PMI Certification Contract Job Trends in London

PMI Certification
England > London

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in London with a requirement for PMI Certification qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 21 June 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
21 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 227 183 284
Rank change year-on-year -44 +101 +58
Contract jobs citing PMI Certification 204 175 113
As % of all contract jobs in London 1.07% 1.40% 0.64%
As % of the Qualifications category 3.86% 5.40% 2.71%
Number of daily rates quoted 110 114 65
10th Percentile £412 £363 £363
25th Percentile £425 £458 £438
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £575 £550
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% +4.55% -4.35%
75th Percentile £675 £734 £637
90th Percentile £751 £788 £733
England median daily rate £540 £530 £525
% change year-on-year +1.89% +0.95% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 1 4
10th Percentile £52.93 - £23.29
25th Percentile £55.06 - £24.71
Median hourly rate £73.75 £70.00 £26.00
Median % change year-on-year +5.36% +169.23% -
75th Percentile £96.25 - £26.50
90th Percentile £98.50 - -
England median hourly rate £81.25 £70.00 £26.00
% change year-on-year +16.07% +169.23% -30.67%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
London

PMI Certification falls under the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications in London.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 5,288 3,238 4,163
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 27.77% 25.84% 23.49%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,809 2,175 2,841
10th Percentile £363 £350 £325
25th Percentile £450 £438 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year - - -6.50%
75th Percentile £638 £659 £650
90th Percentile £730 £750 £767
England median daily rate £525 £525 £537
% change year-on-year - -2.23% -2.36%
Number of hourly rates quoted 75 69 113
10th Percentile £19.15 £18.65 £14.49
25th Percentile £27.13 £24.66 £20.22
Median hourly rate £54.00 £27.50 £25.00
Median % change year-on-year +96.36% +10.00% -52.38%
75th Percentile £76.58 £55.00 £42.75
90th Percentile £88.75 £67.75 £68.60
England median hourly rate £52.50 £30.13 £41.50
% change year-on-year +74.27% -27.41% -24.55%

PMI Certification
Job Vacancy Trend in London

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing PMI Certification relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in London.

PMI Certification job vacancy trend in London

PMI Certification
Daily Rate Trend in London

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing PMI Certification.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing PMI Certification

PMI Certification
Daily Rate Histogram in London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing PMI Certification in London over the 6 months to 21 June 2026.

Daily rate histogram for PMI Certification in London

PMI Certification
Hourly Rate Trend in London

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing PMI Certification.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing PMI Certification

PMI Certification
Hourly Rate Histogram in London

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing PMI Certification in London over the 6 months to 21 June 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for PMI Certification in London

PMI Certification
Contract Job Locations in London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing PMI Certification within the London region over the 6 months to 21 June 2026. 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
Central London -10 45 £734 +46.80% 7
West London -27 3 £550 +15.79% 1
South London -4 2 £500 +17.65% 1
East London - 2 £495 - 1
PMI Certification
England

