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 2 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
2 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 74 69 62
Rank change year-on-year -5 -7 -7
Contract jobs citing Project Delivery 695 489 598
As % of all contract jobs in London 3.60% 3.77% 3.40%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.05% 4.08% 3.83%
Number of daily rates quoted 458 317 416
10th Percentile £363 £385 £374
25th Percentile £450 £465 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £575 £550
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% +4.55% -8.33%
75th Percentile £662 £695 £675
90th Percentile £750 £775 £775
England median daily rate £515 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -1.90% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 6 4 12
10th Percentile £37.06 £35.58 -
25th Percentile - £42.44 £20.98
Median hourly rate £41.00 £51.25 £25.59
Median % change year-on-year -20.00% +100.27% -42.82%
75th Percentile £51.13 £63.75 £65.00
90th Percentile £56.63 £75.00 £67.70
England median hourly rate £41.00 £65.00 £33.93
% change year-on-year -36.92% +91.57% -43.45%

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 17,155 11,979 15,595
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 88.89% 92.25% 88.54%
Number of daily rates quoted 11,402 8,003 11,123
10th Percentile £358 £335 £343
25th Percentile £438 £425 £448
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £537 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year -2.36% - -6.38%
75th Percentile £650 £675 £680
90th Percentile £763 £800 £800
England median daily rate £520 £515 £525
% change year-on-year +0.97% -1.90% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 267 225 302
10th Percentile £17.60 £16.50 £15.95
25th Percentile £23.33 £24.66 £20.02
Median hourly rate £37.50 £32.89 £30.00
Median % change year-on-year +14.02% +9.63% -26.90%
75th Percentile £59.00 £50.50 £48.75
90th Percentile £81.25 £63.55 £68.68
England median hourly rate £46.62 £25.15 £38.12
% change year-on-year +85.35% -34.02% +1.65%

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 2 July 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 2 July 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 2 July 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 -4 106 £565 -7.76% 122
West London -5 18 £513 -2.38% 26
South London +7 17 £475 -20.83% 4
North London +1 2 £544 -1.14% 4
East London -1 2 £590 - 11
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 43 (6.19%) SharePoint
2 40 (5.76%) Confluence
3 13 (1.87%) Microsoft Exchange
4 6 (0.86%) CMS
5 3 (0.43%) Apache
5 3 (0.43%) Apache Spark
5 3 (0.43%) Camunda
5 3 (0.43%) Kentico
5 3 (0.43%) SAS
5 3 (0.43%) WordPress
6 2 (0.29%) Apache Airflow
6 2 (0.29%) Appian
7 1 (0.14%) Adobe Experience Manager
7 1 (0.14%) CloudStack
Applications
1 60 (8.63%) Microsoft Excel
