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 27 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
27 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 62 64 55
Rank change year-on-year +2 -9 +1
Contract jobs citing Project Delivery 656 470 681
As % of all contract jobs in London 4.13% 3.50% 3.74%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.57% 3.86% 4.22%
Number of daily rates quoted 419 281 469
10th Percentile £373 £356 £374
25th Percentile £453 £450 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year - - -8.33%
75th Percentile £675 £673 £675
90th Percentile £775 £738 £825
England median daily rate £525 £525 £550
% change year-on-year - -4.55% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 4 7
10th Percentile £30.96 £26.36 -
25th Percentile £36.53 £31.92 £20.98
Median hourly rate £55.07 £41.25 £23.32
Median % change year-on-year +33.50% +76.89% +3.71%
75th Percentile £78.81 £52.50 £25.66
90th Percentile £95.81 £59.25 £37.40
England median hourly rate £45.46 £38.34 £34.33
% change year-on-year +18.57% +11.70% -42.79%

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 14,339 12,191 16,129
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 90.30% 90.76% 88.53%
Number of daily rates quoted 9,629 7,896 11,545
10th Percentile £350 £350 £340
25th Percentile £425 £450 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% - -7.56%
75th Percentile £650 £675 £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 218 158 346
10th Percentile £18.07 £20.93 £16.00
25th Percentile £23.40 £25.81 £19.40
Median hourly rate £35.00 £36.75 £30.00
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +22.50% -15.49%
75th Percentile £56.99 £54.88 £49.97
90th Percentile £72.50 £78.51 £72.00
England median hourly rate £28.50 £35.00 £34.23
% change year-on-year -18.57% +2.25% -2.20%

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 27 February 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 27 February 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 27 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 0 103 £550 -12.00% 33
South London -2 19 £500 +5.26% 3
West London -12 12 £519 +3.75% 4
East London +4 5 £765 +80.00% 16
North London - 1 £550 -
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 (6.86%) Confluence
2 26 (3.96%) SharePoint
3 9 (1.37%) Microsoft Exchange
4 4 (0.61%) CMS
5 3 (0.46%) WebSphere
6 2 (0.30%) NServiceBus
6 2 (0.30%) Oracle SOA Suite
7 1 (0.15%) Adobe Experience Manager
7 1 (0.15%) Apache Spark
7 1 (0.15%) Appian
7 1 (0.15%) Camunda
7 1 (0.15%) Oracle Workflow
7 1 (0.15%) Tomcat
Applications
1 60 (9.15%) Microsoft Excel
2 49 (7.47%) Microsoft Project
3 45 (6.86%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 38 (5.79%) Microsoft Office
5 20 (3.05%) MS Visio
6 7 (1.07%) Trello
7 4 (0.61%) Chatbot
8 3 (0.46%) Oracle Smart View
8 3 (0.46%) 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