PMI Certification
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Application Platforms
1 13 (6.37%) Confluence
2 12 (5.88%) SharePoint
3 5 (2.45%) IIS
3 5 (2.45%) Microsoft Exchange
4 3 (1.47%) WebSphere
5 2 (0.98%) Oracle SOA Suite
6 1 (0.49%) IBM HTTP Server
6 1 (0.49%) Oracle Workflow
6 1 (0.49%) ThingWorx
6 1 (0.49%) WebSphere Application Server
Applications
1 22 (10.78%) Microsoft Project
2 13 (6.37%) Microsoft Excel
3 10 (4.90%) Microsoft Office
4 9 (4.41%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 5 (2.45%) MS Visio
6 2 (0.98%) Trello
7 1 (0.49%) Spreadsheet
7 1 (0.49%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 5 (2.45%) SAP S/4HANA
2 3 (1.47%) DELMIA
2 3 (1.47%) Oracle EBS
3 2 (0.98%) Dynamics CRM
3 2 (0.98%) NEC Housing
3 2 (0.98%) Oracle General Ledger
3 2 (0.98%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
3 2 (0.98%) Oracle Subledger Accounting
3 2 (0.98%) Salesforce CRM
4 1 (0.49%) Bloomberg TOMS
4 1 (0.49%) Endur
4 1 (0.49%) ENOVIA
4 1 (0.49%) IntelliMatch
4 1 (0.49%) Oracle EBS R12
4 1 (0.49%) Oracle FAH
4 1 (0.49%) Oracle Payables
4 1 (0.49%) Oracle Receivables
4 1 (0.49%) Orchestrade
4 1 (0.49%) SAP ERP
4 1 (0.49%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 40 (19.61%) Azure
2 25 (12.25%) AWS
3 21 (10.29%) SaaS
4 14 (6.86%) Smartsheet
5 12 (5.88%) Microsoft 365
6 8 (3.92%) Azure DevOps
6 8 (3.92%) Power Platform
7 4 (1.96%) Dynamics 365
7 4 (1.96%) Entra ID
7 4 (1.96%) OneDrive
8 3 (1.47%) Asana
8 3 (1.47%) Google Ads
9 2 (0.98%) Amazon EC2
9 2 (0.98%) Amazon S3
9 2 (0.98%) Azure Sentinel
9 2 (0.98%) GCP
9 2 (0.98%) IaaS
9 2 (0.98%) OCI
9 2 (0.98%) PaaS
10 1 (0.49%) GitHub
Communications & Networking
1 7 (3.43%) LAN
1 7 (3.43%) WAN
2 5 (2.45%) HTTPS
3 4 (1.96%) Firewall
3 4 (1.96%) VLAN
4 3 (1.47%) Network Security
4 3 (1.47%) Wi-Fi
5 2 (0.98%) 4G
5 2 (0.98%) 5G
5 2 (0.98%) Internet
5 2 (0.98%) VoLTE
6 1 (0.49%) DNS
6 1 (0.49%) SD-WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (3.92%) Power BI
2 2 (0.98%) Amazon RDS
2 2 (0.98%) Data Warehouse
2 2 (0.98%) Oracle Database
2 2 (0.98%) SQL Server
3 1 (0.49%) Data Lake
3 1 (0.49%) Metadata
3 1 (0.49%) Metadata Repository
3 1 (0.49%) SQL Server Integration Services
3 1 (0.49%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 28 (13.73%) JIRA
2 1 (0.49%) Artifactory
2 1 (0.49%) Git
2 1 (0.49%) GitLab
2 1 (0.49%) Introscope
2 1 (0.49%) Jenkins
General
1 94 (46.08%) Social Skills
2 81 (39.71%) Finance
3 25 (12.25%) Analytical Skills
4 23 (11.27%) Banking
5 22 (10.78%) Marketing
6 15 (7.35%) Organisational Skills
7 14 (6.86%) Legal
8 12 (5.88%) Presentation Skills
9 10 (4.90%) Pharmaceutical
9 10 (4.90%) Retail
10 8 (3.92%) Financial Institution
11 7 (3.43%) Manufacturing
12 6 (2.94%) Influencing Skills
12 6 (2.94%) Public Sector
13 5 (2.45%) German Language
14 4 (1.96%) Investment Banking
14 4 (1.96%) Law
14 4 (1.96%) Telecoms
15 3 (1.47%) Advertising
16 2 (0.98%) Automotive
Job Titles
1 117 (57.35%) Project Manager
2 25 (12.25%) Senior
3 20 (9.80%) Analyst
4 19 (9.31%) Lead
5 18 (8.82%) Business Analyst
6 15 (7.35%) Technical Manager
7 14 (6.86%) Migration Manager
7 14 (6.86%) Migration Project Manager
7 14 (6.86%) Senior Manager
7 14 (6.86%) Technical Project Manager
8 12 (5.88%) Infrastructure Manager
8 12 (5.88%) Programme Manager
9 11 (5.39%) Delivery Manager
9 11 (5.39%) Infrastructure Project Manager
9 11 (5.39%) Senior Project Manager
10 10 (4.90%) Transformation Manager
11 9 (4.41%) IT Manager
11 9 (4.41%) IT Project Manager
