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 29 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
29 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 64 68 54
Rank change year-on-year +4 -14 +1
Contract jobs citing Project Delivery 686 461 663
As % of all contract jobs in London 4.06% 3.63% 3.67%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.53% 3.97% 4.16%
Number of daily rates quoted 432 290 469
10th Percentile £375 £362 £381
25th Percentile £463 £451 £458
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £550 £559
Median % change year-on-year - -1.61% -6.83%
75th Percentile £675 £675 £688
90th Percentile £800 £776 £800
England median daily rate £515 £525 £550
% change year-on-year -1.90% -4.55% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 3 9
10th Percentile £29.01 £24.33 -
25th Percentile £31.65 £26.83 £20.98
Median hourly rate £36.95 £32.00 £23.33
Median % change year-on-year +15.47% +37.16% -27.09%
75th Percentile £48.80 £40.88 £55.00
90th Percentile £61.13 £45.60 £65.90
England median hourly rate £45.46 £60.00 £34.00
% change year-on-year -24.23% +76.47% -47.49%

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 15,132 11,625 15,939
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 89.60% 91.41% 88.26%
Number of daily rates quoted 10,139 7,889 11,403
10th Percentile £356 £350 £338
25th Percentile £428 £443 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% - -6.78%
75th Percentile £650 £679 £675
90th Percentile £750 £800 £788
England median daily rate £505 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -3.81% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 235 170 336
10th Percentile £18.14 £18.91 £15.97
25th Percentile £22.00 £24.66 £19.57
Median hourly rate £35.50 £35.00 £30.16
Median % change year-on-year +1.43% +16.05% -22.67%
75th Percentile £57.25 £51.07 £50.00
90th Percentile £72.50 £65.25 £68.75
England median hourly rate £36.00 £32.50 £33.00
% change year-on-year +10.77% -1.52% -12.00%

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 29 March 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 29 March 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 29 March 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 +9 111 £550 -8.33% 86
South London +2 19 £513 -14.58% 2
West London -13 15 £538 +7.50% 8
East London +2 5 £630 - 9
North London - 2 £544 - 2
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 45 (6.56%) Confluence
2 28 (4.08%) SharePoint
3 11 (1.60%) Microsoft Exchange
4 4 (0.58%) CMS
5 3 (0.44%) Camunda
5 3 (0.44%) WebSphere
6 2 (0.29%) Oracle SOA Suite
7 1 (0.15%) Adobe Experience Manager
7 1 (0.15%) Apache Spark
7 1 (0.15%) Oracle Workflow
7 1 (0.15%) Tomcat
Applications
1 63 (9.18%) Microsoft Excel
2 51 (7.43%) Microsoft Project
3 48 (7.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 38 (5.54%) Microsoft Office
5 18 (2.62%) MS Visio
