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 27 August 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
27 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 219 173 260
Rank change year-on-year -46 +87 +67
Contract jobs citing PMI Certification 240 203 129
As % of all contract jobs in London 1.19% 1.52% 0.79%
As % of the Qualifications category 4.29% 5.75% 3.24%
Number of daily rates quoted 119 130 67
10th Percentile £406 £363 £416
25th Percentile £436 £450 £461
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £600 £550
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% +3.29%
75th Percentile £650 £713 £628
90th Percentile £753 £788 £698
England median daily rate £540 £550 £525
% change year-on-year -1.82% +4.76% -3.67%
Number of hourly rates quoted 6 3 0
10th Percentile £52.00 - -
25th Percentile £52.50 - -
Median hourly rate £55.00 £65.00 -
Median % change year-on-year -15.38% - -
75th Percentile £58.44 £67.50 -
90th Percentile £59.75 £69.00 -
England median hourly rate £72.50 £65.00 £60.00
% change year-on-year +11.54% +8.33% +14.29%

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 5,600 3,533 3,986
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 27.85% 26.40% 24.52%
Number of daily rates quoted 4,010 2,380 2,701
10th Percentile £375 £338 £350
25th Percentile £456 £425 £443
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £545 £525 £538
Median % change year-on-year +3.81% -2.33% -2.27%
75th Percentile £638 £656 £650
90th Percentile £738 £745 £763
England median daily rate £525 £525 £538
% change year-on-year - -2.33% -2.27%
Number of hourly rates quoted 94 83 67
10th Percentile £19.50 £18.83 £17.88
25th Percentile £26.06 £25.09 £22.00
Median hourly rate £53.00 £25.15 £30.00
Median % change year-on-year +110.74% -16.17% -45.45%
75th Percentile £73.00 £46.25 £46.25
90th Percentile £88.75 £65.00 £64.70
England median hourly rate £52.50 £25.15 £48.56
% change year-on-year +108.75% -48.21% -11.71%

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 27 August 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 27 August 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 -2 52 £650 +40.54% 34
West London -16 9 £550 +7.32% 9
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 12 (5.00%) Confluence
2 10 (4.17%) SharePoint
3 7 (2.92%) Microsoft Exchange
4 5 (2.08%) IIS
5 1 (0.42%) Apache
5 1 (0.42%) Apache Airflow
5 1 (0.42%) Apache Spark
5 1 (0.42%) IBM HTTP Server
5 1 (0.42%) ThingWorx
5 1 (0.42%) WebSphere
5 1 (0.42%) WebSphere Application Server
Applications
1 30 (12.50%) Microsoft Project
2 24 (10.00%) Microsoft Excel
3 16 (6.67%) Microsoft Office
4 12 (5.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 6 (2.50%) MS Visio
6 2 (0.83%) Trello
7 1 (0.42%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 5 (2.08%) SAP S/4HANA
2 3 (1.25%) Oracle EBS
3 2 (0.83%) Changepoint
3 2 (0.83%) NEC Housing
4 1 (0.42%) DELMIA
4 1 (0.42%) Dynamics CRM
4 1 (0.42%) Elite 3E
4 1 (0.42%) Endur
4 1 (0.42%) ENOVIA
4 1 (0.42%) Misys Equation
4 1 (0.42%) Misys Midas
4 1 (0.42%) Oracle EBS R12
4 1 (0.42%) Oracle Financials
