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 13 May 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 215 196 272
Rank change year-on-year -19 +76 +51
Contract jobs citing PMI Certification 202 155 123
As % of all contract jobs in London 1.14% 1.25% 0.70%
As % of the Qualifications category 4.05% 4.88% 2.93%
Number of daily rates quoted 106 98 72
10th Percentile £409 £353 £363
25th Percentile £425 £463 £419
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £545 £563 £580
Median % change year-on-year -3.11% -3.02% +0.87%
75th Percentile £675 £750 £645
90th Percentile £781 £825 £825
England median daily rate £525 £525 £525
% change year-on-year - - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 0 4
10th Percentile £86.50 - £23.29
25th Percentile £88.75 - £24.71
Median hourly rate £95.00 - £26.00
75th Percentile £98.75 - £26.50
90th Percentile £99.50 - -
England median hourly rate £83.00 £60.00 £26.00
% change year-on-year +38.33% +130.77% -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 4,982 3,178 4,196
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 28.21% 25.71% 23.91%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,556 2,142 2,837
10th Percentile £363 £356 £325
25th Percentile £444 £438 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £525 £538
Median % change year-on-year - -2.33% -6.52%
75th Percentile £638 £655 £650
90th Percentile £738 £752 £775
England median daily rate £525 £525 £538
% change year-on-year - -2.33% -2.27%
Number of hourly rates quoted 78 57 108
10th Percentile £20.79 £16.78 £14.19
25th Percentile £25.89 £22.27 £19.98
Median hourly rate £54.75 £29.07 £24.99
Median % change year-on-year +88.34% +16.35% -47.40%
75th Percentile £76.58 £56.25 £41.63
90th Percentile £88.75 £72.61 £66.13
England median hourly rate £48.72 £40.00 £40.00
% change year-on-year +21.80% - -23.81%

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 13 May 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
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 13 May 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 -14 38 £750 +41.51% 13
West London -30 3 £550 +15.79% 3
South London - 3 £500 - 1
East London - 2 £495 -
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 (6.44%) Confluence
2 11 (5.45%) SharePoint
3 5 (2.48%) Microsoft Exchange
4 3 (1.49%) WebSphere
5 2 (0.99%) IIS
5 2 (0.99%) Oracle SOA Suite
6 1 (0.50%) Adobe Experience Manager
6 1 (0.50%) IBM HTTP Server
6 1 (0.50%) Oracle Workflow
6 1 (0.50%) ThingWorx
6 1 (0.50%) WebSphere Application Server
Applications
1 20 (9.90%) Microsoft Project
2 14 (6.93%) Microsoft Excel
3 10 (4.95%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 8 (3.96%) Microsoft Office
4 8 (3.96%) MS Visio
5 2 (0.99%) Trello
6 1 (0.50%) Autodesk Smoke
6 1 (0.50%) Spreadsheet
6 1 (0.50%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 4 (1.98%) SAP S/4HANA
2 3 (1.49%) DELMIA
2 3 (1.49%) Oracle EBS
3 2 (0.99%) Bloomberg TOMS
3 2 (0.99%) Dynamics CRM
3 2 (0.99%) Endur
3 2 (0.99%) FLEXCUBE
3 2 (0.99%) NEC Housing
3 2 (0.99%) Oracle General Ledger
3 2 (0.99%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