6 7 (1.02%) Trello
7 4 (0.58%) Chatbot
8 3 (0.44%) Spreadsheet
9 1 (0.15%) Acrobat
9 1 (0.15%) Adobe After Effects
9 1 (0.15%) Adobe Illustrator
9 1 (0.15%) InDesign
9 1 (0.15%) Photoshop
9 1 (0.15%) Revit
Business Applications
1 18 (2.62%) SAP S/4HANA
2 12 (1.75%) Loan IQ
3 9 (1.31%) Endur
4 6 (0.87%) Dynamics CRM
4 6 (0.87%) Oracle Subledger Accounting
5 5 (0.73%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
6 4 (0.58%) Summit
7 3 (0.44%) NetSuite
7 3 (0.44%) Oracle General Ledger
7 3 (0.44%) Shopify
8 2 (0.29%) Algo Collateral
8 2 (0.29%) Oracle FAH
8 2 (0.29%) Oracle Payables
8 2 (0.29%) Payment Gateway
8 2 (0.29%) ProductWriter
8 2 (0.29%) Salesforce CRM
8 2 (0.29%) SAP EWM
8 2 (0.29%) SAP GTS
8 2 (0.29%) SAP SRM
8 2 (0.29%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 106 (15.45%) Azure
2 41 (5.98%) AWS
3 37 (5.39%) SaaS
4 35 (5.10%) Microsoft 365
5 33 (4.81%) Power Platform
6 26 (3.79%) Azure DevOps
7 22 (3.21%) GitHub
8 21 (3.06%) Entra ID
9 17 (2.48%) GCP
10 16 (2.33%) GitHub Actions
10 16 (2.33%) IaaS
11 9 (1.31%) Amazon S3
11 9 (1.31%) Dynamics 365
11 9 (1.31%) PaaS
12 8 (1.17%) Amazon CloudWatch
12 8 (1.17%) Amazon EC2
12 8 (1.17%) Cloud Computing
12 8 (1.17%) OCI
12 8 (1.17%) Virtual Private Cloud
13 7 (1.02%) Google Workspace
Communications & Networking
1 35 (5.10%) Firewall
2 15 (2.19%) DNS
2 15 (2.19%) WAN
3 13 (1.90%) Network Security
4 11 (1.60%) NetScaler
5 9 (1.31%) MPLS
6 8 (1.17%) LAN
7 7 (1.02%) SD-WAN
7 7 (1.02%) TCP/IP
7 7 (1.02%) VPN
8 6 (0.87%) Internet
8 6 (0.87%) Structured Cabling
9 5 (0.73%) BGP
9 5 (0.73%) Multicast
9 5 (0.73%) OSPF
10 4 (0.58%) Broadband
10 4 (0.58%) DHCP
10 4 (0.58%) tcpdump
10 4 (0.58%) Wireshark
11 3 (0.44%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 23 (3.35%) Power BI
2 18 (2.62%) Data Warehouse
3 12 (1.75%) SQL Server
4 8 (1.17%) Tableau
5 7 (1.02%) Metadata
6 6 (0.87%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 5 (0.73%) Amazon RDS
7 5 (0.73%) Relational Database
8 4 (0.58%) Big Data
8 4 (0.58%) PostgreSQL
8 4 (0.58%) RDBMS
9 3 (0.44%) Data Lake
9 3 (0.44%) Oracle ODI
9 3 (0.44%) SQL Server Analysis Services
9 3 (0.44%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 2 (0.29%) Amazon Aurora
10 2 (0.29%) Amazon Redshift
10 2 (0.29%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
10 2 (0.29%) MongoDB
10 2 (0.29%) Oracle Reports
Development Applications
1 97 (14.14%) JIRA
2 16 (2.33%) Jenkins
3 10 (1.46%) Git
4 9 (1.31%) GitLab
5 6 (0.87%) Bitbucket
6 3 (0.44%) Cucumber
6 3 (0.44%) Oracle APEX
7 2 (0.29%) Team Foundation Server
8 1 (0.15%) Appium
8 1 (0.15%) CircleCI
8 1 (0.15%) Dreamweaver
8 1 (0.15%) LSMW
8 1 (0.15%) Oracle Forms
8 1 (0.15%) REST Assured
8 1 (0.15%) Selenium
8 1 (0.15%) TestComplete
8 1 (0.15%) TestRail
8 1 (0.15%) WebDriver
General
1 315 (45.92%) Social Skills
2 274 (39.94%) Finance
3 110 (16.03%) Analytical Skills
4 90 (13.12%) Banking
