Project Delivery Contract Job Trends in London

Project Delivery
England > London

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in London requiring Project Delivery skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 1 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 71 71 66
Rank change year-on-year 0 -5 -7
Contract jobs citing Project Delivery 759 492 547
As % of all contract jobs in London 3.77% 3.61% 3.35%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.23% 3.91% 3.77%
Number of daily rates quoted 492 328 375
10th Percentile £363 £385 £365
25th Percentile £450 £463 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £546 £575 £550
Median % change year-on-year -5.12% +4.55% -4.35%
75th Percentile £650 £695 £681
90th Percentile £750 £775 £772
England median daily rate £520 £525 £538
% change year-on-year -0.95% -2.33% -2.27%
Number of hourly rates quoted 8 4 7
10th Percentile £38.64 £35.58 £25.34
25th Percentile £41.00 £42.44 £29.49
Median hourly rate £47.00 £51.25 £65.00
Median % change year-on-year -8.29% -21.15% +1.17%
75th Percentile £57.50 £63.75 £66.50
90th Percentile £57.88 £75.00 £68.60
England median hourly rate £55.00 £55.00 £42.50
% change year-on-year - +29.41% -34.11%

All Process & Methodology Skills
London

Project Delivery falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in London.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 17,949 12,571 14,518
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 89.06% 92.19% 88.85%
Number of daily rates quoted 11,845 8,422 10,287
10th Percentile £363 £325 £350
25th Percentile £450 £425 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £544 £550
Median % change year-on-year +1.12% -1.11% -4.35%
75th Percentile £656 £675 £688
90th Percentile £775 £788 £800
England median daily rate £525 £513 £525
% change year-on-year +2.44% -2.38% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 299 246 207
10th Percentile £17.60 £16.50 £16.24
25th Percentile £19.94 £24.66 £22.00
Median hourly rate £35.50 £29.75 £34.00
Median % change year-on-year +19.33% -12.50% -17.62%
75th Percentile £56.63 £49.31 £54.38
90th Percentile £81.25 £63.25 £71.50
England median hourly rate £45.00 £25.15 £42.03
% change year-on-year +78.93% -40.16% -1.11%

Project Delivery
Job Vacancy Trend in London

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

Project Delivery job vacancy trend in London

Project Delivery
Daily Rate Trend in London

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing Project Delivery.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing Project Delivery

Project Delivery
Daily Rate Histogram in London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Project Delivery in London over the 6 months to 1 August 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Project Delivery in London

Project Delivery
Hourly Rate Trend in London

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing Project Delivery.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing Project Delivery

Project Delivery
Hourly Rate Histogram in London

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Project Delivery in London over the 6 months to 1 August 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for Project Delivery in London

Project Delivery
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 Project Delivery within the London region over the 6 months to 1 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 -1 106 £550 -8.33% 103
West London -1 21 £494 -5.95% 31
South London -6 16 £450 -14.29% 12
North London -2 2 £538 -2.27% 3
East London 0 1 £550 - 17
Project Delivery
England