4 1 (0.42%) Orchestrade
4 1 (0.42%) Salesforce CRM
4 1 (0.42%) SAP ERP
4 1 (0.42%) SAP IBP
4 1 (0.42%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 43 (17.92%) Azure
2 24 (10.00%) AWS
3 19 (7.92%) SaaS
4 15 (6.25%) Smartsheet
5 14 (5.83%) Microsoft 365
5 14 (5.83%) Power Platform
6 10 (4.17%) Dynamics 365
7 8 (3.33%) Azure DevOps
8 6 (2.50%) Asana
9 5 (2.08%) GCP
9 5 (2.08%) Power Automate
9 5 (2.08%) PowerApps
10 4 (1.67%) Entra ID
10 4 (1.67%) GitHub
10 4 (1.67%) OneDrive
11 3 (1.25%) Microsoft Copilot
12 2 (0.83%) AWS KMS
12 2 (0.83%) Azure Key Vault
12 2 (0.83%) Snowflake
12 2 (0.83%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 7 (2.92%) Firewall
2 6 (2.50%) Network Security
3 5 (2.08%) HTTPS
4 4 (1.67%) 4G
4 4 (1.67%) 5G
4 4 (1.67%) LAN
4 4 (1.67%) WAN
5 3 (1.25%) Internet
5 3 (1.25%) VoLTE
6 2 (0.83%) BGP
6 2 (0.83%) Cisco Firepower
6 2 (0.83%) NAS
6 2 (0.83%) SAN
6 2 (0.83%) SSL
6 2 (0.83%) VLAN
7 1 (0.42%) DNS
7 1 (0.42%) SD-WAN
7 1 (0.42%) Structured Cabling
7 1 (0.42%) VoIP
7 1 (0.42%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 9 (3.75%) Power BI
2 3 (1.25%) Data Warehouse
3 2 (0.83%) Amazon RDS
3 2 (0.83%) Metadata
3 2 (0.83%) Oracle Database
4 1 (0.42%) Big Data
4 1 (0.42%) Data Lake
4 1 (0.42%) Elasticsearch
4 1 (0.42%) Metadata Repository
4 1 (0.42%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 32 (13.33%) JIRA
2 1 (0.42%) Artifactory
2 1 (0.42%) Git
2 1 (0.42%) GitLab
2 1 (0.42%) Introscope
2 1 (0.42%) Jenkins
2 1 (0.42%) Visual Studio
General
1 119 (49.58%) Finance
2 110 (45.83%) Social Skills
3 35 (14.58%) Banking
4 26 (10.83%) Analytical Skills
5 22 (9.17%) Marketing
6 14 (5.83%) Organisational Skills
7 13 (5.42%) Influencing Skills
8 12 (5.00%) Presentation Skills
9 11 (4.58%) Pharmaceutical
10 10 (4.17%) Retail
11 9 (3.75%) Telecoms
12 8 (3.33%) Legal
12 8 (3.33%) Manufacturing
13 7 (2.92%) Law
13 7 (2.92%) Public Sector
14 6 (2.50%) Financial Institution
15 5 (2.08%) German Language
16 3 (1.25%) Electronics
16 3 (1.25%) Front Office
16 3 (1.25%) Investment Banking
Job Titles
1 125 (52.08%) Project Manager
2 29 (12.08%) Senior
3 22 (9.17%) Analyst
4 21 (8.75%) Senior Manager
5 18 (7.50%) Business Analyst
6 17 (7.08%) Delivery Manager
6 17 (7.08%) Programme Manager
7 16 (6.67%) Senior Project Manager
7 16 (6.67%) Technical Manager
8 14 (5.83%) Lead
8 14 (5.83%) Transformation Manager
9 13 (5.42%) Infrastructure Manager
9 13 (5.42%) IT Manager
10 12 (5.00%) Transformation Project Manager
11 11 (4.58%) IT Project Manager
11 11 (4.58%) Technical Project Manager
12 10 (4.17%) Bid Manager
12 10 (4.17%) Infrastructure Project Manager
13 8 (3.33%) Business Manager
13 8 (3.33%) Migration Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (2.50%) REST
2 2 (0.83%) Middleware
3 1 (0.42%) ADO
3 1 (0.42%) Oracle Fusion
3 1 (0.42%) Terraform
Miscellaneous
1 54 (22.50%) PMI
2 13 (5.42%) Data Centre
3 11 (4.58%) Onboarding
3 11 (4.58%) Product Ownership
4 7 (2.92%) Management Information System
4 7 (2.92%) Operational Technology
5 6 (2.50%) Life Science
5 6 (2.50%) Virtual Team
6 5 (2.08%) Data Protection Act
7 4 (1.67%) Cloud Native
