90th Percentile £75.00 £76.86 £74.63
South East median hourly rate £28.00 £47.50 £50.00
% change year-on-year -41.05% -5.00% +122.22%

Project Management
Job Vacancy Trend in Hampshire

Job postings citing Project Management as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Hampshire.

Job vacancy trend for Project Management in Hampshire

Project Management
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Hampshire

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Project Management in Hampshire.

Daily rate trend for Project Management in Hampshire

Project Management
Daily Rate Histogram in Hampshire

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Project Management in Hampshire over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Project Management in Hampshire

Project Management
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Hampshire

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Project Management in Hampshire.

Hourly rate trend for Project Management in Hampshire

Project Management
Hourly Rate Histogram in Hampshire

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Project Management in Hampshire over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for Project Management in Hampshire

Project Management
Contract Job Locations in Hampshire

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 Hampshire region over the 6 months to 1 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
Farnborough +8 12 £400 -1.23% 10
Portsmouth +15 9 £425 +9.68% 45
Southampton +6 9 £475 -33.10% 57
Winchester +2 5 £325 - 5
Basingstoke +19 4 £563 +8.43% 38
Fareham -4 3 £372 - 3
Havant +2 2 £500 +11.11%
Eastleigh - 2 £525 - 2
Gosport -3 1 £425 -
Project Management
South East

Project Management
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Hampshire 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 4 (6.78%) Confluence
2 3 (5.08%) SharePoint
Applications
1 5 (8.47%) Microsoft Excel
2 4 (6.78%) Microsoft Office
3 2 (3.39%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 2 (3.39%) Microsoft Project
Cloud Services
1 6 (10.17%) AWS
2 2 (3.39%) Microsoft 365
3 1 (1.69%) Azure
Communications & Networking
1 2 (3.39%) DNS
2 1 (1.69%) Internet
2 1 (1.69%) Wi-Fi
Development Applications
1 7 (11.86%) JIRA
General
1 26 (44.07%) Social Skills
2 20 (33.90%) Finance
3 10 (16.95%) Public Sector
4 7 (11.86%) Analytical Skills
5 5 (8.47%) Legal
5 5 (8.47%) Manufacturing
6 3 (5.08%) Aerospace
6 3 (5.08%) Aviation
6 3 (5.08%) Local Government
6 3 (5.08%) Organisational Skills
7 2 (3.39%) Telecoms
8 1 (1.69%) Automotive
8 1 (1.69%) Military
8 1 (1.69%) Retail
Job Titles
1 25 (42.37%) Project Manager
2 8 (13.56%) Senior
3 7 (11.86%) ERP Implementation Manager
3 7 (11.86%) ERP Manager
3 7 (11.86%) Implementation Manager
4 6 (10.17%) Architect
4 6 (10.17%) IT Manager
4 6 (10.17%) IT Project Manager
5 5 (8.47%) Analyst
6 4 (6.78%) Senior Manager
6 4 (6.78%) Senior Project Manager
7 3 (5.08%) Business Analyst
7 3 (5.08%) Data Analyst
7 3 (5.08%) Data Business Analyst
7 3 (5.08%) DV Cleared Project Manager
7 3 (5.08%) Senior Architect
7 3 (5.08%) Senior Solutions Architect
7 3 (5.08%) Solutions Architect
7 3 (5.08%) Technical Manager
7 3 (5.08%) Technical Project Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (3.39%) CSS
1 2 (3.39%) HTML
1 2 (3.39%) Visualforce
Miscellaneous
1 6 (10.17%) Algorithms
1 6 (10.17%) Device Driver
1 6 (10.17%) Embedded Systems
1 6 (10.17%) IoT
2 5 (8.47%) Data Centre
3 3 (5.08%) PMI
3 3 (5.08%) Product Ownership
4 2 (3.39%) Analytical Mindset
4 2 (3.39%) Driving Licence
4 2 (3.39%) Management Information System
4 2 (3.39%) Security Posture
4 2 (3.39%) Self-Motivation
5 1 (1.69%) EPoS
5 1 (1.69%) iPad
5 1 (1.69%) Onboarding
Operating Systems
1 6 (10.17%) Linux
2 1 (1.69%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 27 (45.76%) Agile
2 20 (33.90%) PRINCE2
3 14 (23.73%) Stakeholder Management
4 10 (16.95%) Problem-Solving
5 9 (15.25%) Project Planning
5 9 (15.25%) Risk Management
6 8 (13.56%) ERP
7 7 (11.86%) Impact Analysis
7 7 (11.86%) Migration
7 7 (11.86%) SDLC
8 6 (10.17%) Architectural Design
8 6 (10.17%) Cloud Enablement
8 6 (10.17%) Coaching
8 6 (10.17%) Decision-Making
8 6 (10.17%) Device Driver Development
8 6 (10.17%) Multithreading
8 6 (10.17%) People Management
8 6 (10.17%) Risk Assessment
8 6 (10.17%) Time Management
9 5 (8.47%) Signal Processing
Programming Languages
1 6 (10.17%) Embedded C
2 5 (8.47%) C
3 2 (3.39%) Apex Code
3 2 (3.39%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 17 (28.81%) Security Cleared
2 14 (23.73%) PMP
3 13 (22.03%) Degree
4 11 (18.64%) DV Cleared
5 6 (10.17%) PMI Certification
6 4 (6.78%) SC Cleared
7 2 (3.39%) CISA
7 2 (3.39%) CISM
7 2 (3.39%) CISSP
7 2 (3.39%) Computer Science Degree
7 2 (3.39%) ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
7 2 (3.39%) Master's Degree
7 2 (3.39%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
8 1 (1.69%) APMP
8 1 (1.69%) PRINCE2 Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (8.47%) PMO
2 3 (5.08%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 3 (5.08%) QA
3 2 (3.39%) GDPR
3 2 (3.39%) NIST
3 2 (3.39%) PCI DSS
3 2 (3.39%) SLA
4 1 (1.69%) ISO 9001
4 1 (1.69%) PMBOK
System Software
1 6 (10.17%) Firmware
Vendors
1 5 (8.47%) Microsoft
2 2 (3.39%) Fujitsu
2 2 (3.39%) Palantir
2 2 (3.39%) Salesforce
3 1 (1.69%) Adobe
3 1 (1.69%) Micro Focus
3 1 (1.69%) ServiceNow