11 9 (4.41%) Transformation Project Manager
12 8 (3.92%) Sales Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (3.43%) REST
2 5 (2.45%) Middleware
3 3 (1.47%) ADO
3 3 (1.47%) Oracle Fusion
3 3 (1.47%) SailPoint
4 2 (0.98%) SOAP
4 2 (0.98%) XML
4 2 (0.98%) XML Messaging
5 1 (0.49%) EDI
Miscellaneous
1 56 (27.45%) PMI
2 13 (6.37%) Data Centre
3 8 (3.92%) Management Information System
4 7 (3.43%) Onboarding
4 7 (3.43%) Product Ownership
5 5 (2.45%) Data Protection Act
5 5 (2.45%) Life Science
5 5 (2.45%) Virtual Team
6 4 (1.96%) CMDB
6 4 (1.96%) Operational Technology
7 3 (1.47%) CCTV
7 3 (1.47%) Private Cloud
8 2 (0.98%) AI Agents
8 2 (0.98%) Biopharmaceutical
8 2 (0.98%) Cloud Native
8 2 (0.98%) Credit Risk
8 2 (0.98%) FMCG
8 2 (0.98%) Mainframe
8 2 (0.98%) Public Cloud
8 2 (0.98%) SWIFT Messaging Network
Operating Systems
1 10 (4.90%) Windows
2 3 (1.47%) Linux
3 2 (0.98%) Unix
4 1 (0.49%) AIX
4 1 (0.49%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
4 1 (0.49%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 133 (65.20%) PRINCE2
2 124 (60.78%) Project Management
3 114 (55.88%) Stakeholder Management
4 109 (53.43%) Agile
5 74 (36.27%) Project Delivery
6 58 (28.43%) Change Management
7 47 (23.04%) Migration
8 43 (21.08%) Decision-Making
9 34 (16.67%) Programme Management
9 34 (16.67%) Waterfall
10 30 (14.71%) Continuous Improvement
11 29 (14.22%) Problem-Solving
12 28 (13.73%) Scrum
13 27 (13.24%) Risk Management
14 26 (12.75%) DevOps
15 25 (12.25%) Project Governance
16 23 (11.27%) Budget Management
16 23 (11.27%) Validation
17 22 (10.78%) Matrix Organization
17 22 (10.78%) Stakeholder Engagement
Programming Languages
1 9 (4.41%) SQL
2 1 (0.49%) Java
2 1 (0.49%) Jython
2 1 (0.49%) Korn
2 1 (0.49%) PL/SQL
2 1 (0.49%) Python
2 1 (0.49%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 168 (82.35%) PMP
2 59 (28.92%) Degree
3 16 (7.84%) Security Cleared
4 13 (6.37%) CBAP
4 13 (6.37%) SC Cleared
5 12 (5.88%) CISSP
6 10 (4.90%) Master's Degree
7 9 (4.41%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
8 8 (3.92%) CISM
9 6 (2.94%) Azure Certification
10 5 (2.45%) APMP
10 5 (2.45%) AWS Certification
11 4 (1.96%) Computer Science Degree
11 4 (1.96%) CRISC
11 4 (1.96%) CTC Cleared
11 4 (1.96%) DV Cleared
12 3 (1.47%) CAPM
12 3 (1.47%) Six Sigma Green Belt
13 2 (0.98%) CISA
13 2 (0.98%) Six Sigma Black Belt
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 25 (12.25%) GDPR
1 25 (12.25%) PMO
2 21 (10.29%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 17 (8.33%) NIST
3 17 (8.33%) QA
4 11 (5.39%) Sarbanes-Oxley
5 7 (3.43%) GRC
6 5 (2.45%) GxP
6 5 (2.45%) HIPAA
6 5 (2.45%) PCI DSS
7 4 (1.96%) Data Quality
8 3 (1.47%) P3O
9 2 (0.98%) Actionable Recommendations
9 2 (0.98%) Basel III
9 2 (0.98%) GAAP
9 2 (0.98%) GMP
9 2 (0.98%) IFRS
9 2 (0.98%) IFRS 9
9 2 (0.98%) SEPA
9 2 (0.98%) SLA
System Software
1 3 (1.47%) Active Directory
2 2 (0.98%) Virtual Machines
3 1 (0.49%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 2 (0.98%) Control-M
1 2 (0.98%) RSA Archer
1 2 (0.98%) Single Sign-On
2 1 (0.49%) CA Wily
2 1 (0.49%) Puppet
2 1 (0.49%) Terraform
Vendors
1 21 (10.29%) Microsoft
2 15 (7.35%) SAP
3 13 (6.37%) Oracle
4 12 (5.88%) CyberArk
5 11 (5.39%) ServiceNow
6 8 (3.92%) Salesforce
7 7 (3.43%) Workday
8 3 (1.47%) Cisco
8 3 (1.47%) Databricks
8 3 (1.47%) VMware
9 2 (0.98%) Informatica
9 2 (0.98%) Murex
9 2 (0.98%) NEC
9 2 (0.98%) Okta
9 2 (0.98%) Planview
9 2 (0.98%) Remedy
9 2 (0.98%) Sitecore
9 2 (0.98%) Splunk
10 1 (0.49%) FIS
10 1 (0.49%) Varonis