9 1 (0.15%) Sketch
Business Applications
1 23 (3.51%) SAP S/4HANA
2 10 (1.52%) Endur
2 10 (1.52%) Loan IQ
3 9 (1.37%) Oracle Subledger Accounting
4 7 (1.07%) Oracle General Ledger
5 6 (0.91%) Dynamics CRM
5 6 (0.91%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
6 5 (0.76%) Oracle FAH
7 4 (0.61%) Oracle Financials
7 4 (0.61%) Oracle Payables
8 3 (0.46%) NetSuite
8 3 (0.46%) Oracle EBS
9 2 (0.30%) Oracle Receivables
9 2 (0.30%) Payment Gateway
9 2 (0.30%) Salesforce CRM
9 2 (0.30%) SAP Business One
9 2 (0.30%) SAP MM
9 2 (0.30%) SAP Retail
9 2 (0.30%) SAP SRM
9 2 (0.30%) Summit
Cloud Services
1 102 (15.55%) Azure
2 36 (5.49%) AWS
2 36 (5.49%) SaaS
3 34 (5.18%) Power Platform
4 33 (5.03%) Microsoft 365
5 22 (3.35%) Azure DevOps
6 20 (3.05%) GitHub
7 18 (2.74%) GCP
8 17 (2.59%) Entra ID
9 14 (2.13%) GitHub Actions
10 13 (1.98%) IaaS
11 10 (1.52%) Dynamics 365
11 10 (1.52%) OCI
12 9 (1.37%) Amazon S3
13 8 (1.22%) Amazon CloudWatch
13 8 (1.22%) Amazon EC2
13 8 (1.22%) Cloud Computing
13 8 (1.22%) Virtual Private Cloud
14 7 (1.07%) Google Workspace
14 7 (1.07%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 31 (4.73%) Firewall
2 15 (2.29%) WAN
3 13 (1.98%) DNS
4 11 (1.68%) NetScaler
4 11 (1.68%) Network Security
5 9 (1.37%) LAN
5 9 (1.37%) MPLS
6 8 (1.22%) SD-WAN
6 8 (1.22%) TCP/IP
7 6 (0.91%) VPN
8 5 (0.76%) Multicast
9 4 (0.61%) BGP
9 4 (0.61%) Broadband
9 4 (0.61%) Internet
9 4 (0.61%) OSPF
9 4 (0.61%) Structured Cabling
9 4 (0.61%) tcpdump
9 4 (0.61%) Wi-Fi
9 4 (0.61%) Wireshark
10 3 (0.46%) DHCP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 24 (3.66%) Power BI
2 17 (2.59%) Data Warehouse
3 9 (1.37%) SQL Server
4 6 (0.91%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 5 (0.76%) Amazon RDS
5 5 (0.76%) Metadata
5 5 (0.76%) PostgreSQL
5 5 (0.76%) Tableau
6 4 (0.61%) Data Lake
7 3 (0.46%) Oracle ODI
7 3 (0.46%) Relational Database
7 3 (0.46%) SQL Server Analysis Services
7 3 (0.46%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 2 (0.30%) Amazon Aurora
8 2 (0.30%) Amazon Redshift
8 2 (0.30%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
8 2 (0.30%) Data Mart
8 2 (0.30%) MongoDB
8 2 (0.30%) Oracle Reports
8 2 (0.30%) RDBMS
Development Applications
1 95 (14.48%) JIRA
2 17 (2.59%) Jenkins
3 13 (1.98%) Git
4 9 (1.37%) GitLab
5 4 (0.61%) Bitbucket
5 4 (0.61%) Cucumber
6 3 (0.46%) Oracle APEX
7 2 (0.30%) Selenium
7 2 (0.30%) Subversion
7 2 (0.30%) Team Foundation Server
7 2 (0.30%) TeamCity
8 1 (0.15%) Appium
8 1 (0.15%) CircleCI
8 1 (0.15%) Dreamweaver
8 1 (0.15%) Eclipse
8 1 (0.15%) LSMW
8 1 (0.15%) Oracle Forms
8 1 (0.15%) TestComplete
8 1 (0.15%) TestRail
8 1 (0.15%) WebDriver
General
1 302 (46.04%) Social Skills
2 255 (38.87%) Finance
3 96 (14.63%) Analytical Skills
4 86 (13.11%) Banking
5 61 (9.30%) Public Sector
6 50 (7.62%) Organisational Skills
7 43 (6.55%) Presentation Skills
8 38 (5.79%) Retail