2 50 (7.19%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 46 (6.62%) Microsoft Project
4 41 (5.90%) Microsoft Office
5 11 (1.58%) MS Visio
6 3 (0.43%) Chatbot
7 2 (0.29%) AutoCAD
8 1 (0.14%) Spreadsheet
8 1 (0.14%) Trello
Business Applications
1 16 (2.30%) SAP S/4HANA
2 9 (1.29%) Loan IQ
3 7 (1.01%) Dynamics CRM
4 6 (0.86%) ProductWriter
4 6 (0.86%) Summit
5 4 (0.58%) SAP SD
6 3 (0.43%) Endur
6 3 (0.43%) Oracle Retail
6 3 (0.43%) Salesforce CRM
6 3 (0.43%) SAP Retail
6 3 (0.43%) Workday HCM
7 2 (0.29%) Bloomberg TOMS
7 2 (0.29%) Magento
7 2 (0.29%) Oracle EBS
7 2 (0.29%) Oracle ERP
7 2 (0.29%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
7 2 (0.29%) Oracle Subledger Accounting
7 2 (0.29%) SAP Business One
7 2 (0.29%) SAP MDG
7 2 (0.29%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 96 (13.81%) Azure
2 52 (7.48%) AWS
3 45 (6.47%) Power Platform
4 35 (5.04%) SaaS
5 28 (4.03%) Microsoft 365
6 27 (3.88%) Azure DevOps
7 22 (3.17%) Entra ID
8 17 (2.45%) GitHub
9 13 (1.87%) GitHub Actions
10 12 (1.73%) IaaS
11 10 (1.44%) Amazon S3
11 10 (1.44%) Google Workspace
12 9 (1.29%) Amazon EC2
12 9 (1.29%) GCP
12 9 (1.29%) Microsoft Copilot
12 9 (1.29%) Serverless
12 9 (1.29%) SuccessFactors
12 9 (1.29%) Virtual Private Cloud
13 8 (1.15%) Dynamics 365
13 8 (1.15%) OCI
Communications & Networking
1 37 (5.32%) Firewall
2 21 (3.02%) DNS
2 21 (3.02%) Network Security
3 14 (2.01%) VPN
4 12 (1.73%) WAN
5 11 (1.58%) DHCP
6 10 (1.44%) Wireless
7 9 (1.29%) F5 BIG-IP LTM
8 8 (1.15%) BGP
8 8 (1.15%) LAN
8 8 (1.15%) MPLS
8 8 (1.15%) Wi-Fi
9 6 (0.86%) Internet
9 6 (0.86%) VLAN
10 5 (0.72%) Broadband
10 5 (0.72%) Multicast
10 5 (0.72%) OSPF
11 4 (0.58%) BIG-IP
11 4 (0.58%) IPsec
11 4 (0.58%) Structured Cabling
Database & Business Intelligence
1 35 (5.04%) Power BI
2 14 (2.01%) Data Warehouse
2 14 (2.01%) SQL Server
3 7 (1.01%) Metadata
4 6 (0.86%) Data Lake
4 6 (0.86%) Tableau
5 5 (0.72%) Amazon RDS
5 5 (0.72%) RDBMS
5 5 (0.72%) Relational Database
6 4 (0.58%) Big Data
6 4 (0.58%) PostgreSQL
6 4 (0.58%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 3 (0.43%) Delta Lake
7 3 (0.43%) SQL Server Analysis Services
7 3 (0.43%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 2 (0.29%) Amazon Athena
8 2 (0.29%) Amazon Redshift
8 2 (0.29%) Azure SQL Database
8 2 (0.29%) Oracle BI Publisher
8 2 (0.29%) Spark SQL
Development Applications
1 85 (12.23%) JIRA
2 14 (2.01%) Git
3 10 (1.44%) Jenkins
4 6 (0.86%) GitLab
5 5 (0.72%) Bitbucket
6 3 (0.43%) Cucumber
6 3 (0.43%) Selenium
7 2 (0.29%) Appium
7 2 (0.29%) REST Assured
7 2 (0.29%) Subversion
8 1 (0.14%) CircleCI
8 1 (0.14%) Claude Code
8 1 (0.14%) Oracle Forms
8 1 (0.14%) SpecFlow
8 1 (0.14%) TestComplete
8 1 (0.14%) TestNG
8 1 (0.14%) WebDriver
General
1 303 (43.60%) Social Skills
2 261 (37.55%) Finance
3 101 (14.53%) Analytical Skills
4 79 (11.37%) Public Sector
5 74 (10.65%) Banking