3 2 (0.99%) Oracle Subledger Accounting
3 2 (0.99%) Salesforce CRM
4 1 (0.50%) IntelliMatch
4 1 (0.50%) Oracle EBS R12
4 1 (0.50%) Oracle FAH
4 1 (0.50%) Oracle Financials
4 1 (0.50%) Oracle Payables
4 1 (0.50%) Oracle Receivables
4 1 (0.50%) Temenos T24
4 1 (0.50%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 36 (17.82%) Azure
2 24 (11.88%) SaaS
3 23 (11.39%) AWS
4 15 (7.43%) Smartsheet
5 12 (5.94%) Power Platform
6 9 (4.46%) Microsoft 365
7 6 (2.97%) Azure DevOps
8 4 (1.98%) Dynamics 365
8 4 (1.98%) OneDrive
9 3 (1.49%) Asana
9 3 (1.49%) Entra ID
9 3 (1.49%) IaaS
9 3 (1.49%) PaaS
10 2 (0.99%) Azure Sentinel
10 2 (0.99%) GCP
10 2 (0.99%) Google Ads
10 2 (0.99%) Lucidchart
10 2 (0.99%) OCI
10 2 (0.99%) OpenShift
10 2 (0.99%) SuccessFactors
Communications & Networking
1 6 (2.97%) WAN
2 5 (2.48%) LAN
3 4 (1.98%) VLAN
4 3 (1.49%) Firewall
4 3 (1.49%) Network Security
4 3 (1.49%) Wi-Fi
5 2 (0.99%) HTTPS
5 2 (0.99%) SD-WAN
6 1 (0.50%) DNS
6 1 (0.50%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 12 (5.94%) Power BI
2 4 (1.98%) Data Warehouse
3 3 (1.49%) Tableau
4 2 (0.99%) Data Lake
4 2 (0.99%) SQL Server
5 1 (0.50%) Amazon RDS
5 1 (0.50%) Data Vault
5 1 (0.50%) Metadata
5 1 (0.50%) Metadata Repository
5 1 (0.50%) MySQL
5 1 (0.50%) Oracle Database
5 1 (0.50%) Relational Database
5 1 (0.50%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 1 (0.50%) Star Schema
Development Applications
1 27 (13.37%) JIRA
2 1 (0.50%) Artifactory
2 1 (0.50%) Git
2 1 (0.50%) Introscope
General
1 96 (47.52%) Social Skills
2 80 (39.60%) Finance
3 33 (16.34%) Analytical Skills
4 31 (15.35%) Banking
5 23 (11.39%) Marketing
6 18 (8.91%) Legal
7 16 (7.92%) Organisational Skills
8 10 (4.95%) Presentation Skills
8 10 (4.95%) Retail
9 9 (4.46%) Financial Institution
10 8 (3.96%) Manufacturing
10 8 (3.96%) Public Sector
11 7 (3.47%) Influencing Skills
11 7 (3.47%) Pharmaceutical
12 5 (2.48%) Investment Banking
13 4 (1.98%) Front Office
13 4 (1.98%) German Language
14 3 (1.49%) Advertising
14 3 (1.49%) General Ledger
14 3 (1.49%) Law
Job Titles
1 110 (54.46%) Project Manager
2 25 (12.38%) Senior
3 22 (10.89%) Analyst
4 20 (9.90%) Business Analyst
5 19 (9.41%) Lead
6 15 (7.43%) Migration Manager
7 14 (6.93%) Migration Project Manager
7 14 (6.93%) Senior Manager
8 13 (6.44%) Senior Project Manager
8 13 (6.44%) Technical Manager
9 11 (5.45%) Infrastructure Manager
9 11 (5.45%) IT Manager
9 11 (5.45%) IT Project Manager
10 10 (4.95%) Transformation Manager
11 9 (4.46%) Delivery Manager
11 9 (4.46%) Infrastructure Project Manager
11 9 (4.46%) Programme Manager
11 9 (4.46%) Technical Project Manager
11 9 (4.46%) Transformation Project Manager
12 8 (3.96%) Sales Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (1.98%) Middleware
1 4 (1.98%) REST
2 3 (1.49%) ADO
2 3 (1.49%) Oracle Fusion
2 3 (1.49%) SailPoint
3 2 (0.99%) SOAP
3 2 (0.99%) XML
3 2 (0.99%) XML Messaging
4 1 (0.50%) .NET
4 1 (0.50%) EDI
Miscellaneous
1 64 (31.68%) PMI
2 15 (7.43%) Management Information System
3 10 (4.95%) Product Ownership
4 9 (4.46%) Data Centre
5 8 (3.96%) Virtual Team
6 6 (2.97%) Onboarding
7 5 (2.48%) Data Protection Act
