PMP Contract Job Trends in London

PMI Project Management Professional (PMP)
England > London

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

6 months to
21 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 228 236 294
Rank change year-on-year +8 +58 +41
Contract jobs citing PMP 171 119 105
As % of all contract jobs in London 1.09% 0.88% 0.57%
As % of the Qualifications category 3.73% 3.50% 2.34%
Number of daily rates quoted 107 78 74
10th Percentile £400 £413 £374
25th Percentile £463 £481 £513
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £540 £588 £600
Median % change year-on-year -8.09% -2.08% +9.09%
75th Percentile £638 £759 £655
90th Percentile £720 £883 £795
England median daily rate £525 £550 £575
% change year-on-year -4.55% -4.35% +4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 6
10th Percentile - - £23.05
25th Percentile - - £23.75
Median hourly rate - - £25.75
75th Percentile - - £27.06
90th Percentile - - £27.25
England median hourly rate £82.50 £52.89 £26.00
% change year-on-year +55.98% +103.42% -50.71%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
London

PMP 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 4,590 3,397 4,488
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 29.31% 25.15% 24.31%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,266 2,144 3,001
10th Percentile £363 £350 £325
25th Percentile £430 £450 £431
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £533 £550
Median % change year-on-year -1.45% -3.14% -4.35%
75th Percentile £638 £660 £650
90th Percentile £750 £774 £769
England median daily rate £520 £525 £540
% change year-on-year -0.95% -2.78% -1.82%
Number of hourly rates quoted 75 58 129
10th Percentile £19.94 £21.50 £14.27
25th Percentile £25.15 £24.66 £19.99
Median hourly rate £35.00 £39.00 £35.50
Median % change year-on-year -10.26% +9.86% -11.25%
75th Percentile £65.88 £58.13 £65.00
90th Percentile £76.58 £79.84 £83.75
England median hourly rate £25.15 £48.40 £45.00
% change year-on-year -48.04% +7.56% -2.17%

PMP
Job Vacancy Trend in London

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

PMP job vacancy trend in London

PMP
Daily Rate Trend in London

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing PMP.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing PMP

PMP
Daily Rate Histogram in London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing PMP in London over the 6 months to 21 February 2026.

Daily rate histogram for PMP in London

PMP
Hourly Rate Trend in London

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing PMP.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing PMP

PMP
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 PMP within the London region over the 6 months to 21 February 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 -6 31 £600 -8.40% 7
South London - 4 £500 -
West London -25 2 £500 +5.26% 1
East London - 2 £495 - 2
PMP
England