Project Delivery
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 52 (6.85%) SharePoint
2 42 (5.53%) Confluence
3 18 (2.37%) Microsoft Exchange
4 4 (0.53%) Apache
4 4 (0.53%) Apache Spark
4 4 (0.53%) CMS
5 3 (0.40%) Apache Airflow
5 3 (0.40%) Appian
5 3 (0.40%) JBoss
5 3 (0.40%) Kentico
5 3 (0.40%) SAS
5 3 (0.40%) WordPress
6 2 (0.26%) Camunda
7 1 (0.13%) CloudStack
7 1 (0.13%) Jupyter
Applications
1 59 (7.77%) Microsoft Excel
2 45 (5.93%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 45 (5.93%) Microsoft Project
3 44 (5.80%) Microsoft Office
4 10 (1.32%) MS Visio
5 4 (0.53%) Trello
6 3 (0.40%) Chatbot
7 2 (0.26%) AutoCAD
Business Applications
1 22 (2.90%) SAP S/4HANA
2 10 (1.32%) Dynamics CRM
3 6 (0.79%) ProductWriter
3 6 (0.79%) SAP SD
4 4 (0.53%) Loan IQ
4 4 (0.53%) Magento
4 4 (0.53%) Summit
5 3 (0.40%) Salesforce CRM
5 3 (0.40%) SAP CO
5 3 (0.40%) SAP FI
5 3 (0.40%) SAP FI/CO
5 3 (0.40%) Workday HCM
6 2 (0.26%) Endur
6 2 (0.26%) Oracle EBS
6 2 (0.26%) Oracle ERP
6 2 (0.26%) Oracle Retail
6 2 (0.26%) SAP HR
6 2 (0.26%) SAP Payroll
6 2 (0.26%) SAP Retail
6 2 (0.26%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 121 (15.94%) Azure
2 60 (7.91%) AWS
3 59 (7.77%) Power Platform
4 40 (5.27%) SaaS
5 36 (4.74%) Microsoft 365
6 33 (4.35%) Azure DevOps
7 28 (3.69%) Entra ID
8 20 (2.64%) GitHub
9 18 (2.37%) Dynamics 365
10 16 (2.11%) GCP
11 13 (1.71%) IaaS
12 12 (1.58%) GitHub Actions
12 12 (1.58%) Power Automate
12 12 (1.58%) PowerApps
12 12 (1.58%) SuccessFactors
13 11 (1.45%) Amazon S3
13 11 (1.45%) Microsoft Copilot
14 10 (1.32%) Google Workspace
14 10 (1.32%) OCI
15 9 (1.19%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 51 (6.72%) Firewall
2 29 (3.82%) DNS
3 23 (3.03%) Network Security
4 19 (2.50%) VPN
5 16 (2.11%) DHCP
5 16 (2.11%) WAN
5 16 (2.11%) Wireless
6 14 (1.84%) BGP
6 14 (1.84%) Wi-Fi
7 13 (1.71%) F5 BIG-IP LTM
7 13 (1.71%) VLAN
8 11 (1.45%) LAN
9 10 (1.32%) Multicast
10 8 (1.05%) MPLS
10 8 (1.05%) TCP/IP
11 7 (0.92%) IPsec
11 7 (0.92%) OSPF
12 5 (0.66%) BIG-IP
12 5 (0.66%) Cisco Wireless
12 5 (0.66%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 44 (5.80%) Power BI
2 20 (2.64%) SQL Server
3 14 (1.84%) Data Warehouse
4 7 (0.92%) Big Data
5 6 (0.79%) Data Lake
5 6 (0.79%) Tableau
6 5 (0.66%) Amazon RDS
6 5 (0.66%) Metadata
7 4 (0.53%) Azure SQL Database
7 4 (0.53%) Delta Lake
7 4 (0.53%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 3 (0.40%) Hadoop
8 3 (0.40%) PostgreSQL
8 3 (0.40%) RDBMS
8 3 (0.40%) Relational Database
8 3 (0.40%) SQL Server Analysis Services
8 3 (0.40%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 2 (0.26%) Amazon Redshift
9 2 (0.26%) BigQuery
9 2 (0.26%) Oracle BI Publisher
Development Applications
1 84 (11.07%) JIRA
2 16 (2.11%) Git
3 11 (1.45%) Jenkins
4 6 (0.79%) GitLab
5 5 (0.66%) Bitbucket
5 5 (0.66%) Selenium
6 4 (0.53%) Subversion
7 2 (0.26%) Appium
7 2 (0.26%) Cucumber
7 2 (0.26%) REST Assured
7 2 (0.26%) TestNG
8 1 (0.13%) Claude Code
8 1 (0.13%) Cypress.io
8 1 (0.13%) Gatling