7 5 (2.48%) Life Science
8 3 (1.49%) Analytical Mindset
8 3 (1.49%) CMDB
8 3 (1.49%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
8 3 (1.49%) Operational Technology
9 2 (0.99%) AI Agents
9 2 (0.99%) Biopharmaceutical
9 2 (0.99%) CCTV
9 2 (0.99%) Derivative
9 2 (0.99%) Enterprise Software
9 2 (0.99%) Mainframe
9 2 (0.99%) Public Cloud
9 2 (0.99%) SWIFT Messaging Network
Operating Systems
1 6 (2.97%) Windows
2 3 (1.49%) Linux
3 2 (0.99%) Unix
4 1 (0.50%) AIX
4 1 (0.50%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
4 1 (0.50%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 128 (63.37%) PRINCE2
1 128 (63.37%) Project Management
2 107 (52.97%) Agile
2 107 (52.97%) Stakeholder Management
3 65 (32.18%) Project Delivery
4 47 (23.27%) Change Management
5 46 (22.77%) Migration
6 41 (20.30%) Decision-Making
7 33 (16.34%) Problem-Solving
7 33 (16.34%) Risk Management
8 32 (15.84%) Programme Management
8 32 (15.84%) Waterfall
9 30 (14.85%) Scrum
10 25 (12.38%) Project Governance
10 25 (12.38%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 25 (12.38%) Validation
11 24 (11.88%) Continuous Improvement
12 22 (10.89%) Matrix Organization
13 21 (10.40%) DevOps
14 20 (9.90%) Budget Management
Programming Languages
1 11 (5.45%) SQL
2 2 (0.99%) Java
3 1 (0.50%) Jython
3 1 (0.50%) Korn
3 1 (0.50%) PHP
3 1 (0.50%) PL/SQL
3 1 (0.50%) Python
3 1 (0.50%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 159 (78.71%) PMP
2 63 (31.19%) Degree
3 16 (7.92%) CBAP
4 13 (6.44%) SC Cleared
4 13 (6.44%) Security Cleared
5 9 (4.46%) Master's Degree
6 8 (3.96%) CISSP
6 8 (3.96%) Computer Science Degree
7 7 (3.47%) CISM
8 6 (2.97%) APMP
8 6 (2.97%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
9 5 (2.48%) AWS Certification
10 4 (1.98%) Azure Certification
10 4 (1.98%) CRISC
10 4 (1.98%) CTC Cleared
11 3 (1.49%) CCNA
11 3 (1.49%) Cisco Certification
11 3 (1.49%) Six Sigma Green Belt
12 2 (0.99%) CISA
12 2 (0.99%) PRINCE2 Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 33 (16.34%) PMO
2 27 (13.37%) GDPR
3 24 (11.88%) QA
4 18 (8.91%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 17 (8.42%) NIST
6 9 (4.46%) Sarbanes-Oxley
7 5 (2.48%) GxP
8 4 (1.98%) Basel III
8 4 (1.98%) GRC
8 4 (1.98%) P3O
9 3 (1.49%) Data Quality
10 2 (0.99%) California Consumer Privacy Act
10 2 (0.99%) GAAP
10 2 (0.99%) GMP
10 2 (0.99%) HIPAA
10 2 (0.99%) IFRS
10 2 (0.99%) IFRS 17
10 2 (0.99%) IFRS 9
10 2 (0.99%) PCI DSS
10 2 (0.99%) SEPA
System Software
1 2 (0.99%) Active Directory
1 2 (0.99%) Virtual Machines
2 1 (0.50%) PowerHA
2 1 (0.50%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 2 (0.99%) Control-M
1 2 (0.99%) Single Sign-On
2 1 (0.50%) CA Wily
2 1 (0.50%) Puppet
2 1 (0.50%) RSA Archer
Vendors
1 21 (10.40%) Microsoft
2 17 (8.42%) SAP
3 15 (7.43%) CyberArk
3 15 (7.43%) Oracle
4 11 (5.45%) Workday
5 10 (4.95%) ServiceNow
6 7 (3.47%) Salesforce
7 4 (1.98%) Cisco
7 4 (1.98%) Databricks
8 3 (1.49%) Ariba
8 3 (1.49%) Planview
9 2 (0.99%) Bloomberg
9 2 (0.99%) Google
9 2 (0.99%) Informatica
9 2 (0.99%) NEC
9 2 (0.99%) Remedy
9 2 (0.99%) Sitecore
9 2 (0.99%) Splunk
9 2 (0.99%) VMware
9 2 (0.99%) Zscaler