9 29 (4.42%) Influencing Skills
10 26 (3.96%) Legal
11 23 (3.51%) Front Office
12 18 (2.74%) Investment Banking
13 17 (2.59%) Documentation Skills
14 13 (1.98%) Marketing
14 13 (1.98%) Telecoms
15 11 (1.68%) Financial Institution
16 10 (1.52%) Inclusion and Diversity
16 10 (1.52%) Pharmaceutical
17 9 (1.37%) Law
17 9 (1.37%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 193 (29.42%) Project Manager
2 120 (18.29%) Analyst
3 95 (14.48%) Business Analyst
4 85 (12.96%) Lead
5 68 (10.37%) Senior
6 37 (5.64%) Consultant
7 30 (4.57%) Architect
7 30 (4.57%) Delivery Manager
8 27 (4.12%) Programme Manager
9 26 (3.96%) Senior Manager
10 21 (3.20%) Senior Project Manager
11 20 (3.05%) Infrastructure Manager
11 20 (3.05%) IT Manager
11 20 (3.05%) Technical Manager
12 18 (2.74%) SAP Manager
13 16 (2.44%) Infrastructure Project Manager
14 15 (2.29%) Senior Analyst
14 15 (2.29%) Solutions Architect
15 14 (2.13%) SAP Project Manager
15 14 (2.13%) Senior Business Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 18 (2.74%) Middleware
2 10 (1.52%) REST
3 6 (0.91%) XML
4 5 (0.76%) Node.js
4 5 (0.76%) Oracle Fusion
4 5 (0.76%) SailPoint
4 5 (0.76%) Web Services
5 4 (0.61%) AWS CDK
5 4 (0.61%) FIX Protocol
5 4 (0.61%) HTML
5 4 (0.61%) React
5 4 (0.61%) SAP Fiori
5 4 (0.61%) Ultra Messaging
5 4 (0.61%) ZK
6 3 (0.46%) Lightning Web Components
6 3 (0.46%) RESTful
6 3 (0.46%) YAML
7 2 (0.30%) .NET
7 2 (0.30%) AngularJS
7 2 (0.30%) GraphQL
Miscellaneous
1 37 (5.64%) Product Ownership
2 33 (5.03%) Onboarding
3 25 (3.81%) Data Centre
4 23 (3.51%) Management Information System
5 14 (2.13%) Data Protection Act
5 14 (2.13%) PMI
6 13 (1.98%) Legacy Systems
7 12 (1.83%) Public Cloud
7 12 (1.83%) Self-Motivation
8 11 (1.68%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
9 10 (1.52%) Analytical Mindset
9 10 (1.52%) Greenfield Project
9 10 (1.52%) Renewable Energy
10 9 (1.37%) Life Science
10 9 (1.37%) NHS
10 9 (1.37%) Reinsurance
11 8 (1.22%) Fixed Income
12 7 (1.07%) Derivative
12 7 (1.07%) Hybrid Cloud
12 7 (1.07%) Tandem
Operating Systems
1 39 (5.95%) Windows
2 16 (2.44%) Windows Server
3 15 (2.29%) Linux
4 11 (1.68%) Windows 10
5 9 (1.37%) VMS
6 8 (1.22%) Unix
7 5 (0.76%) Mac OS
8 2 (0.30%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 2 (0.30%) Solaris
9 1 (0.15%) Amazon Linux
9 1 (0.15%) Android
9 1 (0.15%) Apple iOS
9 1 (0.15%) Windows Server 2008
9 1 (0.15%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 272 (41.46%) Agile
2 213 (32.47%) Stakeholder Management
3 211 (32.16%) Project Management
4 119 (18.14%) Problem-Solving
5 108 (16.46%) Migration
6 96 (14.63%) Continuous Improvement
7 89 (13.57%) PRINCE2
7 89 (13.57%) Stakeholder Engagement
8 82 (12.50%) Decision-Making
9 78 (11.89%) DevOps
10 77 (11.74%) Change Management
11 76 (11.59%) Business Analysis
12 75 (11.43%) Scrum
12 75 (11.43%) Waterfall
13 72 (10.98%) Roadmaps