8 1 (0.13%) SpecFlow
General
1 329 (43.35%) Social Skills
2 293 (38.60%) Finance
3 114 (15.02%) Analytical Skills
4 80 (10.54%) Public Sector
5 76 (10.01%) Banking
6 55 (7.25%) Organisational Skills
6 55 (7.25%) Retail
7 49 (6.46%) Legal
8 39 (5.14%) Presentation Skills
9 31 (4.08%) Marketing
10 24 (3.16%) Telecoms
11 22 (2.90%) Documentation Skills
11 22 (2.90%) Influencing Skills
12 19 (2.50%) Front Office
13 18 (2.37%) Financial Institution
13 18 (2.37%) Investment Banking
13 18 (2.37%) Local Government
14 14 (1.84%) Manufacturing
15 13 (1.71%) Pharmaceutical
16 9 (1.19%) Law
Job Titles
1 211 (27.80%) Project Manager
2 83 (10.94%) Analyst
3 74 (9.75%) Lead
3 74 (9.75%) Senior
4 54 (7.11%) Business Analyst
5 45 (5.93%) Architect
6 43 (5.67%) Consultant
7 38 (5.01%) Developer
8 36 (4.74%) Delivery Manager
9 35 (4.61%) Network Engineer
10 32 (4.22%) Senior Manager
11 29 (3.82%) IT Manager
12 25 (3.29%) Technical Manager
13 24 (3.16%) Senior Project Manager
14 21 (2.77%) Solutions Architect
15 19 (2.50%) Infrastructure Manager
15 19 (2.50%) IT Project Manager
16 18 (2.37%) Transformation Manager
17 17 (2.24%) Change Manager
17 17 (2.24%) Programme Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 17 (2.24%) REST
2 12 (1.58%) Middleware
3 7 (0.92%) Oracle Fusion
3 7 (0.92%) React
4 6 (0.79%) PySpark
4 6 (0.79%) SAP Fiori
4 6 (0.79%) Web Services
5 5 (0.66%) VML
5 5 (0.66%) XML
6 4 (0.53%) 802.1X
6 4 (0.53%) AngularJS
6 4 (0.53%) Kafka
6 4 (0.53%) OAuth
6 4 (0.53%) Playwright
6 4 (0.53%) React Native
7 3 (0.40%) ADO
7 3 (0.40%) AWS CDK
7 3 (0.40%) SailPoint
7 3 (0.40%) SOAP
8 2 (0.26%) CSS
Miscellaneous
1 46 (6.06%) Onboarding
2 33 (4.35%) Management Information System
3 31 (4.08%) Product Ownership
4 27 (3.56%) Data Centre
5 24 (3.16%) Self-Motivation
6 19 (2.50%) Cloud Native
7 15 (1.98%) Data Protection Act
7 15 (1.98%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
8 14 (1.84%) Derivative
8 14 (1.84%) Enterprise Software
8 14 (1.84%) IoT
9 13 (1.71%) Credit Risk
10 12 (1.58%) Hybrid Cloud
10 12 (1.58%) Life Science
11 10 (1.32%) FMCG
11 10 (1.32%) Reinsurance
11 10 (1.32%) Virtual Team
12 9 (1.19%) Public Cloud
13 8 (1.05%) Legacy Systems
13 8 (1.05%) Market Risk
Operating Systems
1 25 (3.29%) Windows
2 17 (2.24%) Windows Server
3 11 (1.45%) Linux
4 4 (0.53%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
4 4 (0.53%) Unix
5 3 (0.40%) Android
5 3 (0.40%) Apple iOS
6 2 (0.26%) Windows 10
6 2 (0.26%) Windows Server 2016
6 2 (0.26%) Windows Server 2019
7 1 (0.13%) Amazon Linux
7 1 (0.13%) Mac OS
7 1 (0.13%) Ubuntu
7 1 (0.13%) VMS
7 1 (0.13%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 322 (42.42%) Stakeholder Management
2 266 (35.05%) Agile
3 235 (30.96%) Project Management
4 142 (18.71%) Migration
5 135 (17.79%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 127 (16.73%) Problem-Solving
7 122 (16.07%) Continuous Improvement
8 119 (15.68%) Change Management
9 117 (15.42%) PRINCE2
10 110 (14.49%) Decision-Making