8 3 (1.25%) Enterprise Software
8 3 (1.25%) FMCG
8 3 (1.25%) Private Cloud
9 2 (0.83%) AS400
9 2 (0.83%) CCTV
9 2 (0.83%) Credit Risk
9 2 (0.83%) Enterprise Storage
9 2 (0.83%) IoT
9 2 (0.83%) Mainframe
9 2 (0.83%) SWIFT Messaging Network
Operating Systems
1 10 (4.17%) Windows
2 3 (1.25%) Linux
3 1 (0.42%) AIX
3 1 (0.42%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
3 1 (0.42%) Unix
3 1 (0.42%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 179 (74.58%) PRINCE2
2 148 (61.67%) Stakeholder Management
3 147 (61.25%) Project Management
4 135 (56.25%) Agile
5 84 (35.00%) Project Delivery
6 71 (29.58%) Change Management
7 52 (21.67%) Migration
8 47 (19.58%) Decision-Making
9 41 (17.08%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 40 (16.67%) Programme Management
11 39 (16.25%) Continuous Improvement
11 39 (16.25%) Scrum
12 37 (15.42%) Waterfall
13 35 (14.58%) Budget Management
13 35 (14.58%) Roadmaps
14 34 (14.17%) Problem-Solving
14 34 (14.17%) Risk Management
15 29 (12.08%) AI
15 29 (12.08%) Cybersecurity
16 28 (11.67%) ITIL
Programming Languages
1 7 (2.92%) SQL
2 4 (1.67%) Python
3 2 (0.83%) COBOL
3 2 (0.83%) RPG
4 1 (0.42%) Bash
4 1 (0.42%) C#
4 1 (0.42%) Java
4 1 (0.42%) Jython
4 1 (0.42%) Korn
4 1 (0.42%) Shell Script
4 1 (0.42%) X++
Qualifications
1 203 (84.58%) PMP
2 67 (27.92%) Degree
3 27 (11.25%) Security Cleared
4 20 (8.33%) SC Cleared
5 11 (4.58%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
6 10 (4.17%) CISSP
6 10 (4.17%) PRINCE2 Certification
7 8 (3.33%) CBAP
7 8 (3.33%) DV Cleared
8 7 (2.92%) Azure Certification
8 7 (2.92%) CISM
8 7 (2.92%) Microsoft Certification
9 6 (2.50%) CTC Cleared
10 5 (2.08%) Computer Science Degree
10 5 (2.08%) Master's Degree
11 4 (1.67%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
12 3 (1.25%) AWS Certification
12 3 (1.25%) BPSS Clearance
12 3 (1.25%) CAPM
12 3 (1.25%) PgMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 28 (11.67%) PMO
2 17 (7.08%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 14 (5.83%) GDPR
4 12 (5.00%) NIST
5 10 (4.17%) Data Quality
5 10 (4.17%) Sarbanes-Oxley
6 9 (3.75%) P3O
6 9 (3.75%) QA
7 8 (3.33%) GRC
8 6 (2.50%) PCI DSS
9 5 (2.08%) GxP
9 5 (2.08%) HIPAA
10 3 (1.25%) GMP
10 3 (1.25%) SLA
11 2 (0.83%) Accessibility
11 2 (0.83%) ITGC
11 2 (0.83%) SEPA
11 2 (0.83%) SOC 2
12 1 (0.42%) Actionable Recommendations
12 1 (0.42%) Cyber Essentials
System Software
1 7 (2.92%) Active Directory
2 4 (1.67%) VMware Infrastructure
3 2 (0.83%) Virtual Desktop
3 2 (0.83%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 2 (0.83%) RSA Archer
1 2 (0.83%) Single Sign-On
2 1 (0.42%) CA Wily
2 1 (0.42%) Kibana
2 1 (0.42%) Prometheus
2 1 (0.42%) Puppet
Vendors
1 46 (19.17%) Microsoft
2 14 (5.83%) ServiceNow
3 9 (3.75%) Oracle
4 8 (3.33%) SAP
5 7 (2.92%) CyberArk
5 7 (2.92%) Planview
5 7 (2.92%) Salesforce
6 5 (2.08%) VMware
7 4 (1.67%) Cisco
7 4 (1.67%) Google
8 3 (1.25%) BeyondTrust
8 3 (1.25%) Databricks
8 3 (1.25%) Murex
9 2 (0.83%) Charles River
9 2 (0.83%) IBM
9 2 (0.83%) NEC
9 2 (0.83%) Sitecore
9 2 (0.83%) Zscaler
10 1 (0.42%) Meraki
10 1 (0.42%) Splunk