14 69 (10.52%) Risk Management
14 69 (10.52%) Workshop Facilitation
15 62 (9.45%) Project Governance
16 59 (8.99%) Requirements Gathering
17 58 (8.84%) User Acceptance Testing
Programming Languages
1 48 (7.32%) Python
2 44 (6.71%) SQL
3 21 (3.20%) PowerShell
4 17 (2.59%) Bash
5 14 (2.13%) Java
6 6 (0.91%) JavaScript
7 5 (0.76%) PL/SQL
8 4 (0.61%) C++
8 4 (0.61%) Data Analysis Expressions
9 3 (0.46%) Apex Code
9 3 (0.46%) Shell Script
9 3 (0.46%) T-SQL
9 3 (0.46%) TypeScript
10 2 (0.30%) ABAP
10 2 (0.30%) C#
10 2 (0.30%) Perl
10 2 (0.30%) PHP
10 2 (0.30%) Rust
11 1 (0.15%) Go
11 1 (0.15%) Korn
Qualifications
1 97 (14.79%) Degree
2 82 (12.50%) Security Cleared
3 70 (10.67%) PMP
4 68 (10.37%) PMI Certification
4 68 (10.37%) SC Cleared
5 24 (3.66%) Master's Degree
6 18 (2.74%) Computer Science Degree
7 14 (2.13%) APMP
7 14 (2.13%) CBAP
8 10 (1.52%) BPSS Clearance
8 10 (1.52%) IIBA
9 8 (1.22%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
10 7 (1.07%) CISSP
10 7 (1.07%) DV Cleared
10 7 (1.07%) Microsoft Certification
11 6 (0.91%) CISM
12 5 (0.76%) CCNP
12 5 (0.76%) Cisco Certification
12 5 (0.76%) ISEB
12 5 (0.76%) ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 67 (10.21%) PMO
2 52 (7.93%) QA
3 21 (3.20%) GDPR
4 19 (2.90%) Data Quality
4 19 (2.90%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 15 (2.29%) NIST
6 11 (1.68%) Sarbanes-Oxley
7 9 (1.37%) MiFID
7 9 (1.37%) SLA
8 7 (1.07%) ISO 20022
9 6 (0.91%) GRC
9 6 (0.91%) PCI DSS
10 5 (0.76%) Basel III
10 5 (0.76%) GAAP
10 5 (0.76%) NCSC
10 5 (0.76%) PSD2
11 4 (0.61%) Accessibility
11 4 (0.61%) IFRS
12 3 (0.46%) HL7
12 3 (0.46%) IFRS 9
System Software
1 20 (3.05%) Active Directory
2 11 (1.68%) Virtual Desktop
3 10 (1.52%) Docker
4 4 (0.61%) Virtual Machines
4 4 (0.61%) VMware Infrastructure
5 2 (0.30%) Hyper-V
5 2 (0.30%) NFS
5 2 (0.30%) Veritas File System
5 2 (0.30%) Veritas Volume Manager
5 2 (0.30%) VMware ESXi
6 1 (0.15%) BitLocker
6 1 (0.15%) RACF
6 1 (0.15%) VMware Workstation
Systems Management
1 24 (3.66%) Terraform
2 23 (3.51%) Ansible
3 13 (1.98%) Kubernetes
3 13 (1.98%) Microsoft Intune
4 5 (0.76%) Grafana
4 5 (0.76%) Jamf Pro
4 5 (0.76%) Prometheus
5 4 (0.61%) ITRS Geneos
5 4 (0.61%) SCCM
5 4 (0.61%) Single Sign-On
6 3 (0.46%) Active Directory Federation Services
7 2 (0.30%) Control-M
7 2 (0.30%) QRadar
7 2 (0.30%) Red Hat Satellite
8 1 (0.15%) FortiGate
8 1 (0.15%) HP ALM
8 1 (0.15%) logstash
8 1 (0.15%) SCOM
8 1 (0.15%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
Vendors
1 121 (18.45%) Microsoft
2 50 (7.62%) SAP
3 40 (6.10%) Oracle
4 29 (4.42%) ServiceNow
5 21 (3.20%) Google
6 18 (2.74%) Salesforce
7 12 (1.83%) Cisco
7 12 (1.83%) Citrix
7 12 (1.83%) CyberArk
8 10 (1.52%) Workday
9 9 (1.37%) Software AG
10 8 (1.22%) VMware
11 7 (1.07%) Aruba
11 7 (1.07%) Palo Alto
12 6 (0.91%) Planview
13 5 (0.76%) Adobe
13 5 (0.76%) Apple
13 5 (0.76%) IBM
13 5 (0.76%) Okta
13 5 (0.76%) TIBCO