PMP
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 10 (5.85%) Confluence
1 10 (5.85%) SharePoint
2 2 (1.17%) Oracle SOA Suite
2 2 (1.17%) WebSphere
3 1 (0.58%) Oracle Workflow
Applications
1 18 (10.53%) Microsoft Project
2 15 (8.77%) Microsoft Excel
3 13 (7.60%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 10 (5.85%) Microsoft Office
5 2 (1.17%) MS Visio
5 2 (1.17%) Trello
6 1 (0.58%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 4 (2.34%) Oracle Financials
1 4 (2.34%) Oracle Payables
1 4 (2.34%) SAP S/4HANA
2 3 (1.75%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
2 3 (1.75%) Oracle Subledger Accounting
2 3 (1.75%) Salesforce CRM
3 2 (1.17%) Bloomberg TOMS
3 2 (1.17%) DELMIA
3 2 (1.17%) FLEXCUBE
3 2 (1.17%) Oracle FAH
3 2 (1.17%) Oracle General Ledger
3 2 (1.17%) SAP IBP
4 1 (0.58%) Dynamics CRM
4 1 (0.58%) IntelliMatch
4 1 (0.58%) Misys Equation
4 1 (0.58%) Oracle HRMS
4 1 (0.58%) Oracle Receivables
4 1 (0.58%) SAP PM
4 1 (0.58%) Temenos T24
4 1 (0.58%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 28 (16.37%) Azure
2 19 (11.11%) AWS
3 12 (7.02%) Power Platform
4 6 (3.51%) Smartsheet
5 5 (2.92%) Azure DevOps
5 5 (2.92%) OpenShift
6 3 (1.75%) Dynamics 365
6 3 (1.75%) Microsoft 365
6 3 (1.75%) OCI
6 3 (1.75%) SaaS
7 2 (1.17%) Asana
7 2 (1.17%) Google Ads
7 2 (1.17%) IaaS
7 2 (1.17%) Miro
7 2 (1.17%) PaaS
7 2 (1.17%) Slack
7 2 (1.17%) SuccessFactors
8 1 (0.58%) GCP
8 1 (0.58%) Serverless
8 1 (0.58%) Virtual Private Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 7 (4.09%) WAN
2 6 (3.51%) LAN
3 5 (2.92%) Network Security
4 3 (1.75%) Wi-Fi
5 2 (1.17%) Firewall
5 2 (1.17%) SD-WAN
5 2 (1.17%) VLAN
5 2 (1.17%) VPN
6 1 (0.58%) DNS
6 1 (0.58%) Intranet
6 1 (0.58%) Multicast
6 1 (0.58%) Structured Cabling
Database & Business Intelligence
1 11 (6.43%) Power BI
2 6 (3.51%) Data Warehouse
3 3 (1.75%) Data Lake
4 2 (1.17%) SQL Server
4 2 (1.17%) Star Schema
5 1 (0.58%) Amazon RDS
5 1 (0.58%) Data Vault
5 1 (0.58%) MySQL
5 1 (0.58%) Oracle Reports
5 1 (0.58%) Relational Database
5 1 (0.58%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 1 (0.58%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 24 (14.04%) JIRA
General
1 104 (60.82%) Social Skills
2 83 (48.54%) Finance
3 35 (20.47%) Analytical Skills
4 30 (17.54%) Banking
5 20 (11.70%) Legal
6 17 (9.94%) Retail
7 16 (9.36%) Organisational Skills
8 14 (8.19%) Public Sector
9 8 (4.68%) Manufacturing
10 7 (4.09%) Investment Banking
11 6 (3.51%) Influencing Skills
12 5 (2.92%) Financial Institution
12 5 (2.92%) Front Office
12 5 (2.92%) Marketing
12 5 (2.92%) Presentation Skills
13 4 (2.34%) General Ledger
13 4 (2.34%) Law
13 4 (2.34%) Pharmaceutical
14 3 (1.75%) Aerospace
14 3 (1.75%) Retail Finance
Job Titles
1 121 (70.76%) Project Manager
2 24 (14.04%) Lead
3 21 (12.28%) Senior
4 18 (10.53%) Senior Manager
5 16 (9.36%) Infrastructure Manager
6 15 (8.77%) Senior Project Manager
7 14 (8.19%) Analyst
7 14 (8.19%) Infrastructure Project Manager
7 14 (8.19%) IT Manager
7 14 (8.19%) IT Project Manager
8 13 (7.60%) Technical Manager
9 11 (6.43%) Business Analyst
9 11 (6.43%) Migration Manager
9 11 (6.43%) Technical Project Manager
10 10 (5.85%) Lead Project Manager
10 10 (5.85%) Migration Project Manager
11 8 (4.68%) Payments Project Manager
11 8 (4.68%) Security Manager
12 7 (4.09%) Banking Project Manager
12 7 (4.09%) SAP Project Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (2.92%) XML