11 101 (13.31%) AI
12 91 (11.99%) Waterfall
13 80 (10.54%) Risk Management
14 79 (10.41%) DevOps
14 79 (10.41%) Roadmaps
15 73 (9.62%) Analytics
16 66 (8.70%) User Acceptance Testing
17 63 (8.30%) Business Analysis
17 63 (8.30%) Scrum
17 63 (8.30%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 46 (6.06%) SQL
2 42 (5.53%) Python
3 13 (1.71%) Java
4 10 (1.32%) PowerShell
4 10 (1.32%) VBA
5 7 (0.92%) C#
5 7 (0.92%) T-SQL
6 5 (0.66%) Data Analysis Expressions
6 5 (0.66%) Korn
7 4 (0.53%) Bicep
7 4 (0.53%) Go
7 4 (0.53%) JavaScript
8 3 (0.40%) Bash
8 3 (0.40%) C++
8 3 (0.40%) Shell Script
9 2 (0.26%) Apex Code
9 2 (0.26%) TypeScript
10 1 (0.13%) COBOL
10 1 (0.13%) RPG
10 1 (0.13%) Rust
Qualifications
1 106 (13.97%) Security Cleared
2 92 (12.12%) PMP
3 84 (11.07%) Degree
4 83 (10.94%) SC Cleared
5 81 (10.67%) PMI Certification
6 21 (2.77%) DV Cleared
7 14 (1.84%) Azure Certification
7 14 (1.84%) Microsoft Certification
8 13 (1.71%) Cisco Certification
9 12 (1.58%) BPSS Clearance
9 12 (1.58%) CCNP
9 12 (1.58%) CISSP
10 9 (1.19%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
11 7 (0.92%) APMG
11 7 (0.92%) RIBA
12 6 (0.79%) CISM
12 6 (0.79%) Computer Science Degree
13 5 (0.66%) CCNA
13 5 (0.66%) DBS Check
14 4 (0.53%) AWS Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 107 (14.10%) PMO
2 47 (6.19%) QA
3 22 (2.90%) NIST
4 19 (2.50%) Data Quality
4 19 (2.50%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 18 (2.37%) GDPR
6 13 (1.71%) SLA
7 11 (1.45%) GRC
8 7 (0.92%) Cyber Essentials
9 4 (0.53%) Accessibility
9 4 (0.53%) HL7
9 4 (0.53%) NCSC
10 3 (0.40%) GxP
10 3 (0.40%) HMG Security Policy Framework
10 3 (0.40%) ISO 20022
10 3 (0.40%) ISO/IEC 27005
10 3 (0.40%) MiFID
10 3 (0.40%) P3O
10 3 (0.40%) PCI DSS
10 3 (0.40%) SOC 2
System Software
1 35 (4.61%) Active Directory
2 11 (1.45%) Docker
3 9 (1.19%) VMware Infrastructure
4 4 (0.53%) Virtual Desktop
5 3 (0.40%) VMware ESXi
6 2 (0.26%) Firmware
6 2 (0.26%) Virtual Machines
6 2 (0.26%) VMware NSX
6 2 (0.26%) VMware Workstation
6 2 (0.26%) vSphere
7 1 (0.13%) Sendmail
7 1 (0.13%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 27 (3.56%) Terraform
2 12 (1.58%) FortiGate
2 12 (1.58%) Kubernetes
2 12 (1.58%) Microsoft Intune
3 11 (1.45%) Ansible
4 6 (0.79%) Single Sign-On
5 5 (0.66%) Cisco Prime
6 3 (0.40%) Puppet
6 3 (0.40%) Red Hat Satellite
6 3 (0.40%) SCCM
6 3 (0.40%) vCenter Server
7 2 (0.26%) Failover Clustering
7 2 (0.26%) Nessus
8 1 (0.13%) Check_MK
8 1 (0.13%) Cisco CUCM
8 1 (0.13%) EMC NetWorker
8 1 (0.13%) Grafana
8 1 (0.13%) NetBackup
8 1 (0.13%) PowerCLI
8 1 (0.13%) SCOM
Vendors
1 153 (20.16%) Microsoft
2 47 (6.19%) SAP
2 47 (6.19%) ServiceNow
3 38 (5.01%) Cisco
4 24 (3.16%) Oracle
5 21 (2.77%) Salesforce
6 19 (2.50%) Fortinet
6 19 (2.50%) Palo Alto
7 18 (2.37%) VMware
8 17 (2.24%) F5
8 17 (2.24%) Google
8 17 (2.24%) Zscaler
9 13 (1.71%) Juniper
10 11 (1.45%) Murex
11 9 (1.19%) NEC
12 8 (1.05%) Databricks
13 7 (0.92%) Adobe
13 7 (0.92%) Bloomberg
13 7 (0.92%) Workday
14 6 (0.79%) Citrix