6 61 (8.78%) Organisational Skills
7 50 (7.19%) Retail
8 45 (6.47%) Presentation Skills
9 43 (6.19%) Legal
10 28 (4.03%) Marketing
11 20 (2.88%) Documentation Skills
11 20 (2.88%) Influencing Skills
12 18 (2.59%) Investment Banking
12 18 (2.59%) Local Government
13 17 (2.45%) Financial Institution
14 15 (2.16%) Telecoms
15 14 (2.01%) Front Office
16 13 (1.87%) Manufacturing
17 12 (1.73%) Pharmaceutical
18 9 (1.29%) General Ledger
Job Titles
1 211 (30.36%) Project Manager
2 91 (13.09%) Analyst
3 72 (10.36%) Lead
4 63 (9.06%) Senior
5 59 (8.49%) Business Analyst
6 38 (5.47%) Architect
7 32 (4.60%) Delivery Manager
7 32 (4.60%) Developer
8 30 (4.32%) Consultant
8 30 (4.32%) Senior Manager
9 28 (4.03%) Network Engineer
10 25 (3.60%) IT Manager
11 23 (3.31%) Senior Project Manager
12 21 (3.02%) Change Manager
13 20 (2.88%) Technical Manager
14 19 (2.73%) Solutions Architect
15 17 (2.45%) IT Project Manager
16 16 (2.30%) Transformation Manager
17 15 (2.16%) Infrastructure Manager
17 15 (2.16%) Programme Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 16 (2.30%) REST
2 15 (2.16%) Middleware
3 5 (0.72%) PySpark
3 5 (0.72%) React
3 5 (0.72%) XML
4 4 (0.58%) 802.1X
4 4 (0.58%) ADO
4 4 (0.58%) OAuth
4 4 (0.58%) Oracle Fusion
4 4 (0.58%) React Native
4 4 (0.58%) SailPoint
4 4 (0.58%) SAP Fiori
5 3 (0.43%) AngularJS
5 3 (0.43%) AWS CDK
5 3 (0.43%) Kafka
5 3 (0.43%) VML
5 3 (0.43%) Web Services
6 2 (0.29%) IDoc
6 2 (0.29%) Lightning Web Components
6 2 (0.29%) Playwright
Miscellaneous
1 40 (5.76%) Onboarding
2 32 (4.60%) Management Information System
3 22 (3.17%) Product Ownership
3 22 (3.17%) Self-Motivation
4 21 (3.02%) Data Centre
5 19 (2.73%) Cloud Native
6 16 (2.30%) Data Protection Act
7 14 (2.01%) Derivative
8 13 (1.87%) IoT
9 12 (1.73%) Credit Risk
9 12 (1.73%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
9 12 (1.73%) Virtual Team
10 10 (1.44%) Hybrid Cloud
10 10 (1.44%) Legacy Systems
10 10 (1.44%) Life Science
11 9 (1.29%) Public Cloud
11 9 (1.29%) Reinsurance
12 8 (1.15%) Data Structures
12 8 (1.15%) FMCG
13 7 (1.01%) Enterprise Software
Operating Systems
1 19 (2.73%) Windows
2 11 (1.58%) Windows Server
3 8 (1.15%) Linux
4 5 (0.72%) Unix
5 4 (0.58%) VMS
6 1 (0.14%) Amazon Linux
6 1 (0.14%) Android
6 1 (0.14%) Apple iOS
6 1 (0.14%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 1 (0.14%) Ubuntu
6 1 (0.14%) Windows Server 2012
6 1 (0.14%) Windows Server 2016
6 1 (0.14%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 267 (38.42%) Stakeholder Management
2 258 (37.12%) Agile
3 234 (33.67%) Project Management
4 129 (18.56%) Migration
5 125 (17.99%) Problem-Solving
6 112 (16.12%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 107 (15.40%) Continuous Improvement
8 103 (14.82%) Decision-Making
9 102 (14.68%) PRINCE2
10 96 (13.81%) Change Management
11 85 (12.23%) Waterfall
12 80 (11.51%) AI
13 73 (10.50%) DevOps
14 72 (10.36%) Risk Management