2 3 (1.75%) ADO
2 3 (1.75%) Middleware
2 3 (1.75%) Oracle Fusion
3 2 (1.17%) REST
3 2 (1.17%) SOAP
3 2 (1.17%) XML Messaging
4 1 (0.58%) .NET
4 1 (0.58%) EDI
4 1 (0.58%) RESTful
4 1 (0.58%) SailPoint
4 1 (0.58%) SAP PI
4 1 (0.58%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 15 (8.77%) Data Centre
2 8 (4.68%) Management Information System
3 7 (4.09%) PMI
4 6 (3.51%) Analytical Mindset
5 5 (2.92%) Data Protection Act
5 5 (2.92%) Onboarding
5 5 (2.92%) Virtual Team
6 4 (2.34%) CMDB
6 4 (2.34%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
6 4 (2.34%) Product Ownership
7 3 (1.75%) CCTV
7 3 (1.75%) Derivative
7 3 (1.75%) Digital Wallet
7 3 (1.75%) Enterprise Software
7 3 (1.75%) Life Science
7 3 (1.75%) Operational Technology
8 2 (1.17%) Public Cloud
9 1 (0.58%) Cyber Threat
9 1 (0.58%) Greenfield Project
9 1 (0.58%) IoT
Operating Systems
1 5 (2.92%) Windows
2 4 (2.34%) Linux
3 2 (1.17%) Unix
4 1 (0.58%) VMS
4 1 (0.58%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 137 (80.12%) PRINCE2
2 128 (74.85%) Project Management
3 117 (68.42%) Agile
4 105 (61.40%) Stakeholder Management
5 64 (37.43%) Project Delivery
6 46 (26.90%) Problem-Solving
7 45 (26.32%) Risk Management
8 42 (24.56%) Migration
9 40 (23.39%) Change Management
10 37 (21.64%) Stakeholder Engagement
11 33 (19.30%) Programme Management
12 30 (17.54%) Scrum
13 28 (16.37%) Project Governance
14 25 (14.62%) Decision-Making
15 22 (12.87%) Waterfall
16 20 (11.70%) Budget Management
17 19 (11.11%) Resource Allocation
18 18 (10.53%) Continuous Improvement
19 17 (9.94%) Validation
20 16 (9.36%) Business Intelligence
Programming Languages
1 9 (5.26%) SQL
2 2 (1.17%) Korn
2 2 (1.17%) PL/SQL
3 1 (0.58%) Java
3 1 (0.58%) JavaScript
3 1 (0.58%) PHP
Qualifications
1 144 (84.21%) PMI Certification
2 59 (34.50%) Degree
3 12 (7.02%) Security Cleared
4 11 (6.43%) APMP
4 11 (6.43%) Master's Degree
4 11 (6.43%) SC Cleared
5 8 (4.68%) Computer Science Degree
6 7 (4.09%) CISM
6 7 (4.09%) CISSP
7 6 (3.51%) PRINCE2 Certification
8 4 (2.34%) AWS Certification
8 4 (2.34%) CRISC
9 3 (1.75%) CCNA
9 3 (1.75%) Cisco Certification
9 3 (1.75%) CompTIA Security+
9 3 (1.75%) DV Cleared
10 2 (1.17%) CAPM
10 2 (1.17%) MBA
10 2 (1.17%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
10 2 (1.17%) Project+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 27 (15.79%) PMO
2 21 (12.28%) GDPR
2 21 (12.28%) QA
3 14 (8.19%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 13 (7.60%) NIST
5 6 (3.51%) Sarbanes-Oxley
6 5 (2.92%) Basel III
7 3 (1.75%) GAAP
7 3 (1.75%) IFRS
7 3 (1.75%) IFRS 9
7 3 (1.75%) MiFID
7 3 (1.75%) PCI DSS
8 2 (1.17%) Actionable Recommendations
8 2 (1.17%) Data Quality
8 2 (1.17%) EMIR
8 2 (1.17%) GMP
8 2 (1.17%) IFRS 17
9 1 (0.58%) California Consumer Privacy Act
9 1 (0.58%) GRC
9 1 (0.58%) SOC 2
System Software
1 1 (0.58%) Active Directory
1 1 (0.58%) PowerHA
1 1 (0.58%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 2 (1.17%) Control-M
Vendors
1 21 (12.28%) SAP
2 18 (10.53%) Microsoft
3 15 (8.77%) Oracle
4 12 (7.02%) Workday
5 10 (5.85%) CyberArk
6 7 (4.09%) Planview
6 7 (4.09%) ServiceNow
7 4 (2.34%) Salesforce
8 3 (1.75%) HubSpot
8 3 (1.75%) Informatica
8 3 (1.75%) Remedy
9 2 (1.17%) Bloomberg
9 2 (1.17%) Cisco
9 2 (1.17%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
9 2 (1.17%) VMware
9 2 (1.17%) Zscaler
10 1 (0.58%) IBM
10 1 (0.58%) Murex
10 1 (0.58%) Tenable
10 1 (0.58%) UiPath