5 70 (10.20%) Public Sector
6 55 (8.02%) Organisational Skills
7 48 (7.00%) Presentation Skills
8 39 (5.69%) Retail
9 36 (5.25%) Legal
10 31 (4.52%) Influencing Skills
11 23 (3.35%) Front Office
12 21 (3.06%) Marketing
13 19 (2.77%) Investment Banking
14 18 (2.62%) Documentation Skills
15 16 (2.33%) Financial Institution
16 14 (2.04%) Telecoms
17 11 (1.60%) Inclusion and Diversity
17 11 (1.60%) Pharmaceutical
18 10 (1.46%) Manufacturing
19 8 (1.17%) Law
Job Titles
1 214 (31.20%) Project Manager
2 115 (16.76%) Analyst
3 94 (13.70%) Business Analyst
4 84 (12.24%) Lead
5 66 (9.62%) Senior
6 34 (4.96%) Consultant
7 31 (4.52%) Architect
7 31 (4.52%) Delivery Manager
8 28 (4.08%) Senior Manager
9 24 (3.50%) Infrastructure Manager
9 24 (3.50%) IT Manager
9 24 (3.50%) Programme Manager
10 22 (3.21%) Technical Manager
11 21 (3.06%) Senior Project Manager
12 19 (2.77%) Infrastructure Project Manager
13 18 (2.62%) IT Project Manager
14 16 (2.33%) Developer
15 15 (2.19%) Solutions Architect
16 14 (2.04%) Migration Manager
17 13 (1.90%) Network Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 20 (2.92%) Middleware
2 8 (1.17%) REST
2 8 (1.17%) XML
3 6 (0.87%) Oracle Fusion
3 6 (0.87%) SailPoint
4 4 (0.58%) AngularJS
4 4 (0.58%) AWS CDK
4 4 (0.58%) FIX Protocol
4 4 (0.58%) HTML
4 4 (0.58%) Node.js
4 4 (0.58%) React
4 4 (0.58%) Ultra Messaging
5 3 (0.44%) .NET
5 3 (0.44%) Lightning Web Components
5 3 (0.44%) SAP Fiori
5 3 (0.44%) Web Services
5 3 (0.44%) YAML
5 3 (0.44%) ZK
6 2 (0.29%) CSS
6 2 (0.29%) VML
Miscellaneous
1 35 (5.10%) Onboarding
2 33 (4.81%) Product Ownership
3 27 (3.94%) Management Information System
4 26 (3.79%) Data Centre
5 19 (2.77%) Data Protection Act
6 15 (2.19%) Self-Motivation
7 14 (2.04%) PMI
8 13 (1.90%) Derivative
8 13 (1.90%) Legacy Systems
9 12 (1.75%) Public Cloud
10 10 (1.46%) Analytical Mindset
10 10 (1.46%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
11 9 (1.31%) Cloud Native
11 9 (1.31%) Life Science
11 9 (1.31%) NHS
12 8 (1.17%) Credit Risk
12 8 (1.17%) Greenfield Project
12 8 (1.17%) Reinsurance
13 7 (1.02%) AI Agents
13 7 (1.02%) Renewable Energy
Operating Systems
1 37 (5.39%) Windows
2 17 (2.48%) Windows Server
3 14 (2.04%) Linux
4 9 (1.31%) Windows 10
5 8 (1.17%) Unix
5 8 (1.17%) VMS
6 3 (0.44%) Mac OS
7 1 (0.15%) Amazon Linux
7 1 (0.15%) Android
7 1 (0.15%) Windows Server 2008
7 1 (0.15%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 283 (41.25%) Agile
2 228 (33.24%) Project Management
3 227 (33.09%) Stakeholder Management
4 134 (19.53%) Problem-Solving
5 116 (16.91%) Migration
6 107 (15.60%) PRINCE2
7 104 (15.16%) Stakeholder Engagement
8 101 (14.72%) Continuous Improvement
9 94 (13.70%) Decision-Making
10 84 (12.24%) DevOps
11 80 (11.66%) Risk Management
12 79 (11.52%) Change Management
12 79 (11.52%) Scrum
13 78 (11.37%) Business Analysis
13 78 (11.37%) Waterfall
14 77 (11.22%) Workshop Facilitation