15 68 (9.78%) Roadmaps
16 63 (9.06%) Analytics
17 57 (8.20%) Business Analysis
17 57 (8.20%) Validation
18 56 (8.06%) Project Governance
19 54 (7.77%) Requirements Gathering
Programming Languages
1 46 (6.62%) SQL
2 40 (5.76%) Python
3 10 (1.44%) Java
4 8 (1.15%) C#
4 8 (1.15%) PowerShell
5 7 (1.01%) VBA
6 5 (0.72%) T-SQL
7 4 (0.58%) Bicep
7 4 (0.58%) Go
7 4 (0.58%) JavaScript
8 3 (0.43%) Bash
8 3 (0.43%) C++
8 3 (0.43%) Data Analysis Expressions
8 3 (0.43%) Korn
8 3 (0.43%) Shell Script
8 3 (0.43%) TypeScript
9 2 (0.29%) Apex Code
9 2 (0.29%) Rust
10 1 (0.14%) COBOL
10 1 (0.14%) RPG
Qualifications
1 84 (12.09%) Degree
1 84 (12.09%) PMP
1 84 (12.09%) Security Cleared
2 69 (9.93%) PMI Certification
3 64 (9.21%) SC Cleared
4 17 (2.45%) DV Cleared
5 14 (2.01%) BPSS Clearance
6 12 (1.73%) Cisco Certification
7 11 (1.58%) CCNP
8 9 (1.29%) CISSP
9 8 (1.15%) Azure Certification
9 8 (1.15%) Computer Science Degree
9 8 (1.15%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
10 7 (1.01%) APMG
10 7 (1.01%) CBAP
10 7 (1.01%) Microsoft Certification
11 6 (0.86%) APMP
11 6 (0.86%) IIBA
12 5 (0.72%) CCNA
12 5 (0.72%) DBS Check
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 98 (14.10%) PMO
2 45 (6.47%) QA
3 21 (3.02%) GDPR
3 21 (3.02%) NIST
4 20 (2.88%) Data Quality
5 18 (2.59%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 10 (1.44%) GRC
7 9 (1.29%) SLA
8 6 (0.86%) Cyber Essentials
9 5 (0.72%) HL7
10 4 (0.58%) Accessibility
10 4 (0.58%) ISO 20022
10 4 (0.58%) MiFID
11 3 (0.43%) GAAP
11 3 (0.43%) GxP
11 3 (0.43%) HMG Security Policy Framework
11 3 (0.43%) NCSC
11 3 (0.43%) PCI DSS
11 3 (0.43%) SOC 2
12 2 (0.29%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 25 (3.60%) Active Directory
2 8 (1.15%) Docker
3 6 (0.86%) VMware Infrastructure
4 4 (0.58%) Virtual Machines
5 3 (0.43%) VMware ESXi
6 2 (0.29%) Firmware
6 2 (0.29%) Virtual Desktop
6 2 (0.29%) VMware NSX
6 2 (0.29%) VMware Workstation
6 2 (0.29%) vSphere
7 1 (0.14%) Hyper-V
7 1 (0.14%) Sendmail
Systems Management
1 25 (3.60%) Terraform
2 12 (1.73%) Ansible
2 12 (1.73%) Kubernetes
3 10 (1.44%) FortiGate
4 7 (1.01%) Microsoft Intune
5 6 (0.86%) Single Sign-On
6 3 (0.43%) SCCM
6 3 (0.43%) vCenter Server
7 2 (0.29%) Nessus
8 1 (0.14%) Check_MK
8 1 (0.14%) Cisco CUCM
8 1 (0.14%) Cisco Prime
8 1 (0.14%) EMC NetWorker
8 1 (0.14%) Grafana
8 1 (0.14%) logstash
8 1 (0.14%) NetBackup
8 1 (0.14%) PowerCLI
8 1 (0.14%) Prometheus
8 1 (0.14%) RSA Archer
8 1 (0.14%) SCOM
Vendors
1 130 (18.71%) Microsoft
2 44 (6.33%) ServiceNow
3 39 (5.61%) SAP
4 30 (4.32%) Oracle
5 24 (3.45%) Cisco
6 21 (3.02%) Salesforce
7 19 (2.73%) Palo Alto
8 14 (2.01%) Fortinet
8 14 (2.01%) Google
9 11 (1.58%) VMware
10 10 (1.44%) F5
11 9 (1.29%) CyberArk
11 9 (1.29%) Juniper
11 9 (1.29%) Murex
11 9 (1.29%) Workday
12 8 (1.15%) Zscaler
13 7 (1.01%) Bloomberg
14 6 (0.86%) Adobe
14 6 (0.86%) Citrix
14 6 (0.86%) NEC