P3O Contracts in London

Portfolio, Programme and Project Offices (P3O) Guidance
England > London

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in London requiring P3O skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited P3O 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 350 384 484
Rank change year-on-year +34 +100 +97
Contract jobs citing P3O 3 7 9
As % of all contract jobs advertised in London 0.024% 0.039% 0.033%
As % of the Quality Assurance & Compliance category 0.15% 0.28% 0.25%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 1 7
10th Percentile - - £381
25th Percentile £425 - £460
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £550 £518
Median % change year-on-year -18.18% +6.28% +38.00%
75th Percentile £475 - £656
90th Percentile - - £803
England median daily rate £450 £525 £503
% change year-on-year -14.29% +4.48% +25.63%

All Quality Assurance and Compliance Skills
London

P3O falls under the Quality Assurance and Compliance category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring quality assurance or compliance skills in London.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for quality assurance or compliance skills 1,992 2,495 3,530
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 15.88% 13.99% 13.06%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,317 1,770 2,546
10th Percentile £313 £350 £350
25th Percentile £413 £425 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £530 £550 £563
Median % change year-on-year -3.64% -2.22% +2.27%
75th Percentile £675 £688 £688
90th Percentile £775 £800 £792
England median daily rate £513 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -2.38% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 28 62 36
10th Percentile £19.44 £12.70 £20.25
25th Percentile £22.27 £17.85 £21.24
Median hourly rate £34.75 £24.75 £30.75
Median % change year-on-year +40.40% -19.51% -30.90%
75th Percentile £57.50 £43.75 £63.75
90th Percentile £86.37 £53.73 £81.25
England median hourly rate £34.75 £22.34 £41.50
% change year-on-year +55.55% -46.17% +50.91%

P3O
Job Vacancy Trend in London

Job postings citing P3O as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in London.

Job vacancy trend for P3O in London

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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in London

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing P3O in London.

Daily rate trend for P3O in London

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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in London 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 1 (33.33%) Confluence
1 1 (33.33%) SharePoint
Communications & Networking
1 1 (33.33%) Skype
Development Applications
1 2 (66.67%) JIRA
2 1 (33.33%) Team Foundation Server
General
1 3 (100.00%) Finance
1 3 (100.00%) Social Skills
2 2 (66.67%) Influencing Skills
2 2 (66.67%) Retail
3 1 (33.33%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (33.33%) Law
3 1 (33.33%) Legal
Job Titles
1 2 (66.67%) PMO Manager
2 1 (33.33%) Analyst
2 1 (33.33%) Finance Manager
2 1 (33.33%) PMO Analyst
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) PRINCE2
1 3 (100.00%) Project Management
2 2 (66.67%) Agile
2 2 (66.67%) Business Strategy
2 2 (66.67%) Stakeholder Management
3 1 (33.33%) Capacity Planning
3 1 (33.33%) Critical Thinking
3 1 (33.33%) DevOps
3 1 (33.33%) ERP
3 1 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
3 1 (33.33%) Programme Management
Qualifications
1 1 (33.33%) APMP
1 1 (33.33%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (100.00%) PMO
2 1 (33.33%) GDPR
Vendors
1 2 (66.67%) Planview