15 74 (10.79%) Roadmaps
16 65 (9.48%) Project Governance
17 63 (9.18%) Validation
18 61 (8.89%) Requirements Gathering
Programming Languages
1 46 (6.71%) SQL
2 44 (6.41%) Python
3 18 (2.62%) PowerShell
4 15 (2.19%) Bash
4 15 (2.19%) Java
5 5 (0.73%) JavaScript
5 5 (0.73%) PL/SQL
6 4 (0.58%) C++
6 4 (0.58%) Data Analysis Expressions
6 4 (0.58%) T-SQL
6 4 (0.58%) TypeScript
7 3 (0.44%) Apex Code
7 3 (0.44%) C#
7 3 (0.44%) Go
7 3 (0.44%) Shell Script
8 2 (0.29%) ABAP
8 2 (0.29%) Bicep
8 2 (0.29%) Rust
9 1 (0.15%) Kusto Query Language
9 1 (0.15%) VBA
Qualifications
1 104 (15.16%) Degree
2 84 (12.24%) PMP
3 83 (12.10%) Security Cleared
4 77 (11.22%) PMI Certification
5 67 (9.77%) SC Cleared
6 22 (3.21%) Master's Degree
7 21 (3.06%) Computer Science Degree
8 14 (2.04%) APMP
9 13 (1.90%) CBAP
10 11 (1.60%) BPSS Clearance
11 10 (1.46%) IIBA
11 10 (1.46%) Microsoft Certification
12 8 (1.17%) DV Cleared
13 6 (0.87%) Azure Certification
13 6 (0.87%) CISSP
13 6 (0.87%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
14 5 (0.73%) APMG
14 5 (0.73%) CISM
14 5 (0.73%) ISEB
14 5 (0.73%) RIBA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 81 (11.81%) PMO
2 51 (7.43%) QA
3 22 (3.21%) GDPR
4 21 (3.06%) NIST
5 20 (2.92%) Data Quality
5 20 (2.92%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 9 (1.31%) MiFID
6 9 (1.31%) Sarbanes-Oxley
7 8 (1.17%) SLA
8 7 (1.02%) GRC
9 6 (0.87%) Basel III
10 5 (0.73%) Accessibility
10 5 (0.73%) GAAP
10 5 (0.73%) ISO 20022
10 5 (0.73%) NCSC
10 5 (0.73%) PCI DSS
11 4 (0.58%) HL7
11 4 (0.58%) IFRS
12 3 (0.44%) EMIR
12 3 (0.44%) IFRS 9
System Software
1 23 (3.35%) Active Directory
2 11 (1.60%) Virtual Desktop
3 8 (1.17%) Docker
4 3 (0.44%) Virtual Machines
5 2 (0.29%) VMware Workstation
6 1 (0.15%) BitLocker
6 1 (0.15%) Hyper-V
6 1 (0.15%) RACF
6 1 (0.15%) Sendmail
6 1 (0.15%) VMware Infrastructure
6 1 (0.15%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 29 (4.23%) Terraform
2 20 (2.92%) Ansible
3 12 (1.75%) Kubernetes
3 12 (1.75%) Microsoft Intune
4 5 (0.73%) Grafana
4 5 (0.73%) Prometheus
5 4 (0.58%) ITRS Geneos
6 3 (0.44%) Jamf Pro
6 3 (0.44%) Single Sign-On
7 2 (0.29%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 2 (0.29%) Control-M
8 1 (0.15%) Avamar
8 1 (0.15%) Cisco CUCM
8 1 (0.15%) EMC NetWorker
8 1 (0.15%) FortiGate
8 1 (0.15%) logstash
8 1 (0.15%) NetBackup
8 1 (0.15%) SCCM
8 1 (0.15%) SCOM
8 1 (0.15%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
Vendors
1 125 (18.22%) Microsoft
2 46 (6.71%) SAP
3 33 (4.81%) Oracle
4 32 (4.66%) ServiceNow
5 24 (3.50%) Salesforce
6 21 (3.06%) Google
7 14 (2.04%) Cisco
8 13 (1.90%) Citrix
9 12 (1.75%) CyberArk
10 10 (1.46%) Workday
11 9 (1.31%) Software AG
12 7 (1.02%) Adobe
12 7 (1.02%) Aruba
12 7 (1.02%) Palo Alto
13 6 (0.87%) VMware
14 5 (0.73%) Atlassian
14 5 (0.73%) Optimizely
14 5 (0.73%) Planview
14 5 (0.73%) Remedy
14 5 (0.73%) TIBCO